Welt

What Welt does

Welt Co., Ltd. (ヴェルト株式会社) is a Tokyo-based, privately held video post-production company founded in 1991 and led continuously by founder-CEO Yasui Junji. The company provides professional non-linear video editing, audio mastering (including 5.1ch surround), digitization, archiving, and offline editing services for television programs, internet broadcast content, and corporate videos. Operations are centered on four strategically located video production facilities across Tokyo — the 9-floor Shiodome Video Center (headquarters), Daiba/Diversity Video Center, Shibuya Video Center, and the Roppongi Video Center operated by wholly-owned subsidiary TSP-WARP — equipped with Adobe Creative Cloud, DaVinci Resolve, EDIUS, Pro Tools, Avid Media Composer, TFX-Artist telop systems, and hybrid linear/non-linear switching infrastructure.

Welt's go-to-market is a B2B enterprise field-sales model serving major Japanese broadcasters and streaming platforms, with quote-based project pricing and no consumer-facing products. The named customer base includes every major Japanese network — NHK (including NHK WORLD-JAPAN), Nippon TV, TBS, Fuji TV, TV Asahi, TV Tokyo, WOWOW, BS11 — as well as streaming platform AbemaTV, covering variety shows, news, documentaries, music programs, sports, and special broadcasts. The company maintains dedicated mid-career and new-graduate recruitment pipelines to staff technical editor and designer roles across its centers.

The business operates as a professional-services revenue stream from broadcast post-production, with reinvestment focused on facility renewal (Shiodome floors 4/8/9 renovated between 2021 and 2023), 4K and hybrid editing capability expansion, and incremental streaming-platform onboarding. Group structure comprises TSP-WARP Co., Ltd. (wholly-owned, established August 2019) and group company Ride Co., Ltd., with a stated paid-in capital of ¥30M and 170 employees across the group.

Name

Welt

Legal name

ヴェルト株式会社

Website

https://welt.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Welt Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based, privately held video post-production company founded in 1991 that provides professional video editing, audio mastering, digitization, and archiving services to major Japanese broadcasters and streaming platforms, operating from four Tokyo video centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Broadcast Post-Production Services

NAICS

Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219), Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services (512191)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Live-Action International/Co-Production & Service Production (MPADABAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Audio Post Facilities & Stage Operations (Mix Stages, Studio Management, Booking) (MPAHAEAO)

Keywords

• Broadcast post-production
• Video editing services
• Audio mastering services
• Media digitization archiving
• Video center facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Broadcast Post-Production Services: Core revenue from video editing, audio processing, and finishing services for television programs. Services include variety shows, news programs, information shows, and special broadcasts for major Japanese TV networks.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Welt provides professional video post-production services for major Japanese broadcasters and streaming platforms, including non-linear video editing, multi-channel audio mastering (MA), digitization, archiving, and offline editing. The company operates four video centers across Tokyo (Shiodome, Daiba/Diversity, Shibuya, and Roppongi) staffed by editors, designers, and audio engineers using professional broadcast equipment.

Product overview

ヴェルト株式会社 (Welt Co., Ltd.), operating as Studio Welt, is a video post-production company offering a unified suite of services centered around video editing and audio mastering. The core offering comprises professional non-linear editing services across multiple studio facilities in Tokyo, supported by MA (multi-channel audio) production, digitization, archiving, and offline editing capabilities. The company operates four primary video centers—汐留ビデオセンター (Shiodome, the main headquarters with 9 floors), ダイバーシティビデオセンター (Daiba), 渋谷ビデオセンター (Shibuya), and 六本木ビデオセンター (operated by subsidiary TSP-WARP)—providing editing suites, MA studios, ingest rooms, and hybrid linear/non-linear editing facilities for TV programs, internet broadcast content, and corporate videos.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Video Editing Services (映像編集サービス)

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TSP-WARP株式会社coreOthersWholly-owned subsidiary company operating as Roppongi Video Center (六本木ビデオセンター). Established August 2019. Located at 東京都港区元麻布3-4-26 いちご元麻布ビル1F.
• ライド株式会社minorOthersGroup company listed on the corporate website under subsidiary information. No additional details provided about the nature of the business.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ACT Holdings: Broadcast services group offering post-production, media management, content distribution, and broadcast engineering in Japan. Operates adjacent facility-based services for the same broadcast client base as Welt.
• IMAGICA GROUP: Japan's largest post-production group offering video editing, color grading, audio post, and VFX for broadcast, film, and streaming clients. Operates multiple facilities serving the same major Japanese broadcasters as Welt, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Sogo Vision: Tokyo-based post-production house providing video editing, audio post, and finishing services to Japanese broadcast and film clients. Similar in scale and customer focus to Welt.
• Sony PCL (Post Production Center Linkage): Sony-owned post-production subsidiary providing video editing, digital intermediate, audio post, and finishing services for broadcast and film in Japan. Competes directly with Welt for major TV network post-production contracts.

Broad incumbents

• IMAGICA SDI Group: Pre-consolidation post-production subsidiary within the IMAGICA GROUP, providing video editing, color grading, and audio services for broadcast and film. Now part of the broader IMAGICA GROUP but historically competed as a standalone specialist comparable to Welt.

Others

• For-A Co., Ltd. Japanese manufacturer of broadcast video equipment (switchers, signal processors, character generators) and provider of broadcast systems integration. Supplies the kind of equipment (e.g., MVS-series switchers) that Welt uses in its facilities, making it an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor.
• Techno Media: Broadcast technology and services provider in Japan offering video processing, media asset management, and content distribution infrastructure. Adjacent to Welt's broadcast post-production business but focused on technology enablement rather than direct facility-based editing services.

Emerging players

• Omnibus Japan: Japanese post-production and dubbing company with emphasis on localization, voice-over, and content adaptation. Comparable in post-production service model but more focused on dubbing/localization than Welt's broadcast editing focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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