SBI Neo Media Launches CONTENT INNOVATION With Yasushi Akimoto as Supervising Producer
SBI Neo Media Holdings announced on November 2, 2026 that it has launched CONTENT INNOVATION, a platform for creating Japan-originated intellectual property, with lyricist Yasushi Akimoto as supervising producer. Akimoto will select specialist producers in music, video, anime, and games.
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Why it matters
The platform ties creator discovery to a fund of about 100 billion yen, so SBI is backing Japan-originated IP from the idea stage rather than after a work is finished.
Key Facts
- SBI Neo Media Holdings announced CONTENT INNOVATION on November 2, 2026.
- Yasushi Akimoto is the supervising producer and selects specialist producers in music, video, anime, and games.
- The platform coordinates with the SBI Neo Content Investment Business Limited Partnership, a fund with about 100 billion yen in capital.
- The fund has decided on more than 10 investments after listing about 400 projects and interviewing roughly 150 individuals and businesses.
- GENDA will invest 300 million yen in the SBI Neo Content Fund as a limited partner.
The platform works with the SBI Neo Content Investment Business Limited Partnership, a fund with about 100 billion yen in capital, and is built on three pillars: discovery, nurturing, and commercialization.
SBI Neo Media Holdings set up the platform alongside the SBI Neo Content Investment Business Limited Partnership, which has listed about 400 projects, interviewed roughly 150 individuals and businesses, and decided on more than 10 investments. GENDA, which operates amusement facilities such as GiGO, has agreed to put 300 million yen into the SBI Neo Content Fund as a limited partner. SBI Neo Media Holdings was established in May 2025 to combine the group's finance, IT, and media operations, and the new project is meant to find ideas and talent before a work takes shape.
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- GameBusiness.jp 秋元康氏が統括プロデューサーに―SBIがゲーム含む新IP創出プロジェクト始動、1,000億円ファンドとも連携