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| data8 = Motoaki Tanigo ([[Wikipedia:President (corporate title)|President]] & [[Wikipedia:Chief executive officer|CEO]])<br />Ikko Fukuda ([[Wikipedia:Director (business)|Director]] & [[Wikipedia:Chief technology officer|CTO]])<br />Kimiyuki Suda (Outside Director)<br />Tatsuo Tsutsumi (Outside Director)
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'''COVER corporation''' (カバー株式会社) or '''COVER corp.''', is the parent company of [[Hololive Production]]. It was founded by [[YAGOO|Motoaki Tanigo]] on June 13, 2016.
Its focus is on the development of VR and AR applications/software and Virtual Youtubers.
[[File:Cover corp - Official Organization Map.png|thumb|Official Company Map graphic illustrating the branches under Cover Corp<ref>(Sep. 05, 2023) Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi1XDNLdjpw</ref>]]
The name Cover is a combination of Communication and Virtual.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://magazine.techcareer.jp/interview/cto/22035/ |title=Delivering "unprecedented experiences" to the world with virtual technology 〜 Mr./Ms. Kazuyuki Fukuda, Director and CTO of Cover Co., Ltd. |accessdate=2024-05-17 |author=dosukoi|date=2024/05/17 |publisher= |pages=Tech Career Magazine |language=Japanese}}</ref>
== Internal Departments ==
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While this business uses ''Metaverse'' in its name, COVER has not yet clarified any ties to other "Metaverse" projects from major tech companies. Instead, this department is responsible for the development of the HoloEARTH virtual space, which COVER says has been in development for a while, but have only recently been able to begin presenting to the public.
=== Facilities ===
==== Office ====
{{Main|Cover Corp Office}}
Over the course of their history, COVER had been using several offices as their HQ starting with a shared office space at the time of their founding. Their current office is located in Tokyo Mita Garden Tower in Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan.
==== Studio ====
{{Main|Cover Corp Studio}}
The studio is a major project by COVER after their 2nd funding round. Costing several billion yen, the studio is one of the biggest of its kind in Japan.
== History ==
{{See also|Hololive Production/History}}
=== 2016 ===
Cover Corp is established on June 13.<ref name="CompanyInfo">https://cover-corp.com/en/company</ref>
=== 2017 ===
Release of Ping Pong League, a virtual reality table tennis game, on Steam.<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/495520/Ping_Pong_League/</ref></br>
[[Tokino Sora]] debuts on September 7th on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niconico Niconico] to 13 viewers.<ref>https://www.moguravr.com/vtuber-tokino-sora/</ref> <ref>https://www.moguravr.com/tokyo-xr-startups-interview/</ref>
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=== 2023 ===
The fourth [[HoloFes
The first [[hololive 5th Generation|Hololive 5th Gen]] concert, [[Twinkle 4 You]], the first overseas concert comprised mainly of [[Hololive English]] talents, [[Connect the World]], and a second original music project, [[Blue Journey]] were all announced at the end of the SuperExpo. <br>
Cover also announced the completion of their [[Cover Corp Studio|multimedia studio]] which housed a second [[w:Motion Capture|Mocap]] studio, featuring over 200 high-end motion capture cameras, a chroma-key studio, and recording studio, totaling at a cost of 1.2bn Yen.<ref>(May. 22, 2023) Retrieved from https://note.com/cover_corp/n/nefc047ddc6ee </ref>
[[Hololive English -Advent-]] debuts.<br>
A new branch called [[Hololive DEV IS|Hololive DEV_IS]] is created along with the debut of [[ReGLOSS]].<br>
=== History timeline graphic ===
[[File:Cover corp - Branches Timeline Map.png|
== Media ==
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* [[Wikipedia:Hololive Production|Hololive Production]] - Wikipedia
* [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/カバー_(企業) カバー (企業)] - Wikipedia (Japanese)
* [https://cover-corp.com/ir/news/230327_5253_COVER_Materials_for_Growth_Opportunities_and_Strategies.pdf Materials for Growth (2023 TYO Initial Offering)]
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