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Techstars Launches Accelerator Program in Japan with Mitsui Fudosan and JETRO

AsiaTechDaily

This collaboration, known as Techstars Tokyo, aims to support early-stage companies with a global perspective, providing assistance to entrepreneurs eyeing international expansion or seeking entry into the Japanese market. Mitsui Fudosan, through its venture arm 31VENTURES, is actively engaged in promoting startup innovation globally.

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Japanese Regulator Plans to Double Crowdfunding Investment Cap for Retail Investors

AsiaTechDaily

At present, through crowdfunding, retail investors have a limitation of investing a maximum of 500,000 yen annually in individual unlisted startups. This adjustment is expected to come into effect by 2024. This shift has provided considerable momentum for boosting investments in startups. By contrast, the U.S. accumulated 100.1

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Meet the YC Winter 2024 Batch

Y Combinator

As Jared Friedman put it recently : YC’s new home is the most concentrated focal point the early stage startup ecosystem has ever seen. A room full of builders showing each other what is possible, peering into the future together, and collaborating to get there even faster. That’s Bookface Launch Live.

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K-Startup Grand Challenge 2022 is accepting applications from global startups till May 31

AsiaTechDaily

The spending per buyer in e-commerce is forecasted to go from $2,600 in 2019 to $4,300 in 2024. Furthermore, the government plans to find 200 promising startups through 2022 and 1,000 promising startups, and 700 pre-unicorn startups by 2025. Korean people are active social media users. trillion won (US$6.4

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Newsletter: Drone deliveries to your backyard + the chip that stole Christmas

OurCrowd

By 2024, when Flytrex plans to be operating at scale, it aims to bring the cost per delivery down to $1.14. The 2022 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit , the biggest investor event in the Middle East, will take place in Jerusalem on May 25, once again bringing the entire startup ecosystem together. Top Tech News.