How the rise of Japanese news aggregator SmartNews, valued at $2B in 2021, in the US came to a halt in 2023, leading to CEO Ken Suzuki’s departure in November (Andrew Deck/Rest of World)

How the rise of Japanese news aggregator SmartNews, valued at $2B in 2021, in the US came to a halt in 2023, leading to CEO Ken Suzuki’s departure in November (Andrew Deck/Rest of World)

Andrew Deck / Rest of World:
How the rise of Japanese news aggregator SmartNews, valued at $2B in 2021, in the US came to a halt in 2023, leading to CEO Ken Suzuki’s departure in November  —  Former SmartNews employees point to failed product launches and far-right obsession of former CEO.