venture capital
TRUSTART, which supports DX transformation of users' real estate-related operations through proprietary real estate big data collection, has raised 1 billion yen through third-party allotment to HIRAC FUND (MoneyForward Venture Partners), Daiwa Corporate Investment, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Japan Venture Capital, Asia Air Survey, Iwagin Future Investment, GMO VenturePartners, mint,
venture capital
GREE Ventures has established the GREE LP Fund JP 2, Limited Partnership (“JP2”), its second fund of funds (FoF) focused on Japanese venture capital. JP2 completed its first close at ¥4.4 billion, with a target final fund size of ¥6 billion. Overview of JP2 GREE Ventures aims to accelerate
venture capital
TERASS has completed a Series C round totaling 3.1 billion yen (2 billion yen in third-party allotment capital increase, 1.1 billion yen in existing shareholder stock transfer) with 10 companies as underwriters, including Norinchukin Capital, Mizuho Capital, Boost Capital, and Z Venture Capital. The cumulative fundraising amount since
artificial intelligence
NTT Data Corporation has concluded a sales agent agreement with Lazarus AI, which provides multimodal LLM products available in closed network environments, particularly to the life insurance industry, and property insurance industry, and is also a participant in Plug and Play Japan's Summer 2025 InsurTech Batch. Starting in
artificial intelligence
JAPAN AI has raised a total of 1.9 billion yen in Series B funding with participation from JAFCO Group, Nissay Capital, FCE, and Resona Capital. The raised funds will be utilized to strengthen talent acquisition, expand AI agent capabilities and enhance quality, and strengthen AI integration with marketing SaaS,
mergers & acquisitions
Mizuho Bank has concluded a share transfer agreement with the shareholders of Upsider Holdings to acquire a majority of Upsider’s shares. Mizuho Bank will acquire approximately 70% of Upsider’s shares at a price of approximately ¥46 billion from their current holders, which include venture capital firms in and
venture capital
venture capital
LegalOn Technologies, a Tokyo and San Francisco-based startup that uses AI to speed up contract reviews, announced a USD 50 million Series E, bringing its total funding to USD 200 million. The round was led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with continued support from existing investor World Innovation
corporate venture capital
Celebrating its one-year anniversary, Chocolate Finance announced two significant milestones: the successful close of a USD 15 million Series A+ funding round as well as attaining regulatory approval to operate in Hong Kong. These achievements collectively underscore Chocolate Finance's innovative product proposition, continuing market growth, robust business model,
mergers & acquisitions
Gojo & Company further expanded into Uzbekistan through the acquisition of a 9.8% stake in JSC Renesans mikromoliya tashkiloti (Renesans). Gojo will support Renesans to continue pursuing its mission of delivering and developing tailored microfinance services through traditional and modern channels to people in rural areas. Renesans is committed
corporate venture capital
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has made an investment in Interstellar Technologies (IST), a startup company aiming for vertical integration of rocket and communications satellite businesses, and has simultaneously concluded a business partnership agreement with IST regarding support for supply chain construction in the space-related industry. This marks SMBC'
corporate venture capital
Daikin Industries has invested in Asuene, a startup company providing services to measure and reduce CO2 emissions, and to support decarbonization and ESG management, by underwriting a capital increase through a third-party allocation of shares. Through this collaboration, the two companies will combine Asuene’s services with Daikin’s energy-saving