Top 5: Japanese Online Dating Sites - BRIDGE
Jul 2, 2013 · 1kViews. facebook. Online dating sites like Match.com don’t really have clear equivalents in Japan, at least not ones that people talk about using openly. Online dating is still less common here and even a little frowned upon. But thanks to the rise of social networks, especially Facebook, more people feel safe about meeting someone new online.
Japanese AI startup Alt files for IPO, eyes $119M valuation
Sep 6, 2024 · According to its consolidated statement as of December 2023, the company posted revenue of 4.11 billion yen ($28.8 million US) and an ordinary loss of approximately 1.49 billion yen ($10.4 million US). Alt was founded in 2014 by CEO Kazutaka Yonekura and others. Prior to Alt, he served as Managing Director at Media Do (TSE:3678) and then ...
Tokyo Government launches center of exchange between
Nov 27, 2023 · Image credit: Masaru Ikeda. On Monday, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a kick-off event to celebrate the opening of Tokyo Innovation Base or TiB for short, a center of exchange between entrepreneurs and other stakeholders in the startup landscape.. Based on its startup strategy titled Global Innovation with Startups, the government uses the venue for activities in aim to help increase ...
Panasonic’s new electric bicycle for moms combines practicality …
Jul 6, 2013 · With the Gyutto’s sleek and modern design, moms can look stylish while getting her errands done too. The electric bicycle has an 8.9Ah battery which provides enough power to go for about 26 kilometers. It also has a feature that counts and displays your total calories burned. Gyutto comes in three color variations and is available for 133,000 ...
A glance of the most active lead VCs in 2023 (Infographic) - BRIDGE
Jan 20, 2024 · The 2023 edition of the VC Radar reflects Japan’s most active Lead VCs in 2023. Specifically, this infographic depicts the number of new investments led by Japan’s independent venture capital funds into domestic startups last year. Only investments in which the VC firm served as Lead investor for a startup that was not already in their ...
Tokyo Otaku Mode acquired by Japanese major publisher …
Tokyo Otaku Mode announced on Tuesday that it has been acquired by Japanese major publishing company Shogakukan. The terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed. We haven’t confirmed that the company secured funding from VC firms and other sources after January of 2018. To date, the total amount of funds secured through the Series A and ...
Niconico Douga: Japanese online video site puts discussion
Feb 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 mostly male (with 67% men ...
Japanese sneaker marketplace reaches $340M valuation after …
Dec 2, 2021 · Tokyo-based Soda, the Japanese startup behind a marketplace specializing in sneakers and streetwear called SNKRDUNK (pronounced as Sneaker Dunk), announced today that it has secured an undisclosed sum in a series D round from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 (SBVF2), which brought the company’s valuation up to 38 billion yen or $340 million US. This ...
Relux: A satisfaction-guaranteed online marketplace for ... - BRIDGE
Apr 29, 2013 · Many Japanese traditional-style inns, or ‘ryokan’, are known for their fine hospitality. And with the goal of helping you find the best ones, Relux, a high-class ryokan discovery service launched in beta back in February.It’s an initiative from Tokyo-based startup Loco Partners, who have so far secured 60 million yen (about $615,000) in funding from CyberAgent Ventures and Recruit ...
Comico provides free, mobile-friendly manga - BRIDGE
Nov 5, 2013 · Comico provides free, mobile-friendly manga – BRIDGE. Although many people in Japan still prefer to read comic books on paper, smartphones are pushing the industry towards digital at a fast pace. In Japan, there are websites like Ebook Japan that provide over 160,000 digital comics, and other services like Cmoa and Manga Okoku (roughly means ...