New round brings total funding to $182 million to date. Series E includes investors Japan Post Capital, ACA Investments, Globis Capital Partners and leading advertising agencies Dentsu and D.A.Consortium (Hakuhodo DY Group). SAN FRANCISCO, November 18, 2019-- SmartNews, Inc. announced today that it will close its Series E funding round in December, having raised $92 million from a group of investors led by Japan Post Capital Co. Ltd. and ACA Investments Pte Ltd. Additional investors include Globis Capital Partners Co., Ltd., Dentsu, Inc, and D.A.Consortium Inc. (Hakuhodo DY Group).