There’s big news for one of India and Southeast Asia’s longest-running early-stage investors after Gree Ventures, the fund attached to Japanese gaming firm Gree, announced the first close of its third fund, which is targeted at $130 million. Gree has been a fixture in Southeast Asia since 2012, but now the firm is rebranding to ... Good news for U.S. consumers, the smart TV market is about to get more competitive after Sharp announced plans to resume selling TVs in America before the end of this year. The Japanese firm quit the U.S. in 2015 when crumbling finances threatened its very existence. It was bailed out by Hon Hai Precision — ... In this week's newsletter: WeWork files confidentially for IPO, Lyft loses scooter head and Magic Leap raises MORE money. ... The only noises to be heard are footsteps and video editing suites firing up. The nice ceremonies come later. Samsung Ventures, the VC arm of the Korean electronics giant, has made its first investment in Southeast Asia after it backed HR startup Swingvy. Singapore-based Swingy’s service provides HR services, payroll and insurance for SMEs on a freemium basis. The company announced this week that it raised $7 million that was led by the Samsung ... Asia Pacific grocery delivery startup Honestbee has confirmed it is suspending business in half of the eight markets it operates in and laying off 10 percent of its 1,000 staff. The cost-cutting appears to be part of belt-tightening ahead of a planned new injection of funding, TechCrunch has come to learn. According to a statement ... Honestbee, the online grocery delivery service in Asia, is nearly out of money and trying to offload its business. The company has held early conversations with a number of suitors in Asia, including ride-hailing giants Grab and Go-Jek, over the potential acquisition of part, or all, of its business, according to two industry sources with ... Mfine, an India-based startup aiming to broaden access to doctors and healthcare using the internet, has pulled in a $17.2 million Series B funding round for growth. The company is led by four co-founders from Myntra, the fashion commerce startup acquired by Flipkart in 2014. They include CEO Prasad Kompalli and Ashutosh Lawania who started ... Sony last year announced it would enter Japan’s taxi-hailing space and, good to its word, the electronics giant has kicked off its S.Ride service in Tokyo. The service — which was first noted by CNET — is a joint venture between Sony, its payment services subsidiary and five licensed taxi companies. Since ride-hailing with civilian ... In Japan there is not much of an alternative to CHAdeMO ABB announced that it was selected by Porsche Japan for a joint development project of next-generation EV chargers for the Japanese market. According to the press release, the two will develop a “dedicated high-power charger” with power output exceeding 150 kW. We are not sure ...
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Seed investor Gree Ventures makes first close of new $130M fund — and rebrands to Strive
Sharp will resume selling its smart TVs in the US this year
Startups Weekly: Will the Seattle tech scene ever reach its full potential?
New emperor of Japan enthroned in wordless ceremony
Samsung Ventures’ first investment in Southeast Asia is HR startup Swingvy
Grocery startup Honestbee makes layoffs and cuts costs as it prepares to raise more money
Grocery delivery startup Honestbee is running out of money and trying to sell
India’s Mfine raises $17.2M for its digital healthcare service
Sony launches a taxi-hailing app to rival Uber in Tokyo
Porsche Japan Selects ABB To Build CHAdeMO Infrastructure For Taycan