Startups in Japan

LegalOn Technologies is a global legal AI company that combines advanced artificial intelligence expertise with deep kno... See more

Timee is an on-demand job platform that allows people to work freely, without restrictions on time or place. Their platf... See more

Spacecurve is a Tokyo-based product development and venture capital company. See more

SODA develops and operates “SNKRDUNK,” one of the largest fashion collectible marketplaces in Japan with over 6 million ... See more

foriio is an online portfolio builder for all creators. See more

YStory is a Tokyo-based digital health company that’s using data to improve women’s health. See more

Sagri is a pioneering social impact startup leveraging satellite data and AI technology to address the global food crisi... See more

Migaku is an innovative language-learning startup. See more

Toku is the first comprehensive, global solution for token compensation & tax compliance. See more

NearMe’s mission is to resolve 'Mottainai' - the concept of waste in our society - and create a vibrant, sustainable fut... See more

Accredify is pioneering the world's transition to verifiable data. See more

Fujitsu Launchpad is a Tokyo-based venture studio subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited. As a corporate venture studio, we act a... See more

Conocer is a thriving Tokyo-based startup dedicated to providing educational support for junior high and elementary scho... See more

Soundraw is an AI music generator for creators. See more

KabuK Style operates a travel subscription service called HafH. Their mission is to create the infrastructure for a soci... See more

GGContent is the brand name for GC Social Media Marketing, an influencer marketing company based in San Jose, California... See more

freee provides cloud-based accounting software. Their software is the #1 cloud accounting service by market share, havi... See more

CTW is a fast-growing Japanese company, running the html5 based platform “G123”. See more

O is an art technology studio based in the US and Japan. O's mission is to amplify creativity through our daily digital ... See more

Progummy is a visual programming language which enables real-time collaboration and learning amid physical distance. See more

Meltin is a venture company developing proprietary bio-signal processing algorithms and biologically inspired robotics a... See more

Authlete provides a backend for implementing authorization and identity solutions based on OAuth 2, OpenID Connect, Fina... See more

Monochrome is building a home energy management system for the residential market. It connects all devices from energy g... See more

dotData is a Silicon Valley-based startup focused on full-cycle Machine Learning and Data Science automation. See more

Zaiko is developing a variety of creator-first services. Their goal is to create a platform where creators and fans can... See more

UPSIDER provides unprecedented “new financial services” support to newly emerging services and technologies globally. See more

Commmune helps companies reach their users through the power of community. Their SaaS platform enables companies to opt... See more

LeapMind Inc. is developing its business with the company mission, “to create innovative devices with machine learning a... See more

Locus Blue is a fast-growing start-up that focuses on the online 3D data analytics platform “ScanX” and Deep Learning-Ba... See more

FoodTech Capital, founded in 2021, aims to promote digital transformation and revitalize Japan’s food industry using tec... See more

Vict is currently building a play-and-earn blockchain game platform, aiming to release the service next year. See more

EmbodyMe wants to help people imagine the unimaginable, with the power of AI. See more

Creator Ninja provides a platform that establishes an economic zone for YouTube creators. See more

The Internet became available to everyone in the late 1990s and it has changed our lives drastically. See more

At Omise, we believe that online payment is a necessity to develop a successful business on the internet. We provide our... See more

Zig-zag runs “WorldShopping”, a service that enables Japanese E-Commerce sites to sell their products internationally. ... See more

Bitcoin.com's mission is to create more 'economic freedom' in the world. By economic freedom we mean the ability for ind... See more

Moon Creative Lab is a human-centered venture studio that powers the creation of new businesses. Moon’s mission is to he... See more

Japan Computer Vision Corp. (JCV), a subsidiary company of SoftBank Corporation, is an AI startup that leverages SenseTi... See more

Socious is a community app for social change with a mission to accelerate social change by bringing people together. See more

Future Standard are the developers of SCORER, an IoT platform that delivers easily accessible tools and services to enab... See more

Babel uses the latest AI automation technology to build entertaining apps and services. See more

TenTen is developing an Internet of Things platform for vending machine services. Their system provides smartphone pa... See more

Nature is an IoT start-up fostering sustainable coexistence between nature and technology with a vision to accelerate t... See more

Startbahn, the leading art tech company in Asia, has developed Startrail, a sustainable and scalable blockchain infrastr... See more

Bodygram is an advanced AI body size estimation software and platform. Our comprehensive database of global body measure... See more

Zehitomo runs a matching platform for freelancers and local businesses across Japan. They connect people looking for ... See more

tripla is a Japanese start-up that's building services using chatbots. They provide a next-generation booking engine for... See more

Citadel AI builds products to test and monitor high-risk AI systems. Our mission is to make the world's AI systems more ... See more

All dreams come true through revolutionary ideas. Arii is developing a service called "Battle Dream". It's Japan's f... See more

Arent is a DX consulting and system development company. They collaborate with major Japanese corporations to create ne... See more

pafin (formerly Cryptact) is a Fintech start-up whose platform enables you to manage all of your investments in one plac... See more

ListenField is a Precision AgTech startup that runs the largest digital farming community in the world. They aim to pro... See more

Reaktor is a team of curious engineers and designers that build custom digital products for a diverse portfolio of clien... See more

Cooori creates an artificial intelligence-driven educational platform that focuses on efficiency. Our first product usin... See more

Aquila Systems is on a mission to make life easier for Japan's doctors. By applying AI technology, CEO George Radescu b... See more

Goodpatch was founded in 2011 with a simple mission: demonstrate the power of design. With a focus on UI design, they’... See more

We are a young, growing, international company with around 100 colleagues who work across Japan, the Netherlands, Belgi... See more

Applied Intuition is a start-up from the US that's building software for self-driving cars. It's backed by some of the ... See more

Findy matches engineers and organizations with the vision of "increasing technology-driven business growth". They also ... See more

Wantedly pioneered "social recruiting" in Japan with their unique matching platform where anyone can request a meeting w... See more

Tellus is a growing health-tech start-up focused on improving eldercare through technology. Their international team is... See more

Doublejump.tokyo is a small gaming company that hopes to "re-invent the future of gaming with blockchain technology". ... See more

VELDT is a global start-up that produces a wide array of digital products and services, from wearable IoT products to da... See more

Buildkite doesn't have a physical presence in Japan, but they do hire developers remotely and they're open to doing so f... See more

Nexus Frontier Tech leverages the latest artificial intelligence and data technologies to help businesses be data-ready ... See more

Discover the digital revolution in Japan’s real estate world lead by Xincere. They run a service that helps users find ... See more

Ascent Robotics is an AI startup company that develops intelligent solutions for industrial robotics and autonomous vehi... See more

Incubit is an enterprise solutions company that provides integrated technology consulting, services, products, and outso... See more

Crowd Cast is a Tokyo-based fintech company that provides payment management solutions to simplify the payment process b... See more

One of the best companies in Japan for machine learning and research. They have some pretty sweet benefits like 20% tim... See more

Quipper is developing an e-learning platform in Japan and a few other countries. They have an international engineering... See more

Tigerspike is a really cool international company that hires developers and designers to work on consulting projects. T... See more

Bespoke is a start-up with a mostly international development team that's building a chat bot to help foreign tourists a... See more

Standard Cognition is an AI start-up that's attempting to streamline the process of shopping in physical stores. Their ... See more

MedMain is an international start-up based in Fukuoka that's working on technology to improve processes around medical i... See more

Souco has been called the "AirBnB of warehouses"; it's a small startup that's trying to revolutionize how warehouse spac... See more

Gengo provides web-based translation services. They work in English and most of their engineers and designers are forei... See more

SmartDrive is a startup developing a data platform for self-driving cars. They have some pretty skilled AI and machine ... See more

Kaizen Platform started out with an A/B testing platform, but has since begun focusing more on ad optimization. They've... See more

QuantumBlack is an AI company that provides data analytics to other companies. Their team is highly international and t... See more

Emotion Intelligence uses technology to understand human emotions for applications in e-commerce. It's a small start-up... See more

Eureka is the company behind dating app "Pairs", basically the Tinder of Japan. They don't have a Japanese requirement,... See more

Game Closure is a gaming start-up that's building a web platform for other gaming companies to use in their development.... See more

Enthought is an AI start-up aimed at improving data science processes through technologies. It's originally from the US... See more

FiNC is a startup with various services relating to health and fitness. They use ruby and don't require Japanese skills... See more

Pixta helps artists, designers and others collaborate using digital media on the internet. They have an international e... See more

This startup runs one of the most popular HR management services in Japan. They've been growing extremely fast. Japane... See more

Orb is a small Tokyo-based start-up that uses blockchain technology to revolutionize payments using smart contracts. Th... See more

Rainforest QA offers QA services for companies. Their headquarters is in San Francisco, but they've been known to hire ... See more

Abeja is a startup that uses AI and IOT devices to analyze physical spaces like stores and glean new data. The engineer... See more

This company runs one of the most popular mobile payment apps in Japan. It also has some pretty good opportunities for ... See more

This company's mission is to revitalize the printing industry through technology. They've assembled some top engineerin... See more