NEWSTAGE

What NEWSTAGE does

NEWSTAGE CO., LTD. (株式会社ニューステージ) is a privately held Japanese internet services company founded on December 18, 2003, originally established in Shibuya, Tokyo, and now headquartered in Chiba with a branch office in Fukuoka. The firm operates a three-pillar service portfolio — software and application development, UI/UX and graphic design, and internet marketing/advertising — targeting clients who bring unique business ideas that require end-to-end digital execution across product, design, and go-to-market. Customer acquisition is sales-led and concentrated on the corporate website, with no published pricing, no named clients, and no productized SaaS offerings disclosed.

The technical scope spans web media, application development, and software engineering, supplemented by a 2017 acquisition of an aggregation media property that gave the company a proprietary web media platform. Development capacity is extended offshore through a 2017 partnership with Vietnam-based NTQ Solution. The technology stack described emphasizes practical execution across web, app, and design rather than proprietary or differentiated intellectual property.

The business model is professional services-based: revenue is generated through bespoke client engagements with project-by-project pricing. Operations are supported by a small in-house team of approximately 10 employees as of the most recent company disclosure in September 2015, with another source listing the firm at 11-50 employees. Beyond core internet services, NEWSTAGE has pursued modest diversification, entering real estate in 2013, launching a restaurant business branded "千葉もりした" (Chiba Morishita) in 2014, and acquiring the web media property in 2017. The corporate website was renewed on December 28, 2024, indicating ongoing operations, though no current revenue, headcount, or growth metrics are publicly disclosed.

Name

NEWSTAGE

Legal name

株式会社ニューステージ / NEWSTAGE CO.,LTD.

Website

https://new-stage.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Privately held Japanese internet services firm founded in 2003, providing software development, UI/UX design, and internet marketing to clients with unique business ideas. Operates from Chiba and Fukuoka with a small in-house team and a Vietnamese development partner.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Internet Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (54181), Graphic Design Services (541430), Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Creative & Brand Campaign Development (BPAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Graphic Design & Visual Content Production (BPAFAIAC), Creative Concepting & Campaign Development (BPAFAEAD)

Keywords

• Web development services
• Ui ux design
• Internet advertising
• App development
• Graphic design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chiba

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Internet Services: The company provides internet services including web development, design, and marketing services to clients with unique business ideas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

NEWSTAGE provides internet-based professional services organized into three lines — Develop, Design, and Marketing — that take clients with unique business ideas from concept to market. Develop covers web and app development, Design covers UI/UX and graphic design, and Marketing covers internet advertising planning using all available online advertising methods. In addition, the company acquired an aggregation media platform in 2017 and operates a web media business as part of its offering.

Product overview

NEWSTAGE operates as a service-based company offering three core service lines: Develop Services (professional development support for unique business ideas), Design Services (UI/UX and graphic design), and Marketing Services (internet advertising solutions). In 2017, the company expanded into web media through the acquisition of an aggregation media platform. NEWSTAGE is headquartered in Chiba, Japan with a branch in Fukuoka.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Develop Services Professional development services that help clients transform unique business ideas into reality, staffed by experienced professionals with proven track records in shaping numerous ideas into products. App and software development capability is augmented through a 2017 partnership with Vietnam-based NTQ Solution.
• Design Services Flexible design services covering UI/UX and graphic design to meet various client needs, supporting the visual and experiential layer of clients' digital products.
• Marketing Services Internet advertising services that utilize all available online advertising methods to propose optimal internet advertising solutions tailored to client needs.
• Aggregation Media / Web Media Business Web media property acquired in 2017, marking NEWSTAGE's entry into the aggregation / web media business as a diversification of its core internet services offering.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NTQ solutioncoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017In 2017, NEWSTAGE established a business partnership with NTQ solution of Vietnam to provide app and various software development services. This partnership enabled NEWSTAGE to expand their development capabilities and offer comprehensive software solutions to Japanese clients.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Septeni Holdings: Tokyo-based digital marketing agency group focused on internet advertising, creative production, and content. Closely comparable to NEWSTAGE's marketing and design services, though at a larger scale with listed-company visibility.
• Allied Architects: Japanese digital creative agency offering web production, advertising, and consulting services to brands. Comparable to NEWSTAGE in the integrated digital agency model targeting Japanese enterprise and consumer clients.

Broad incumbents

• CyberAgent: Large Japanese internet media and advertising company operating AbemaTV and digital advertising subsidiaries. Overlaps with NEWSTAGE's internet advertising and web media business lines, though it is far larger and vertically integrated.
• Hakuhodo DY Holdings: One of Japan's largest advertising agency groups. Compares to NEWSTAGE as an advertising and creative services provider, but operates at full-service holding-company scale with media planning, creative, and digital capabilities across the entire Japanese market.
• Transcosmos: Major Japanese digital services and BPO company offering web development, digital marketing, and customer experience services. Directly comparable to NEWSTAGE as a multi-discipline digital services provider but at vastly greater scale and with a much broader service portfolio.
• Intage Holdings: Japanese marketing research and consulting group. Adjacent to NEWSTAGE's marketing services through its audience insights and campaign support offerings, though primarily research-driven rather than creative-led.

Others

• Macromill: Japanese digital marketing research and analytics company serving enterprise marketers. Adjacent to NEWSTAGE's internet advertising services but focused on research and data rather than creative/development execution.

Emerging players

• Fractale: Japan-based digital marketing agency offering advertising operations and analytics. Comparable to NEWSTAGE's marketing services line and similar in scale and target segment to a small Japanese digital shop.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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