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The most interesting unicorns to come out of Japan


Japan's startup sector, despite being one of the biggest in the world, has lagged behind other regions like the U.S., China, and the U.K., in terms of the

“Having been fortunate to be a key investor in Toast in the U.S., supporting it to become a $13 billion company, we see a similar element of success in Dinii,” Bryan Wu of Bessemer Venture Partners said at the time. Co-founded in 2015 by Kensuke Naito and Shoji Miyata, SmartHR has been seeing strong demand for its SaaS platform, which helps enterprises manage and streamline human resources and operations, in the past couple of years. Its customers include Toyota as well as Thai firms such as duty-free store operator King Power, telco company True, and online insurance provider Roo Jai.

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