HISTORY

COMPANY SERVICE
2000
8 Founds Adways Agency
2001

FOUNDED

2

Establishes Adways Inc.
4 Launches Adways Network, an internet ad service
8 Launches Adways Network for mobile
2002
6 Opens Tokyo office in Taito-ku, Tokyo
2003
6 Launches Smart Click, an affiliate ad service
8

Launches JANet, a PC web affiliate service
12

Opens R&D CENTER:ADWAYS SHANGHAI in China
2004
2

Launches Smart-C, a mobile web affiliate service
9 Moves headquarters to Taito-ku, Tokyo
2005
3

Launches CHANet, a PC web affiliate service in China
2006
5 Moves headquarters to Oak Tower in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
6 Adways listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market
2007
2

Opens ADWAYS CHINA CO., LTD. in China
5 Opens Osaka Office in Japan
6 Makes a capital alliance with Itochu Corporation
2008
8 Acquires TOY-BE Entertainment Inc. as a subsidiary and changes its company name to Adways Entertainment Co., Ltd.
2009
11 Opens Nagoya office in Japan
2010
9 Opens Fukuoka office in Japan
11 Opens ADWAYS INFO-TECH (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD in Shanghai, China

Launches AppDriver, a CPI based mobile ad platform
2011
1 Starts smart phone app development business
2

Opens Adways Ventures in Japan
6

Opens ADWAYS TECHNOLOGY JSC. (VIETNAM) in Vietnam
7

Acquires L’AVION Social Co., Ltd. in Japan as a subsidiary

Opens ADWAYS PHILIPPINES INC. in Philippines

Opens ADWAYS TECHNOLOGY LTD. in Hong Kong

Opens ADWAYS ASIA HOLDINGS LTD. in Hong Kong
9

Opens PT. ADWAYS INDONESIA in Indonesia
11 Becomes an equity-method affiliate of Itochu Corporation
12

Opens ADWAYS INNOVATIONS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. in Singapore
2012
4

Opens JS ADWAYS MEDIA INC. in Taiwan

Opens ADWAYS LABS (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Thailand

Opens ADWAYS INTERACTIVE, INC. in San Francisco, USA
5

Acquires Samurai Link Co., Ltd. (Now, Samurai Adways Inc.) in Japan as a subsidiary

Transfer Shares of Adways Entertainment Co., Ltd. as exclude from subsidiary
7

Opens Adways Labot Inc. (Now, Labot Inc.) in Japan
10

Opens ADWAYS KOREA, INC. in South Korea
2013
1

Launches Yoyaku Top10, an app pre-registration platform
4

Launches PartyTrack, an user acquisition analytics for mobile apps
7

Opens Bulbit Inc. in Japan
10 Launches AppDriver in Southeast Asia
12

Acquires Copan Inc. in Japan as a subsidiary
2014
1

Opens Okuri Bunt Inc. in Japan
5 Moves headquarters to Grand Tower in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
9

Launches Nint for ECommerce, an EC data service
for EC stores
12

Opens Adways Baby Inc. in Japan
2015
3

Acquires Tropics Media Inc. (Now, Leyifan Inc.) in Japan as a subsidiary
6

Opens ADWAYS VIETNAM CO., LTD. in Vietnam

Launches Blue Bee Series, ad network services and ad network operation tools for China and Southeast Asia
8

Launches STROBELIGHTS 4T, a Twitter Ad management platform

Launches Nint for China, a China cross-border EC data service
10

Launches Nint for Research, an EC trend data service
2016
1

Launches Lindle, an analytic tool with automatic deeplink generator
5

Opens ADWAYS INNOVATIONS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED. in India
8

Acquires Mist Technologies Inc. in Japan as a subsidiary
10

Launches EC data Lab, a specialized media using EC big data
2017
4

Transfer software development business of ADWAYS TECHNOLOGY JSC. (VIETNAM) to LINE Vietnam Co., Ltd
5

Launches UNICORN, a full automated marketing platform for mobile apps

Launches Dobel, a video creative tool which supports companies to generate a large amount of creatives
6

Launches MASSIVE, a banner creative tool which generates mass banner creatives automatically

Launches INFINITY EXPANSION, an advertisement distribution system with automatic target setting expansion
10

Opens ADWAYS FRONTIER Inc. in Japan

Launches Nint for Seller, a data analytics tool for sellers on Amazon.co.jp