Did you hear? Rakuten Launches $100M Global Investment Fund

News from Rakuten! Rakuten has just announced a $100 million global investment fund! The fund will be managed by Rakuten Ventures and focus on the United States, Israel, and the Asia Pacific region. Rakuten has been keeping it's name in the headlines with other recent news such as the $900 million Viber acquisition. Other recent acquistions and investments to note include: Kobo, e-reader service, $315 million acquisition Viki, streaming video platform, $200 million acquisition Wuaki.tv, Spanish streaming video service acquisition Pinterest, lead investor of the $100 million round of funding To find out more about the Rakuten fund and recent

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