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Go eyes robotaxis and acquisitions after Japan’s biggest IPO of 2026. Here’s why it matters

TechCrunch / 19 June 2026 / 36m ago

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Go’s IPO — Japan’s biggest so far this year — has done more than provide a much-needed boost to the country’s languishing listing season. It has also supplied the taxi-hailing app with the capital required to address an existential issue: Japan’s shortage of drivers. Go, which went public Tuesday, plans to use the ¥88.6 billion […]

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Go eyes robotaxis and acquisitions after Japan’s biggest IPO of 2026. Here’s why it matters

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