AI & Machine Learning Startups

ZetaChain provides a user-owned, encrypted memory layer for AI, letting people carry their context, files, preferences, and writing style across different models, apps, and agents. Its first consumer product, Anuma, brings leading AI models (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Meta) into one experience with wallet-based identity, permissioned access, and payments settled in its ZETA token.

5 investors

Zingly provides an AI platform combining voice and digital channels for customer experience (CX), aimed at enterprises in regulated and high-touch industries. The platform is LLM-agnostic, supports multiple models across use cases, and incorporates human-in-the-loop workflows.

5 investors

Zoko integrates WhatsApp messaging capabilities with Shopify stores, allowing merchants to sell products, market to customers, and provide support through WhatsApp conversations.

5 investors

Zoovu provides an AI-powered search and discovery platform for B2B ecommerce, helping buyers quickly find replacement parts, components, and complex products in large catalogs. The platform uses AI, machine learning, and ontology-based search to deliver accurate, context-specific results and includes data management capabilities for product enrichment and catalog organization.

5 investors

Alivexis is a drug discovery company that develops small molecule therapeutics targeting cancer, immune-inflammatory conditions, and rare diseases, leveraging computational platforms and disease biology expertise across operations in Japan and the US.

5 investors

ThinkCyte develops diagnostic devices and cellular analysis platforms using imaging flow cytometry and microfluidics technology. The company serves research institutions, clinical laboratories, and biopharmaceutical companies in the life sciences and diagnostic tools sector.

5 investors

KEN ROBOTECH CORPORATION develops robotics for the construction industry. The company is based in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, with an additional office in Tokyo.

5 investors

Azit is a Japanese company that applies AI and technology to logistics and supply chain management, offering a demand-and-supply forecasting platform to help businesses optimize their supply chains. It positions itself as an AI strategy partner specialized in the logistics and SCM domain, aiming to sustain Japan's delivery infrastructure amid a shrinking labor force.

5 investors

MOVO is a SaaS-based logistics digitization platform that provides cloud-based transportation management solutions for freight and delivery operations. The company serves logistics operators and freight companies with tools for truck booking, fleet tracking, and vehicle dispatch management.

5 investors

LayerX is a technology company focused on digitizing economic activity, aiming to reduce friction in work and daily life through software. The page describes its mission and vision but provides no specifics on products or customers.

5 investors

TriOrb develops autonomous mobile robots that navigate confined spaces and uneven floors without facility modifications, enabling automated material transport in environments where traditional AMRs cannot operate. The robots serve automotive and electronics manufacturing facilities requiring precision positioning in tight corridors and complex floor conditions.

5 investors

KUZEN develops and operates a customer engagement platform that automates conversations, offered to enterprise clients in Japan. The no-code product supports chatbot and messaging-based customer interactions and has around 700 deployments.

5 investors

Monstarlab is a global digital strategy and transformation partner that builds custom development teams of engineers and designers to help clients pursue business transformation using AI and digital technologies. It operates across 12 countries and regions and has evolved from a product development agency into a broader consulting and transformation services provider.

5 investors

Richka operates as a digital-focused creative agency that provides marketing support and a platform where tens of thousands of ad creatives are produced monthly, applying AI to automate ad generation and video production. It combines a creative research team with technical development, and conducts joint research on ad creation with distribution partners such as Meta and Yahoo!.

5 investors

SHIN-MIRAI INC. (株式会社森未来) is a Japanese company focused on wood/timber procurement and coordination, holding FSC and SGEC chain-of-custody certifications. It employs wood coordinators, procurement staff, and designers to source and supply timber materials.

5 investors

Neuromeka designs and manufactures collaborative robots (cobots) such as its "Indy" line, high-speed delta robots ("LASER" series), and core robot components, and is developing humanoid platforms and AI models for intelligent automation. The company sells robotics hardware and AI-based automation systems to industrial and manufacturing users, and also offers custom component development.

4 investors

1Fort AI builds an AI workforce platform for insurance brokers that automates manual workflows like quoting, invoicing, and servicing, enabling brokers to spend more time with clients. The platform targets insurance agencies seeking to improve productivity through AI-driven automation.

4 investors

2501 builds an AIOps platform with autonomous agents that monitor, predict, and remediate infrastructure issues without human intervention, aimed at enterprise, government, and financial services operations teams. It emphasizes on-premise and air-gapped deployment with security and data sovereignty built into the architecture.

4 investors

30 Sundays is an AI-powered holiday planning and booking platform that creates personalized vacation itineraries specifically designed for couples. The company offers curated couple packages for international destinations with transparent pricing and round-the-clock customer support.

4 investors

36ZERO Vision works in industrial image processing and machine vision technologies such as embedded vision, hyperspectral imaging, and deep learning for automated industrial processes. The company is presented in the context of exhibiting at the VISION 2026 trade fair in Stuttgart.

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3T Biosciences develops TCR-based immunotherapies for cancer using a proprietary platform that combines machine-learning algorithms with immunological research to identify and validate T cell receptor targets. The company creates therapeutic treatments targeting cancer and other difficult-to-treat diseases.

4 investors

5C Network operates an AI-native teleradiology platform where AI analyzes CT, MRI, X-ray, and PET-CT scans and radiologists review and sign off on the diagnosis, delivering structured reports in about 30 minutes. It serves hospitals, diagnostic centres, and chains primarily across India, reading over 15,000 radiology studies daily.

4 investors

a0.dev provides a platform that generates React Native projects to accelerate mobile app development for developers. The service aims to reduce typical development timelines by automating project scaffolding and boilerplate code generation.

4 investors