Japan's Eightnot raises ¥450M Series A first close to mass-produce AI CAPTAIN
4310sy · x · 2026-09-17
Japanese startup Eightnot announced the first close of its Series A, raising ¥450 million ($3M). The funds will go toward productizing and mass-producing its "AI CAPTAIN" device and accelerating overseas market expansion. An early-stage funding milestone for a hardware-plus-AI product company.
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