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In the Series B round, Ichikara Inc raised a total of about 1.9 billion yen through a third-party allocation of new shares to new investors in Japan and overseas.

Up to the present time, the Company has procured funds of more than 1 billion yen, including shares and liabilities, and through this procurement, it has raised funds of more than 3 billion yen since its establishment in May 2017.

The funds raised this time will be mainly invested in human resources to support VTuber business and in new business areas in VTuber business.

Specifically, going forward the Company plans to invest in business development personnel to further expand its VTuber business domains, and aggressively invest in growth-oriented designers and engineers that support VTuber business from a design/technology perspective.

Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/04/14/ichikara-vtuber/