Japan flea market app raises $14m for US expansion
Mercari, the Japanese start-up behind the mobile flea market app of the same name, has raised JPY1.45 billion ($14.1 million) from Global Brain, Globis Capital Partners, Itochu Technology Venture, GMO Venture Partners, and other unnamed investors.
The start-up - previously named Kouzouh - received JPY50 million in seed funding from East Ventures when it was set up by former Zynga Japan General Manager Shintaro Yamada in July last year. The app...
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