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rakuten.com. Rakuten Group, Inc. (楽天グループ株式会社) ( Japanese pronunciation: [ɾakɯ̥teɴ]) is a Japanese technology conglomerate based in Tokyo, founded by Hiroshi Mikitani in 1997. Centered around the online retail marketplace Rakuten Ichiba, its businesses include financial services utilizing Fintech, digital content and ...
Hiroshi Mikitani. Hiroshi Mikitani (三木谷浩史, Mikitani Hiroshi) (born March 11, 1965) is a Japanese billionaire business magnate and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Rakuten, Inc. He is also the president of Crimson Group, chairman of the football club Vissel Kobe, chairman of Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and a board member of Lyft .
Rakuten purchase and rebranding (2010–2020) In May 2010, Buy.com was acquired by Rakuten, Inc. , the largest e-commerce retailer in Japan, [3] [15] for $250 million in cash. [16] [17] This was considered Rakuten's attempt to enter the American e-retail market, [16] and to compete globally with e-commerce competitors such as Amazon.com and ...
Wholesale distributor of e-books and other digital content that serves libraries and retailers. Later purchased from Rakuten by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in 2020. [18] [19] 2016. Bitnet. Cryptocurrency wallet. US $410 million. Used the assets to form Rakuten Blockhain Lab, a research facility that studies the blockchain.
Razmig Hovaghimian is an American entrepreneur. He is co-founder and CEO of the international online streaming video site Viki, and senior executive officer of global content, board observer and Entrepreneur in residence at Japanese ecommerce company Rakuten. [1] He is also a co-founder and board member of non-profit neonatal health company ...
Rakuten. (2012–present) Website. www .kobo .com. Rakuten Kobo Inc., or simply Kobo, is a Canadian company that sells ebooks, audiobooks, e-readers and formerly tablet computers. It is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is a subsidiary of the Japanese e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten. The name Kobo is an anagram of book.
Rakuten TV is a video-on-demand (VOD) and free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) platform, providing movies and TV series for subscription, rental, and purchase as well as FAST channels with a mix of local and global content. [1] Since 2019, the platform has provided users access to different content via TVOD, AVOD, [2] SVOD, [3] and ...
Roku, Inc. Roku, Inc. ( / ˈroʊkuː / ROH-koo) [2] is a U.S. listed company founded by Anthony Wood in 2002. It distributes various streaming services through Roku-branded streaming players and smart TVs, supporting both advertising and subscription models on its platform. Roku tops U.S. streaming TV distribution, reaching an estimated 120 ...