Logistics & Supply Chain Startups

Aeronext develops drone technology, specifically the 4D GRAVITY system that optimizes industrial drone performance in stability, efficiency, and maneuverability. The company also founded NEXT DELIVERY to develop logistics and transportation applications for drones.

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Calneco provides on-demand production and supply chain management services for promotional materials and merchandise, serving manufacturers in the food, beverage, and consumer goods sectors. The company handles design, production, inventory management, and logistics for point-of-sale promotional tools and novelty items.

1 investor

Hacobell provides freight arrangement services and logistics DX systems, combining on-the-ground transportation operations with technology to address logistics challenges. It offers tools such as a warehouse search and matching service (drawing on over 800 warehouses nationwide) and a partner program, serving shippers, carriers, and individual drivers in Japan.

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Bit-Quark provides data-driven solutions for manufacturing and logistics optimization, supported by AI research and digital transformation consulting. The company was established as a spinoff from NEC and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology's joint AI research program.

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A company focused on facilitating Japanese business expansion into Southeast Asia, particularly targeting the halal market in Malaysia. The company helps Japanese enterprises navigate international market entry and localization challenges in the region.

1 investor

Ruby Groupe provides e-commerce operational support services including product registration, inventory management, and content creation for online retailers across multiple platforms. The company serves luxury and domestic brands by handling platform management, product listing optimization, and marketing-related tasks.

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An autonomous delivery vehicle company that operates driverless retail kiosks equipped with six-wheel independent drive systems, capable of autonomous operation outdoors on various terrains including sidewalks, plazas, and complex surfaces while serving customers within a 1-kilometer radius.

1 investor

A non-ferrous smelting and metals recycling company that refines zinc, lead, and silver, and produces electronic components and functional materials. Operating since 1937, the company processes limited resources through smelting and recycling technology to support sustainable resource circulation.

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AI Hikari builds AI agent platforms that connect suppliers, sales channels, and logistics partners in commerce and supply chain operations. The company offers COMSEE, an AI-powered commerce foundation for unified sales and supply chain management, and Clearly, a compliance tool for chemical imports.

1 investor

A Japanese warehousing and logistics company providing warehouse consulting, warehouse management systems, automated warehouse solutions, and maintenance services across multiple locations in Japan.

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DDプラス is a Japanese wholesale trading and food-service supply company that supplies restaurants with vegetables from contracted farms, products from Toyosu and Shibaura market brokers, and general goods such as rice, cooking oil, imported meat and fish, seasonings, and consumables sourced directly from manufacturers. It handles over 15,000 items and focuses on the greater Tokyo area (Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa, and Chiba).

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Every WiLL operates a sharing economy service platform called "Toriiku" that manages parcel delivery and logistics coordination without physically moving items. The company also provides consulting services in management, logistics, real estate, and marketing in Japan.

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Mesh operates a delivery-only supermarket app that delivers grocery orders in as little as 10 minutes using a dark store logistics model. The Japanese company focuses on updating the everyday food shopping experience for consumers.

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SENRI provides data and technology solutions to help companies in frontier markets build trust with customers and employees by offering visibility into business relationships and employee activities.

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shizai helps companies source and optimize packaging materials (boxes, bags, cards, wrapping paper, paper tubes) by selecting from a network of primary manufacturing factories to reduce costs while maintaining quality. It serves EC/D2C brands, manufacturers, and logistics warehouses in Japan, focusing on packaging-industry digitalization and sustainable packaging.

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Espoirer (株式会社エスポリア) provides cross-border e-commerce logistics in Japan, offering door-to-door import/export delivery that combines customs clearance, bonded warehousing, and shipping into a single service. It uses an in-house high-speed customs system handling over 100,000 shipments per day, with automation and digitalization aimed at the Japanese logistics industry.

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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.

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A Japanese IT company that offers UM SaaS Cloud, a cloud platform to support work practices, factory automation, and supply chain management for its business customers. It connects existing systems, services, and information to help clients transform their operations and expands this offering to around 50 countries.

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Zero Group is a vehicle transportation and logistics company operating domestic automobile-related services, including new and used car transport, personal vehicle transport, and cargo business operations in Japan.

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DORAEVER is a recruitment and logistics matching platform for truck drivers and transportation companies in Japan. The company operates a job marketplace for drivers, vehicle management tools, and ancillary services including fuel and insurance.

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E-Higashi operates as a comprehensive logistics and business process outsourcing provider offering 3PL services, facility logistics, office relocation, and IT-related solutions. The company serves corporate clients requiring integrated supply chain and administrative support services.

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Planet Van is a Japanese company that provides electronic data interchange (EDI) solutions and data management platforms for supply chain and wholesale operations, serving manufacturers, wholesalers, and suppliers.

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Minshoku (株式会社みんなの社食) operates a delivery-based corporate cafeteria service, providing lunch to employees at companies that lack an in-house canteen. Based in Tokyo, it works with restaurant partners and delivery partners to serve workplace lunches in Japan.

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LOGILESS is an e-commerce operations platform that connects to online marketplaces, shopping-cart systems, and other tools via API and CSV to handle order import and inventory synchronization. It serves online retailers that sell across multiple channels such as Amazon, Rakuten, Yahoo Shopping, Shopify, and BASE, primarily in Japan.

1 investor