Venture Capital
Plug and Play Japan has reached final close of its first fund at above JPY 6 billion.
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Private Credit
Total assets in private credit funds in Japan stood at $4.7b at the end of Feb.
Deals
KKR said the investment will be made primarily from its Asia Fund IV.
The partners aim to expand the fund to to 500 billion yen over five years.
Investors included insurers, financial institutions, and family offices.
With the latest funding, Rapidus’ total research and development support amounts to 2.354 trillion yen
Analysis
Funding news, exclusive interviews, earnings reports, and much more in this edition.
AI coding unicorn sees corporate demand in automation amid engineering shortage.
The group bought out its two Chinese partners earlier this week.
They signal confidence, operational involvement, and a long-term plan to create value.
