What Digital Butter does

Digital Butter (株式会社デジタルバター) is a Japanese private company headquartered in Fuchu-cho, Hiroshima Prefecture, that operates a dual business combining virtual entertainment and social welfare services. On the entertainment side, the company produces Vtuber (virtual YouTuber) content and metaverse (メタバース) experiences, distributes them through its EUREKA community platform, and sells related digital art, data, and commissions through a Booth.pm storefront (eureka-dtb.booth.pm). On the welfare side, the company runs DIGITAL ART CENTER, a Type B vocational continuation support business (就労継続支援B型事業所) that provides employment support for people with disabilities engaged in creative fields, with services delivered in person at its Hiroshima facility.

The company's product portfolio spans five connected offerings: Vtuber services, Metaverse virtual spaces, the EUREKA platform (positioned with the tagline 'I found my place' / 自分の居場所、見つけた), the DIGITAL ART CENTER welfare program, and a Booth-based e-commerce shop. The Virtual DAC Project sits at the intersection of the welfare and entertainment arms, attempting to use virtual talent production as a route to commercialize creative work by participants with disabilities. The company's go-to-market is direct-to-consumer and community-driven, relying on Twitter/X for top-of-funnel engagement, the EUREKA platform for community distribution, and the Booth storefront for bottom-of-funnel merchandise and digital product transactions.

Digital Butter's stated vision is to contribute to 'creating places where all people belong in society' (社会におけるすべての人の「居場所作り」) through creativity and entertainment. Revenue mechanics span three streams: welfare service fees from Type B operations, Vtuber/digital content monetization (described in subscription-recurring terms), and transaction-based merchandise and digital sales on Booth.pm. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; inquiries are routed through phone (050-3612-8149) or contact form. The company is privately held, discloses no funding, headcount, revenue, or leadership information in public material, and operates solely within the Chugoku Region of Japan.

Name

Digital Butter

Legal name

株式会社デジタルバター

Website

https://digital-butter.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Digital Butter (株式会社デジタルバター) is a Japanese private company based in Hiroshima Prefecture that operates Vtuber and metaverse entertainment alongside DIGITAL ART CENTER, a Type B vocational rehabilitation program serving creative professionals with disabilities, monetizing via welfare service fees, content sales, and a Booth.pm storefront.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fuchu

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Vtuber / Digital Content Business: Revenue from Vtuber-related content creation, virtual talent management, and associated digital entertainment properties.
2. Social Welfare Services (Vocational Rehabilitation Type B): Revenue from operating a Type B vocational rehabilitation business (就労継続支援B型事業所) serving creative professionals, providing employment support and social welfare services.
3. Digital Art Products and Merchandise (Booth Shop): Revenue from the sale of digital art products, data, and merchandise through the Booth online storefront (eureka-dtb.booth.pm).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Digital Butter (株式会社デジタルバター) operates two core businesses: a Vtuber (virtual YouTuber) entertainment and content creation business, and a Type B social welfare (vocational rehabilitation) business that supports people with disabilities through creative work such as digital art production. The company combines entertainment production with social welfare services to create places for all people in society through creativity.

Product overview

Digital Butter operates a multi-product portfolio combining entertainment and social welfare services. The company offers Vtuber (virtual YouTuber) services and metaverse experiences as its creative entertainment offerings, while the DIGITAL ART CENTER provides Type B vocational continuation support for people with disabilities in creative fields. Eureka serves as a platform helping individuals find their community 'place,' and products are distributed through the company's Booth-based SHOP. The products work together to fulfill the company's vision of creating 'spaces where everyone belongs' (居場所作り) in society.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DIGITAL ART CENTER: A new value-oriented Type B welfare business (就労継続支援B型事業所) focused on creative fields, providing employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
• Eureka
• Virtual DAC Project

Products and services

• DIGITAL ART CENTER Digital art production center where people with disabilities create digital art and creative content; functions as a Type B continuous employment support vocational rehabilitation facility producing creative outputs.
• Eureka (EUREKA) Digital content platform created and operated by Digital Butter to deliver content produced through its creative and entertainment activities to end users.
• Metaverse Services (メタバース事業) Metaverse-based entertainment and virtual experience services operated as part of Digital Butter's broader virtual entertainment business.
• SHOP (Booth) Official online storefront on the Booth platform where Digital Butter sells its own original digital art prints and merchandise.
• Vtuber Services Virtual YouTuber (Vtuber) talent management and content production services, including live streaming, video production, and fan engagement on virtual entertainment platforms.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cover Corporation (Hololive Production): Operator of Hololive Production, Japan's largest Vtuber agency. Direct competitor to Digital Butter's Vtuber Services line and the natural benchmark for talent-managed virtual entertainment in Japan.
• ANYCOLOR Inc. (Nijisanji): Operates the Nijisanji Vtuber project, one of the two dominant Japan-based Vtuber agencies. Comparable to Digital Butter in core offering (managed virtual talent, streaming content, merchandise) though at much larger scale.
• Brave Group: Japan-based virtual entertainment and Vtuber agency group with multiple sub-brands. Closely comparable to Digital Butter's multi-brand approach (Vtuber + metaverse + IP commerce) and similar stage of multi-vertical build-out.
• Re:AcT: Smaller Japan-based Vtuber agency operating its own roster. Comparable to Digital Butter as a non-top-tier, independent Japanese Vtuber operator competing for creator and audience share.

Emerging players

• WACTOR Inc. Japan-based multilingual Vtuber agency focused on overseas markets. Comparable to Digital Butter's Vtuber Services business model with an emphasis on multilingual and international content distribution.
• ENTUM (Iridori): Smaller Japanese Vtuber agency operating managed virtual talent. Comparable to Digital Butter as a sub-scale Japanese Vtuber operator seeking differentiation outside the dominant agencies.
• Riot Music: Japan-based virtual entertainment group combining Vtuber operations with music and live-event IP. Comparable to Digital Butter's combination of Vtuber content, metaverse, and digital-goods commerce.

Others

• Kaigi no Fortune (events/community platforms): Japanese community and event platforms serving niche creator and fan communities. Comparable to Digital Butter's EUREKA platform as a community-building asset for creators and fans.
• Atarayo (welfare x creative work operators): Japanese operators of Type B / Type A 継続支援事業所 that incorporate creative or digital work. Comparable to Digital Butter's DIGITAL ART CENTER as a welfare operator using creative fields (art, digital content) as the employment vehicle.
• BOOTH (Pixiv Inc.): Digital-goods marketplace operated by Pixiv on which Digital Butter runs its storefront. Not a competitor but a key distribution and monetization infrastructure peer for Digital Butter's digital-products revenue stream.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/digitalbutterDB

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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