Recent Articles
20Japanese startup Flux bags $32m for no-code AI platform - techinasia.com
6/21/2023
SafeBreach Announces $15 Million Series B Led By Draper Nexus - PayPal Newsroom
SafeBreach Announces $15 Million Series B Led By Draper Nexus PayPal Newsroom
5/19/2021
Global start-up summit comes to Luxembourg - Luxembourg Times
4/11/2019
Zum, the Uber for kids, got more money to service more cities - Fast Company
Zum, the Uber for kids, got more money to service more cities Fast Company
3/1/2019
Zūm Raises $40M in Series C Financing - FinSMEs
2/28/2019
Japan’s preventive healthcare startup Symax secures funding from Draper Nexus, others - BRIDGE（ブリッジ）
Japan’s preventive healthcare startup Symax secures funding from Draper Nexus, others BRIDGE（ブリッジ）
11/21/2018
Cybersecurity Firm SafeBreach Raises $15M With Help From Paypal, Deutsche Telekom - NoCamels
5/8/2018
Japan’s cloud-based house construction management platform Andpad raises $3.8M - BRIDGE（ブリッジ）
Japan’s cloud-based house construction management platform Andpad raises $3.8M BRIDGE（ブリッジ）
3/19/2018
Japanese asset management startup Folio raises $63M in series A2, partners with Line - BRIDGE（ブリッジ）
Japanese asset management startup Folio raises $63M in series A2, partners with Line BRIDGE（ブリッジ）
1/18/2018
Iceye raises $13 million for radar microsatellites - SpaceNews
8/24/2017
Finnish Iceye on Track for 2017 Orbital Missions - ArcticStartup - ArcticStartup
8/24/2017
Microsatellite radar imaging startup raises $13M to launch new constellation - TechCrunch
8/23/2017
SoftBank, GM and BMW invest $159 million into driverless car start-up Nauto - CNBC
7/19/2017
Japan’s LabBase, job-matching platform for science students, raises seed round funding - BRIDGE（ブリッジ）
4/28/2017
Japan’s Folio secures $16 million to help non-savvy investors better trade stocks - BRIDGE（ブリッジ）
2/4/2017
Japan’s Mobingi secures $2.2 million to put forth cloud DevOps automation platform - BRIDGE（ブリッジ）
Japan’s Mobingi secures $2.2 million to put forth cloud DevOps automation platform BRIDGE（ブリッジ）
1/17/2017
PayJoy celebrates $18m in funding - Global Venturing
PayJoy celebrates $18m in funding Global Venturing
7/13/2016
Under Tim Draper, Draper Network Extends Reach, Eyes New Funding Model - TechCrunch
Under Tim Draper, Draper Network Extends Reach, Eyes New Funding Model TechCrunch
11/19/2015
Japan’s content marketing agency Innova raises $2.1M from Salesforce and others - BRIDGE（ブリッジ）
Japan’s content marketing agency Innova raises $2.1M from Salesforce and others BRIDGE（ブリッジ）
9/2/2014
Japanese online ticketing service Peatix secures $3M in series A funding - BRIDGE（ブリッジ）
Japanese online ticketing service Peatix secures $3M in series A funding BRIDGE（ブリッジ）
7/11/2013
Investment Signals
14Tim Draper's leadership is driving strategic expansion of the Draper Network, indicating belief in scaling their investment thesis across new markets or company stages.
Draper Network is exploring a new funding model to extend its reach, suggesting a shift in how the VC firm structures its portfolio and investment strategy.
Folio partnered with Line, a major Asian tech platform, suggesting strategic validation and distribution expansion for fintech services.
Japanese asset management startup Folio raised $63M in Series A2 funding, indicating strong investor confidence in fintech solutions in Asia.
The success of Zum demonstrates market validation for specialized mobility services targeting niche segments like family transportation.
Zum, a kid transportation platform, secured funding to expand to additional cities, indicating active capital deployment in the mobility services sector for families.
Innova, a Japanese content marketing agency, raised $2.1M in funding from Salesforce and other investors, indicating enterprise software and marketing automation market interest in Japan.
Peatix, a Japanese online ticketing service, raised $3M in Series A funding, indicating investor confidence in the event ticketing market.
Andpad, a Japanese cloud-based construction management platform, raised $3.8M in funding, indicating investor confidence in construction tech SaaS solutions.
Mobingi raised $2.2M for cloud DevOps automation platform, indicating investment in developer tools for infrastructure automation.
PayJoy raised $18M in funding, indicating significant investor confidence in the fintech platform.
Investors are backing preventive healthcare solutions in Japan, suggesting a thesis around proactive health management and wellness innovation.
Japanese preventive healthcare startup Symax secured funding from Draper Nexus and other investors, indicating VC confidence in preventive healthcare solutions.
SafeBreach raised $15 million Series B funding led by Draper Nexus, indicating continued investor confidence in the cybersecurity sector.