April 20, 2022

KDDI Corporation

KDDI invested in MOSH Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Kazuya Yabu; hereinafter, "MOSH"), the provider of the "MOSH" individual brand support service for selling services on the Internet, through KDDI Open Innovation Fund III (operated by Global Brain Corporation; hereinafter "KOIF III"), which aims to incubate new business co-creations with promising venture startups.

"MOSH" is a storefront type [1] of EC platform which enables users to easily sell various services on the Internet. In addition to features that enable users to easily create a web site/reservations/settlement/monthly subscriptions/coupon tickets/coupons, MOSH also supports customer management and the sale of digital content. MOSH provides the features necessary for conducting online business in a one-stop format to realize monetization support for individuals who wish to maximize their fan-based earnings.

Through this investment, KDDI will utilize its support system to support the creation of all MOSH structures for enhancing individual brands for the purpose of the economic promotion of the creator economy.

As "the company that customers feel closest to," KDDI will continue to promote business co-creation through investment in promising startup companies, and create new business models together with customers and partners.

MUGENLABO Magazine
"MOSH - Storefront Type of EC Services to Support the Branding of Individual Creators" (in Japanese only)

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• ■Overview of MOSH Inc.

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    Company name: MOSH Inc.

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    Headquarters: 907/908 Okazaki Building, 2-14-13 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

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    Date founded: 2017

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    Business activities: Planning, development, and operation of Internet businesses

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    Representative: CEO Kazuya Yabu
    URL: https://corp.mosh.jp/ (in Japanese only)

• ■About KDDI Open Innovation Fund

  KDDI Open Innovation Fund is a corporate venture fund that supports a broad range of venture companies. The currently active KDDI Open Innovation Fund III focuses on the areas of AI, IoT, data marketing, fintech, B2B SaaS, and entertainment with a total operating fund of 20 billion yen.

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  Format in which owners use an independent (storefront type) of EC platform to sell products/services on the Internet instead of opening a shop within a mall.