Japan’s Kitchhike gives you alternative dining choices when you …
WEBMay 20, 2013 · See the original story in Japanese. Kitchhike is a website that lets you experience meals prepared by locals (usually) in their home while you travel abroad. In a way, it is a sort of AirBnB for home-cooked meals. The service, which launches officially today, is a matching platform connects cooks and travelers in kitchens around the world.
Kakaku.com: Japan’s price comparison king – BRIDGE
WEBMay 21, 2013 · Japanese price comparison site Kakaku.com is a pretty essential tool for shoppers in Japan, whether you do your shopping online or offline. While sites like Rakuten or Amazon Japan are among the most likely online retail destinations, along with countless other lesser known e-commerce options. But in order to find out where the cheapest option ...
Japan’s Hakki secures $10M+ funding to empower Kenyan cab …
WEBOct 10, 2023 · The Hakki Africa team Image credit: Hakki Africa. Tokyo-based Hakki Africa, the Japanese startup offering micro-finance services for cab drivers in Kenya, announced on Tuesday that it has secured 1.58 billion yen (about $10.6 million) in the 1st close of its series B round.This round is led by SBI Investment with participation from QR Investment (by Hokkoku Financial Holdings), Deepcore ...
Daiz, Japan’s answer to Impossible Foods, secures $6M series A …
WEBMay 18, 2020 · Image credit: Daiz. Kumamoto-based Daiz, the Japanese startup developing plant-based substitutes for meat products, announced today that it has secured about 650 million yen (about $6 million) in a series A round.. Investors participating in this round are: A-FIVE: A griculture, forestry and fisheries F und corporation for I nnovation, V alue-chain and E xpansion Japan (Japan’s state-backed ...
Niconico Douga: Japanese online video site puts discussion
WEBFeb 27, 2013 · Niconico Douga quietly first emerged back in December of 2006, pushing out a beta version a month later. Since then, the site has offered many unique features to its users, successfully accumulating over 30 million users as of 2012. That averages out to a whopping 440,000 new users per month. The user demographic is …
Japan’s Pixie Dust Technologies, wave-control tech startup, makes ...
WEBAug 1, 2023 · Tokyo-based Pixie Dust Technologies, the Japanese startup focused on commercialization of innovative products and meta-materials utilizing its proprietary HAGEN wave-control technology, announced today that it will be listed on the Nasdaq market. The ticker symbol is PXDT. Specifically, the company …
Parallel, Japan’s answer to Discord, secures $11M series B ... - BRIDGE
WEBJun 11, 2021 · Tokyo-based Parallel, the Japanese startup behind a voice chat app under the same name, announced today that it has secured 1.2 billion yen (about $11 million US) in a series B round.Participating investors are Jafco Group (TSE:8595), KDDI Open Innovation Fund, Anri, W ventures, and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital. The startup will use the funds to strengthen engineering and marketing teams.
Japan’s virtual community Ameba Pigg is what Second Life
WEBJul 18, 2013 · Ameba Pigg is a virtual community operated by Japanese tech giant CyberAgent, perhaps most famous for its Ameba Blog platform. The virtual community was launched back in Feburary of 2009, and has over 15 million registered users to date. After creating an avatar on Ameba Pigg, users can play …
Japan’s Anri launches $56M third fund – BRIDGE
WEBAnri Samata (right), Masahiro Samejima (left) See the original story in Japanese.. Tokyo-based Anri, the startup-focused investment fund led by Anri Samata, revealed on Thursday that it has formed Anri Investment Fund Limited Partnership No.3.Participating investors in this fund include Yahoo Japan, SME Support JAPAN, Mizuho Bank, and Seibu Shinkin Bank as well as existing investors such as ...
Secai Marche secures $1.6M in series A for Asia’s shared ... - BRIDGE
WEBJan 31, 2023 · The Secai Marche team Image credit: Secai Marche. Tokyo- / Kuala Lumpur-based Secai Marche, the Japanese startup behind a shared food supply chain for the Southeast Asian market under the same name, announced on Tuesday that it has secured 210 million yen (about $1.6 million) from Agri-invest, Spiral Ventures Asia, and Beyond Next Ventures.This follows their previous (supposed) seed round ...