COMPANY PROFILE

 

 

Company name (English)
Mediagene Inc.
Company name (Japanese)
株式会社メディアジーン
Established
October 30, 1998 (Transferred to a holding company on July 1, 2015)
Address
Arethusa Shibuya, 23-2 Maruyamacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0044

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Representative
CEO, Founder: Motoko Imada
Directors
Director CVO, Founder:Hiroto Kobayashi
Director CFO:Hiroyuki Terao
Director CSO:Tatsuki Serizawa
Outside Director:Yasuyoshi Yanagisawa
Auditor:Toshihide Natori
Executive Officer:Yuko Endo
Executive Officer:Daisuke Kanazawa
Executive Officer:Kei Togashi
Executive Officer:Kotaro Teshima
Executive Officer:Kazumi Oda
Executive Officer:Satoshi Yoshioka
Capital
55,000,000 yen *As of December 15, 2023

MANAGEMENT

Introduction of the management team

 

Directors

 

Motoko Imada

 

 

Founder of INFOBAHN Inc.
Founder, Representative Director, and CEO of Mediagene Inc.

 

After working in editing, publishing, and overseas copyright negotiations for books and magazines in the publishing industry, Motoko helped launch the Japanese edition of WIRED in 1994 and served as its business manager. She then established her own business and founded the online media company Mediagene Inc. (formerly INFOBAHN Group Inc.) in 1998 and founded the digital agency INFOBAHN Inc. in 2015 through an incorporation-type company split. She has been a facilitator at the Keizai Doyukai’s (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) social gatherings since 2022.

 

 


 

Hiroto Kobayashi

 

 

Founder, Director, and CVO

 

Hiroto helped launch the Japanese edition of WIRED in 1994, where he served as editor-in-chief. He co-founded INFOBAHN Inc. (now Mediagene Inc.) in 1998 to help businesses with their digital communication strategies. He has launched a variety of printed and online media outlets, including GIZMODO JAPAN, and has supported digital marketing activities for companies both in and outside of Japan. Hiroto is considered a leader in content marketing and owned media. Since 2017, he has served as an official Japan partner for TOA, an international tech conference held in Berlin, and co-hosts programs in Germany and Tokyo every year. Currently, he produces programs and fieldwork projects to co-create innovations focused on circular economy and biodiversity to bring businesses and local governments together. One of his main works is “After GAFA” (KADOKAWA), which has been translated and published in Korea and China. He has also served as the editorial supervisor and commentator for translated publications such as “Free,” “Share,” and “Public” (NHK Publishing), among many other works.

 

 


 

Hiroyuki Terao

 

 


Director, CFO

 

After working as a certified public accountant at an auditing firm, Hiroyuki became the director of finance at an operating company in 2015. After the company held an IPO, he joined INFOBAHN Group Inc. (now Mediagene Inc.) in 2017, became Director and CFO, and has headed the company's business management since 2018. Hiroyuki has served as a director of Group company Mediagene since 2019.

 

 


 

Tatsuki Serizawa

 

 


Director, CSO

 

After joining the company (formerly INFOBAHN Inc.) in 2007, Tatsuki helped start up new media outlets and businesses.
He became the Director and CSO of former Mediagene Inc. in 2015 and headed the business strategy division.
Tatsuki was appointed as the Director and CSO of former Mediagene Inc.
in 2020, and became Director and CSO of the current company in 2022.

 

 


Executive Officers
  • Yuko Endo

     

    Media Editorial Division
  • Kazumi Oda

     

    Media Editorial Division
  • Daisuke Kanazawa

     

    Product Division
  • Kotaro Teshima

     

    Commerce Division
  • Kei Togashi

     

    Media Planning Division
  • Satoshi Yoshioka

     

    Business development Division
Brand Directors
  • Tamotsu Ito

     

    Media Editorial Division
  • Nozomi Kosaka

     

    Media Editorial Division
  • Kei Nakamura

     

    Commerce Division

 

COMPANY HISTORY

History

 

October 1998
INFOBAHN Inc. (current company, capital: 45,000,000 yen) was founded in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo and launched a customized magazine solution business
May 1999
Launched a media solution business
November 2003
Relocated head office to Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
October 2004
Began publishing MYLOHAS, a new lifestyle magazine for women (online edition begun in February 2006)
July 2006
Launched GIZMODO JAPAN, the Japanese version of the media blog GIZMODO published in the U.S. and eight European countries
December 2006
INFOBAHN Inc. was awarded the PrivacyMark
February 2008
Founded Mediagene Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Transferred the MYLOHAS and GIZMODO JAPAN businesses to Mediagene Inc.
July 2008
Mediagene Inc. launched Lifehacker Japan
June 2011
Opened our Kyoto branch in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City
April 2012
Established Digimo Co., Ltd. in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
April 2012
Mediagene Inc. launched the interior design website ROOMIE
September 2012
INFOBAHN Inc. (current company) inherited Cafeglobe.Com Inc.’s web solution business, and Mediagene Inc. inherited their media business (the current MASHING UP)
November 2013
Relocated to our current head office in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
April 2014
Started an ad agency sales service
March 2015
Acquired 100% ownership of Mediagene Inc. through stock swaps
July 2015
Changed the company name from INFOBAHN Inc. to INFOBAHN Group Inc., established INFOBAHN Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) as a wholly-owned subsidiary through a company split, and succeeded all businesses except for the administrative division and shifted to a holding company system
September 2015
Mediagene Inc. launched the Japanese version of Digiday, a website that provides information on digital marketing strategies
November 2015
Mediagene Inc. launched machi-ya, a purchase-type crowdfunding service
February 2016
INFOBAHN Inc. established IDL (INFOBAHN DESIGN LAB.), a design research hub, and began offering innovation support services
July 2016
Conducted an absorption-type merger with INFOBAHN Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) as the surviving company and Digimo Co., Ltd. as the dissolving company
January 2017
Mediagene Inc. launched the business media outlet Business Insider Japan
March 2018
Acquired BOOK LAB TOKYO, a physical book store operated by the cafe, book sales, and event space operator Labit Inc.
May 2018
Established Cycle Living Lab, a foundation that builds ongoing relationships between governments, businesses, and consumers focused on bicycles, mobility, and technology
August 2021
Mediagene Inc. was awarded the PrivacyMark
March 2022
INFOBAHN Group Inc. absorbed and merged its subsidiary former Mediagene Inc., changing its trade name to Mediagene Inc.

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Arethusa Shibuya, 23-2 Maruyamacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0044

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A one-minute walk from the south exit of Shinsen Station on the Keio Inokashira Line

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