Japan baseball stars take page out of MLB investment book

App developer Knowhere raises $3.5m in funding round joined by 3 pitchers

20250417N Yuki Karakawa

Yuki Karakawa, pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines baseball team, made an investment in sportstech startup Knowhere. © Kyodo

NARUSHI NAKAI and KATSUYUKI TANIMOTO

OSAKA -- A Japanese startup whose app can track and analyze baseball pitches has assembled a team of investors that includes professional players as well as a big venture capital firm.

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