HAT

What HAT does

HAT Corporation (株式会社HAT) is a privately held Japanese IT services company founded in October 2004 in Fukuoka and headquartered in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, with a Tokyo regional office opened in 2016. The company was originally established as 有限会社ハットワークス (Hat Works Ltd.) and was reincorporated as 株式会社HAT in 2007. HAT operates in the narrow specialization of supporting Japanese SMB e-commerce businesses, providing professional services for web/EC site creation, custom web development, dedicated hosting (multiple rental-server product lines under the HS, HQ, HA/HB, and HPS series, plus the EC-CUBE long-term hosting service 'CUBE Lab' launched in 2015), and, since 2017, a flagship Data Migration Service (データお引越し便) for converting and transferring data between Japanese e-commerce platforms such as ecforce, W2, Makeshop, SubscStore, and EC-CUBE.

HAT's revenue model is predominantly project-based professional services for SMB e-commerce operators in Japan, with pricing disclosed in yen per project (approximately ¥300,000-¥1,000,000 for EC site development, starting at ¥500,000 for ecforce-based projects, and ¥500,000-¥1,000,000 for standard homepage creation), supplemented by subscription-based server and hosting revenue. The company sells predominantly through direct sales for project work and a self-service channel for standard hosting, supported by SEO/content marketing, industry events, email newsletters, and organic social media. HAT maintains integration and migration partnerships with the major Japanese e-commerce platform vendors.

The company is small and stable rather than scaling: as of October 2023 it employed 18 people, has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity on record. Operating geographies are restricted to Japan (Kyushu plus national coverage), the company is founder-led under Representative Director Minami Jyūrō (南 寿郎) alongside Director Ota Yasunori (太田 康則), and it holds Privacy Mark certification from JIPDEC. The business is bootstrapped, profitable on indicators (multi-decade continuity, paid staff, owned Fukuoka headquarters), and structurally a lifestyle-scale professional services firm rather than a venture-backed growth company.

Name

HAT

Legal name

株式会社HAT

Website

https://hat.ne.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HAT Corporation is a private Japanese IT services firm founded in 2004 that provides data migration, EC site development, and hosting services to SMB e-commerce businesses in Japan. It maintains integration partnerships with major Japanese e-commerce platforms including ecforce, W2, Makeshop, and EC-CUBE.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

E-commerce IT Services

akta.pro primary industry

Business/Enterprise ISPs (Dedicated Internet Access) (HDAIADAB)

Keywords

• E-commerce migration services
• Web development services
• Server hosting services
• Data conversion services
• EC platform support

Headquarters

HQ city

Fukuoka

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Project-based professional services for web development, EC site creation, and system implementation. Revenue generated through one-time project fees.
2. Web Development Projects: Custom web creation and e-commerce site development services, priced per project based on complexity and customization requirements.
3. Data Migration Services: Specialized data migration services helping e-commerce businesses transfer data between platforms and systems.
4. Server/Hosting Services: Subscription-based server and hosting services providing ongoing infrastructure for e-commerce operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HAT is a Japanese IT services company that helps e-commerce businesses operate, migrate, and grow online. Its core offerings include a proprietary data migration service (データお引越し便) that moves shop data between major Japanese EC platforms, custom Web/EC site creation, and rental server/hosting services (the HAT SERVER series). It also runs CUBE Lab, providing long-term management for EC-CUBE-based stores.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Services (プロサービス) Operational consulting and support services that help e-commerce businesses run, troubleshoot, and optimize their online stores, including add-on plugin development and ongoing technical support.
• Data Migration Service (データお引越し便) Specialized service that migrates shop data (products, customers, orders) between major Japanese e-commerce platforms such as ecforce, W2, Makeshop, Color Me, and others. It bundles data conversion, transfer, and post-migration verification.
• Web/EC Site Creation (ECサイト制作) Design and build of homepages and full e-commerce sites on the customer's chosen platform (EC-CUBE, Shopify, Makeshop, etc.), with optional add-on customization. Standard site fees are listed in the 300,000–1,000,000 yen range.
• HAT SERVER (Rental Server) Rental server product line with multiple tiers (HS, HQ, HA/HB, HPS series) including shared, managed, and dedicated options, plus a MySQL 5.7 course. Used to host customer EC sites.
• CUBE Lab (EC-CUBE Long-Term Management) Long-term hosting and management service specifically for stores built on EC-CUBE, bundling hosting, version upgrades, security patches, and operational support.

Segments1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ecforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary e-commerce platform partnership. ecforce is a comprehensive e-commerce platform used by Japanese businesses. HAT provides development and migration services for ecforce-based e-commerce projects.
• W2coreTechnology or IntegrationE-commerce platform partnership providing integration and development services for W2 e-commerce solutions.
• MakeshopcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Makeshop, a major Japanese e-commerce platform. HAT offers development and support services for Makeshop-based online stores.
• SubscStorecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with SubscStore, a subscription-based e-commerce platform. HAT provides implementation and migration services for subscription commerce businesses.
• ECCUBEcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with EC-CUBE, a popular open-source e-commerce platform in Japan. HAT offers customization, development, and support services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• SUPER STUDIO (ecforce): Operator of the ecforce EC platform and a core HAT partner; comparable as a Japanese e-commerce enablement provider, though it is a platform vendor rather than a services/migration shop.
• W2 Solution: Provider of the W2 e-commerce/subscription commerce platform and a HAT integration partner; overlaps in serving Japanese EC merchants with platform and implementation offerings.
• SUPER STUDIO: Japanese e-commerce technology firm behind ecforce, adjacent to HAT as an ecosystem partner enabling D2C/EC merchants rather than a direct services competitor.

Broad incumbents

• GMO Make Shop: Runs the Makeshop EC platform (a HAT partner) and broader e-commerce/web services for Japanese SMBs, overlapping in EC site building and merchant support at far larger scale.
• GMO Pepabo: Major Japanese provider of rental servers (Lolipop), hosting, and EC store creation (Color Me Shop) for SMBs, competing with HAT's hosting and web-creation lines at national scale.
• Sakura Internet: Large Japanese hosting and rental-server provider serving businesses; a direct alternative to HAT's rental server and infrastructure hosting offerings.
• Xserver Inc. Popular Japanese rental-server and hosting company for businesses and websites, overlapping with HAT's subscription hosting/server services.

Direct peers

• EC-CUBE (株式会社イーシーキューブ): Steward of the open-source EC-CUBE platform offering hosting, customization, and development services for Japanese online stores, directly overlapping with HAT's EC-CUBE development and hosting work.
• Future Shop (フューチャーショップ): Japanese EC platform and site-build service provider for merchants, comparable to HAT in enabling and supporting SMB online stores.

Regional players

• Aiship (株式会社ロックウェーブ): Japanese EC platform and web-production company supporting online store creation and operation, overlapping with HAT's EC development and migration niche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HATcorp10
• Facebookfacebook.com/hatcorp
• Instagraminstagram.com/hat.co_official

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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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