TKP Co., Ltd.
TKP invests in Soccer.com Co., Ltd., an up-and-coming startup investment business limited liability partnership formed in
collaboration with Shikigaku Co., Ltd.
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TKP Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Takateru Kono, hereinafter referred to as TKP) collaborates with Shikigaku Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Kodai Ando, hereinafter referred to as Shikigaku). The up-and-coming fund has established Soccer.com Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Representative Director: Ryo Furube, We would like to inform you that we have made an investment through the acquisition of shares in Soccer.com.
Background of investment in Soccer.com
Soccer.com is a company founded by a management team with a wealth of resources related to soccer with the vision of Smile for football. Since our establishment, we have been developing our soccer and futsal business both online and offline with the aim of building a unique soccer platform.
Our online business includes “High School Soccer.com,” a web media that distributes high school soccer tournament schedules, news, reports, etc., and “Sports Facility Construction.com,” which supports the construction and operation of soccer and futsal courts. We also offer FutPark, which allows you to manage reservations for futsal fields and tournaments. In our offline business, we operate the apparel brand “JOGARBOLA,” which handles soccer wear, and the brand has a sponsorship agreement with the Vietnamese national team participating in international tournaments.
It has been determined that by supporting up-and-coming funds to invest and improve organizational capabilities, it will be possible to realize structured organizational management and further accelerate Soccer.com’s corporate growth. We have made this investment. Overview of up-and-coming funds
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Representative: Representative Director Ryo Furube Head office location: 1-11-12 Nakamachi, Urawa-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture SAKURA Building Urawa I-6F Established: December 2015 Capital: 120.31 million Yen Number of employees: 17 (2023 (As of May 2017) Business details: ・Various soccer-related services
・Soccer portal operating URL: https://www.2015soccer.com/
[Shikigaku Co., Ltd. Company Profile]
Representative: President Ando Kodai Head office location: 1st floor, Osaki West City Building, 2-9-3 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Established: March 2015 Capital: 10 million yen Fiscal year: February sales :4.4 billion Yen (consolidated for the fiscal year ending February 2023) Number of employees: 238 people (*excluding executives and part-time workers) *As of February 29, 2024 Business content: ・Management and organizational consulting using “knowledge” Training for employees using Shikigaku ・Development and provision of web services based on “Shikigaku” ・Publication URL of “Shikigaku” related books: https://corp.shikigaku.jp/
[TKP Co., Ltd. Company Profile] Representative: President and CEO Takateru Kono Head office location: 8 Ichigaya Hachiman-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Established on the 2nd floor of TKP Ichigaya Building: August 15, 2005 Capital: 16.3 billion yen (2023 February 2023) (As of the end of the month) Fiscal year end: February Sales: 50.5 billion yen (fiscal year ending February 2023) Number of employees (consolidated): 1,666 (as of March 1, 2024) *Business that includes hourly employees, part-time employees, and other temporary employees Content: ・Flexible space business ・Hotel/accommodation training business ・Event production business ・BPO business ・Food and beverage/banquet business URL: https://www.tkp.jp/
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