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Japanese Web3 Startup Joba Network Secures Investment from Decima Fund

AsiaTechDaily

Joba Network, a Web3 startup headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, has secured an investment from Decima Fund, a Web3 investment firm based in Japan. The exact amount of the investment remains undisclosed. The investment is intended to support Joba Network’s change of traditional work […]

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Upstage’s Private AI Models Attract $19 Million Investment from SK Networks

AsiaTechDaily

South Korea’s SK Networks Co. has made a strategic investment of 250 billion won ($19.02 million) in Upstage, a domestic artificial intelligence (AI) solutions startup specializing in private small-scale large language models (ssLLMs).

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Sony Network Invests $3.5 Million in Singaporean Startale Labs to Drive Web3 Adoption in Japan

AsiaTechDaily

Register Sony Network Communications, a subsidiary of the renowned Japanese tech and entertainment giant, has invested $3.5 million in Startale Labs, a promising web3 startup. As part of this collaboration, Jun Watanabe, President and Representative Director of Sony Network Communications, has joined Startale Labs as a director.

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Women’s social network Peanut launches microfund StartHER to invest in pre-seed stage startups

TechCrunch

Peanut , the maker of a social networking app for women, is entering into the investing space with today’s launch of a microfund called StartHER. “The assumption that founders should have networks able to invest in their businesses creates an unfair starting line for most groups. .

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We Founder Circle Emerges as Largest Angel Investor Network

AsiaTechDaily

Founders-led investment firm We Founder Circle (WFC) announced on Monday that it has become the largest angel investor network in the country by investing in 103 deals across 82 startups in 2023.

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20 Years of Investing in Startups

Paul G. Silva

From 2003-2022 the River Valley Investors operated as a traditional angel group, investing in nearly 100 startups. The company pitched to River Valley Investors in April 2022 and RVI invested one week later. KNOX Knox created Frictionless Ownership to make owning investment property as simple as owning a share of stock.

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MUIP and MUFG Announce JPY 20 Billion Investment Fund for Startups

AsiaTechDaily

3 Investment Partnership, a fund with a capitalization of JPY 20 billion. MUFG has been actively engaged in various initiatives to meet the financial needs of startups. Their support spans the entire spectrum, from seed to early-stage startups. In total, MUFG has allocated approximately JPY 570 billion for startup investments.

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