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Funding

AI

Television programming producer D Complex took part in a ¥100m ($782,000) round today for Silva Compass, the Japan-based developer of an artificial intelligence-equipped ​​video dialogue system called Talk With. The round was filled out by Kintetsu Venture Partners, Shizuoka Capital, Aigin Future Creation Fund and Nanto CVC, part of rail operator Kintetsu Railway and financial services firms Shizuoka Bank, Aichi Bank and Nanto Bank respectively.

Computing

Home appliance and camera producer Yodobashi Holdings provided ¥150m ($1.2m) in funding…

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.