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About Never Say Never

Never Say Never (ネバーセイネバー) is a creative company in Japan that operates fashion and lifestyle brands.

Headquarters Location

5F, MFPR Shibuya Bldg. 1-2-5, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku

Tokyo, 150-0002,

Japan

+81-70-3194-2430

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Autos: Never say never

Nov 2, 2023

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Never Say Never Investments

1 Investments

Never Say Never has made 1 investments. Their latest investment was in READY TO FASHION as part of their Seed VC on September 9, 2017.

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

9/25/2017

Seed VC

READY TO FASHION

Yes

2

Date

9/25/2017

Round

Seed VC

Company

READY TO FASHION

Amount

New?

Yes

Co-Investors

Sources

2

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