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Travel Platform Operator Yanolja Receives 2 tln-won Investment from Softbank’s Vision Fund

SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Yanolja, a leading South Korean travel platform operator, said Thursday it has received a 2 trillion-won (US$1.75 billion) investment from Softbank’s Vision Fund, the second-largest investment into a South Korean company after $3 billion for e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. Yanolja, which has been seeking to go public, plans to [...]

Light Raises $121 Million from SoftBank Vision Fund and Leica Camera AG

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Light, the leader in advanced computational imaging, today announced a Series D funding round of $121 million, led by the SoftBank Vision Fund. The renowned Leica Camera AG also participated in the financing. Light’s groundbreaking imaging platform enables machines to see like humans do, using sophisticated algorithms [...]