Korean startup VCNC has received a strategic investment from Japanese Internet giant DeNA to turn its couples app Between into an open platform for third-party developers. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. DeNA (pronounced D-N-A) is one of Japan's top mobile Internet companies. Its core business is Mobage, a social games platform, but it also offers e-commerce and other online services.
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