{"id":12905,"date":"2011-02-19T17:56:22","date_gmt":"2011-02-19T08:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/?p=12905"},"modified":"2011-02-19T17:56:22","modified_gmt":"2011-02-19T08:56:22","slug":"cerevo-fundraises-usd3m-from-three-japanese-venture-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/cerevo-fundraises-usd3m-from-three-japanese-venture-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Cerevo Fundraises USD3M From Three Japanese Venture Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Cerevo's Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/cerevo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"28\" \/><br \/>\nTokyo-based Internet-enabled consumer electronics developer <a href=\"http:\/\/cerevo.com\/\">Cerevo[J]<\/a>, who is known for having introduced a series of Ustream encoder products for streamcasters, fundraised approximately USD3M (=JPY250M) by allocating new shares to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.enova.jp\/\">Enova[J]<\/a>, I<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirecorp.co.jp\/eg\/\">nspire Corporation<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neostella-cap.co.jp\/en\/index.html\">Neostella Capital<\/a>. \u00a0 Enova is a venture fund founded by several semiconductor manufacturers\/retailers, Inspire is a VC-firm owned by Mr. Makoto Naruke who is the former president of Microsoft Japan, and Neostella is also a VC firm co-founded by Japanese three major life insurance companies. \u00a0 Cerevo keeps USD1.5M (=JPY125M) \u00a0as a reserve capital and became worth about USD2.5M (=JPY204.6M).<br \/>\nMr. Takuma Iwasa, the CEO and founder of the company, says, it intends to accelerate the development of new products and international marketing by using the fundraised money.<br \/>\n<strong>Via:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/jp.techcrunch.com\/archives\/cerevo-raises-250-million-yen-to-release-a-new-product-and-go-global\/\">TechCrunch Japan[J]<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/japan.cnet.com\/news\/service\/20426438\/\">CNET Japan[J]<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>See Also:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/27\/giving-characters-to-camera-fits-anime-fans-taste\/\">Giving Characters To Camera Fits Anime Fans\u2019 Taste?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/22\/cute-girl-duo-gets-a-higher-attention-than-what-they-promote\/\">Cute Girl Duo Gets A Higher Attention Than What They Promote<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/17\/cerevos-new-encoder-box-no-longer-requires-pc-for-ustream-livecasting\/\">Cerevo\u2019s New Encoder Box No Longer Requires PC For Ustream Livecasting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tokyo-based Internet-enabled consumer electronics developer Cerevo[J], who is known for having introduced a series of Ustream encoder products for streamcasters, fundraised approximately USD3M (=JPY250M) by allocating new shares to Enova[J], Inspire Corporation and Neostella Capital. \u00a0 Enova is a venture fund founded by several semiconductor manufacturers\/retailers, Inspire is a VC-firm owned by Mr. Makoto Naruke&hellip; 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