Atsushi Mizoguchi

DG Financial Technology, Inc. engages in the provision of system services for electronic commerce payment. Its operations are carried out through the following divisions: Payment Processing Services, Receipt Services, Information Security Services, Advertising Related Services, and Others. The Payment Processing Services division provides settlement processing services for credit card, convenience store, electronic money, and authentication transactions. The Receipt Services division provides receipt services for sales from credit card, convenience store, electronic money, and early payments. The Information Security Services division engages in the sale of security services. The Advertising Related Services division provides advertising support services. The Others division engages in the electronic shopping and product support services. The company was founded on April 24, 1997 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Internet Research Institute, Inc. provides internet communication network services. It conducts research and development on network technologies together with the government and academic agencies in various industrial fields. The company was founded on December 09, 1996 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

ITI, Inc. is an investment management firm wholly-owned by IT Holdings Corp. (TSE: 3626), a holding and investment company established in 2008 and primarily active in information systems for financial institutions. ITI was formerly known as DG Incubation, Inc. and was renamed upon acquisition in 2009. They were previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Garage, Inc. (JASDAQ: 4819), a leading web-business solution provider founded in 1995. Located in Tokyo, ITI was established in 2005. The firm specializes in venture capital investing, the provision of consulting services and the management of investment funds.

News Service Center Corp. operates websites and provides internet based advertising. The company was founded on April 04, 1970 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Livedoor Co., Ltd. offers various Internet solutions. The firm primarily provides computer network consulting, computer network management, development and sale of computer programs, and network content editing and design services. It operates in Japan, China, Thailand, Germany, and Spain. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Digital Garage, Inc., DG COMMUNICATIONS Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that primarily operates in the real estate advertising business. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company also provides market analysis, optimal sales and advertising strategies, creative work, and other business partnerships to solve clients' problems. The company was founded in 1962. DG COMMUNICATIONS Co. was acquired by DG Communications, Inc. /Management Grop/ from Digital Garage, Inc. on June 30, 2009 for $0.08 million.

ECONTEXT, INC. provides payment transaction services which accept credit card and payment through convenience stores for electronic commerce firms. It also provides merchandise distribution services. The company was founded on October 1, 2012 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Digital Garage US, Inc. develops computer software products. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Open Network Lab, Inc. (Onlab) is a startup accelerator firm of Digital Garage, Inc. founded in 2011 by Hayashi Kaoru and Ito Joichi. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of MEDIA DO Co., Ltd., Supad? The private company, founded in 2010, is based in London, UK. Ltd. was acquired by Netgalley UK Ltd. on February 08, 2022 for $7.39 million. Ltd. is a leading provider of website and direct-to-consumer ecommerce solutions for trade and academic publishers, and university presses. Supadu has more than 270 customers serving publishers of all sizes including HarperCollins, Ingram, MIT Press, Princeton University Press, Casemate, and Manchester University Press. Supadu's beautiful data-driven, accessible websites are proven to enhance title visibility and sales. Developers can build a publisher website on their chosen CMS, with the complexity of data management and product search taken care of through their Supafolio API. Supacart can be integrated into an existing website allowing customers to sell epub & physical products without requiring costly website redevelopment. Supad?

NaviPlus Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of marketing tools, security, and media services. The company was founded on January 21, 2010 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Neo Innovation, Inc. designs and builds mobile and web products for customers. It provides agile software development and lean design as an on-demand service to large enterprises, startups, and governments. The company was founded by Ian McFarland on December 15, 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Digital Publishing Initiatives Japan Co., Ltd. engages in electronic publishing business. It publishes, manages, delivers and sells electronic book content. The company was founded on April 2, 2012 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of A Holdings Corp., LINE Fukuoka Corp. is a Japanese company that offers information, services, and recruitment information. The private company is involved in town development, specifically in creating LINE Smart City. The CEO of the company is Yang-Do Kim.

Flier, Inc. offers book summaries through its website. Its books summaries include topics about career, school, leadership, strategy, marketing, finance, and information technology. The company was founded by Yasushi Ohga and Hiroshi Kanda on June 4, 2013 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Line Ventures (Line) is a venture capital firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was established in 2014, and has offices in Japan, the US, China and Korea. The firm is owned by the publically listed company Line Corp (TYO: 3938) in Japan, which itself is wholly owned by the publically listed company Naver Corp in Korea (KRX: 035420).

Part of SoftBank Corp., WebPay Holdings KK is a Japanese company that provides credit card platform and secure payment systems. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. WebPay Holdings KK was acquired by LINE Pay Corp. on February 10, 2015.

Part of SoftBank Corp., LINE Pay Corp. is a Japanese company that develops and operates smartphone applications. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

LINE MUSIC Corp. is a Japanese company that was founded in 2014. The private company is located in Tokyo, Japan and has a capital of 480 million yen. The company's main focus is not explicitly stated in the provided metadata, but it can be inferred that they are involved in the music industry based on their name.

Altra Entertainment KK engages in the business of electronic comics coloring, comics drawing support, website creation, music and video production services. The company was founded on February 1, 2017 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

LINE GAMES Corp. develops games software. The company was founded on October 11, 2012 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

FIBC KK operates as an investment holding company that engages in the asset management. The company was founded on December 19, 1950 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Media Do International, Inc. engages in publishing and distribution of eBooks. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Line Part Time Job Ltd. publishes part-time job information through Internet and applications. It also engages in the provision of various information services. The company was founded on February 2, 2015 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Line Digital Frontier KK engages in the provision of electronic cartoon service using communication network and electronic technology. The company was founded on July 2, 2018 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Line Ticket KK provides electronic ticket services for live music, concerts, and sports. Jun Masuda has been the CEO of the Japanese company since 2017.

Part of MEDIA DO Co., Ltd., JIVE Ltd. is a publisher of comics. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company was founded in 2019. JIVE was acquired by MEDIA DO Co., Ltd. from Poplar Publishing Co., Ltd. on October 16, 2019.

P3 KK engages in platform media construction and planning, advertising sales, and product development, manufacturing and sales. The company was founded on March 25, 2019 and is headquartered in Hiroshima, Japan.

Part of SoftBank Corp., Line Mobile Corp. is a mobile virtual network operator founded in 2016. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Line Mobile offers cheap smartphones and SIM cards, including a popular data-free option for Line and other major social media platforms. The reason for their affordability is unclear.

Part of A Holdings Corp., LINE Financial Corp. is a fintech platform based in Tokyo, Japan. LINE Financial accurately risk ranks the bottom 80%% of the working population without using FICO and uses this to facilitate the distribution of goods, services, and payments at relevant inflection points in their personal financial journey, driving financial inclusion while capturing $10 trillion in annual spending power by this population. The Japanese company was founded in 2018. The CEO is Tetsuhiko Saito.

Part of A Holdings Corp., LINE Corp. is a private company based in Tokyo, Japan. LINE Corp. operates as a content platform centered on videos, music, and games. The Japanese company was founded in 2019 and the CEO is Takeshi Idezawa.

Unimedia, Inc. provides advertising solutions for smartphones. It operates through the following business segments: Smartphone Advertisement Solution and Advertisement Technology Business. The Smartphone Advertisement Solution business segment provides advertising space sales and consulting solutions. The Advertisement Technology business segment provides O2O solutions that connect online and real stores to retailers with stores. The company was founded by Makoto Sueda on April 20, 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.