In addition to contributing to its series B round, SoftBank and Credit Saison will help the mobile shopping app provider increase its online-to-offline sales.
Japan-based e-commerce company Origami has attracted ¥1.6bn ($13.3m) for a series B round co-led by telecommunications company SoftBank, financial services provider Credit Saison, and individual investor Makoto Takano, Tech in Asia reported yesterday.
Founded in 2013, Origami received $5m in a series A round the same year from telecommunications company KDDI’s Open Innovation Fund and advertising agency Digital Advertising Consortium.
Origami has developed a mobile shopping app featuring products from some 800 high-end and boutique brands. Customers can follow…