February 2019
#StartupJapan
Startup News Asia’s monthly round-up of Japan’s tech, startup and VC funding news for February 2019
- Japan: NordicNinja VC launches, aiming for investment in Europe’s deep tech startups
- Chinese tech startups eye Japan’s real estate and tourism sectors
- An overview of 10 of Japan’s fast-growing AI startups
- Japan’s largest bank to launch blockchain-backed payment network in 2020
- Japan: Infinito tech provider unveils Infinito Blockchain Platform for development of decentralised apps using APIs
- Japan: Beam privacy-oriented cryptocurrency startup secures funding from Recruit Co, Japan’s LinkedIn equivalent
- Japan: Marubeni trading firm partners LO3 Energy blockchain startup for energy marketplace trial project
- Japan: An intro to the LINE Pay-Visa co-branded credit card
- Japan: Sojitz trading firm partners Silicon Valley’s Fenox VC to launch $30M tech startup fund
- 3rd ASEAN-Japan Women Entrepreneurs’ Linkage Program commences to empower female entrepreneurs and women-led startups
- Techstars Music unveils its next cohort of 9 music-tech startups
- India: Happy Marketer digital marketing firm acquired by Japan’s Dentsu advertising agency
- India: Oyo joint venture with Yahoo Japan opens up Japan’s rental market as first overseas expansion
- Japan’s Atom Solutions fintech firm partners Philippines’ Bayad Center outsourced payment solutions company to allow users to pay utility bills with token
