SAVAWAY Co., Ltd.
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Japanese developer of e-commerce systems including multi-domain cart, cross-marketplace inventory and payment services.
Also known as NHN SAVAWAY Corp. · 株式会社SAVAWAY
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026SAVAWAY Co., Ltd. (株式会社SAVAWAY) is a Japanese company engaged in the development and sale of e-commerce systems and in e-commerce consulting. Its products include Multi-Domain Cart, a system for building and operating merchant-owned online storefronts; StockGear, a system for automated inventory management across multiple online marketplaces; and SAVAWAY Payment, a credit card settlement service.
The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Sasazuka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Records list Kenji Nakai as representative in later filings, while investor materials list Tadashi Saito as CEO at the time of investment. The company originated outside the major metropolitan startup ecosystem and was backed by both venture capital and corporate investors, including the Shizuoka Industrial Foundation and Globis Capital Partners. Following a December 2013 M&A transaction with NHN PlayArt Corp., the business continued under the name NHN SAVAWAY Corp.
Business model
SAVAWAY developed and sold e-commerce software and related services to online merchants, complementing its systems business with e-commerce consulting and a credit card payment service.
Sale and licensing of e-commerce systems, consulting fees, and credit card payment processing services.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
A Japanese IT services and e-commerce software vendor serving online merchants, subsequently absorbed into the NHN group.
Technology
Multi-Domain Cart storefront construction system, StockGear automated inventory management across multiple online malls, and the SAVAWAY Payment credit card settlement service.
Go-to-market
Online retailers and merchants operating own-brand storefronts and selling across multiple Japanese e-commerce marketplaces.
Geography
Japan; headquarters at Sasazuka South Building 6F, 1-64-8 Sasazuka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.
History
The company was established in 2004 in Japan and built a product line around multi-domain shopping cart software, cross-marketplace inventory management and payment processing. Globis Capital Partners made an initial investment in March 2010, publicly announced in April 2010, and the Shizuoka Industrial Foundation is also listed among its shareholders. In December 2013 the company was acquired by NHN PlayArt Corp., producing an exit for Globis Capital Partners, and was subsequently renamed NHN SAVAWAY Corp.
Compiled by commissioned research from 4 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsSAVAWAY was acquired via M&A by NHN PlayArt Corp., an exit for investor Globis Capital Partners; the company subsequently operated under the name NHN SAVAWAY Corp.
Globis Capital Partners made its initial investment in SAVAWAY in March 2010, announced in April 2010, backing the company's e-commerce shop management system (multi-domain shopping cart).
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 4
primary sources listed
- 株式会社SAVAWAY｜スピーダ スタートアップ情報リサーチinitial.inc · web
4 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does SAVAWAY Co., Ltd. do?
- Japanese developer of e-commerce systems including multi-domain cart, cross-marketplace inventory and payment services.
- Who are SAVAWAY Co., Ltd.'s investors?
- SAVAWAY Co., Ltd.'s investors include Globis Capital Partners.