株式会社ナナメウエ
Tokyo, JP · 8 known investors
Nanameue, Inc. develops mobile apps and web services. The Japanese company (株式会社ナナメウエ) operates from Tokyo with an additional office in Bangkok.
Also known as Nanameue · nanameue, Inc. · ナナメウエ
Founders & leadership
Investors · 8
Company profile
researched Aug 2026nanameue, Inc. (株式会社ナナメウエ) is a Japanese company that builds mobile apps and web services centred on online community. Its stated mission is to apply algorithms to human relationships so that people can meet those they are best matched with, regardless of gender, age or location, and form connections in which they can be themselves.
The company's principal consumer product is Yay!, described as a virtual world where users can talk with peers of their own generation who share the same interests, positioned as a relaxed space accessible from a phone. Yay! also supports a set of social-media dramas, including titles presented as 「ノンファンジブル」, 「僕らのリアルはここにある」 and 「対決落語」. A second product line, Posmoni, is a content-moderation API platform that screens inappropriate content in community apps using a hybrid of AI and human review.
Business model
The company operates a consumer community application (Yay!) alongside Posmoni, a B2B content-moderation API platform sold to operators of community apps [0].
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Market position
Positions itself as a "community maker" pursuing data-driven connections, combining a consumer social product with moderation infrastructure [0].
Frames its approach as "science of connection" — using algorithms to surface compatible people — and pairs its consumer app with an in-house AI-plus-human moderation platform [0].
Technology
Yay! is built around algorithmic matching intended to connect users with shared interests and compatible peers. Posmoni combines AI screening with human reviewers in a hybrid system exposed as an API for detecting inappropriate posts in community applications [0].
Go-to-market
Yay! targets individual users, described as same-generation peers seeking interest-based connections; Posmoni targets operators of community applications that need post monitoring [0].
Geography
Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does 株式会社ナナメウエ do?
- Tokyo-based nanameue, Inc. runs the Yay! virtual-world community app and the Posmoni content-moderation API platform.
- Who founded 株式会社ナナメウエ?
- 株式会社ナナメウエ was founded by Takahiro Ishihama.
- Who are 株式会社ナナメウエ's investors?
- 株式会社ナナメウエ's investors include DG Daiwa Ventures, Skyland Ventures, Akatsuki, East Ventures, FFG Venture Business Partners, SBI Investment, mint VC, NOW Japan.
- Where is 株式会社ナナメウエ headquartered?
- 株式会社ナナメウエ is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.