{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:04:01.777Z","story":{"id":"r_f4ea562f4e7148beb576891e","slug":"anotherball-raises-2-5-billion-yen-in-debt-financing-for-vtuber-app-avvy","url":"https://yomimono.id/anotherball-raises-2-5-billion-yen-in-debt-financing-for-vtuber-app-avvy","headline":"AnotherBall Raises 2.5 Billion Yen in Debt Financing for VTuber App Avvy","summary":"AnotherBall, the startup behind the VTuber app Avvy, raised 2.5 billion yen in debt financing from four Japanese banks, bringing cumulative fundraising to 4.7 billion yen. The company will use the funds for overseas expansion and recruitment, aiming to capitalize on the growing global market for Japanese content.","why_it_matters":"The financing from major Japanese banks signals institutional confidence in the VTuber market, which AnotherBall estimates has grown fourfold to 126 billion yen in four years, and positions Avvy as a key vehicle for exporting Japanese content abroad.","published_at":"2026-05-20T08:31:38.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Denfaminicogamer"],"citations":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","title":"AnotherBall raises total of 4.7 billion yen, with support from Shoko Chukin Bank, MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Mizuho Bank, to promote global expansion of the popular app 'Avvy' that lets anyone become a VTuber in one minute","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2605192i"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false}}}