September’s month-end technology news from Japan
Japan’s technology news headlines in September 2021 covered developments in startup and tech-related fields including: PayPal’s acquisition moves in Japan’s buy-now-pay-later sector; the government’s new Digital Agency; SoftBank’s proposed tech campus in Aichi Prefecture; and more.
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- Japan: Coral Capital closes 3rd fund with $128M, looking at fields including SaaS, insurance, fintech, healthcare, deep tech and more
- Japan: SBI Holdings reportedly to launch new fund for investors, potentially reaching several hundred million dollars and providing diversification with bitcoin, ether and more
- Japan: Get In The Ring Osaka 2021 event applications close November 4th, seeking startups and solutions around the theme of Sustainable Business
- Japan: Paidy buy-now-pay-later fintech to be acquired by PayPal payments giant in $2.7BN deal, gaining 6M Paidy members
- Japan: Smartphone app to be trialed to focus on work issues experienced by the country’s 400K foreign blue-collar workers
- Japan: SoftBank to build tech startup campus in Aichi Prefecture, scheduled for completion in 2024 and spanning 23K square meters across 7 floors
- Japan: An intro look at the newly formed Digital Agency, aiming to transform the public sector with ‘government as a startup’ mindset
- Japan: Global Innovation Forum Osaka 2021 live pitch sessions and keynote speeches set for October 27-29
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