Research: Japanese startups raised a record $3B+ in H1 2021, up from $2.37B in H1 2020, as China’s crackdown leads SoftBank and others to invest in the country (Gearoid Reidy/Bloomberg)

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Research: Japanese startups raised a record $3B+ in H1 2021, up from $2.37B in H1 2020, as China’s crackdown leads SoftBank and others to invest in the country  —  Japan’s startups are attracting increasing interest from overseas investors as the country starts to shake off a reputation as a unicorn-free venture backwater.