National University of Singapore fashion startup ViSenze raises $3.5m series A from online retailer Rakuten.

Rakuten, a Japan-based fashion retailer, has led a $3.5m series A round backing National University of Singapore fashion spin-out ViSenze.

Investment firms Walden International and UOB Venture Management also participated in the round.

The investment, which was made via Rakuten’s corporate venture capital arm Rakuten Ventures, builds on a partnership between the two firms which started last year. As part of that deal, ViSenze will make its fashion finder application technology available to Rakuten, so customers can upload pictures of…