PinnedAbhay Tiwari·Dec 9, 2021Fastest 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…
Abhay Tiwari·Jun 21, 2022Japan 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…
Abhay Tiwari·Jun 8, 2022Record 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…
Abhay Tiwari·Jun 5, 2022Japanese 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…
Abhay Tiwari·May 31, 2022Japan 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…
Abhay Tiwari·May 30, 2022Opn 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…
Abhay Tiwari·May 28, 2022Send 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…
Abhay Tiwari·May 26, 2022Investment 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…
Abhay Tiwari·May 25, 2022Arch 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…
Abhay Tiwari·May 23, 2022Toyota 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…
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