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Tokoshie
Techstars '25Tokyo, JP · Founded 2019 · 5 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
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Tokoshie develops AI-powered CAD software and 3D printer technology that aims to lower barriers to creation for non-technical users. The company builds infrastructure to enable anyone to turn ideas into physical products.
Also known as Tokoshié · Tokoshie Co., Ltd. · TOKOSHIE Inc.
Founders & leadership
Tokoshie was founded in 2019 by Rui Kobayashi and Kenta Iguchi.
Investors · 5
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Tokoshie (TOKOSHIE Inc.) is a company building tools and infrastructure for design and physical production. Its two service lines are an AI-powered 3D CAD system aimed at improving the efficiency of the design process, and a 3D printing service based on in-house developed technology offering high precision, high speed and large-scale modeling. The company frames its mission as removing technical and knowledge barriers so that people who have never considered "making" can turn ideas into reality.
The company's flagship software product is Ignite0, an AI 3D CAD platform that allows users to create and edit 3D models through natural language, images and chat-based conversation. Beyond geometry, Ignite0 is designed to capture design intent — why a given shape was chosen and under what conditions — and link that intent to the model, with the aim of supporting specification changes, comparison of proposals, analysis and manufacturing-method decisions on a consistent basis. The company has published a policy and development roadmap for treating purposes and conditions, not only shapes, as design data.
Tokoshie targets the manufacturing and robotics sectors. A Techstars description characterizes the company as an AI-powered 3D printing platform that helps manufacturing companies turn ideas into parts faster, more cheaply and without expert knowledge.
Founding story
Tokoshie was founded in September 2019 by Tatsunori Watanabe (CEO), Rui Kobayashi (CTO) and Kenta Iguchi (Engineer), and is based in Ota-ku, Tokyo.
Business model
Tokoshie develops and sells software and hardware for product design and manufacturing: an AI-based 3D CAD platform (Ignite0) used by designers and engineers, and a 3D printing service offering high-precision, high-speed and large-scale modeling using printing technology developed in-house. Its stated business lines are AI-CAD software and 3D printers.
The company offers an AI 3D CAD software product (Ignite0) and a 3D printing service; specific pricing terms are not stated.
Traction
As of September 2026, Ignite0 was reported to have more than 600 global users across over 20 countries and regions. The company's recruiting page lists 85 team members, an average age of 28, a 40% women ratio and 12 nationalities, with four open roles. The company participated in the Techstars Tokyo Accelerator's 2025 class and exhibited at IMTS 2026.
Latest developments
On September 8, 2026, Tokoshie announced seed funding from East Ventures and two individual investors, Luo Youhong and Ryosuke Igari. The proceeds are earmarked for strengthening the Ignite0 development organization, advancing implementation and demonstration in manufacturing and robotics, and launching global expansion from the newly established U.S. headquarters. The company reported that Ignite0 had surpassed 600 users across more than 20 countries and regions. Later in September 2026 it exhibited at IMTS 2026 and was featured in "Sogyotecho".
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Market position
Tokoshie operates in AI-assisted CAD and digital manufacturing, serving manufacturing and robotics customers. It was one of 12 startups selected for the 2025 Techstars Tokyo Accelerator class, and reports a user base of more than 600 across over 20 countries and regions as of September 2026.
Tokoshie's CAD approach centers on conversational input (natural language and images) and on recording design intent — the reasoning and constraints behind a shape — as structured design data alongside geometry, which the company positions as a basis for consistently handling specification changes, proposal comparisons, analysis and manufacturing-method selection. On the hardware side, the company states that its 3D printing technology is developed in-house and combines high precision, high speed and large-scale modeling.
Technology
Ignite0 is an AI-powered 3D CAD platform that generates and edits 3D models from natural-language and image instructions entered in a chat interface, and links design intent and conditions to model geometry as design data. The company also develops its own 3D printing hardware and processes for high-precision, high-speed and large-scale modeling. Engineering job listings reference Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch and computer vision for AI-CAD work; mechanical design, control engineering and materials science for printer development; and React, Node.js, TypeScript and AWS for web applications.
Go-to-market
The company markets its AI CAD and 3D printing services directly via its website and participates in industry events, including exhibiting at IMTS 2026. It joined the Techstars Tokyo Accelerator in 2025 and is pursuing implementation and demonstration projects in the manufacturing and robotics sectors, using its U.S. headquarters as the base for global expansion. Product roles listed by the company reference B2B sales experience.
Manufacturing and robotics companies, and designers and engineers working on parts and product design, including users without specialist CAD expertise.
Geography
Originally based in Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan. As of September 2026 the company reported a headquarters in California, United States, with a branch in Tokyo. Its Ignite0 service is reported to be used in over 20 countries and regions. Job postings list roles in Tokyo as well as remote and hybrid arrangements.
History
The company was founded in September 2019 and is registered as TOKOSHIE Inc., with an address in Ota-ku, Tokyo. In August 2025 it was selected for the second class of the Techstars Tokyo Accelerator, powered by JETRO and Mitsui Fudosan, which ran from August 18, 2025 to a Demo Day on November 11, 2025. By September 2026 the company had established a headquarters in the United States, in California, retaining a Japan branch in Tokyo, and announced seed funding from East Ventures and two individual investors. In September 2026 it also exhibited at IMTS 2026 and was featured in the publication "Sogyotecho".
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 5
launches, deals, and filingsCompany news item noting Tokoshie was featured in the publication "Sogyotecho".
Company news items announced Tokoshie's exhibition at IMTS 2026 (announced 2026-09-17; exhibition reported 2026-09-21).
Tokoshie announced it had raised seed funding from East Ventures and individual investors Luo Youhong and Ryosuke Igari, to be used to strengthen development of its Ignite0 AI 3D CAD platform, pursue implementation and demonstration in manufacturing and robotics, and launch global expansion from its U.S. headquarters.
The company established a headquarters in the United States (California), with a Japan branch in Tokyo, to serve as the base for expansion into manufacturing and robotics markets.
Tokoshie (Tokyo, Japan) was named one of 12 startups in the second class of the Techstars Tokyo Accelerator, powered by JETRO and Mitsui Fudosan, which began on August 18, 2025, with Demo Day scheduled for November 11, 2025.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Tokoshie do?
- Japanese-founded developer of Ignite0, an AI 3D CAD platform, and in-house 3D printing technology for manufacturing and robotics.
- Who founded Tokoshie?
- Tokoshie was founded by Rui Kobayashi, Kenta Iguchi in 2019.
- Who are Tokoshie's investors?
- Tokoshie's investors include Techstars, X-HUB TOKYO Global Startup Accelerator, East Ventures.
- Where is Tokoshie headquartered?
- Tokoshie is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.