Student Startup, Labit's Time Schedule App Surpasses 12,000 Users /Venture Now

A social application allowing students to share time schedule of classes on Facebook to visualize who attends the same class and white spaces of other students is popular in universities in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

The app is called Sugoi Jikanwari (awesome time table). Users use it from smartphone (iPhone or Android) or Facebook. It was officially launched at October 20th. As of November 11th, it surpasses 12,000 users and 50,000 classes registered.

Student startup, Labit developed it. Soon after founded by four founders on 2011 April, it raised capital from NetAge and in August, it raised 25 million yen from six angel investors. ...

Venture Now 11/15/2011 [jp]

memo

• Hiroyuki Tsuruda, a CEO of Labit, launched a web site, Playforjapan.jp just two hours after the earthquake in Tohoku, which delivers messages of support from all around the world.
• http://www.labit.co.jp/