This guest post is authored by Mark Bivens. Mark is a Silicon Valley native and former entrepreneur, having started three companies before “turning to the dark side of VC.” As is customary, we are ...

Letara website. Letara, a startup that develops and manufactures propulsion systems (engines) for spacecraft such as satellites using plastic as fuel, announced on the 12th that it has raised an ...

Our readers may recall that Japanese sticker character production Quan has merged with cartoonist agency Wwwaap to launch a new company called Minto. We reported that this merger will allow Quan to ...

Kenichiro Toyosato gave opening remarks at KozaRocks 2024. Image credit: KozaRocks2024. Bridge learned that Kenichiro Toyosato, founder of startup hubs in Okinawa like Koza Startup Arcade and Startup ...

Image Credit : TURING. Turing, a developer of autonomous driving systems, announced on the 25th that it has raised 1.02 billion yen in a pre-Series A extension round through investments from JIC ...

Image credit: Unchorlight Kenya Limited. Unchorlight Kenya Limited (UKL) is offering a BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) service called Zaribee, exclusively for “boda boda” motorcycle taxi riders in the ...

Image credit: SPACECOOL. SPACECOOL, developer and distributor of the radiative cooling material “SPACECOOL,” announced on the 14th that it has raised a total of 900 million yen in pre-Series A and ...

Image credit: HAKKI AFRICA. HAKKI AFRICA, which operates microfinance and leasing businesses for taxi drivers in Africa, announced on the 11th that it has raised a total of 2.71 billion yen in its ...

From Nobi website. Belgian company Nobi, which develops AI-powered smart lighting solutions, announced on the 6th that it has received investment from 15th Rock. Additionally, they have begun ...

eve autonomy website. eve autonomy, which provides the Level 4 autonomous transport solution “eve auto” primarily for factories and logistics facilities, announced on the 12th that it has raised 1 ...

Image credit: Gosan Tech. Seiko Epson and its CVC Epson Cross Investment announced on the 15th that they have invested in Korean Gosan Tech through the EP-GB Investment Limited Partnership jointly ...

Image Credit: ANSeeN. ANSeeN, a developer and manufacturer of next-generation X-ray cameras, announced on the 20th the completion of a Series C round totaling 500 million yen. The funding comes ...