DeNA - About the company
DeNA is a public company based in Shibuya (Japan), founded in 1999 by Tomoko Namba. It operates as a Social mobile game platform and provider of mobile services. DeNA has raised $19.2M in funding. The company has 204 active competitors, including 17 funded and 9 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Kunlun, Antstream and NTT Solmare.
Company Details
DeNA Co., Ltd. (pronounced “D-N-A”) develops and operates a broad range of mobile and online services including games, e-commerce and entertainment content distribution. One of its key products is Mobage (pronounced "moh-bah-geh"), a mobile social games platform that offers first-, second- and third-party games on multiple localized player networks worldwide.
- Website
- dena.com
- Email ID
- *****@opencs.dena.jp
- Phone Number
- +81 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1999
Location
Shibuya, Japan
Stage
Public
Total Funding
Investors
Ranked
1st among 204 active competitors
Employee Count
1,517 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with DeNA
DeNA is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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DeNA Co., Ltd CIN: 1447882 , United States, Active | $1 - $1M (As on Aug 09, 2013) | - | - | |
DENA GROUP INC CIN: 263807856 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 2 (As on Dec 31, 2014) | - |
DENA GLOBAL, INC. CIN: 261851338 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 1 (As on Dec 31, 2015) | - |
DeNA's IPO details
DeNA got listed on Feb 16, 2005.
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DeNA's funding and investors
DeNA has raised a total funding of $19.2M. DeNA has 3 institutional investors.
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DeNA's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of DeNA is Tomoko Namba.
Here are the details of DeNA's key team members:
- Tomoko Namba: Founder & CEO of DeNA and founder of 1 other company.
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DeNA's employee count trend
DeNA has 1,517 employees as of Jul 26. Here is DeNA's employee count trend over the years:
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DeNA's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of DeNA include Kunlun, Antstream and NTT Solmare. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of DeNA, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Social mobile game platform and provider of mobile services | $19.2M | 76/100 | ||
2nd | Developer and distributer of online games | $8.12M | 62/100 | ||
3rd | Antstream 2013, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Cloud gaming platform | $20M | 61/100 | |
4th | NTT Solmare 2002, Osaka (Japan), Unfunded | Distributor of e-books and mobile games | - | - | 53/100 |
5th | Mobile gaming platform | - | 53/100 | ||
6th | Mobile games and apps distribution platform | - | 50/100 | ||
7th | Instant Win Gaming 2011, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Supplier of online win games to lotteries on HTML5 mobile and desktop | - | - | 49/100 |
8th | WildTangent Games 1998, Bellevue (United States), Series D | Provider of gaming platform for mobile and web devices | $80.5M | 48/100 | |
9th | Web and mobile game developer | - | 43/100 | ||
10th | Teebik Games 2011, Germany, Unfunded | Online gaming platform for playing multiple PC and mobile games | - | - | 42/100 |
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DeNA's Investments and acquisitions
DeNA has made 36 investments in companies including ALGO ARTIS and KAUCHE. DeNA has also acquired 9 companies including KNOT and Find Travel.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
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Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Jun 09, 2026 | Investments | 2021 | Chiyoda City (Japan) | |
Apr 27, 2026 | Acquisition | - | ||
Mar 03, 2026 | Investments | 2020 | Shibuya (Japan) |
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Reports related to DeNA
Here is the latest report on DeNA's geography:
News related to DeNA
Media has covered DeNA for a total of 12 events in the last 1 year, 4 of them have been about company updates.
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DeNA: Bought Back 4.609 Million Shares for 12.114 Billion Yen in April 2026GameBiz•May 08, 2026•DeNA
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Nintendo Plans 300 Billion Yen Share Sale and BuybackThe Business Times•Feb 27, 2026•Nintendo Software Planning & Development, DeNA, Kyoto Bank
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Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Celebrates 1st Anniversary with New Share FeatureSme Bulletin•Oct 23, 2025•DeNA
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Nintendo announces new Mario Kart Tour Update celebrating Mario Kart WorldNotebookcheck Publishing GmbH•Jul 21, 2025•Nintendo, DeNA
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