㈱MaaS Tech Japan
Tokyo, JP · 3 known investors
MaaS Tech Japan builds mobility data products and provides consulting and media services aimed at optimizing transportation systems by connecting travelers, transport operators, and trip destinations. Based in Tokyo, the company focuses on the social implementation of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) in Japan.
Also known as MaaS Tech Japan · MaaS Tech Japan K.K. · 株式会社MaaS Tech Japan
Founders & leadership
Investors · 3
Company profile
researched Aug 2026株式会社MaaS Tech Japan (MaaS Tech Japan K.K.) is a Tokyo-headquartered mobility technology company founded in November 2018 by Yosuke Hidaka, who serves as Representative Director and CEO. The company organizes its work into three lines: product development, consulting, and media. Its stated vision is to build the foundations of an ideal mobility society 100 years ahead, and its mission is to implement schemes and solutions that connect and optimize travelers, transport operators, and the destinations at the end of a trip.
On the product side the company develops SeeMaaS, a data integration and visualization platform for large volumes of mobility data, alongside L-MAP, the resident-facing local mobility app Noluday, and まちモビぷらす. Consulting work centers on the use of mobility data — spanning policy, technical and business-model perspectives — supporting transport operators and local governments with transport data analysis, the drafting of regional public transport plans, and the introduction and improvement of MaaS and regional transport services. The media business consists of seminars, study sessions, articles, workshops, lectures and books; the company runs a recurring seminar series called the MTJ Open Knowledge Cafe.
The head office is in the Sumitomo Fudosan Toranomon Tower, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo. As of June 2026 the company reported 12 employees. Leadership includes CEO Yosuke Hidaka, a former JR East employee (joined 2005) who worked on smartphone applications, public transport coordination projects and mobility strategy before doctoral research at the University of Tokyo on implementing MaaS in Japan; COO and Vice President Hiroyuki Shimizu, previously at JR East Information Systems and Microsoft Japan; Naoki Tomimasu, Inside Team Director, formerly of Abeam Consulting and NTT West; and Takeshi Miwa, Corporate Director, with an accounting and IPO-preparation background.
Founding story
CEO Yosuke Hidaka, a mechanical engineering master's graduate of Tokyo Institute of Technology, joined JR East in 2005 and worked on ICT-based smartphone apps, public transport coordination projects and mobility strategy. From 2014 he pursued doctoral study at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, conducting domestic and overseas research and field trials and compiling proposals for implementing a Japanese version of MaaS. He founded MaaS Tech Japan in November 2018 to create the MaaS market and build its models.
Business model
The company sells software products and solutions to companies and local governments addressing mobility problems, provides fee-based consulting on the use of MaaS and mobility data, and runs a media business built around seminars, lectures, workshops, articles and book publishing. It also participates in national and local government demonstration and subsidy programs, having been selected for three projects under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "regional transport DX promotion" category.
Revenue lines correspond to the three stated businesses: product development (platforms such as SeeMaaS, L-MAP, Noluday and まちモビぷらす supplied to enterprises and municipalities), consulting engagements with transport operators and local governments, and media activities including seminars, lectures and publications.
Traction
Twelve employees as of June 2026. Selected in 2026 for three projects under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's regional transport DX promotion category, and more broadly selected for national and local government demonstration and subsidy programs. Backed by Globis Capital Partners, whose portfolio page lists the company as a current investment. Runs an ongoing public seminar series and maintains a network of collaboration partners across transport policy, urban planning and data analysis.
Latest developments
In 2026 the company announced selection for three Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism "regional transport DX promotion" projects (May 2026), the appointment of an adviser (March 2026) and of a partner (August 2026), and held further editions of its MTJ Open Knowledge Cafe seminar series in June and July 2026.
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Market position
Positions itself as a startup creating the MaaS market and building models for it in Japan, combining domestic policy and operator knowledge with ongoing information exchange with MaaS players internationally and analysis of leading services, technologies and business models.
Combines mobility-sector domain expertise from railway operator and IT backgrounds with data analysis and consulting capability and its own data integration platform; the CEO authored the MaaS books "MaaS: モビリティ革命から始まる全産業のゲームチェンジ" and "Beyond MaaS" and speaks at more than 100 domestic and international conferences a year.
Technology
Core technology is the SeeMaaS data integration and visualization platform for mobility and transport data, complemented by L-MAP, the Noluday resident app used for purposes including safety confirmation and information linkage, and まちモビぷらす.
Go-to-market
The company works directly with government agencies, municipalities and transport operators, accompanying them from data analysis and regional public transport planning through to the introduction and improvement of MaaS services. It also builds visibility through seminars, study sessions, conference appearances and published books, and participates in publicly funded demonstration and subsidy programs. It collaborates with external specialists and partner companies across transport policy, urban planning and data analysis.
Local governments and municipalities, public transport operators, and companies working on mobility-related problems; the Noluday app is aimed at residents of local areas.
Geography
Operations are focused on Japan, with the head office at Sumitomo Fudosan Toranomon Tower, 2-2-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo; work addresses urban and regional transport issues across Japanese municipalities, while the company also exchanges information with MaaS players in other countries.
History
Established 1 November 2018 (a Globis Capital Partners portfolio page lists incorporation as October 2018). Globis Capital Partners made its first, seed-stage investment in February 2020 and announced subscription to a third-party allotment of shares in March 2020. The company has since built out the SeeMaaS platform and additional products, and by 2026 reported 12 employees, selection for three Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism regional transport DX projects, and a running seminar series.
Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsThe company announced it was selected for three projects in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "regional transport DX promotion type" program.
Globis Capital Partners announced it subscribed to a third-party allotment of new shares in MaaS Tech Japan; its portfolio page records a first investment in February 2020 at seed stage.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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- ㈱MaaS Tech Japanmaas.co.jp · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does ㈱MaaS Tech Japan do?
- Tokyo-based MaaS Tech Japan builds mobility data products and advises municipalities and transport operators on regional transit.
- Who are ㈱MaaS Tech Japan's investors?
- ㈱MaaS Tech Japan's investors include DBJ Capital, Globis Capital Partners, ZENRIN FUTURE PARTNERS.
- Where is ㈱MaaS Tech Japan headquartered?
- ㈱MaaS Tech Japan is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.