PIXEL COMPANYZ INC.

PIXEL COMPANYZ INC. is a Japanese IT company headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Originally founded in October 1986 in Osaka as Osaka Plant Sales Co., Ltd., the company changed its name to Hybrid Service Co., Ltd. in May 1998 and later transitioned to a holding company structure in October 2015, adopting the name PIXEL COMPANYZ INC. It was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market (ticker 2743) until its delisting on January 16, 2026, following accounting fraud and internal control issues. The company operates data center and GPU cloud services for AI and deep learning, and has a subsidiary in Hong Kong. Its main business now focuses on data center development and operation, including a container data center project in Okuma, Fukushima. The company has faced significant governance challenges, including a special investigation committee finding of accounting irregularities in 2024, leading to the resignation of its president and eventual delisting.

PIXEL COMPANYZ INC. was established in October 1986 in Osaka as Osaka Plant Sales Co., Ltd. In May 1998, it changed its name to Hybrid Service Co., Ltd. and registered its shares with the Japan Securities Dealers Association in September 2002. In August 2007, it established a wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong, HYBRID (HK) CO., LIMITED. In October 2015, the company transitioned to a holding company structure and changed its name to PIXEL COMPANYZ INC. In December 2021, it was selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for a subsidy project for employment creation in areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, leading to a container data center project in Okuma, Fukushima. In April 2022, it moved from JASDAQ to the TSE Standard Market. In 2024, it sold subsidiaries Pixel Games and Pixel Estate. In November 2024, a special investigation committee found accounting fraud, including misuse of advance payments. The company was designated as a special alert stock in January 2025, and faced a recommended penalty of 629.84 million yen from the SESC in February 2025. After failing to improve internal controls and losing its accounting auditor, it was delisted from the TSE on January 16, 2026. The company continues to operate its data center business.

• Founded as Osaka Plant Sales Co., Ltd. in Osaka

• Changed name to Hybrid Service Co., Ltd.

• Registered shares with Japan Securities Dealers Association

• Established HYBRID (HK) CO., LIMITED in Hong Kong

• Transitioned to holding company structure and renamed to PIXEL COMPANYZ INC.

• Selected by METI for employment creation subsidy project

• Listed on TSE Standard Market

• Moved headquarters to Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo

• Signed basic agreement with Okuma Town, Fukushima

• Sold subsidiary Pixel Games Co., Ltd.

• Sold subsidiary Pixel Estate Co., Ltd.

• Special investigation committee found accounting fraud

• Designated as special alert stock by TSE

• SESC recommended penalty of 629.84 million yen

• Designated as supervised stock (under examination)

• Delisted from Tokyo Stock Exchange

AI-era business developer providing high-performance GPU cloud and data center solutions.

• GPU Cloud Service

  High-performance GPU cloud service for AI and deep learning, provided to business developers.

• Data Center Business

  Development, operation, and management of data centers, including container data centers.

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