AI & Machine Learning Startups

Inglewood provides end-to-end retail solutions including market research, product development, marketing, e-commerce, and fulfillment services for brands selling in Japan and internationally. The company operates across product sourcing, private label manufacturing, direct-to-consumer sales, and IT staffing.

1 investor

Uhuru is a Japanese technology company that works with businesses and municipalities to reduce inefficiencies in their operations, aiming to balance supply and demand for a sustainable society. The page describes only its management philosophy and values without detailing specific products.

1 investor

A.I. Squared (株式会社エーアイスクエア) builds generative-AI tools for contact centers, including speech recognition and AI summarization services (e.g. QuickSummary2.0) that transcribe and summarize calls and power AI agents for first-line customer response. It serves companies operating customer support/contact centers in Japan, combining AI automation with human operators.

1 investor

Ediand builds AI-powered adaptive learning applications for medical and dental education in Japan, including DentiStudy, which tailors study content to each learner, and PlatformEXE, which uses natural language processing to automatically generate exam questions. Its tools serve students preparing for national exams as well as practicing doctors, nurses, and technicians.

1 investor

Eltes is a Japanese company that identifies and mitigates "digital risks" — threats arising from technology such as online reputation attacks, social media backlash, fake news, and internal information leaks. It provides monitoring and protection services for organizations and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

1 investor

Ocean Eyes is a technology venture that uses pattern recognition, ocean simulation, and data assimilation to provide fishing-ground and ocean-condition forecasting services for fishers, aimed at sustainable use of marine resources. Based in Japan, it is expanding into Southeast Asia (including Indonesia) and offers a free ocean-forecast app called OEView.

1 investor

Qiznalo develops a wearable-free skeleton sensor system and AI that analyzes daily living activities from home environments to prevent frailty and support independent aging in place. The company provides a healthcare ecosystem that converts living spaces into health monitoring platforms using privacy-preserving motion capture technology.

1 investor

Qibitech develops HATS, a robot control and remote-support software platform, and provides a package service covering planning, deployment, operation, and maintenance of robots for factories, warehouses, and medical facilities. It offers autonomous transport robots, depalletizing arm robots, inspection robots, and collaborative research robots, primarily for the Japanese market.

1 investor

Glad Cube is a Japanese digital marketing company offering ad operations (Google/Yahoo!), its own site analysis and CRO/LPO SaaS, along with AI-driven DX development, Web/AI talent training, and sports data analysis services. It serves businesses seeking marketing growth, DX transformation, reskilling, and sports data solutions.

1 investor

Chrophy Inc. is a Japanese company that provides AI and system development (including interview AI products), PR strategy and execution support, and technology-based life support services for families and child-rearing generations. It serves businesses seeking brand growth and individuals across various life stages.

1 investor

CODE Meee is a Japanese company combining scent and technology to create fragrance products and services tailored to individuals, including personalization based on genetic data. It aims to integrate scent into everyday lifestyles through tech-driven offerings.

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Connectill is a Japanese company that provides remote-work employment opportunities—matching skilled but unavailable IT and programming workers with jobs—while also running AI development, data creation, and software product/solution services (including Forguncy implementation and training). It focuses on remote-work staffing, women's workforce participation, and AI support initiatives in Japan.

1 investor

Commerce Robotics builds e-commerce back-office software, including an integrated OMS/WMS system that automates order and warehouse management for online retailers, and applies generative AI to business functions such as meeting minutes, translation, and customer support. It also offers cross-border commerce services helping overseas EC companies sell into Japan and handling Japanese product-safety (PSE/PSC) compliance.

1 investor

Konnichi Hello provides AI-powered video translation that preserves the original speaker's voice and facial movements across 37 languages, complemented by human translators to ensure translation accuracy. The service is designed for creators, businesses, and content producers who need to reach global audiences without language barriers.

1 investor

A talent management platform that helps organizations visualize, analyze, and develop talent using AI-powered analytics integrated with HR systems. Built specifically for the complexity of Japanese HR practices.

1 investor

Southwood Inc. manufactures and sells medical devices and medical AI products for healthcare professionals. The company holds Japanese regulatory approvals for medical device manufacturing and distribution.

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G-NEXT builds Japanese-made IT platforms (SaaS) aimed at eliminating information silos in business operations and supporting corporate digital transformation. Its offerings include a GPU cloud for AI training, data-integration and cross-border matchmaking platforms, and web development services.

1 investor

Jolly Good Inc. develops VR-based technology and content for healthcare and education, including medical training VR, social skills training VR for developmental disorders and schizophrenia, elderly-care training VR, and digital therapeutics (DTx) for psychiatric conditions. Based in Japan, the company also develops healthcare VR internationally with universities in North America and Thailand.

1 investor

スーツアップ (SuitUp) is an AI-supported team task management tool that focuses tasks on three elements — who, what, and by when — with a spreadsheet-like interface, automated recurring tasks, deadline reminders, and integrations with chat and calendar tools like LINE, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Chatwork, and Google Calendar. It targets small and mid-sized businesses in Japan, including teams new to task management software.

1 investor

Stadium provides sales outsourcing services and AI-powered quality management solutions for B2B SaaS and web service companies. The company combines traditional sales consulting with generative AI capabilities for call center quality management and sales support.

1 investor

SpeakBUDDY develops an AI-powered language learning service, with an AI English conversation app as its main product for language learners. The company is a Japan-based startup aiming to expand its language acquisition products across Asia and globally.

1 investor

SOCKETS provides "sensibility" (kansei) metadata and cross-category databases for music, video, and books, using machine learning and deep learning to power cross-media recommendation, personalization, user profiling, and search services. It also offers data cleansing, database-marketing analytics, and system/app development for companies building lifestyle and media services.

1 investor

DELIGHT builds multilingual AI agents that automate inbound and outbound phone communication for service businesses, replacing manual phone workflows with always-on AI execution.

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Trinear develops optical sensing technology and AI systems to capture and visualize information beyond human perception, creating advanced imaging solutions for safer and more efficient infrastructure. The company leverages decades of imaging expertise from its founders' background in professional camera development.

1 investor