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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...

myGengo Raises $5.25M in Series A Funding Round

myGengo, a Mountain View, CA- and Mountain View, CA-based provider of human translation services, has raised $5.25m in a Series A funding round. Backers include...

Gilt Groupe Raises $138M in Funding

Gilt Groupe, Inc., an invitation-only shopping website, has raised $138m in funding. Investors include: - Japanese telecommunications, internet and media company SOFTBANK Group, which committed $62.5m, -...

DFJ Adds DFJ JAIC to its Global Network

Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), a global venture capital firm, added DFJ JAIC to its Global Network of Partner Funds. Formed by Japan Asia Investment...

DCM Launches $100M Android-Focused Fund

DCM, a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, Beijing and Tokyo, launched a $100m Android-focused fund. The A-Fund will focus on investing in...

Baring Private Equity Asia Closes Fifth Fund at US$2.46BN

Baring Private Equity Asia closed its fifth fund with US$2.46bn in investor commitments. The Baring Asia Private Equity Fund V, L.P. was oversubscribed with...

yet2.com forms yet2Ventures Investment Fund

Intellectual property consulting and licensing services provider yet2.com has formed an investment fund that focuses on helping Fortune 500 firms and other owners of...

Tonchidot Corporation Closes $12M Series B Financing

Tonchidot Corporation, a Tokyo, Japan-based mobile augmented reality (AR) platform provider, has closed its $12m Series B financing.Investors include mobile operator KDDI Corporation, media...

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