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		<title>Instalimb, a Prosthetics and Orthotics Company Utilizing AI and 3D Printing Technology, Secures Funding from Orthomos Investment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Instalimb, a provider of digital manufacturing solutions for prosthetics and orthotics utilizing AI and 3D printing technology, announced on the 18th that it has conducted a funding round through J-KISS type stock acquisition rights with Orthomos Investment, the investment arm of the Orthomos Group, as the underwriter. Additionally, the company has signed a basic agreement with Alcare of the same group in the field of prosthetics and orthotics. The company offers a 3D design and manufacturing solution for prosthetic legs through its proprietary end-to-end digital manufacturing workflow, which combines 3D-CAD, 3D printers, and machine learning (AI). As part of its direct sales clinic business, it has provided over 9,000 3D...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>AI Brand Agent &#8220;secondz Agentsense&#8221; Development Secures ¥300 Million in Series A Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On the 20th, secondz digital, which visualizes and improves a brand&#8217;s &#8220;AI presence&#8221; in the AI search era, announced that it has raised ¥300 million in a Series A first close funding round. The investors are JAFCO Group and Sumisho Venture Partners. The company had previously raised approximately ¥150 million in November 2024, bringing the total funding to approximately ¥450 million with this round. The company&#8217;s offering, &#8220;secondz Agentsense,&#8221; is an AI brand agent that monitors and quantifies brand citations and references across major AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and Google AI Mode in multiple regions. Through AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) measures, it analyzes...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pixie Dust Technologies Raises Approximately ¥3.3 Billion in Series D Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On the 19th, Pixie Dust Technologies, which develops healthcare and spatial acoustics businesses utilizing wave control technology, announced that it has raised approximately ¥3.3 billion in total through a Series D round via third-party allotment, venture debt, and a syndicated loan. The lead investor was Incubate Fund, with Itochu Technology Ventures participating in the funding, and Shoko Chukin Bank serving as the arranger for the syndicated loan. The company, based on research outcomes from the University of Tsukuba, is developing two business areas centered around wave control technology. In the healthcare sector, they offer the ultrasonic technology-based scalp care device &#8220;SonoRepro&#8221; and the gamma wave sound care device &#8220;kikippa&#8220;. In...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>24-Hour Fitness Gym &#8220;LifeFit&#8221; Secures ¥30 Billion Loan for Business Expansion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On the 18th, FiT, the operator of the app-based 24-hour unmanned fitness gym &#8220;LifeFit&#8220;, announced that it has secured a total of ¥30 billion (including credit lines) in loans from Kyoto Bank, Resona Bank, Hokuriku Bank, Mizuho Bank, and the Japan Finance Corporation, among others. Read more. LifeFit is a 24-hour unmanned fitness gym where everything from membership registration to entry and exit, ticket purchase, and congestion status checks can be completed via a smartphone app, allowing users to start using the facility in as little as one minute. The gym features a ticket-based, affordable pricing structure with no initial or management fees. As of the 18th, it operates 343...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>movus technologies Raises ¥42.6 Billion in Series B Funding for Southeast Asia Mobility Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On the 15th, movus technologies, which provides a subscription service for eco-friendly cars to ride-hailing drivers in Southeast Asia, announced that it has raised a total of ¥42.6 billion in its Series B round. The breakdown includes ¥16.6 billion from a third-party allotment and ¥26 billion in debt (including overdraft facilities). The new investors in the third-party allotment include Sparx Asset Management, Suzuki Global Ventures, FFG Venture Business Partners, and United. Existing shareholders Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Nissay Capital, Dawn Capital, Japan Venture Capital, and QR Investment also made additional investments. The debt was secured from Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Resona Bank, Shoko Chukin Bank, and Hokuriku Bank. Additionally,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Prorium, an Online School, Forms Capital and Business Alliance with Service EC MOSH</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prorium, which offers services to digitize and monetize the skills of professionals, announced on the 15th that it has entered into a capital and business alliance with MOSH and has raised funds from multiple individual investors. The investors include MOSH, Kunihisa Miyamoto, Baudroie (Kazuya Fujii), Phalanx (Takahiro Otabe), and several individual investors. The company provides online education, SNS dissemination support, customer acquisition pathway construction, and AI consulting to professionals and creators such as therapists, massage therapists, estheticians, beauticians, and nail artists. In addition to developing online school businesses such as the TOA Therapist Online Academy, the company is also engaged in SNS marketing education and support. The personal AI consultant...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Automatically Generate 3D Scenes from Smartphone Photos with &#8220;TAVIO&#8221; Pre-Series A Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On the 15th, OpenHeart, the operator of the platform &#8220;TAVIO&#8220;, which automatically generates photorealistic 3D scenes from photos and videos taken with smartphones, announced that it has raised approximately ¥217 million in a pre-Series A round. Investors in this round include Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital, DG Resona Ventures, Mizuho Capital, RICOH Innovation Fund, and GENDA Capital. TAVIO is a platform that allows users to automatically generate photorealistic 3D and 4D scenes simply by uploading photos and videos taken with a smartphone, making them available for publication on the web. In addition to consumer SNS use, it is offered as an API for businesses in real estate, tourism, retail, e-commerce, and...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Check Inn, Provider of All-in-One System for Accommodation Facilities, Raises ¥200 Million in Series A</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Check Inn, which provides an all-in-one system for accommodation facilities integrating a site controller, PMS, and proprietary reservation system, announced on the 13th that it has raised ¥200 million in a Series A round. The announcement stated that Theta Times Ventures participated as the lead investor, with investment from Norinchukin Capital. This brings the total funding since its establishment to approximately ¥350 million. Check Inn offers an all-in-one system for accommodation facilities that provides a site controller function for unified management of multiple OTAs and proprietary reservations, a PMS function for reservation management, room allocation, revenue management, and customer management, and a proprietary reservation system installable with a single line...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>AI Surgical Visual Support System &#8220;EUREKA&#8221; Developer Anaut Conducts Series B Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Anaut, the developer of the AI medical device series &#8220;EUREKA,&#8221; which analyzes surgical images in real-time to support doctors&#8217; vision, announced on the 13th that it has conducted a Series B round (third-party allotment of shares). The amount raised has not been disclosed. Investors include Japan Growth Capital Investment Corporation (managed by Nomura SPARX Investment), Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Decarbonization Support Organization, Vision Incubate, and existing investors Beyond Next Ventures, ANRI, and KSP. Among the EUREKA series, the surgical visual support program EUREKA α, which has obtained manufacturing and sales approval, uses deep learning to analyze endoscopic and robotic surgery images in real-time, visualizing and identifying critical structures such...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cloud-Based Core System for Hospitals &#8220;Henry&#8221; Raises ¥3 Billion in Series C</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Henry, the developer of the cloud-based integrated electronic medical record and billing system for hospitals, announced on the 14th that it has raised a total of ¥3 billion in a Series C round, bringing its total funding to approximately ¥5.7 billion. Investors in this round include Angel Bridge, Globis Capital Partners, Japan Post Investment Corporation, Coral Capital, JIC Venture Growth Investments (JIC VGI), Suzuyo, and Mpathy. Henry is a cloud-based core system for hospitals that integrates electronic medical records, ordering, and billing. Unlike traditional on-premise systems, its cloud-native design supports the digitalization and automation of hospital operations. According to the company, since its launch for hospitals in February 2023, there...]]></description>
		
		
		
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