株式会社スマイルワークス

Market position

Positioned as a Japanese cloud ERP vendor for small and mid-sized companies, reporting more than 9,600 implementations. The company frames the market as still early, noting that cloud-based business software accounts for roughly 10% of usage with many companies still on packaged software. Its founder and CEO previously served as an executive officer at accounting software vendor Yayoi, and a former Yayoi chairman sits on the board as an outside director.

Combines project-based profit-and-loss management with fully interlinked back-office modules so that a single data entry flows into automated accounting journal entries, avoiding re-entry across departments. Additional differentiators cited include financial-institution integrations enabling fully online loan applications from accounting data, registration as an electronic payment intermediary, EDI conversion between differing industry formats, and security/compliance credentials (Privacy Mark, ISO 27001, ASPIC certification, FISC-aligned AUP).

Technology

A multi-tenant cloud (SaaS) ERP whose modules are automatically interlinked: sales, purchasing, inventory, payroll and expense data are converted into accounting journal entries automatically at the press of a button, and transactions are tagged to projects for real-time budget/actual and profitability tracking. The platform includes EDI functionality with automatic conversion and linkage to industry-specific external EDI formats, API connectivity (for example with the Bcart BtoB e-commerce platform), an online loan application flow built on the automated accounting data, invoice-embedded credit card payment QR code issuance, two-factor/multi-factor login authentication, automatic updates for tax rate changes and My Number handling, and a separately offered secured cloud storage area (SECURE FOLDER). Security posture includes Privacy Mark and ISO 27001 certification, ASPIC ASP/SaaS reliability certification, registration as an electronic payment intermediary, and an external AUP report on FISC-aligned API connection procedures.

Go-to-market

Direct sales (including deals handled by the CEO) combined with partner and alliance-led distribution: a capital and business alliance with Brother Industries, service delivery through 地銀ネットワークサービス to regional banks nationwide, joint services with Shoko Chukin Bank (the "ネクサパレット" electronic ordering service and "ネクサローン" online lending), an invoice agency service with Orient Corporation, and API integrations with platforms such as Bcart. The company also exhibits at trade shows several times a year and runs promotional campaigns such as free year-end usage for new payroll cloud subscribers.

Small and medium-sized Japanese enterprises needing integrated back-office systems (accounting, sales/purchasing and inventory management, payroll, expenses, cash management), including project-based businesses that require per-project revenue and cost tracking. Distribution partnerships with regional banks, Shoko Chukin Bank and consumer/commercial credit companies target SMB borrowers and billing users.

Geography

Single office in Japan, at 2-8-16 Kanda-Sarugakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Hirata Building 7F); positions are non-transfer roles with up to three days per week of remote work. Services are distributed nationwide in Japan through regional bank and financial institution partnerships.

History

The company was founded in 2003 (July 2003 per the company site and corporate registry-based listings; Globis Capital Partners records establishment as June 2003). Globis Capital Partners made its first investment in December 2013 at the early stage, followed by a third-party allotment of shares in May 2014 and a further raise announced in 2015. In October 2015 the company announced a capital and business alliance with Brother Industries. Later partnerships include Data Applications (2020), Chiginnetwork Service / 地銀ネットワークサービス (2022), Orient Corporation (2023), Shoko Chukin Bank (2024) and the Bcart BtoB e-commerce platform (2025). In 2026 the company received the Economist Mirai Award 2026 Digital Innovation category from Weekly Economist and obtained ASPIC's ASP/SaaS safety and reliability information disclosure certification.