Tokyo-based TakeMe, a
cross-border payment startup, has raised $1.8 million in funding as Japan opens up for international tourism. The round was
led by Taiwan-based New Economy Ventures, as well as individual investors.
Founded in 2015, TakeMe provides restaurant-reservation service between foreign tourists and Japan’s restaurants. By connecting with online travel agencies and traffic platforms such as Klook, KKday, Meituan, Fliggy, Ctrip and Tripadvisor, TakeMe says it has linked millions of foreign tourists with more than 400 restaurants across Japan.
“Since COVID-19 hit the world, TakeMe has also gone through
ups and downs,” says Ory Rusli, the company’s head of Southeast Asia….