Company
Company Profile
Company Name
AnyMind Group Inc.
Head Office
31/F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
TEL: +813-6384-5540
Representative
Kosuke Sogo
Foundation
April 2016
Business Portfolio
<Brand Commerce>
Development and provision of a platform that provides one-stop support for brand design and planning, production, e-commerce enablement, marketing, and logistics.
<Partner Growth>
Platforms for website and mobile application publishers and content creators to monetize and grow their brands.
History
2024
Sep
AnyMind Group launches AI live commerce platform, AnyLive
Sep
Launched satellite office in Hangzhou
Jul
Awarded the Special Jury Award at the Nippon Startup Awards 2024.
Jun
AnyMind Group launches data and AI utilization platform, AnyAI
May
AnyMind Group completes acquisition of Arche Digital
2023
Dec
Expansion to Saudi Arabia
Nov
Expansion to South Korea
Sep
AnyMind Group completes acquisition of Digital Distribusi Indonesia (DDI)
Mar
Completion of IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth market
2022
Nov
CEO Kosuke Sogo awarded Young Entrepreneur of the Year by Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards 2022
Nov
AnyManager takes home The Transformation Award at global GCPP Summit.
Sep
Launched satellite office in Shenzhen
Jul
AnyMind Group raises ¥4 billion in Series D funding to drive next-generation commerce.
Apr
AnyMind Group launches e-commerce management platform, AnyX.
Mar
AnyMind Group launches conversational commerce platform, AnyChat.
2021
Nov
CEO Kosuke Sogo selected top 10 in Forbes JAPAN's "Japan Entrepreneur Ranking 2022".
Nov
AnyManager takes home the Innovation Award at global GCPP Summit.
Oct
AnyMind Group CEO Kosuke Sogo selected to join the Endeavor network.
Oct
AnyTag crowned Game-changing Advertising Technology at The Drum Awards for Digital Advertising APAC 2021.
Sep
Selected in LinkedIn's Top Startups 2021 for Japan.
Sep
Launched satellite office in Saga prefecture.
Jul
AnyMind Group launches online retail store for influencer products, PopBox.
Jun
AnyMind Group launches logistics management platform, AnyLogi.
Jan
AnyMind Group acquires cross-border marketing company, ENGAWA.
2020
Nov
AnyMind Group awarded DEI Driver Award by Google.
Nov
CEO Kosuke Sogo selected top 20 in Forbes JAPAN's "Japan Entrepreneur Ranking 2021".
Oct
Platform names changed: AdAsia Digital Platform to AnyDigital, AdAsia360 to AnyManager, CastingAsia to AnyTag, CastingAsia mobile app and influencer network to AnyCreator.
Oct
Launch of e-commerce enablement offering AnyShop.
Sep
AnyMind Group and All Nippon Airways Trading Co., Ltd, bring DOOH to Haneda Airport.
Jun
AnyMind Group to cover startup cost for influencers to create their own brands and products.
May
AnyMind Group becomes a Google Certified Publishing Partner.
May
AnyMind Group launches cloud manufacturing platform, AnyFactory.
Mar
Expansion into India and Dubai.
Mar
Maiden Marketing Pte. Ltd. (Singapore), which operates the mobile marketing platform 'POKKT' in India, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and other regions, was made a wholly owned subsidiary.
Mar
Raised US$26.4 million and expansion into the D2C space.
Feb
Investment in fitness apparel brand LÝFT.
2019
Dec
AnyMind Group acquires Japan-based influencer network, GROVE.
Nov
CEO Kosuke Sogo selected top 20 in Forbes JAPAN's "Japan Entrepreneur Ranking 2020".
Aug
AnyMind Group named 3rd in Singapore Business Review's Hottest Startups 2019.
Jul
Established joint venture with Sunny Side Up called AnyUp.
Mar
AnyMind Group acquires leading Thai multi-channel network Moindy, launches CastingAsia Creators Network (now AnyCreator).
Mar
AnyMind Group raises additional US$8 million, increasing Series B to US$21.4 million.
2018
Oct
AnyMind Group raises Series B funding from LINE Corporation and Mirai Creation Fund at US$13,400,000.
Oct
AnyMind Group acquires Hong Kong-based Acqua Media.
Sep
Expansion into the Philippines.
Feb
Expansion into Malaysia.
Jan
AnyMind Group launches TalentMind (now AnyTalent), a platform for HR professionals to manage and grow talent and human resource.
2017
Oct
AnyMind Group acquires Japanese publisher trading desk FourM, launches AdAsia360 (now AnyManager), a platform for online publishers to manage, track and grow revenue streams.
Sep
AnyMind Group finalises Series A Plus with additional US$2,500,000, announces intention to scale to additional industries.
May
Expansion into Hong Kong.
Apr
AnyMind Group raises US$12,000,000 from JAFCO Asia.
Apr
Expansion into Japan.
Apr
Expansion into China.
Feb
Expansion into Cambodia.
2016
Nov
Expansion into Taiwan.
Oct
Expansion into Vietnam.
Oct
Expansion into Indonesia.
Aug
AnyMind Group launches CastingAsia (now AnyTag), providing marketers with a powerful, end-to-end platform for influencer marketing.
May
Expansion into Thailand.
May
AnyMind Group launches AdAsia Digital Platform (now AnyDigital platform) and AdAsia Premium Marketplace (now AnyDigital Premium Marketplace), providing advertisers with powerful advertising tools to grow.
Apr
Kosuke Sogo and Otohiko Kozutsumi founded AdAsia Holdings (rebranded to AnyMind Group in 2018), situating the first office and headquarters in Singapore.