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Einride, Bolt-backer NordicNinja closes €200M Fund II to back impactful early-stage startups
NordicNinja is a venture capital investor that merges European founders and Japan’s hunger for digital innovation. Now, the…
September 12, 2023
Japanese space robotics pioneer GITAI to touch new heights with $30M funding injection
Tokyo-based space robotics startup GITAI has successfully raised approximately $30 million in a Series B Extension funding round.…
May 25, 2023
India’s Lenskart takes majority stake in Japan’s Owndays at $400M
Lenskart, an Indian omnichannel eyewear firm, has purchased a majority ownership in OWNDAYS, a Japanese eyewear brand, for…
Nomura-backed space startup Synspective raises $100M joining Japan’s top 10 startup list
Synspective, a Japanese SAR satellite data and solutions provider, has just announced a raise of $100M (11.9B yen)…
March 29, 2022
From virtual clothing to metaverse fashion, here are 8 startups getting tech-fueled makeover in 2022
Web 3.0 is the third version of the internet that has given people more control over their data.…
March 24, 2022
Chasing BNPL unicorns: Top Buy Now Pay Later startups which crossed $1B in value
Being the hot new buzzword in consumer credit, BNPL is taking on payments as a whole. Buy Now,…
14 visionary startups working with Amazon Alexa to revolutionise smart home technologies in 2022
The concept for Alexa is to set consumers free to do more in life. To accomplish this, Amazon…
January 12, 2022
Japanese space debris removal startup Astroscale secures $109M funding
Space is vast and a lot is still unknown to us. Apparently, the sector is welcoming more players…
November 26, 2021
American payments giant PayPal acquires Paidy, Tokyo-based BNPL for $2.9B
California-based payments giant PayPal has announced that it will acquire a Japanese payments platform, Paidy for $2.7 billion.…
September 8, 2021