Japan's SMBC to set up $300m VC fund for AI, fintech startups

FILE PHOTO: SMBC Nikko Securities' logo is pictured at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan December 5, 2017. Picture taken December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File photo

Masayuki Shikata

29 July, 2025

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