History
2024
07.03
AI Business Video Editing Cloud "Video BRAIN" Achieves No. 1 Market Share for Five Consecutive Years
02.06
OPEN8 Strengthens Technical Partnership with Stability AI Japan for Product Development
02.06
OPEN8 Launches Business Content Creation Service Leveraging Learning Data from Millions of Business Videos
02.01
OPEN8 Relocates Headquarter to WeWork Hibiya Park Front
02.01
OPEN8 Launches "O8 Board Member System" to Identify and Develop Next-Generation Leaders
01.25
OPEN8 Releases "Open BRAIN" AI Business Information Distribution Cloud – Featuring Generative AI that Converts Videos into Articles
01.22
OPEN8, Provider of AI Business Video Editing Cloud "Video BRAIN", Raises Series D Funding; Total Funding Reaches 8 Billion Yen
2023
04.20
OPEN8 Strengthens Management Team with New CHRO Appointment
03.07
"Video BRAIN" Business Video Editing Cloud Launches ChatGPT-Powered Interactive Video Creation Assistant – Enhancing Efficiency with Scene Structuring and Topic Suggestions
2022
11.01
OPEN8, Provider of "Video BRAIN" Business Video Editing Cloud, Establishes Subsidiary for SME Market
05.25
OPEN8 Offers Free Access to "Video BRAIN" Video Editing Cloud for All Elementary and Junior High Schools Nationwide
04.12
Release of "V-matic" Automatic Video Generation API
03.15
Released Insight BRAIN, a distribution analysis tool, as a standalone product.
2021
2020
12.16
OPEN8 wins “Ruby biz Grand Prix 2020” Special Award
11.27
Business alliance with Toppan Printing for the development of a new video creation service
11.16
Release of a new commercial ad nationwide
08.03
Release of "VIDEO BRAIN Analytics" a SNS analysis and post management service
04.28
Appointment of full-time Corporate Auditor - Mr. Atsuyuki Uota
02.17
Release of OPEN8 API Platform
02.04
Appointment of Vice President of Engineering - Mr.Tadashi Furukaya
01.30
Office relocated to Shibuya Infos Tower
01.27
Business alliance with Hakuhodo DY Media Partners to provide video solutions for newspaper companies
01.14
Appointment of Corporate Auditor - Mr. Kenji Miyako, President of Altus Group
01.14
Appointment of Outside Director - Mr. Masaaki Ito, former Vice President of P&G
2019
11.15
Appointment of Open8’s SaaS Business Strategy Advisor - Mr. Yo Sasaki, former CEO of Oneteam
11.14
AI Video Editing Cloud "VIDEO BRAIN" Taxi Ads to Run Nationwide
10.17
Selected as a 2019 Red Herring Top 100 Asia Winner
10.02
AI Video Editing Cloud "VIDEO BRAIN" receives 2019 Good Design Award
09.24
Appointment of CFO - Mr.Hirotaka Sawada
06.27
Appointment of Outside Director - Mr. Koji Shingai, former JT Vice President
04.19
OPEN8 AD Platform starts RTB with Google's Display & Video360
04.15
Opened office at Fukuoka
03.11
Odekake video magazine "LeTRONC" starts recruiting official "LeTRONC Creators"
2018
09.03
Launch of "VIDEO BRAIN" an AI video editing cloud service
09.03
Issued 1.5 billion yen in new shares through third-party allotment, bringing the total amount raised to 4 billion yen
02.07
Appointment of Strategic Advisor - Mr. Masaaki Ito, former Vice President of P&G
2017
2016
2015
11.24
Release of "NATIVE TAP" Video Article Advertising service
10.27
Capital and business alliance with TBS Group, iStyle and Excite
10.27
Issued new shares through third-party allotment totaling 800 million yen
09.16
Appointment of Outside Director - Mr. Masayasu Morita of HITOMEDIA
07.01
Established OPEN8 Singapore Pte. Ltd. as a base for technology development
04.13
Launch of "VIDEO TAP", a premium female-oriented ad network specializing in smartphones
04.10
Established Open8 Inc.