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Nekonome: Capital Raising
Nekonome raised ¥110 million in Series A funding from EX Innovation Fund (TV Asahi HD), Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, and SMBC Venture Capital, bringing total funding to ¥200 million. Company is launching competitive shogi game 'KIOU' this month.
The leadership read
Fresh capital usually broadens the sector leadership bench strength — scale, go-to-market and operational depth — rather than any single appointment.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 112.8 (Hot) — up 11.4 versus the prior month — and Asia signal share is rising (+3.1pts).
Nekonome: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow.
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