ANDPAD

ANDPAD (株式会社アンドパッド / ANDPAD Inc.) develops and operates "ANDPAD", a cloud-based construction and building project management service that spans on-site efficiency through management-level improvement in a single platform. The service is used mainly via a smartphone app on new-build housing, renovation and commercial construction sites, and is registered with NETIS, the New Technology Information System operated by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism [0][2]. The company reports that more than 156,000 companies have adopted the service and that it is the top-share construction management app; its product site cites 260,000 user companies and more than 690,000 users [0][3].

The platform is modular, with products covering construction management, chat, drawings, digital site blackboards, inspections, scheduling boards, lead and gross-margin management, ordering/procurement, remote site supervision, homeowner communication ("おうちノート"), document approval, unit-cost/labor management, 3D scanning, invoice management, entry-and-exit management, electronic deliverables, building maintenance (BM), analytics, API integration and a BIM viewer, plus an app marketplace for third-party integrations [0][3]. Adjacent offerings include a financial service for early payment of construction invoices (ANDPAD早受取), BPO services, and a construction-sector job and recruitment service (Builder Work) [3][4]. Since 2025 the company has added multilingual versions (English, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai, traditional Chinese and Spanish) and has launched AI-oriented initiatives including the "ANDPAD Stellarc" AI project and "ANDPAD ナレッジAI" [4][0].

Headquartered in Tokyo (Mita, Minato-ku, after an October 2025 relocation), ANDPAD is led by representative director Takeo Inada and employed 1,006 people as of 1 August 2026, with capital including capital reserves of ¥5,691,320,948 [2][4]. Preqin records the company as established in 2016 and based in Tokyo, classified under software with construction, web application and engineering software sub-industries [6].

Business model

ANDPAD sells access to its cloud construction project management platform to construction-sector companies. Preqin describes a subscription model in which clients pay recurring fees for platform access, with tiered pricing based on business size or user count, supplemented by partnerships with industry stakeholders [6]. The company's product site lists separate product modules and a pricing page, an app marketplace for integrated third-party services, and additional revenue lines such as invoice-purchase financing (ANDPAD早受取), BPO services and a construction-industry recruitment service [3][4].

Recurring subscription fees for platform access, with tiered plans by company size or user count, according to Preqin's profile [6]. Additional lines include a fee-based invoice purchase/early-payment financing service, BPO services and a paid job placement business, for which the company holds a fee-charging employment placement licence (13-ユ-317996) [2][3][4].

Traction

More than 156,000 companies are reported as having adopted the service on the corporate site, while the product site cites 260,000 user companies and over 690,000 users [0][3]. The company reported that gross transaction value on ANDPAD受発注 grew 614% over two years (September 2024) and that ANDPADおうちノート passed 200 contracted companies (May 2024) [4]. Headcount reached 1,006 as of August 2026 [2].

Latest developments

In 2026 the company launched "ANDPAD ナレッジAI" for capturing veteran expertise (May) and the "ANDPAD BM" facility and building maintenance product (May), was selected for MLIT's FY2026 building administration DX programme to test AI for administrative procedures (May), and concluded strategic capital and business alliances with Tokyo Gas, Daikin and CAINZ (August) [0][4]. Preqin states the August 2026 funding will be used to strengthen the company's AI data platform, improve secure on-site data use and accelerate adoption of automated operations [6]. Other recent steps include the Stellarc AI project (December 2025), collaborations with Safie and Arashi Vision (Insta360), additional language versions, and awards including an MLIT Infrastructure DX Award of Excellence (January 2026) [4].