Jan 21, 2014

[The Bridge] Big data startup Hapyrus rebrands as FlyData, raises $1.6M

Silicon-valley based Hapyrus, a Japanese startup focused on developing big data solutions, announced yesterday that it has raised $1.6 million from investors in Japan and the US, including 500startups. Coinciding with these funds, the startup will rebrand itself as FlyData and set up a local subsidiary in Japan. 
The company is led by Japanese entrepreneur Koichi Fujikawa, who previously worked with a number of prominent Japanese startups like Dennotai (acquired by Yahoo Japan back in 2000), Simplex Technology (TSE:4340), and Sirius Technology (also acquired by Yahoo Japan, 2010). ...
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The Bridge 1/10/2014 [en]

memo
  • There are not many big data solution startup from Japan, but interestingly another popular startup, Treasure Data also established its headquarter in Silicon Valley and entered Japan market later. 
  • https://www.flydata.com/

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