| 1993 |
日本初の個人ホームページ「富ヶ谷」公開 |
| 1993 |
Created Japan's first personal homepage 'TOMIGAYA' |
| 1994 |
ホームページ作成ビジネスを開始（eccosys, From Garage） |
| 1994 |
Began homepage creation business (eccosys, From Garage) |
| 1995 |
世界初の80カ国をつなぐ「サイバースペースのEXPO」Internet World Expo ,96の日本の技術HQを担当 |
| 1995 |
大川功プレゼンツのインターネットで40カ国の子どもをつなぐ初めての「Jr.サミット」を技術協力 |
| 1995 |
TVメディアとインターネットカフェを相互接続 （Internet World Expo ,96） |
| 1995 |
インターネットカフェ in 渋谷（with IBM） |
| 1995 |
Internet World Expo '96, the world's first "cyber-space expo" connecting 80 countries. In charge of technical aspects for Japan |
| 1995 |
World. Jr. Summit: event connected children from 40 countries by the Internet, hosted by Isao Okawa. Digital Garage provided technical services |
| 1995 |
Supported Internet streaming media event, and managed public Internet access spaces (Internet World Expo, 96) |
| 1995 |
"Internet Café in Shibuya"(with IBM) |
| 1996 |
「世界初の商用インターネットプロバイダー」の日本導入 |
| 1996 |
ロボット型検索サービスの日本ローカライズを開始 〈1999年：ディズニーグループへ売却〉 |
| 1996 |
デジタルメディアを専門に扱うコンソーシアム型の代理店を設立 |
| 1996 |
日本初のロボット検索サービスを開始 |
| 1996 |
広告業界初のコンソーシアム法人の設立 |
| 1996 |
Introduced the world's first commercial Internet provider to Japanese market |
| 1996 |
Localized and launched Infoseek search engine service in Japan (In 1999 sold to Disney Group) |
| 1996 |
Established Digital Advertising Consortium, a consortium of advertising agencies specializing in Digital Media advertising |
| 1996 |
Japan's first robot-based search engine |
| 1996 |
Established of first consortium in advertising industry |
| 1997 |
コアのサーチテクノロジー「ウルトラシーク」の日本語版を開発・販売 〈現在：「Ultraseek」として販売〉 |
| 1997 |
ロボット検索技術を企業に向けて提供 |
| 1997 |
Localization and sales of Ultraseek search technology began (Now sold under "Autonomy Ultraseek" brand) |
| 1997 |
Provided robot-based (spider-based) search technology for corporate and government use |
| 1998 |
Sonic Net JAPAN Localized and adapted of the popular rock-music site from the U.S. (Internet broadcast of Fuji-Rock Festival) |
| 1998 |
"Fit- Kansei": Web User Survey System with Cluster Analysis jointly developed with the Communication Science Institute |
| 1998 |
Launched first online CD shop in Japan |
| 1998 |
Began music-related database service |
| 1999 |
Introduced open-source application server, Zope |
| 1999 |
Established the Electric Commerce Institute to provide marketing, e-commerce consulting, and Internet-related research services |
| 1999 |
Launched Web Nation: EC Site offering music and entertainment related products. Developed fully automated supply chain (Fulfillment and payment systems) (developed with the cooperation of TIS, Yamato Transport Co., Ltd?and Lilac Co, Ltd) Registered business patent for above system (October 2002, service transferred to IQI) |
| 1999 |
Introduced Open-source Zope Launched E-commerce site with automated logistical system (including: Inventory status confirmation, delivery detail selection, etc.) Jointly developed e-commerce portal for convenience store chains with Lawson |
| 2000 |
Launched auction business platform |
| 2000 |
Launched first convenience-store-based payment and fulfillment platform business (Registered business model patent jointly with Lawson) |
| 2000 |
Established G-Port as a joint enterprise with Shaddy, the leading catalog gift company in Japan |
| 2000 |
JASDAQ, Initial Public Offering of Digital Garage |
| 2000 |
Developed and launched first convenience-store-based payment and fulfillment system |
| 2001 |
Launched first auction-platform service with JCB Register business model patent jointly with JCB (Ended in 8th term) |
| 2001 |
Launched auction business platform |
| 2002 |
Announced Smoothy: management and commerce system for broadband contents |
| 2002 |
Kakaku.com became a subsidiary of Digital Garage. Kakaku.com is the leading price-comparison site in Japan |
| 2002 |
Announced strategic business partnership with Image-Quest Interactive (IQI), for entertainment and broad content development |
| 2002 |
Launched business tie-up with ALC, major publisher of language education materials |
| 2002 |
Combined WebNation and indiesmusic.com increasing coverage for Indies music market |
| 2003 |
Reestablished Creative Garage, our creative design firm |
| 2003 |
Established Business and Capital Partnership with Digital Network Appliance Inc., a Broadband Technology Venture Company |
| 2003 |
Developed integrated solution package tailored to broadband video distribution for television terminal systems, based on Smoothy (a software for content management and content based commerce) |
| 2003-04 |
Mojo: Purchased rights to E-commerce engine (April 2003, technical cooperation with Sun Microsystems) |
| 2003-06 |
Digital Garage, Inc. announced business and capital partnership with Zion Ltd., provider of consulting services and system development for mobile telephony and Internet technologies DSI joined Zion Group (June 2003, Zion becomes affiliated DG company) |
| 2005 |
Digital Garage established blog business company 'Technorati JAPAN' |
| 2005 |
Digital Garage established DG Incubation, a wholly-owned subsidiary to promote agility and efficiency in managing investment in developing new businesses and strategic investment |
| 2005 |
Digital Garage co-founded venture capital management company with JAIC |
| 2005 |
Digital Garage formed new company 'WEB 2.0' with PIA and Kakaku.com to start new portal site and other businesses in view of next-generation net society |
| 2006 |
Digital Garage became a pure holding company of the group |
| 2006 |
Digital Garage formed intermediate holding company DG Solutions |
| 2006 |
Digital Garage established web advertising company DG Media Marketing to cover a wide range of group media, including Kakaku.com and Technorati.jp and other major media |
| 2006 |
Digital Garage established CGM Marketing jointly with Dentsu, cci and ADK |
| 2006 |
Digital Garage split and restructured its solutions subsidiaries to strengthen and streamline subsidiary businesses by redistributing group resources |
| 2006 |
Digital Garage co-founded new IR company with Asia Securities Printing Strategic business company, DG&Ibex established |
| 2007 |
Digital Garage capitalized on world's largest WiFi community, British FON, through subsidiary |
| 2007 |
Digital Garage subsidized major real estate advertiser Sogei through affiliate |
| 2007 |
IT reinforced solutions business in the real estate sector, where IT promotion is rapidly expanding |
| 2008 |
Formed a Partnership with Twitter DG Incubation helped developing of Twitter Japanese site |
| 2008 |
Absorbed a group of subsidiaries, ECONTEXT, DG solutions, DG&Ibex, DG Media Marketing and Creative Garage Employed a slogan "Hybrid Solution Partner" |
| 2010 |
Established "Open Network Lab" which is Japan's first mentor-driven seed accelerator program |
| 2010 |
Made an investment in e-book/Contents distribution comapny "MEDIA DO" |
| 2011 |
Invested in Path which provides Personal Network Service |
| 2011 |
Started to provide twitter account operation supporting tool TweetManager |
| 2012 |
VeriTrans, a leading company in the e-commerce and online payment fields, became a Digital Garage's wholly-owned subsidiary |
| 2012 |
Invested in Authense Group, Inc., the operator of Bengoshi4.com, a legal consultation service site |
| 2012 |
Established Neo Innovation, Inc. in San Francisco to start software development business based on agile methodologies |
| 2013 |
econtext ASIA invested in Citrus Payment Solutions Pvt. Ltd., a leading online payment solution provider in India |
| 2013 |
econtext ASIA became listed at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange |
| 2013 |
Formed a capital and business alliance with CrowdWorks Inc., a crowdsourcing service provider |
| 2013 |
Formed a capital and business alliance with Netprice.com Inc. |
| 2013 |
Opened an incubation center in downtown San Francisco named DG717 |
| 2013 |
Established BI.Garage, a joint-venture with Dentsu Inc., cyber communications Inc., and ASATSU-DK INC., to provide big-data-related services |
| 2013 |
Co-founded DENTSU SCIENCEJAM with DENTSU INC. to make new businesses using research results of most advanced science and technology |
| 2013 |
econtext ASIA established a joint-venture VeriTrans Shanghai in China |
| 2014 |
Formed a capital and business alliance with Betaworks Studio, LLC, a prominent startup studio in the US |
| 2014 |
Invested in PT Bilna, the biggest online baby store in Indonesia |
| 2015 |
Invested in MX Technologies, Inc., a US-based FinTech innovator |
| 2015 |
Established a joint venture with Kodansha on digital content business for global expansion of Japanese contents and new business incubations |
| 2016 |
Operation support for the open innovation program TOYOTA NEXT, which will create the future's mobility society |
| 2016 |
Digital Garage and Daiwa Securities Group established "DG Lab Fund," a fund directed towards startups that specialize in next generation technology |
| 2016 |
Established "Digital Garage First Penguin Award," which honors those who continue to challenge oneself in the fields such as technology, arts, and sports |
| 2016 |
Digital Garage, Kakaku.com, and Credit Saison established open innovation-based R&D organization "DG Lab" |
| 2016 |
Changed Our Stock Market Listing from JASDAQ to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2016 |
Invested in Blockchain Developer Blockstream |
| 2016 |
Invested as lead investor in renowned creator Rei Inamoto's Business Invention Studio |
| 2017 |
Digital Garage officially launched lifestyle service for wealthy consumers business integration with two subsidiaries leads to development of DG Life Design business |
| 2017 |
Digital Garage and Kodansha established HOLICS, a compilation media service combining superior magazine content with AI technology |
| 2017 |
Digital Garage formed a business alliance with PureTech Health, a company which works on advanced incubation business in biotech |
| 2017 |
Digital Garage began support for startups in Fukuoka region in cooperation with the Fukuoka Directive Council |
| 2017 |
DG Lab developed all-purpose framework "DG Lab DVEP™" for unique cryptocurrency through blockchain's bitcoin |
| 2018 |
Digital Garage and The Hokkaido Shimbun Press Launched "Open Network Lab HOKKAIDO" |
| 2018 |
Digital Garage launched "Open Network Lab BioHealth", an accelerator program specialized in biotechnology and healthcare |
| 2018 |
Digital Garage and Tokyo Tanshi to Establish Crypto Garage, a JV for blockchain financial service R&D and business in the fintech field |
| 2018 |
Digital Garage & KDDI entered into a basic agreement on strategic alliance |
| 2018 |
VeriTrans and Nissen to establish SCORE, a JV in the postpaid shopping business |
| 2018 |
Digital Garage validated the value of online media; joined the bureau of the contents media value study group for improving advertisement value |
| 2018 |
DG Lab supported Scaling Bitcoin 2018 |
| 2018 |
ECONTEXT Registered as Electronic Payment Service Provider |
| 2018 |
Digital Garage launched "Open Network Lab Resi-Tech," a global accelerator program targeting real estate-related startups |
| 2018 |
VeriTrans and Toshiba Tec established TD Payment, a JV offering multiple payment solutions for POS systems |
| 2019 |
DG Group’s “Cloud Pay,” a Unified QR Code Payment Solution, Started to Support KDDI’s au PAY |
| 2019 |
DG Group’s “Cloud Pay,” a Unified QR Code Payment Solution, Started to Support Alipay, AlipayHK, and Kakaopay |
| 2019 |
7 Companies Established the Japan Digital Therapeutics Consortium and Launch Activities |
| 2019 |
Digital Garage and Daiwa Securities Group Established DG Lab Fund II for Global Startups with Next-generation Technologies |
| 2019 |
Digital Garage, Fukuoka D.C., and Fukuoka Growth Next Launched the Smart City Incubation Program, "Open Network Lab FUKUOKA" |
| 2019 |
Digital Garage Group Launched "Cloud Pay", a Merchant-presented mode Multi-QR Code Payment Solution |
| 2019 |
Crypto Garage Developed and Executed the Contract of a P2P Protocol Based Crypto Asset Derivative Settled in Bitcoin |
| 2019 |
Crypto Garage, The First Blockchain and Finance Project Authorized by Regulatory Sandbox in Japan |
| 2020 |
“Cloud Pay,” a Unified QR Code Payment Solution Started Linkage with “au Pay” and “WeChat Pay" |
| 2020 |
Published "Pitch – Innovative methods of pitching -" |
| 2020 |
Digital Garage Developed “Musubell” for Centralized Real Estate Contract Management |
| 2020 |
28 Prominent Media Companies Established the Content Media Consortium |
| 2020 |
Crypto Garage Launched the Commercial Service of “SETTLENET,” a Settlement Platform for the Crypto Asset OTC Market |
| 2020 |
Opened a new office in Shibuya PARCO DG Building |
| 2021 |
Digital Garage and Toshiba Tec Formed Capital and Business Alliance |
| 2021 |
Digital Garage Developed “Musubell for Chukai” to Support DX of Real Estate Brokerage, Following its Service for the New Condo Market |
| 2021 |
Crypto Garage Completed Registration as a Crypto Asset Exchange Service Provider to Offer New Services for Institutional Crypto Markets |
| 2021 |
Changed the name of core payment subsidiary “VeriTrans, Inc.” to “DG Financial Technology, Inc. (DGFT)" |
| 2021 |
DG Partnered with 1plusX to Power Development of Post-cookie Advertising across Japan and Asia |
| 2021 |
Digital Garage and the Bank of Yokohama Established “Hamagin DG Innovation Fund" |
| 2022 |
Digital Garage and Resona Holdings Formed Capital and Business Alliance |
| 2022 |
Launched “DGFT Invoice Card Payment” as the first step of B2B Fintech Financial business |
| 2022 |
Digital Garage established Digital Architecture Lab |
| 2022 |
Changed Out Stock Market Listing from the First Section to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2022 |
Digital Garage Developed “Pangaea Delivery” for the Simplified Management of Multiple Online Orders |
| 2022 |
Digital Garage and JCB Formed Capital and Business Alliance |
| 2023 |
Digital Garage Reinforced Capital and Business Alliance with Resona Group |
| 2023 |
Established “DG Commerce,” a New E-commerce Site Development Company |
| 2023 |
Digital Garage and Resona Group Jointly Developed Payment Service Specializing in the Medical Field |
| 2023 |
BI.Garage and the “Content Media Consortium” Announced “Quality Media Declaration" |
| 2023 |
Launched “CloudPay Neo,” a Device-Free Cashless Payment Service |
| 2023 |
Joichi Ito, Co-Founder and Chief Architect of Digital Garage, Appointed as the Next President of the Chiba Institute of Technology |
| 2023 |
Launched STARTUP STUDIO “GenLab,” for the Next-Generation Entrepreneurs in Generative AI |
| 2023 |
Launched “DGFT Invoice Card Payment for Invoice Issuers,” Using an Early Payment Collection Scheme for SMBs |
| 2023 |
Launched “Onlab Open Innovation” to Promote Social Innovation and Coproduction of Companies and Startups |
| 2023 |
Crypto Garage Launched New Custody and Trading Services for Digital Assets |
| 2023 |
Digital Garage and Kakaku.com Decide to Jointly Developed a Fintech Services for the Food Service Industry |
| 2023 |
Digital Garage developed “Musubell for Property Survey” as series of the real estate DX platforms “Musubell.” |
| 2023 |
Launched “Quick Money” for Prompt, Easy Financing by Small- and Medium-sized Businesses |
| 2024 |
DG Financial Technology and au Financial Service Form a Business Alliance for Collaboration in the Payment Business |
| 2024 |
Digital Garage Acquired Resona Kessai Service as an Equity-Method Associate and Completes the Establishment of a Joint CVC Fund with Resona HD |
| 2024 |
Crypto Garage Added Staking Service as part of its Institutional Digital Asset Custody Service Lineup |
| 2024 |
Opened “Crypto Cafe & Bar,” a web3 Membership Space, as a Proof-of-Concept Store for the DAO Model |
