CinemaLeap

What CinemaLeap does

CinemaLeap Inc. (株式会社CinemaLeap) is a Tokyo-based, venture-backed private company founded on April 3, 2019, by Representative Director (CEO) Tetsuya Ohashi (大橋哲也). The company operates an XR entertainment production and distribution business under the "Immersive Journey" product line, with a stated mission to combine technology, creative direction, and experience design to establish XR entertainment as a lasting cultural category rather than a passing trend. The product architecture is organized into two functional modules: CREATE (production of XR experiences) and SHARE (delivery of those experiences to audiences), supported by a self-serve Creation/SHARE showcase on the corporate website.

The underlying technology is XR (Extended Reality) applied to storytelling, delivered as immersive entertainment experiences. CinemaLeap does not disclose proprietary AI/ML or software-stack components; the technology differentiation is framed around the integration of production talent and creative direction under a single roof rather than a specific algorithmic or platform advantage. Distribution relies on direct audience channels plus paid acquisition via Google Customer Match and Meta Custom Audiences using hashed-email audience matching for the Immersive Journey line.

Commercially, the company runs a sales-led, contact-based GTM with bespoke project work and undisclosed, quote-based pricing. The customer base spans two segments: general consumers/end users of XR entertainment experiences, and enterprise/brand partners commissioning or co-producing branded XR content. No customer logos, contract values, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed. CinemaLeap has raised a 60 million yen (~$411,755) seed round from Incubate Fund (announced August 17, 2023), and lists six major institutional shareholders on its website: Incubate Fund, NVCC, Sony Innovation Fund, GENDA CAPITAL, MUFG Capital, and SMBC Venture Capital. Operations are confined to a single domestic market (Japan), with headquarters in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo.

Name

CinemaLeap

Legal name

株式会社CinemaLeap / CinemaLeap Inc.

Website

https://cinemaleap.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CinemaLeap Inc. is a Tokyo-based XR entertainment production company that creates and distributes immersive storytelling experiences under its "Immersive Journey" line for general consumers and enterprise brand partners in Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Higashi-shinagawa

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Immersive Journey service (XR entertainment): Revenue is generated through the company's "Immersive Journey" business, an XR entertainment service that creates and delivers immersive storytelling experiences. Specific pricing or monetization mechanics are not publicly disclosed.
2. Targeted advertising via Google Customer Match and Meta Custom Audiences: The Immersive Journey business uses Google Customer Match and Meta Custom Audiences, sharing hashed personal data (email addresses) with these ad platforms to deliver customized ads and measure performance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CinemaLeap produces and delivers XR (Extended Reality) entertainment experiences under its Immersive Journey brand, combining technology, creative direction, and experience design to translate narrative stories into immersive formats. The company operates a CREATE (production) and SHARE (delivery) structure, serving both end consumers and enterprise brand partners commissioning immersive branded experiences.

Product overview

CinemaLeap operates a single core offering — XR entertainment experiences centered on storytelling — delivered under the "Immersive Journey" product/brand, organized through a platform-plus-modules CREATION structure that pairs a CREATE module (production of XR experiences) with a SHARE module (delivery of those experiences to audiences). The company's vision is to combine technology, creativity, and experience to turn XR entertainment into a lasting culture, and Immersive Journey is the unifying line of business that the CREATE and SHARE modules feed into and support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Immersive Journey: Immersive Journey is referenced in the CinemaLeap privacy policy as the company's XR / immersive experience business / service line, for which CinemaLeap collects user personal data.

Products and services

• Immersive Journey

Quantifiable outcome

• Closed a seed funding round of 60 million yen from the Incubate Fund (2023-08-17)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Magnopus: Los Angeles-based company building immersive experiences and spatial computing content for entertainment and enterprise brands. Comparable to CinemaLeap's enterprise brand-partner motion and end-to-end immersive production capability.
• Felix & Paul Studios: Montreal-based immersive content studio producing VR/AR films and series for headsets and experiential venues. Closely comparable to CinemaLeap as a dedicated immersive-storytelling production house combining creative direction with new-format XR delivery.
• Baobab Studios: US-based interactive animation studio known for VR short films and immersive IP. Directly comparable to CinemaLeap as a creator of immersive, narrative-driven short-form XR entertainment for broad audiences.
• Tender Claws: Los Angeles-based studio developing VR/AR games and immersive experiences (e.g., Virtual Virtual Reality, The Under Presents). Comparable as a creator of immersive narrative experiences built around novel interaction formats.
• Atlas V: Paris- and New York-based XR content studio producing immersive narratives across VR, AR, and interactive formats. Directly comparable to CinemaLeap's Immersive Journey product line as a studio focused on XR-native storytelling and brand experiences.
• Innerspace VR: French immersive entertainment studio producing VR narrative experiences and location-based content. Comparable to CinemaLeap's CREATE/SHARE model of producing and distributing immersive storytelling experiences.

Regional players

• Psychic VR Lab (STYLY): Tokyo-based XR platform/provider of STYLY, a spatial layer for creating and distributing AR/VR experiences. Comparable to CinemaLeap as a Japan-based platform for XR experience creation and distribution, though it is more tooling-focused and broader in scope.
• HIKKY: Japan-based VR/metaverse company known for the Virtual Market (Vket) events and XR content production. Comparable as a Japan-headquartered producer of immersive consumer-facing XR experiences and brand activations.
• Cluster: Japan-based metaverse platform hosting user-generated and branded VR events and immersive experiences. Comparable as a Japan-centric platform for consumer XR entertainment and brand-partner activations overlapping with CinemaLeap's audience.

Broad incumbents

• NTT QONOQ: NTT Group's XR-focused subsidiary operating hardware, platforms, and content services in Japan. Comparable as a broad incumbent shaping the Japanese XR entertainment ecosystem in which CinemaLeap operates, though at much greater scale and scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cinemaleap
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cinemaleap

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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