February 3, 2020
Japanese vacation rental management startup H2O raises $7 million Series B from investors including Samsung Ventures
Japan’s tourism industry is booming, but it faces a hotel room shortage,...
October 4, 2019
AI Medical Service raises $42.9 Series B for AI-based software that checks endoscopy scans for signs of cancer
AI Medical Service, a Tokyo-based company developing AI-based software to help...
September 26, 2019
Bodega, once dubbed ‘America’s most hated startup,’ has quietly raised millions
The startup — now Stockwell — is backed by GV, NEA and DCM Ventures....
September 5, 2019
We Company reportedly mulls slashing its valuation ahead of its initial public offering
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the company formerly known as...
August 7, 2019
Toyota partners with AI startup Preferred Networks on building helper robots for humans
Toyota is enlisting the help of startup Preferred Networks, a Japanese company...
August 6, 2019
Cybereason raises $200 million for its enterprise security platform
Cybereason, which uses machine learning to increase the number of endpoints a...
July 25, 2019
ispace Europe tapped by the European Space Agency for mission to extract water from the Moon
Space startup ispace, which is headquartered in Japan but has a European...
April 23, 2019
The robot-recruiter is coming — VCV’s AI will read your face in a job interview
With remote working becoming more of a norm than ever before, remote interviews...
July 16, 2018
Today’s top tech news, July 16: Mid-tier funding galore and M17 ends IPO attempt
Also, Singapore lands another fund and the Hong Kong Central Bank is...
July 5, 2018
SoftBank portfolio favours Seoul over other Asian hubs
SoftBank has invested in 20 Seoul companies, which is six more than Shanghai and...