Customer engagement platform developer Plaid has attracted capital from investors including Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, Mitsui and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital.

Japan-based customer experience platform developer Plaid has raised ¥2.7bn ($25m) in funding from investors including diversified conglomerate Mitsui.

The round also featured Eight Roads Ventures Japan, SMBC Venture Capital, Mizuho Capital and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, respective investment units of financial services firms Fidelity, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mizuho Bank and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, the corporate venturing arm of insurance provider Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, and venture capital firm Femto Partners also contributed to the round.

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