CARTA HOLDINGS, INC.

H i s t o r y ・ A w a r d s

  1. 1996
    June

    Cyber Communications Inc., founded as a joint business between Dentsu Inc. (now Dentsu Group Inc.) and SoftBank Corp. (now SoftBank Group Corp.), starts internet advertising and related businesses

  2. 1999
    October

    axiv.com, Inc. (now VOYAGE GROUP Inc.) founded to engage in internet-related businesses

    November

    axiv.com launches “MyID” gift information site

  3. 2000
    April

    Cyber Communications establishes Osaka branch

    September

    Cyber Communications is listed on the Osaka Stock Exchange Hercules Market (now the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market)

  4. 2001
    September

    axiv.com becomes a consolidated subsidiary of CyberAgent, Inc.

  5. 2003
    October

    Cyber Communications changes its listing to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market

  6. 2004
    May

    Cyber Communications launches video advertisement business

    July

    axiv.com refreshes the “MyID” site and launches the “EC Navi” price comparison service

  7. 2005
    October

    axiv.com changes its name to EC Navi Inc.

  8. 2006
    January

    Cyber Communications builds the ADJUST ad network

    March

    Cyber Communications establishes Kyushu branch

    April

    Cyber Communications establishes Chubu branch

  9. 2007
    January

    EC Navi establishes PeX.Inc (now DIGITALIO, Inc.) as a subsidiary to operate the “PeX” point site

  10. 2008
    January

    Cyber Communications starts cross media business

    June

    EC Navi establishes adingo, Inc. (now fluct, Inc.) as a subsidiary to engage in the business of assisting the deployment of search advertising

  11. 2009
    February

    Cyber Communications launches audio advertisement business

    July

    Cyber Communications is delisted after becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dentsu

  12. 2010
    October

    adingo launches “fluct” SSP service to support the maximization of revenue from advertising using internet media

  13. 2011
    January

    Cyber Communications launches smartphone advertisement business

    March

    EC Navi establishes EC Navi Ventures, Inc. (now CARTA VENTURES, Inc.) as a subsidiary for investing in internet-related companies

    April

    EC Navi establishes Zucks, Inc. as a subsidiary to engage in the advertisement business for mobiles and smartphones

    October

    EC Navi changes its name to VOYAGE GROUP Inc.

  14. 2012
    April

    VOYAGE GROUP establishes Supporterz, Inc. as a subsidiary to provide support for student engineers searching for jobs

    June

    VOYAGE GROUP uses an MBO to become independent from CyberAgent, thus no longer being a consolidated subsidiary

    June

    Cyber Communications starts online ad exchange business

  15. 2013
    March

    “EC Navi” site operated by VOYAGE GROUP switches from providing price comparison service to points service

  16. 2014
    July

    VOYAGE GROUP is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market (now the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market)

  17. 2015
    September

    VOYAGE GROUP is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section (now the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market)

  18. 2016
    September

    Cyber Communications starts location-based marketing business

  19. 2017
    February

    Cyber Communications changes name of ADJUST to BeyondX Series and revamps the service

    November

    VOYAGE GROUP establishes VOYAGE Lighthouse Studio, Inc. (now Lighthouse Studio, Inc.) as a subsidiary to operate the “Kamigame” game information media site

  20. 2019
    January

    VOYAGE GROUP and Cyber Communications implemented business integration, forming CARTA HOLDINGS, INC. as a pure holding company for both companies

    May

    Head office relocated to Dogenzaka in Shibuya, Tokyo

    June

    DataCurrent, Inc. established as a subsidiary for data consulting, and development/management of data platforms

    June

    rakanu inc. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary to engage in the pet media business

    August

    ATRAC Inc. established as a subsidiary to engage in the business of providing support for integrated online/offline marketing

  21. 2020
    April

    Barriz,Inc. established as a subsidiary to engage in the business of providing support for specialist D2C advertising

    April

    Biztailor Partners, Inc. established as a subsidiary to engage in the business of providing support for BPO specializing in advertising/marketing

    December

    Digiclue, inc. established as a subsidiary to engage in the business of providing support for retail DX

  22. 2021
    January

    PORTO, inc. established as a subsidiary to operate an advertising platform for brand advertisers

    January

    TELECY, inc. established as a subsidiary to engage in the programmatic TV advertising business

    July

    CARTA COMMUNICATIONS Inc. established to inherit the business divisions of Cyber Communications

    September

    CARTA AGE, Inc. established as a subsidiary to engage in the business of providing support for performance-specific marketing

  23. 2022
    January

    Merger between VOYAGE GROUP and Cyber Communications with the objective of unifying the business management functions of Group companies

    April

    Transition to the Prime Market following the changes in the market segments of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

    September

    CARTA KNOT, INC. established as a subsidiary to engage in the business of providing support for programmatic digital advertising operations

  24. 2023
    January

    D-Marketing Academy, inc., which provides e-learning using streamed content for the training of corporate web marketers, becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary

    October

    To strengthen the marketing business within the group, we are integrating four companies: Zucks Inc. ATRAC Inc. PORTO Inc. and CARTA AGE Inc. Subsequently, a new entity, CARTA MARKETING FIRM Inc. will be established.

    December

    Head office relocated to Toranomon in Minato, Tokyo