Jun Miyashita

Venture Republic Inc. operates multi-branded vertical search engines and provides user-generated product review services over the Internet. Its operations are carried out through the following divisions: Travel and Services. The Travel division operates Travel.jp and Hotel.jp websites, which search and compare prices for plane tickets, package tours, and accommodations. The Services division manages coneco.net and tuhan.net.jp websites, which provides price comparisons for computer and peripherals, household electric appliances, game software, car products, and alcohol. The company was founded by Kei Shibata on January 4, 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Consadole Co., Ltd. owns and operates a soccer team called as Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. The company was founded on April 16, 1996 and is headquartered in Sapporo, Japan.

Part of Satudora Holdings Co., Ltd., Creare Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that operates drug stores. The company is based in Sapporo, 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 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 company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

LINE MUSIC Corp. is a Japanese company that provides a music distribution service. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 2014.

AI TOKYO LAB & Co. engages in artificial intelligence (AI) contract development business and AI human resources development business. It offers the following AI solutions: AI powered smart camera, AI sales forecast and demand management, AI shift scheduling, AI recommendation, AI concierge, AI mini LAB courses, and AI education courses. The company was founded by Muneharu Kitade and Hidenori Kawamura on February 28, 2019 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

GRIT WORKS Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that supports the digital shift of retail and food service industry with a user viewpoint and high IT skills. The private company is based in Sapporo, Japan. The company was born in the combination of retail and IT companies to create a system that is flexible and expanded by themselves. The company fuses the system operation know-how of the chain store with the POS application, the headquarters key system, and the cloud service development know-how to strongly support the construction of the next-generation retail system. The company also applies AI technology to retail systems and develop unprecedented products and services.

AWL, Inc. engages in research & development of artificial intelligence. The firm offers camera services with various AI functions such as shoplifting deterrence, marketing and employee work style optimization by connecting the original AWL Box to an existing security camera. The company was founded by Muneharu Kitade and Hidenori Kawamura on June 1, 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Coelaqanth, Inc. engages in education business. It operates D-School Hokkaido, a programming school for elementary and middle school students. It also offers a language school for foreigners to learn Japanese and for Japanese students to learn English. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Sapporo, Japan.

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 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 A Holdings Corp., LINE Corp. is a 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.

WEBTOON Entertainment, Inc. engages in the provision of global storytelling platform. The firm offers creators and users to discover, create, and share new content. Its brands include Munpia, Yonder, Studio Lico, LINE, and Creator Studios. The company was founded by Jun-Koo Kim in 2005 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.