Dai-ichi Life has led the final close for the Japan-based financial technology developer’s $38.8m series C round, which includes Marui, Aizawa Securities and SBI Group.
Author: Edison Fu
Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.
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