Photocreate Co., Ltd.
AcquiredTokyo, JP · 2 known investors
Photocreate operates a photo service business centered on capturing and delivering event and life-moment photography, building an ecosystem in collaboration with photographers. The company positions itself around its "Photo Life Concept," using imaging technology to offer new photo experiences to consumers.
Also known as Photo Create · Photocreate · 株式会社フォトクリエイト
Founders & leadership
Investors · 2
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Photocreate Co., Ltd. (株式会社フォトクリエイト) is a Tokyo-based company that manages professional event photographers and sells the resulting photographs online to event participants. Its internet photo service business spans several branded sites: ALLSPO (オルスポ) for marathon and similar race photography, Snap Snap for school photo sales, All Sports Community for athlete photography, Photochoice for photo sales across all types of events, Snap Park as a photo-sales ASP service, Gloriale for wedding photography, Photomatic as a Korean-origin self-photo brand, and Pick Me, a self-photo studio format. Alongside these consumer sites the company runs an advertising and marketing support business and a "Photo Solution" offering covering the capture, delivery and management of photographs.
The company frames its activity around a "Photo Life Concept" aimed at maximizing the value of photographs, and reports cumulative shooting results of more than 1.97 billion images since founding, with roughly 151,000 photographed events per year handled through a proprietary assignment system for nationwide, uniform service delivery. Named shoot credits include the Tokyo Marathon, the JAL Honolulu Marathon, Mt.FUJI100, the national marching band championship, the National High School Culture Festival and USA All Star Nationals.
Photocreate's services and personal data handling are governed by Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information; its privacy policy covers service users, job applicants, registered camera operators and shareholders, and includes a separate policy for photographs posted to event websites where other event participants may view or purchase them.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 7
launches, deals, and filingsThe Photomatic photo booth, which allows two-shot photos with a favorite character or idol, exhibited at the Oshikatsu EXPO for three days from June 24, 2026.
Photocreate released ALLSPO (オルスポ), a photo sales site specialized in marathons and comparable sporting events, with covered competitions to be expanded in stages.
The company announced an absorption-type merger together with changes to its board of directors, alongside a separate announcement on the Kitamura Holdings Group's transition to a new management structure, reorganization of group companies and executive appointments.
An actor using the alias haxorsss claimed to have breached Photocreate in July 2025 and listed for sale a dataset said to contain 8.6 million member rows and 7 million address rows covering 2008-2025, priced at $5,000 in cryptocurrency. The claim was pending verification and the company had previously denied customer data leakage.
$5K source ↗
Photocreate acknowledged unauthorized access to internal systems attributed to a phishing campaign, stating that no evidence of customer data leakage had been found.
SECOM CO., LTD. (TSE:9735) acquired an undisclosed stake in aroba Inc. from Lucre Inc. and Photocreate Co., Ltd.
Photocreate listed on the TSE Mothers market under ticker code 6075, with an initial-price market capitalization of 4,421 million yen; the listing was recorded as an exit for investor Globis Capital Partners. The company was subsequently delisted.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Photocreate Co., Ltd.photocreate.co.jp · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Photocreate Co., Ltd. do?
- Japanese photo service company running online event, school and sports photo sales sites and self-photo studio brands.
- Who founded Photocreate Co., Ltd.?
- Photocreate Co., Ltd. was founded by 大迫 由典.
- Who are Photocreate Co., Ltd.'s investors?
- Photocreate Co., Ltd.'s investors include DIMENSION, Globis Capital Partners.
- Where is Photocreate Co., Ltd. headquartered?
- Photocreate Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.