Dennou Kotsu, which provides dispatch support services for taxi operators, announced on the 10th that it has concluded a Series D round funding agreement totaling 2.5 billion yen. In this round, ...

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 Series C round. In the ...

Real Akiba,” which transmits Akihabara culture to the world, announced on the 9th that it has conducted a seed round of funding totaling over 400 million yen. Startup Factory, led by ...

Unito, which provides the “Rerent” system for paying rent only for days lived in, announced on the 10th that it has conducted a Series D round of funding through a third-party ...

SmartMat, which operates the IoT inventory management system “SmartMat Cloud,” announced its Series C round funding on the 10th. In this second close, they conducted a third-party ...

The medical cooperation system “Medigle” announced on the 11th that it has raised 245 million yen in a pre-Series A round led by XTech Ventures. Participating in this round were the ...

歌舞伎町の夜の街で働いていた経験と、IT業界での日々。一見、異なる世界に見えるが、清水氏はそこに共通する「課題に気づけない」という本質を見出した。その気づきから生まれたのが、メンタルケアに特化したSNS「いつでもおかえり（いつおか）」である。

「スポーツ界でも、30年前は野茂英雄さんのアメリカ挑戦は悲観的に見られていましたが、彼が結果を残したことで、大谷翔平選手のような成功事例が生まれ、メジャーリーグへの挑戦が身近な選択肢になりました。これは起業の世界にも当てはまると思います。成功事例が生まれることで、信用やネットワーク、ノウハウが蓄積され、挑戦しやすい環境が作られていくのだと思います」（玉井氏）。