Best Industrial Automation Equipment Companies in Japan
The 80 best Industrial Automation Equipment companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Jizaie.
Ranked: Best Industrial Automation Equipment companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jizaie Platform offering remote work support | $4M | 14 mo ago | Series A | Junki Nakagawa CEO | 2022 | — | 5 patents Real-time video processing and switching for surveillance/monitoring systems | — |
| 2 | OMRON Provider of industrial automation products | — | 60 mo ago | Public | Yoshihito Yamada Co-CEO | 1933 | ContentfulNode.jsSalesforce+36 | 78 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 3 | Advance Electric Manufacturer of valves for various industries, including medical, analytical, and chemical processing | — | — | Unfunded | Noboru Tobita Chairman & Co-CEO | 1981 | WordPressMySQLPHP+10 | — | — |
| 4 | aida engineering AIDA Engineering is a manufacturer of peripheral equipment necessary for automating press machines. | — | — | Public | Kimikazu Aida CEO & President | 1917 | a-blog cmsPHPNginx+9 | — | — |
| 5 | anest iwata Anest Iwata is a manufacturer of air compressors, pneumatic equipment, and air-driven equipment. | — | — | Public | — | 1926 | DrupalPHPSalesforce+15 | 629 patents Scroll-type fluid power machines and spray/coating system technologies | — |
| 6 | CAZMO Designs and manufactures motors and actuators products | — | — | Unfunded | Kazuyoshi Sawaki CEO | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Chuo Seisakusho Chuo Seisakusho is engaged as a manufacturer of electrical equipment in Japan. | — | — | Public | — | 1936 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+8 | 14 patents High-speed electroplating machinery and components for rapid metal plating processes. | — |
| 8 | Daibea Manufacturer and distributor of bearings based in Osaka, Japan. | — | — | Acquired | — | 1936 | — | 9 patents Precision manufacturing of rolling and ball bearings, including cages and retainer designs. | — |
Top 2 Industrial Automation Equipment companies in Japan
#1
Series A · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2022$4.1Mraised▾
Platform offering remote work support. It is designed to facilitate remote work in various settings, such as factories and construction sites. The platform provides features for remote work operations, talent acquisition, attendance management, process management, and performance evaluation.
- Apr 2025Venture Debt—
- Apr 2025Series A$4.1M
- Mar 2024Series A—
#2
Public · Kyoto, Kyoto · founded 1933 · 36842 employees—raised▾
Provider of industrial automation products. It designs and manufactures industrial automation products such as sensors, programmable logic controllers, industrial robots, inspection systems, and power monitoring devices. It also produces electronic components like relays, switches, and image sensors that serve a range of manufacturing and electronics applications.
Funding & investor landscape
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Industrial Automation Equipment coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
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