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MSW, Engaged in the Development and Mass Production of Hybrid Rocket Engines and Weldless Tanks, Selected for JAXA Space Strategy Fund

The space startup MJOLNIR SPACEWORKS (abbreviated as MSW), engaged in the development and mass production of hybrid rocket engines and weldless tanks, announced on the 5th that its proposal for “the ...
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Piece, enabling trading of fractional property ownership, raises 2.73 million euros in seed funding

Piece, headquartered in Milan and engaged in real estate investment business, announced on the 21st that it has raised a total of 2.73 million euros (approximately 440 million yen) in a seed round led ...
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Japan’s Eureka, developer of dating and couple apps, acquired by Match Group

Pairs is a Facebook-based dating and marriage hunting app launched in 2012 and has acquired over 1.5 million users in Japan and 800,000 users in Taiwan to date. Couple is a memory-sharing and ...
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Preferred Networks, AI Development Unicorn, Raises 19B Yen Including Debt Financing—SBI and Mitsubishi Corporation Among Investors

Preferred Networks (PFN), a developer of AI solutions and semiconductors, announced on December 23 that it has raised 19 billion yen in its latest funding round. The round was led by SBI Group, with ...
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The future of libraries? In Japan, elevated study pods encourage conversation

It can sometimes be difficult to find absolute silence in a library if a noisy student or two decide to be chatty. But that’s not really needed at Japan’s Seikei University thanks to the building’s ...
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Zip Infrastructure Enters Investment Agreement with Sekisui House for Self-Propelled Ropeway “Zippar”

On the 24th, Zip Infrastructure, the developer of the self-propelled ropeway “Zippar,” announced that it has entered into an investment agreement with Sekisui House and Sekisui House Innovation & ...
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Patentix Conducts Series A Round for Next-Generation Power Semiconductor Material r-GeO2 Epi-Wafer Business

Patentix, a company engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, and sales of rutile-type germanium dioxide (r-GeO2) epitaxial wafers for next-generation power semiconductors, announced on the ...
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Japan’s Linda Pesa raises $230K to give financial access to SME owners in Tanzania

Tokyo- / Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam-based Linda Pesa, the Japanese startup developing a business management app for small businesses in Tanzania, announced on Friday that it has raised approximately 30 ...
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Gipt, a Gift Platform, Secures Pre-Series A Funding

The creator-focused gift platform Gipt announced on the 8th that it has secured funding from BUTAI in a pre-Series A round. The amount raised has not been disclosed. With this funding, Gipt aims to ...
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AirKamuy, developer of “cardboard drones” for defense purposes, raises 100 million yen in pre-seed funding

AirKamuy, which develops fixed-wing drone solutions for defense purposes, announced on the 24th that it has raised 100 million yen in a pre-seed round through a third-party allotment of shares to ...
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CAGUUU, a high-quality furniture EC, raises 650 million yen from Keisuke Honda’s fund and others

CAGUUU, which handles high-quality furniture e-commerce, announced on March 31 that it has raised 650 million yen from existing shareholders JAFCO and PKSHA Algorithm Fund No. 2, as well as “X&KSK,” a ...