[The Bridge] Japanese quiz app BrainWars snags $2.8 million in funding from Line and others

Tokyo-based TransLimit, the startup that develops social quiz app BrainWars, announced on Thursday that it has fundraised 300 million yen (approximately $2.8 million) form Line Ventures, United, East Ventures, Skyland Ventures, and Genuine Startups. Line Ventures is a subsidiary of messaging company Line, focused on managing a $10 million investment fund called ‘Line Game Global Gateway.’ After start-up in August, the fund has already invested in Japanese gaming company Gumi as its first portfolio company. 

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The Bridge 10/10/2014 [en]

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• BrainWars has over 5 million downloads with 95% coming from overseas. It took only 5 months to achieve the figure. It is very impressive and so interesting to see how long the startup keep the rapid growth.
• http://translimit.co.jp/