Japan’s startups
News in June 2019
Today’s startup news:
on LinkedIn, on Twitter and on Facebook
- Japan: Catalys Pacific launches $100M fund focused early-stage funding of life science innovation
- Japan to allow 4 providers to set 5G base stations on 200K traffic signals, aiming for cost savings for carriers, better emergency services and more
- Japan: Rakuten e-commerce group to partner NEC info-tech group to install 16K low-cost 5G base stations country-wide
- Japan: WAmazing secures near $8.5M with app-based tourism services for foreign visitors
- Japan: LINE Pay partners Visa on new blockchain and digital payments solutions
- Japan: A brief collection of the country’s tech and startup-related news headlines from the past month, as reported in the English-language press
- Japan: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry estimates a shortage of 120,000 AI experts by 2030 as demand for auto-technology and fintech grows
- Japan: SAP, German enterprise software giant, to launch its first Asian startup incubator in Japan, with sights set on China and India
- Japan’s Akatsuki Entertainment Technology fund aiming to invest circa $500K each in 5 Indian vernacular segment startups
- Singapore’s Vertex Ventures partners Japan Inc for $770M unicorn-focused fund, aiming to match Japanese businesses with promising startups
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