PIXTA Inc. (3416.T) operates as a Japan-based digital creative platform provider, primarily running online marketplaces for purchasing and selling royalty-free stock photos, illustrations, vectors, videos, music, and footage through its flagship PIXTA platform; it also manages fotowa, a business-trip photography service focused on family and child portraits including newborn, shichigosan, and omiya celebrations; and Snapmart, a smartphone photo marketplace integrated with social networking service visual marketing solutions. Founded in 2005 by Daisuke Komata, who serves as president, CEO, and director, the company is headquartered at JustCo Shibuya Hikarie 33F, 2-21-1 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, and primarily serves designers, web directors, advertisers, and businesses seeking visual content in Japan with additional international contributor reach. PIXTA maintains the largest library of such materials in Japan, with over 110 million high-quality items available via subscription or single purchase starting from low prices, enabling contributions from amateurs to professionals. In recent developments, the company launched machine learning datasets including "bear images" and "dog breeds images" for AI training; introduced fotowa enhancements such as hand-me-down omiya photography with costume rentals and a shichigosan photo contest "#uchi no shichigosan jikenbo"; marked its 20th anniversary in 2025 transitioning from a stock platform to a broader visual platform under the mission "DELIVERING TALENTS TO MAKE THE WORLD A MORE POSITIVE PLACE"; and on October 17, 2025, agreed to acquire a 67% stake in YASUMI WORKS Co., Ltd. from Ayumi Nakahama for approximately ¥130 million to expand its portfolio.[pixta.co.jp]