Marketing Tech Startups

Castee operates a platform for creators that includes influencer collaboration video marketing for brands (Castee Challenge) and a music-based monetization service (Castee Music) that pays creators based on view counts for videos posted on TikTok and Instagram. The Tokyo-based company also runs a music promotion service for record labels and has expanded into commerce via TikTok Shop through an Indonesian subsidiary.

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Casting One is a Japanese business consulting or digital transformation firm that updates and modernizes business operations across sectors. The company focuses on solving social challenges and creating innovative solutions through rapid execution and continuous improvement.

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Autolingual is an AI-based website localization tool that translates existing Japanese websites into multiple languages (such as English, Simplified Chinese, and Korean) by embedding a single script into the site's head tag. It detects updates in real time to keep multilingual versions in sync and lets users manage language-specific images, files, and links, serving Japanese companies expanding overseas or serving foreign residents.

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OPTEMO is a web-based sales engagement tool that lets companies chat and hold sales conversations in real time with website visitors without scheduling appointments. It is developed and operated by the Japanese company Kabushiki Kaisha OPTEMO.

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paintory operates on-demand custom apparel and merchandise production, offering companies branded "Swag" and original apparel with no inventory risk through made-to-order manufacturing and dedicated corporate e-commerce stores. It provides business clients end-to-end services from design and production to delivery, including corporate gifting programs.

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Scalehack provides sales and marketing support services for businesses in Japan, assembling teams of sales and marketing professionals and offering tools such as AI-driven analysis that builds lists of high-intent prospect companies. It aims to help companies scale up and achieve rapid, sustained growth.

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Smash is a Japanese company that uses digital communication and conversations — with people or bots — as a way to solve problems, providing marketing, consulting, and data analysis services. It serves businesses, local governments, and consumers.

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Tailor App builds live commerce systems for brands and manufacturers, shifting live streaming from a pure sales channel toward marketing and data use. It provides related support, DX training, and consulting for large consumer goods makers and advertising agencies in Japan.

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True Data operates a big-data platform handling purchase data at the scale of about 60 million people, providing ID-POS and POS data analysis for consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, and marketers. Its services support product development, marketing strategy, area marketing, and AI-driven optimization of flyers and direct mail in Japan.

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ZEALS develops conversational AI products in Japan, including the "Omakase AI" voice agent, the "Omakase AI Avatar" interactive avatar, and the "Omakase OS" platform used to power humanoid robots such as the Unitree G1 for autonomous navigation, obstacle avoidance, guidance, and delivery tasks. It applies generative and conversational AI to customer engagement and robotics across retail, e-commerce, real estate, insurance, and healthcare settings.

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AXELENTERMEDIA operates artist fan clubs for mobile and PC, along with related e-commerce, live events, and artist game apps, and also provides IT infrastructure services such as data-center housing/hosting, managed server and network monitoring (MSP), and cloud integration. The Japanese company also runs brand/corporate sites, app development, HR staffing/RPO, and DX consulting.

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Aplix operates a stock business providing technology-enabled services and solutions including retail media, cloud storage, and cloud infrastructure platforms, alongside a system development business offering custom embedded, edge, and cloud development services. The company serves manufacturers, retailers, healthcare providers, and mobility platforms across Japan.

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Yrglm is a marketing technology company that provides tools to measure advertising effectiveness and analyze marketing data. It serves businesses globally seeking to optimize their marketing activities and understand consumer behavior.

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Weekday is a Japanese media company and creative studio focused on fashion, operating across media, creative production, digital marketing, and TV production. It runs the fashion and culture outlets Droptokyo and The Fashion Post, and produces content and marketing solutions for luxury, fashion, beauty, jewelry, and lifestyle brands.

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オンリーストーリー operates a decision-maker (executive) matching platform called チラCEO and provides B2B sales support marketing services aimed at reaching corporate decision-makers. It serves companies looking to connect with executives for partnerships, sales, and CXO-level talent introductions in Japan.

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Gear provides BtoC repair services on behalf of manufacturers, positioning itself in "repair marketing" to improve manufacturers' customer satisfaction, fan base, and branding. The company anticipates growing demand tied to robotics and elderly-care needs in an aging society.

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Shikumi Design is a Japanese creative studio that designs interactive "fun experiences" combining technology and design for corporate branding, promotion, and education, drawing on more than 1,500 projects. It also develops Springin', a creative app, and Springin' Classroom, a visual programming teaching material used in schools from kindergarten to junior high.

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Tribal Media House is a digital marketing company that develops marketing logic and knowledge, having published over 20 books on the subject. Based in Tokyo, it serves clients seeking digital marketing services.

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Bizpa operates an advertising platform (Adcro) that allows companies to search, compare, and request information about advertising placements across various media types including outdoor, transit, newspapers, magazines, and digital. The company also provides advertising agency services, marketing partner matching, and media development support.

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A service related to event marketing that supports online and offline events across various formats, including online streaming and online events. It offers content on event management tools and streaming platforms and enables integration of tools and platforms across departments to share data.

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Hitokuse is a technology company focused on advertising technology, combining marketing and technology to build services including ad tech, media, and rich media advertising. It operates both an advertising agency business and its own proprietary services.

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Vector Group is a Japanese PR and communications company offering public relations, press release distribution, direct marketing, HR, digital marketing, and corporate investment services, providing end-to-end communication planning and execution for corporate clients. It operates the PR TIMES news distribution platform and runs marketing PR operations across eight overseas locations in addition to Japan.

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Subsidiary of Impact Holdings that runs a BPO center handling back-office field-marketing work such as mystery shopping, in-store promotional material installation, and surveys, and operates field marketing and IoT digital signage services in the Kyushu and Okinawa regions of Japan. It also provides staffing and recruitment matching, debugging, and call center services.

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Medicolle connects physicians with client companies to provide trusted healthcare information marketing and content support. The company offers physician seminars, consulting, product review services, and media content about physician-reviewed health information.

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