DeNA Makes Strategic Investment in Between App Developer VCNC

TOKYO, JAPAN - February 10, 2014 - DeNA Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 2432), the global leader in mobile Internet services, today announced a strategic investment in VCNC Inc., the South Korea-based developer of Between, a globally popular social networking app for couples. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The Between app provides a highly secure, private space for couples to send text messages and virtual stickers as well as share anniversaries, schedules and photos. As of December 2013, Between was downloaded more than five million times worldwide. The app is available for free download and it's currently available in English, Korean, Chinese and Japanese on the App Store and Google Play.

As part of DeNA's ongoing effort to support promising Internet startups, the company plans to form a business alliance with VCNC to help monetize Between further and grow the service into an open platform for third-party services to meet the various needs of couples worldwide.

DeNA plans to continue making minor to major investments to promising early- and middle-stage Internet startups that have the potential to make a major impact on the world. The company leverages its business expertise to accelerate the growth of key startups. 

The Between app can be downloaded at the links below.

Official page:        http://between.us

App Store:           https://itunes.apple.com/app/id458035189 (iOS 6.0 or higher)

Google Play:         https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.co.vcnc.android.couple

(Android 2.2 or higher)