What WithLIVE does

WithLIVE (株式会社WithLIVE, WITHLIVE INC.) is a Tokyo-based, privately-held Japanese technology company founded on November 4, 2016, that operates an online live talk and electronic ticketing platform connecting celebrities, influencers, VTubers, and sports teams with their fans through real-time 1-on-1 video sessions. The platform combines a lottery-based electronic ticketing system (from application through to real-world event ticket issuance) with a 1-on-1 live video talk product, supporting both online fan meetings and physical release events. It also offers VTuber-compatible online talk sessions, which has enabled use cases such as Nijisanji talent Kanae's album-purchase-exclusive online chat events.

The company's core product suite consists of the WithLIVE platform, the WithLIVE Meet&Greet module for online fan meetings, an electronic ticketing feature for real-world release events, and an online talk feature for individual and group video conversations. Its client base is anchored in Japanese entertainment and includes K-pop acts (TWICE, TREASURE), VTuber agencies (Nijisanji), voice actors and actresses (Nakayasu Risa, Obuchi Nonoka), idol groups (fav me), professional sports teams (Hiroshima Thunders), broadcasters (TV Saitama), and brand campaigns (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation's 'Olive'). Use cases span album/single purchase bonus events, fan club exclusive lottery-based sessions, Meet&Greet premium member rewards, and brand campaign loyalty benefits.

WithLIVE's business model is B2B, generating revenue through platform service fees for organizing online events, fan meetings, and electronic ticket distribution for entertainment companies, artists, VTubers, sports teams, and corporate brands. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and the company operates from a single headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo, with no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no institutional investors identified in the available data. The company is led by Representative Director and Engineer Tsubasa Oshima and Board Director Yuko Imaizumi, indicating a tightly-held, founder-led private company operating entirely within the Japanese domestic market.

Name

WithLIVE

Legal name

株式会社WithLIVE (WITHLIVE INC.)

Website

https://withlive.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

WithLIVE is a Tokyo-based B2B platform that provides electronic ticketing and 1-on-1 live video talk services connecting Japanese entertainment clients — K-pop acts, VTubers, sports teams, TV programs, and brands — with their fans for online and physical events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online fan engagement platform

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual Fan Events & Meet-and-Greets (Q&A, VIP Access) (MPAGAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virtual Event Registration, Ticketing & Access Control (Authentication, Paywalls, Badging) (THAHAOAI), Virtual & Hybrid Event Registration & Streaming Access Platforms (THAHAFAM), Paid Live Events & Virtual Tickets (Webinars/Streams) (MPACAFAC)

Keywords

• Online fan engagement
• Electronic ticketing platform
• Live video talk
• Virtual meet and greet
• Lottery event software

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform Service Fees: WithLIVE provides its online talk and electronic ticketing platform as a service to entertainment companies, artists, and brands. Revenue is generated through platform usage fees for organizing online events, fan meetings, and electronic ticket distribution.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

WithLIVE operates an online bonus event platform that delivers 1-on-1 live talk sessions between celebrities, influencers, VTubers, or sports figures and their fans, bundled with an electronic ticketing system that handles application lottery, ticket issuance, and event access for both real-world release events and online meet & greet sessions. The platform is delivered to entertainment companies, VTuber agencies, sports teams, and brands as a managed service for orchestrating fan club exclusive events, album/single purchase bonuses, and campaign-based loyalty rewards.

Product overview

WithLIVE is an online bonus event service platform that enables 1-on-1 live talk sessions between celebrities, influencers, VTubers, and sports teams with their fans. The platform consists of the core WithLIVE service, supplemented by the WithLIVE Meet&Greet module for online fan meetings, an electronic ticketing system for physical release events, and an online talk feature for individual and group conversations. The service supports lottery-based event registration, electronic ticket issuance, and real-time video interaction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WithLIVE Online Bonus Event Platform Online bonus event service platform that enables 1-on-1 live talk sessions between celebrities, influencers, VTubers, or sports figures and their fans, integrated with an electronic ticketing system covering lottery registration, ticket issuance, and event access for both real-world release events and virtual fan meetings. Sold as a B2B platform service to entertainment labels, VTuber agencies, sports teams, and corporate brands that run the events for their own customers or fans.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 三井住友銀行「Olive」coreGTM or Marketing PartnerSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation utilized WithLIVE for their Olive banking campaign, offering popular influencer 1-on-1 online talk sessions as premium campaign benefits. This partnership demonstrates WithLIVE's ability to serve financial institutions seeking unique customer engagement tools for loyalty programs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• ANYCOLOR (Nijisanji): Operator of Japan's largest VTuber agency Nijisanji and an existing WithLIVE customer. Could either remain a customer or vertically integrate fan-meet tooling, making it a strategic peer in the VTuber fan-engagement space.
• COVER Corporation (Hololive): Major Japanese VTuber agency running Hololive talent with its own fan-meet and ticketing infrastructure. A direct adjacent player in VTuber fan engagement where WithLIVE competes for the same agency contracts.

Direct peers

• Peatix: Event registration and ticketing platform widely used in Japan for paid community and fan events. Directly comparable to WithLIVE's lottery-based registration and electronic ticketing module.
• 17LIVE: Asia-focused live streaming platform with tipping, virtual events, and creator-fan monetization. Overlaps WithLIVE on paid virtual fan interactions and event-based creator monetization in Japan and Taiwan markets.
• MIRRATIV: Japan mobile game-casting and live streaming platform with creator-fan interaction features. Comparable as a live-streaming fan engagement platform serving Japanese creators and audience events.
• SHOWROOM: Japan-based live streaming platform operated by DeNA offering fan-engagement rooms, virtual gifting, and creator-fan interaction. Closely comparable to WithLIVE's online fan-meet and live talk capabilities for the same Japanese entertainment and creator audience.
• PIA Corporation: One of Japan's largest ticketing and event-promotion companies (Ticket Pia). Overlaps with WithLIVE's electronic ticketing and event registration capabilities for live entertainment audiences in Japan.
• TwitCasting: Japan-originated mobile live streaming service popular with VTubers and idols for fan streaming and virtual events. Direct overlap with WithLIVE's online talk and VTuber fan-engagement use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Zoom Communications: Global video communications incumbent whose conferencing infrastructure could be extended to host small paid fan-meet sessions. Comparable in underlying live-video technology layer that WithLIVE wraps for entertainment use cases.
• LINE VOOM (LY Corporation): Japan's dominant messaging super-app with integrated live streaming and event features reaching tens of millions of users. A broad incumbent whose features overlap with WithLIVE's live talk and ticketing at massive distribution scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/withlive_app

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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