Company Overview

1. Company Overview

Media Sea <4824>, founded in 2000, has built a track record in the system integration field for over 20 years. With the management philosophy of "continuously creating good things", they aim to expand corporate value. Their services include the school management system "My Class", which is experiencing increasing demand as they celebrate their 20th anniversary, and the barcode app "Iconit", which has recorded over 36 million downloads in over 10 years. These symbolize the history of their technology and services, and they plan to uphold and develop this tradition in the future. In recent years, they have also focused on creating venture companies, aiming to generate high-quality businesses and corporations in addition to excellent systems and services. Amid the changing social environment, they actively venture into new technological fields such as Brain Tech and DTx, building on a stable financial foundation. The company group consists of the parent company Media Sea (the company), Start Media Japan, and Media Sea Capital.

2. History

The company was established in Minato-ku, Tokyo in March 2000 and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) Mothers market in December 2000, just 9 months later. In June 2003, they developed embedded barcode reader software for mobile devices. Subsequently, in July 2003, they established their current subsidiary, Start Media Japan. In April 2005, they acquired the "Privacy Mark", and in June 2005, they received the highest evaluation in the world for embedded programs for mobile phones at the "BREW 2005 Developer Awards". In December 2005, they began shipping "Barcode Reader & Maker", which can create QR codes on mobile phones. In March 2007, their investee, Diamond Dining Co., Ltd. (now DD Group <3073>), was listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange Hercules Market. In June 2008, they developed and started selling the package product "My Class" for school operators. In January 2012, they developed the new barcode reader "Iconit" and started offering it as a free download. In 2019, they established their current subsidiary, Media Sea Capital, and in April 2022, they transitioned from the TSE Mothers market to the Growth Market due to a revision of TSE's market classification.

(Reported by FISCO guest analyst Hiroshi Nakayama)