Acquisitions are relatively rare in Japan’s tech startup scene, but today Yahoo Japan caused a splash when the country’s biggest web company announced it acquired Tokyo-based Community Factory (which launched in 2006). TechCrunch Japan is reporting that the price stands at around 1 billion yen, which currently translates to US$12.8 million. Community Factory runs a… Continue reading For $12.8 Million: Yahoo Japan Acquires Decopic Creator Community Factory
Day: September 11, 2012
mixi To Open Electronic Commerce Fashion Site
mixi, Inc. [J] will open the lady’s fashion EC site “Petite jeté” [J] as a new business from the middle of September. Both companies have announced the creation of the new business by the publication of August’s balance sheet. This “Petite jeté” seems to be an independent business apart from the SNS mixi. Currently both… Continue reading mixi To Open Electronic Commerce Fashion Site