bit media

Name

bit media

Legal name

株式会社ビットメディア

Website

https://bitmedia.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Media and Energy IoT Platforms

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Remote Review, Approval & Dailies (screening, annotations, version compare) (MPAHANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Streaming Technology & SDK Providers (Low-latency video, input, client SDKs) (MPAFAHAD), Video Streaming & OTT Delivery (Live/VOD, Low-Latency) (HDABAGAC), Media Processing at the Edge (Transcoding, Packaging, DRM at Edge) (HDABAGAD)

Keywords

• Cloud video streaming
• Live broadcast platform
• Regional point systems
• Energy IoT management
• Decentralized infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Shibuya

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. EcoCa Point Exchange Cloud Service: Point exchange and community point platform as a cloud service. Provides ASP platform for managing point programs using IC cards and mobile wallets. Revenue generated from platform subscription fees, terminal rental, and setup customization services for municipalities and businesses.
2. ShareCast Video Editing/Delivery Cloud: Cloud-based video editing,编排, and streaming delivery platform. Revenue from platform licensing, customization, and per-project fees for live streaming and VOD services for broadcasters, sports leagues, and event organizers.
3. SmartPower Energy Management Cloud: Energy use management cloud service integrated with utility platforms. Revenue from cloud service subscriptions for energy visualization, demand response management, and distributed computing control for enterprise and municipal clients.
4. Custom Software Development: Bespoke software development and POC (Proof of Concept) services for enterprise and government clients. Custom development projects for specific client requirements including 5G, XR, and IoT applications.
5. DePIN.Tokyo Computing Infrastructure: Computing resource provision for DePIN/DIO projects targeting Web3 infrastructure providers. Fixed-rate execution environment provision for spatial computing and AI agent applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

bit media develops and operates cloud-based platforms for video streaming and editing (ShareCast), regional point systems using contactless IC cards (EcoCa), and Energy x IoT management with demand response (SmartPower). The company also provides DePIN.Tokyo decentralized computing infrastructure for Web3 projects and offers commissioned software development and POC services to enterprise, broadcaster, municipal, and government clients in Japan.

Product overview

bit media operates three core product lines built on cloud infrastructure: (1) ShareCast — a cloud-based live streaming and video editing platform consisting of ShareCast Playlist Editor (web-based HLS segment playlist editing), ShareCast Playlist Player (cross-browser HLS player), and specialized modules including Recognition Module (AI computer vision), RTC Module (real-time collaboration), Minutes Editor (automatic transcription), and non-audience live streaming solution; (2) EcoCa — an eco-point and regional point platform leveraging contactless IC cards (Suica, WAON, mobile FeliCa) as authentication media, managed through EcoCa Cloud Bank and offered in multiple terminal variants (EcoCaT, EcoCaS, EcoCaM, EcoCa KIOSK); and (3) SmartPower — an Energy×IoT cloud service for energy visualization and demand response. The company also recently launched DePIN.Tokyo for decentralized infrastructure services and holds patent 5909546 for video streaming delivery technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EcoCa: 交通系ICカードなどをポイント媒体として活用できる地域ポイントシステム
• ShareCast
• SmartPower

Products and services

• ShareCast
• EcoCa
• SmartPower
• DePIN.Tokyo
• EcoCaT (EcoCa Terminal)
• ShareCast Recognition Module
• ShareCast RTC (Realtime Collaboration) Module
• EcoCa Cloud Bank

Quantifiable outcome

• EcoCa unique user count reached 3.4 million, representing 36% YoY growth by end of 2017
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mawari Inc. (株式会社Mawari)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2025Co-launch of DePIN.Tokyo computing infrastructure service for DePIN/DIO projects. Mawari provides spatial computing DePIN platform; Bitmedia provides computing resources. KDDI serves as infrastructure operating partner.
• KDDI Corporation (KDDI株式会社)coreTechnology or Integration · 4 August 2025Infrastructure operating partner for DePIN.Tokyo service. Provides high-quality, stable computing resources in partnership with Mawari and Bitmedia for spatial computing DePIN projects.
• stu Inc. (株式会社stu)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 April 2024Co-founding partner of Creative Complex joint venture for content production and creator cultivation. stu contributes edge tech (5G, XR, metaverse) and world-standard production workflows.
• Shochiku Corporation (松竹株式会社)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 April 2024Co-founding partner of Creative Complex joint venture. Contributes entertainment industry knowledge and assets to the content production and creator development studio.
• Tokyu Corporation (東急株式会社)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 April 2024Co-founding partner of Creative Complex joint venture. Provides real estate and facility assets for the DOTS&LINE STUDIO location in Shibuya/Sendaigayame area.
• NHK Enterprises (株式会社NHKエンタープライズ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 April 2024Co-founding partner of Creative Complex joint venture for content production and creator cultivation. Contributes broadcasting expertise and content assets.
• Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No. 1 (合同会社石狩再エネデータセンター第1号)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2023Partnership for SapporoIX PoC environment for corporate attraction using 100% renewable energy data center. Bitmedia implementing renewable energy demand-supply linking and demand response functions in the PoC environment.
• Cisco Systems Japan (シスコシステムズ合同会社)coreTechnology or Integration · 10 November 2023Cisco building SapporoIX PoC environment on Hokkaido IX data center using Cisco Intersight/ACI for multi-site data center visibility and optimization. Partnership in renewable energy data center initiative in Ishikari.
• Ishikari City (石狩市)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2023Municipal government partnership for promoting corporate attraction to Ishikari's 100% renewable energy data center. City provides various attraction measures and overall project support.
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government (東京都)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 August 2021Selected as development promoter for Tokyo 5G Boosters Project (Tokyo 5G technology utilization promotion program) by Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Promotes 5G application social implementation through startup support.
• SIP Corporation (エス・アイ・ピー株式会社)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 December 2020Business partnership with independent global VC SIP for joint provision of new technology POC and business strategy support for SIP portfolio companies entering the Japanese market.
• Kyushu University Global Innovation Center - Harada Laboratory (九州大学 グローバルイノベーションセンター・原田研究室)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2020Industry-academia collaborative research with Advantech Technologies, Bitmedia, Sakura Internet, and Settle for AI-powered edge-cloud solutions addressing social and industrial challenges. Started December 21, 2020.
• Advantech Technologies (アドバンテックテクノロジーズ株式会社)coreTechnology or Integration · 3 June 2020AI x IoT solution promotion partnership. Advantech edge PC systems used in ShareCast Recognition Module for thermal scanning and COVID-19 infection suppression solutions. Co-started verification experiments in Tokyo.
• Infocity Group (インフォシティグループ)coreOthersBitmedia is one company within the Infocity Group (Infocity/ Bitmedia/ Technonet), with shared management and resources. Group represented by Chairman Iw浪ana Takeshi (岩浪剛太) who is also Bitmedia board chairman.
• Smart Community Alliance (スマートコミュニティアライアンス)minorOthersBitmedia participates in the Smart Community Alliance as a member, supporting activities of the Smart Project General Incorporated Association.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Akamai Technologies: Global CDN and cloud delivery leader offering OTT video streaming at massive scale, comparable as an incumbent alternative for video delivery workloads that ShareCast targets.
• IBM Watson Media (IBM Cloud Video): Enterprise live and on-demand video streaming platform with AI-powered features, broadly comparable to ShareCast's enterprise SaaS delivery and AI recognition modules.
• AWS Elemental Media Services: Amazon's cloud-based video processing and delivery services (MediaLive, MediaPackage, MediaConvert), a broader incumbent with overlapping live streaming and VOD delivery capabilities for the same enterprise media customers.

Direct peers

• Matrox Video: Provider of H.264/HEVC encoding, streaming, and broadcast hardware/software for broadcasters and sports producers, overlapping with ShareCast's 4K/HEVC support and broadcaster targeting.
• Telestream: Media workflow and video processing software company serving broadcasters and content producers, comparable to ShareCast's editing and delivery tooling for professional media production.
• Wowza Streaming Engine (Vimeo): Cloud-based live streaming and video delivery platform comparable to bit media's ShareCast, both offering HLS-based streaming infrastructure with developer tools for enterprise media workflows.
• Harmonic Inc. Provider of video infrastructure, broadcast, and streaming delivery solutions targeting broadcasters and media companies, directly comparable to ShareCast's broadcast workflow tools and HLS streaming.

Emerging players

• Render Network: Decentralized GPU rendering network providing distributed compute resources for 3D and AI workloads, comparable to DePIN.Tokyo's distributed infrastructure positioning for spatial computing.
• Akash Network: Decentralized cloud computing marketplace providing GPU and CPU resources, comparable to DePIN.Tokyo's distributed compute infrastructure for Web3 and AI workloads.
• Ubitus (UbiQonnect): Asia-focused cloud gaming and GPU streaming provider with similar HLS-based low-latency streaming expertise and Japan/APAC enterprise broadcaster heritage, closely comparable to bit media's streaming technology stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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