Best AI Services Companies in Japan
The 89 best AI Services companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: New Innovations.
Japan's AI Services sector is more crowded and better funded than most people realize. This directory tracks 89 companies in Japan, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, with $145M in total capital across the field and New Innovations sitting at the top with $42M raised. Orange follows at $19M, and even if you strip those two out, the rest of the pack is still moving. No unicorns yet, but the funding base is real and the investor roster, SBI Investment, SMBC Venture Capital, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, reads like a who's-who of patient, strategic Japanese capital.
What's driving coverage right now is the convergence of AI hardware build-out and next-gen banking platforms. Google's $85B cloud and AI commitment signals where global enterprise demand is heading, and Japan's domestic players are positioning for exactly that pull. Digital banking innovation and platform banking are the two themes I keep seeing attach themselves to new rounds here. So the question isn't whether AI Services in Japan is a live market. It clearly is. The question is which of these 89 companies captures the next tranche of institutional money before the field consolidates.
Ranked: Best AI Services companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Innovations Provider of AI cafe robot development services | $42M | 2 mo ago | — | Keito Nakao CEO & CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | Top 10M | 4 patents Automated beverage dispensing and production equipment for commercial drink preparation | — |
| 2 | Orange Developer of language localization solution | $19M | 25 mo ago | — | Shoko Ugaki CEO | STUDIOApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+12 | Top 10M | 8 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 job opening · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 3 | ExaWizards Developer of AI-based services for social problems | $17M | 83 mo ago | 433 | Ko Ishiyama CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+23 | Top 1M | 23 patents AI-driven data processing for food handling, weighing, imaging, and diagnostic devices | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 4 | Neural Pocket Provider of AI services | $10M | 87 mo ago | 216 | Roi Shigematsu Founder & CEO | Node.jsVuetifyVue.js+11 | Top 50M | 15 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 5 | Ichthys Corporation Provider of AI development and data analysis services | $7M | 47 mo ago | 80 | Takashi Kano Co-CEO | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+17 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 6 | Ultimatrust Provider of AI development services | $6M | 41 mo ago | 2 | — | PHPLiteSpeedUnpkg+5 | Top 50M | 11 patents Real-time positioning and sensor data processing for imaging and navigation systems | — |
| 7 | SIGNATE Provider of AI-powered solutions for social innovation and human resource development | $5M | 50 mo ago | — | Taketoshi Natsui Co-Founder | STUDIOApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+16 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 8 | HIF Provider of AI consulting services | $5M | 45 mo ago | 8 | Mitsuteru Higashikosono CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Karakuri Provider of AI-based API, business, and chatbot development services | $5M | 79 mo ago | — | Shimon Oda CEO & Director | — | — | 2 patents Embedded processing architectures for multifunctional information terminals | — |
| 10 | Idea Record Provider of IT service suite solutions, digital marketing and AI services | $5M | 58 mo ago | — | Yasuo Kashiwada Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 11 | LiLz Provider of AI chatbot & IoT development services | $4M | 11 mo ago | — | Keigo Onishi CEO & President | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+24 | Top 10M | 8 patents Remote monitoring and visual inspection IoT systems for cryogenic containers and industrial imaging | — |
| 12 | I'm beside you Provider of AI consulting services | $4M | 14 mo ago | 40 | Kotaro Ando Co-Founder and CSO | Cart FunctionalityWix eCommerceWix+16 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 13 | REVORN Provider of AI & IoT development services | $3M | 5 mo ago | 30 | Hiroaki Matsuoka CEO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+17 | Top 10M | 30 patents AI-driven odor detection and environmental sensing systems | — |
| 14 | AI CROSS Developer of messaging protocol and chatbot application | $3M | 102 mo ago | 56 | Harada Noriko President & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+18 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 15 | HMS Provider of AI services | $2M | 26 mo ago | 1 | — | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+9 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 16 | GAUSS Provider of AI development services | $2M | 102 mo ago | 25 | — | — | — | 5 patents Bone graft biomaterials and 3D scaffolds for tissue engineering and cell culture | — |
| 17 | ActiValues Provider of artificial intelligence, deep learning , web, and application development services | $1M | 54 mo ago | — | Chen Shi CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Tiwaki Provider of AI development, machine learning, and image recognition services | $1M | 86 mo ago | 43 | Xiang Ruan Co-Founder & CEO | WixSentryBootstrap+12 | Top 50M | 4 patents Sensor-driven posture/attitude estimation and virtual content control for human‑machine interfaces | — |
| 19 | Tokyo Artisan Intelligence Provider of AI development and data analytics services | $1M | 29 mo ago | — | Hiroki Nakahara CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | EmotivE Developer of recognition model artificial intelligence for communication-based solutions | $961K | 73 mo ago | 35 | Masayuki Unity CEO & President | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Gruff Development and operation of data analysis, database monetization business application using AI | $850K | 113 mo ago | 6 | Hiroue Harada Chief Executive Officer | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 22 | TRYETING Provider of AI based supply chain management services | $472K | 6 mo ago | 25 | Yuki Nagae CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+22 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 23 | APTO Provider of AI services | $403K | 30 mo ago | — | Shogo Fujii Co-Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+21 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 24 | Quantum Core Provider of reservoir computing solutions for time-series data analysis | $353K | 83 mo ago | 5 | Akiyoshi Shingo CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 25 | Rezon AI-powered matching services for various industries, focusing on optimizing business outcomes by leveraging… | $209K | 18 mo ago | — | Yuki Tanaka Founder & CEO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+11 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 26 | TelaAxon Provider of AI-powered technology breakthroughs for the coexistence of humans and AI | $198K | 16 mo ago | — | Teppei Yasuda CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | ATOMA Provider of AI data analytics development services | $120K | 72 mo ago | — | Julien Hora CEO | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 AI Services companies in Japan
#1
Series B · Koto, Tokyo-to · founded 2019$42.3Mraised▾
Provider of AI cafe robot development services. It offers a system and allows users to order from the app and receive coffee brewed from the locker.
- Mar 2026Conventional Debt$11M
- May 2025Series B$8.1M
- Apr 2023Series A$19.6M
- Apr 2023Conventional Debt$20.8M
#2
Seed · Meguro City, Tokyo · founded 2016 · 30 employees$2.7Mraised▾
Provider of AI & IoT development services
- Jan 2026Seed$2.7M
#3
Series A · Okinawa, Okinawa · founded 2017$4.4Mraised▾
Provider of AI chatbot & IoT development services
- Jul 2025Series A$3M
- Apr 2023Series A$4.4M
- Feb 2021Series A—
#4
Seed · Japan · founded 2020 · 40 employees$3.6Mraised▾
Provider of AI consulting services. It is a digital platform that intends to improve the quality of online communication with multimodal AI analytic solutions.
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$2.5M
- Jan 2021Seed$1.1M
#5
Seed · Nagoya, Aichi · founded 2016 · 25 employees$472.2Kraised▾
Provider of AI based supply chain management services
- Dec 2025Conventional Debt—
- Sep 2023Seed—
- Aug 2019Seed$472.2K
#6
Seed · Chuo, Tokyo · founded 2021$19.1Mraised▾
Developer of language localization solution. It offers proprietary system that uses localization operation process, enabling a capacity for Japanese-to-English localization.
- May 2024Seed$19.1M
#7
Series A · Chuo-ku, Kyushu · founded 2022$197.9Kraised▾
TelaAxon is a Kobe University venture that focuses on the development of technology breakthroughs for the coexistence of humans and AI. They specialize in AI-powered fraud monitoring and have recently raised 30 million yen in funding.
- Jan 2025Series A$642.9K
- Nov 2023Seed$197.9K
#8
Series A · Fukuoka, Fukuoka · founded 2018 · 1 employees$2Mraised▾
Provider of AI services
- Apr 2024Series A$2M
#9
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2024$208.6Kraised▾
Rezon is a company that specializes in creating innovative solutions for various industries, with a focus on artificial intelligence and machine learning. They offer a range of services, including AI-based matching solutions for various sectors.
- Dec 2024Seed$208.6K
#10
Series A · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2015 · 2 employees$5.7Mraised▾
Provider of AI development services
- Jan 2023Series A—
- Apr 2021Series A$3.1M
#11
Series B · Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture · founded 1998 · 80 employees$7.3Mraised▾
Provider of AI development and data analysis services
- Jun 2022Series B$7.3M
#12
Public · Chiba, Chiba · founded 2016 · 433 employees$17.4Mraised▾
ExaWizards is a developer of AI-based services for social problems. Its service offerings include machine learning, fintech, language processing, reinforcement learning, care for the aged, humanitude, HR support services, Ai innovation & training etc. The company is based out of Tokyo, Japan and is operational nationwide.
- Jul 2019Series B$14.6M
- Mar 2018Seed$2.8M
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of AI Services coverage by sub-theme.
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Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.