Mixi

MIXI, Inc. engages in the sports, lifestyle, digital entertainment, and investment businesses in Japan. The company owns and operates TIPSTAR, a social networking service that offers tips, place bets, and watch live streams of Keirin and auto race; Fansta, a service for finding sports bars; Chariloto, a site to sell Keirin and auto race betting tickets; Chiba Jets Funabashi, a professional basketball team in the B.LEAGUE; F.C.Tokyo, a Japan professional football league club team; netkeiba.com, a horse racing media; Weekly Baseball Online, a baseball information site; and netkeirin that provides various content. It also provides mixi, a social networking service that offers space for communication; minimo, an app that provides discounts for beauty salons; FamilyAlbum, a family photo and video sharing app; Romi, an autonomous conversation robot; mixi2, a social network to share the moment and come together; and OKURU, a photo gift service. In addition, the company offers Monster Strike and Strike World, a hunting action RPG; Kotodaman, a world-battle RPG; MSonic!; MONSTORE, a monster strike online store; PROMARE, an animated movie; and Fight League: Gear Gadget Generator, an animated series. The company was formerly known as eMecury Co., Ltd. and changed its name to MIXI, Inc. in February 2006. MIXI, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Shibuya, Japan.