Announcement of stock acquisition of Hobby Navi Co., Ltd. [GMO Media] *GMO Internet Group*
Press release: August 20, 2024
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Announcement of stock acquisition of Hobby Navi Co., Ltd. [GMO Media] GMO Media, Inc., a member of the GMO Internet Group (President: Teruyuki Mori) GMO Media) acquired 552 shares (voting rights ownership ratio: 75.1%) of Hobby Navi Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Hobby Navi) at the board of directors meeting held on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, and consolidated it. We have decided to become a company. As a result, we will enhance the synergy between the two companies by providing online courses in various fields such as business skills, art, and fitness. * [Background of group join] *
GMO Media is “For your Smile, with
“Easy Game Box” is a casual game platform that allows you to play games for free by watching advertisements.
byGMO” and the point activity site “Point Town” where you can earn points by taking various actions such as answering surveys and shopping on affiliated sites.
We develop and operate various genres of media in-house, including “byGMO” and the programming education platform “Coeteco byGMO.” Among these, the programming education platform “Coeteco”
byGMO” offers multiple services for children and adults, centered on “learning,” and provides learning opportunities in a wide range of fields for people of all ages and genders. In February 2022, due to the coronavirus pandemic, reskilling has attracted attention and demand for online courses has expanded.
byGMO” has been launched.
HobbyNavi, which has recently decided to acquire shares, is a platform for finding “experiences” and “classrooms” for hobbies and learning, with “participants” looking for workshops and lessons, and
“organizers” who teach and communicate. We are doing matching. The number of information on experiences and classes posted is 19,248 (as of the end of July 2024), and approximately 4,000 “organizers” have registered.
With this group join, we will expand our market share by providing online courses in a variety of areas, including business skills, art, and fitness, in addition to academic learning and language learning.
Going forward, the two companies will combine the know-how they have cultivated through the operation of each service to improve user convenience and the benefits they provide, while also considering the development of new services in adjacent fields.
* [Overview of the subsidiary to be transferred] *
Name Hobby Navi Co., Ltd.
Address: 4-5-9 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo
THE HARBOR SHIBAURA Room 302
Representative’s title and name: Representative Director Yusuke Ito Business content Classroom/lecturer management support
Capital 81 million yen
Date of establishment: March 13, 2017
Major shareholder and shareholding ratio Yusuke Ito (46.9%)
Keels Co., Ltd. (15.5%)
AirTrip Co., Ltd. (11.2%)
Relationship between the listed company and the company Capital relationship: Not applicable
Human relations: Not applicable
Business relationship: Not applicable
* [About GMO Media, Inc.] (URL: * * https://www.gmo.media/*