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ACROVE acquires fortune-telling service Zappallas
ACROVE has acquired Zappallas, a fortune-telling service provider in Tokyo.
ACROVE supports e-commerce businesses, while Zappallas offers fortune-telling services.
The deal makes Zappallas a wholly owned subsidiary of ACROVE, though the purchase price was not disclosed.
Zappallas was founded in 2000 and provides fortune-telling by chat and phone.
ACROVE plans to use its fortune-telling content in its e-commerce support business and its own brands.
The companies aim to develop collaborative goods and add features to customer apps, combining fortune-telling with online shopping.
ACROVE acquired all shares in fortune-telling service provider Zappallas, making it a wholly owned subsidiary.
The purchase price was not disclosed.
ACROVE plans to use Zappallas’s fortune-telling content in its e-commerce support business and its own brands.
The companies also plan to develop collaborative goods and add fortune-telling features to client companies’ apps.
Zappallas was established in 2000 and offers fortune-telling by chat and phone.
- Who
- E-commerce support company ACROVE acquired fortune-telling service provider Zappallas.
- What
- ACROVE acquired all of Zappallas’s shares, making it a wholly owned subsidiary.
- When
- The acquisition was reported on November 2, 2026.
- Where
- ACROVE is based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, and Zappallas is based in Shibuya, Tokyo.
- Why
- ACROVE plans to use Zappallas’s fortune-telling content in its e-commerce support business and own brands, and to develop collaborative goods and app features.
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- Acquirer
- ACROVE
- Acquired company
- Zappallas
- Ownership
- All shares acquired; wholly owned subsidiary
- Purchase price
- Not disclosed
- Zappallas founded
- 2000
- Planned products and features
- Collaborative goods and fortune-telling features for client apps