PinnedFastest growing African start-ups (healthcare, and Edu-tech) wants investment from JapanFastest growing African countries like Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, are calling for greater investment in the healthcare and edu-tech start-up…Dec 9, 2021Dec 9, 2021
Japan Government to bolster entrepreneurship education“Entrepreneurship education teaches students to have a growth mindset, no matter their differences in world view, by encouraging the idea…Jun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022
Record USD 5.2 billion Venture capital goes to African start-ups last yearAfrican start-ups attracted a record USD 5.2 billion. Venture capital, last year, bounced back from a pandemic-included dip in 2020 with a…Jun 8, 2022Jun 8, 2022
Japanese government to draw up 5-yr plan to promote startups for innovation in JapanThe Japanese government will draw up a five-year plan by the end of this year to support startups and eyes increasing investments for their…Jun 5, 2022Jun 5, 2022
Japan to lower hurdle for initial funding for startupsJAPAN’S government aims to lift a requirement for entrepreneurs to pledge personal assets as security when raising initial funding for…May 31, 2022May 31, 2022
Opn a Japanese payment processing firm obtains unicorn status after raising USD 120 millionDigital payment processor Opn, which was formerly known as Synqa, has raised USD 120 million in a Series C+ funding round, earning itself a…May 30, 2022May 30, 2022
Send your ashes into orbit for a funeral in space: Tsukuba [Japan] based start-up launches space…A start-up in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, has launched a new funeral business: space burial. In early April, Space NTK Co. successfully…May 28, 2022May 28, 2022
Investment in SPARTY marks the first venture capital investment by L’Oréal in JapanL’Oréal’s corporate venture capital fund BOLD (Business Opportunities for L’Oréal Development) announces a minority investment in Japanese…May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
Arch Venture Partners an American VC firm — launches USD3 bn biomedical funds with an eye on…U.S.- based Arch Venture Partners has launched a USD3 bn venture capital fund specializing in medical technologies, one of the world’s…May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
Toyota to invest USD724 million in the Indian EV (electric vehicle) component marketToyota Group plans to invest 48 billion rupees (USD 624 Million) to make electric vehicle components in India, as the Japanese automaker…May 23, 2022May 23, 2022
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