GENDA and SBI Holdings Form Capital and Business Alliance
The alliance ties an amusement and karaoke operator with roughly 1,100 facilities to an investment fund backing IP production, signaling a push to merge physical entertainment venues with content-driven promotions.
Reporting from 1 source: GameBusiness.jp.
GENDA Inc. and SBI Holdings Inc. have agreed to a capital and business alliance. GENDA will invest 300 million yen in the SBI Neo Content Fund, while SBI plans to acquire up to 1.00% of GENDA shares through market purchases. The companies will also discuss joint promotional measures combining SBI's content with GENDA's entertainment platforms.
GENDA, the company behind the GiGO amusement chain and Karaoke BanBan, is putting money into SBI's content fund as part of a broader partnership announced after a board meeting on the 29th. The 300 million yen investment goes into the SBI Neo Content Fund, which sits under SBI Neo Media Holdings, the unit overseeing media, entertainment, and marketing businesses.
SBI Holdings, for its part, plans to buy GENDA shares on the open market, up to 1.00% of total issued shares as of the end of June 2026, with timing depending on market conditions. The two sides will also talk about joint planning and promotional measures that pair SBI's entertainment content with GENDA's network of amusement facilities, karaoke chains, and photo studios.
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- GameBusiness.jp GENDAとSBIホールディングスが資本業務提携、SBIネオコンテンツファンドに3億円出資へ