Japan’s Terra Drone files for IPO, eyes $144M valuation
Image credit: Terra Drone. Japanese drone solutions provider Terra Drone announced on Friday that its initial listing application on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has been approved. The company will be listed on the TSE Growth Market under the ticker code 278A. The company plans to offer 1,155,000 shares for public subscription and sell 240,900 shares, with 209,300 shares in over-allotment ...
Taiwan’s CDIB, Cool Japan Fund jointly launch up to $100M fund
Aug 19, 2024 · Image credit: CDIB Capital Group. Taiwan’s financial giant CDIB Capital Group and Japan’s state-backed Cool Japan Fund have jointly established a cross-border fund. The fund is called the CDIB Cross Border Innovation Fund (CCBI) and is expected to range in size from $75-100 million US.
Japanese AI startup Alt files for IPO, eyes $119M valuation
Sep 6, 2024 · Image credit: Alt. Tokyo-based Alt, the Japanese startup developing AI solutions and Large Language Models (LLMs), announced on Thursday that its initial listing application on the Tokyo Stock Exchange had been approved.. The company will be listed on the TSE Growth Market on October 11 with plans to offer 7.5 million shares for public subscription and to sell 1.35 shares in over-allotment ...
A glance of the most active lead VCs in 2023 (Infographic) - BRIDGE
Jan 20, 2024 · As is customary, we are publishing once again our annual VC Radar for Japan. The 2023 edition of the VC Radar reflects Japan’s most active Lead VCs in 2023.
BRIDGE – Tech and Startup News from Japan
Regional Fish, a pioneer in genome-edited aquaculture, announced on December 26 that it has raised a total of ¥4.07 billion (approximately $25.3 Million) in its Series C funding round.
TRUST SMITH & CAPITAL Launches as a Seed VCーーBuilding an …
Jan 8, 2025 · Image credit: TRUST SMITH & CAPITAL. TRUST SMITH, a company dedicated to creating businesses leveraging AI and robotics technologies, announced the launch of TRUST SMITH & CAPITAL on January 1. The firm plans to establish a venture capital fund, targeting a first close of 510 million yen in January 2025, with an ultimate goal of raising up to 1 billion yen.
Japanese entrepreneur launches Myanmar’s answer to Deel
In November of 2020, Singapore-based startup news media outlet e27 reported that Hi-so, a startup in Myanmar led by a Japanese entrepreneur, has secured its first round of funding. Prior to launchi…
Comico provides free, mobile-friendly manga - BRIDGE
Nov 5, 2013 · Although many people in Japan still prefer to read comic books on paper, smartphones are pushing the industry towards digital at a fast pace. In Japan, there are websites like Ebook Japan that provide over 160,000 digital comics, and other services like Cmoa and Manga Okoku (roughly means ‘manga kingdom’) serve the same purpose.. Recently another service for digital manga was launched.
Mantra’s AI-powered translation engine wants to help ... - BRIDGE
Jul 28, 2020 · Screenshot of Mantra Engine ©️Kuchitaka Mitsuki Image credit: Mantra. This is the abridged version of our original article in Japanese.. Tokyo-based Mantra, the Japanese startup developing machine learning-based translation technology for manga, announced on Tuesday that it has officially launched its cloud-based translation platform called Mantra Engine.
Start Today - BRIDGE
Nov 23, 2017 · Start Today (TSE:3092), the Japanese company behind the country’s leading online fashion retailer Zozotown, announced today…