UNITED, Inc. (2497.T) JPX

Currency In JPY

AD

UNITED, Inc.

Address

MFPR Shibuya Building

Tokyo, TY 150-0002

Japan

Phone

+81 3 6821 0000

Sector

Technology

Industry

Software - Application

Employees

456

First IPO Date

August 30, 2006

Key Executives

NameTitlePayYear Born
Tomonori HayakawaChairman, President & Chief Executive Officer01969
Takahiro HiguchiExecutive Officer & Director01990
Yozo KanekoRepresentative Director and Executive Officer01976
Yuji YamashitaExecutive Officer, Head of Business Management Division & Director01980
AD

Description

Operating out of Tokyo since its establishment in 1998, UNITED, Inc. engages in a diversified portfolio of businesses across Japan, primarily focusing on ad-technology, content development, and strategic investments. Within its ad-technology segment, the company offers "Bypass," an ad distribution platform for advertisers, and "adstir," an advertising management solution tailored for publishers. Its content division features popular offerings such as the role-playing game "Crash Fever" and the "CocoPPa Play" avatar dress-up service. Furthermore, UNITED is involved in creating sports-related websites, conceptualizing and developing media properties, and managing "Dream Mail," a sweepstakes and gifting platform. The company also runs "CHEERZ," a service dedicated to boosting artist activities, and spearheads the planning, development, and operation of "TechAcademy," a leading online programming school in Japan. Beyond these, UNITED provides consulting services to aid companies in their digital transformation initiatives and actively develops a variety of applications. Completing its multifaceted operations, the company also maintains a venture capital investment arm.

AD