Marketplace app Mercari nabs $75M to become Japan’s first unicorn

 Mercari, a peer-to-peer marketplace app, has claimed the title of Japan’s first startup unicorn after raising 8.4 billion yen (about $75 million) at a valuation of over $1 billion. This is the Tokyo-based company’s first Series D and brings its total funding to 12.6 billion yen (about $111 million). Read More

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