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DecoAlbum Completes $100K Seed Funding

DecoAlbum, a Japan-based provider of a photo decoration app, completed a $100k seed funding round. The backer was East Ventures. Co-founded by Nobuhiro Abe, CEO, and...

FreakOut Raises $5.4M from YJ Capital; Invests in Dobleas

FreakOut, a Tokyo-based digital marketing company, raised $5.4m from YJ Capital, a Yahoo Japan venture capital fund. The company is using the proceeds to back...

Metaps Raises $11M in Series B Financing

Metaps Inc., a Tokyo, Japan-based Android monetization platform, has secured JPY 1 billion (approximately $11m) in Series B private equity financing. Backers included Fidelity Growth...

Dream Link Entertainment Raises Funding from Fenox Venture Capital

Dream Link Entertainment, Inc., a Tokyo, Japan-based flash animation company, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Fenox Venture Capital. The company, which has...

GMO VenturePartners Launches VC Fund

GMO Internet Group company and Japanese venture capital firm GMO VenturePartners have launched a JPY1 Billion fund. GMO VenturePartners Fund III, which has held the first...

DFR Asia Closes First Equity Financing

DFR Asia Ltd, Shanghai, China- and Tokyo, Japan-based digital media venture studio, has closed its first equity financing round. The amount of the funding was...

NTT DOCOMO Launches $125M Fund and Incubation Program

NTT DOCOMO, INC., a Japanese mobile operator and provider of integrated services centered on mobility listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New...

Retty Raises $1.2M in Funding

Retty Inc., a Tokyo, Japan-based service that helps users make their own restaurant lists, has raised $1.2m in venture capital funding. Backers include GREE Ventures,...

Metaps Raises US$1.3M Financing

Metaps Inc., a Tokyo, Japan-based smartphone app monetization platform, has raised additional US$1.3m of financing. Backers include Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital Co., Ltd., and...

G-cluster Receives Investment from SFR Développement

G-cluster, a Tokyo, Japan-based provider of a white-label cloud-based video and gaming service, received an investment of undisclosed amount from SFR Développement. This follows a...

Metaps Raises US$4.2M in Venture Capital Funding

Metaps Inc., a Tokyo, Japan-based company specialized in increasing revenue for smartphone apps, has raised US$4.2m in venture capital funding. Backers include INTEC IT Capital,...

Nubee Completes US$13M First Funding Round with JAFCO Co.

Nubee, a Singapore-based mobile gaming company, has completed an approxiamtely US$13m first round of funding with JAFCO Co., Ltd. The funding, which will be injected...

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