Best Management Consulting Services Companies in Japan
The 251 best Management Consulting Services companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SODA.
Here's what our directory actually tracks: the best-funded Management Consulting Services companies in Japan, all 251 of them, ranked by disclosed equity and recent funding momentum across a sector moving faster than most people realize.
Total disclosed funding across the cohort sits at $277M, with Grooves leading the pack at $17M and Note pulling in $3M. The rest of the named players, Gaxi, Japan GX Group, Andeco, ReDeltah, are working in the low single-digit millions or below, which tells you something useful: Japan's consulting startup layer is fragmented, early-stage, and genuinely open. Globally, the Management Consulting Services market was valued at roughly $410.5B in 2024 and is forecast to hit $1,230B by 2034, a 9.2% CAGR driven by digitization pressure, operational efficiency mandates, and cross-border expansion. I'd note that as shown in 2013 research, the structural demand for external advisory tends to accelerate precisely when firms face technology-led disruption, which is exactly where Japan sits right now. So if you're sizing opportunity here, the local funding numbers understate the actual market pull. Backers like SBI Investment, JAFCO Group, and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital are already circling, and one unicorn has already cleared the runway.
Ranked: Best Management Consulting Services companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SODA Provider of management consulting services | $82M | 54 mo ago | 300 | Yuta Uchiyama CEO | NotionSuper BuilderTurbopack+18 | — | — |
| 2 | NOVARCA Provider of management consulting services for business | $24M | 44 mo ago | 14 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+9 | — | — |
| 3 | THIRD Provider of architectural designing services | $19M | 45 mo ago | — | Satoshi Inoue CEO & President | STUDIOApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+9 | — | — |
| 4 | Grooves Social Recruiting service provider | $17M | 7 mo ago | 80 | — | Hatena BlogSentryFacebook Login+20 | — | — |
| 5 | PrimeNumber Provider of technology and management consulting services | $13M | 25 mo ago | 50 | Kenta Yamamoto Co-Founder & CIO | SentryNode.jsTailwind CSS+13 | — | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 6 | NineSigma Global innovation partner that solves scientific, technical, and sustainability challenges | $12M | 105 mo ago | — | Akihiko Suwa President & Ceo | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25 | — | 1 job opening · 3 partnerships |
| 7 | SHE Provider of management consulting HR services | $12M | 16 mo ago | 43 | — | WordPressMySQLRedis+16 | — | — |
| 8 | BLUEPRINT Provider of strategic management consulting services | $12M | 43 mo ago | — | Masataka Takeuchi CEO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+9 | — | — |
| 9 | LabBase Provider of business consulting services | $10M | 45 mo ago | 59 | Michiaki Kamo Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+19 | — | — |
| 10 | Port Corporation Provider of technology related solutions | $8M | 123 mo ago | 459 | Kasuga Hirofumi CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+18 | — | — |
| 11 | Fanfare Provider of information consulting services | $6M | 46 mo ago | 10 | Shito Kondo Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+20 | — | — |
| 12 | LIGHTz Provider of AI development and consulting services | $6M | 12 mo ago | 100 | Shingo Otobe CEO | — | — | — |
| 13 | INDUSTRIAL-X Provider of business strategy, human resource, education, and other consulting services | $5M | 26 mo ago | 9 | Tomonori Yago CEO | WordPressMySQLSalesforce+32 | — | — |
| 14 | SoleBrain Provider of digital marketing, web consulting, and data management services | $5M | 74 mo ago | 33 | Seiji Sakuraba CEO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceFacebook Login+8 | — | — |
| 15 | astamuse Provider of business development services | $4M | 87 mo ago | 47 | Ayumu Nagai CEO | WordPressMySQLRedis+28 | 6 patents Data processing platforms for IP evaluation and information presentation systems | — |
| 16 | Clara Online Provider of diversified management consulting services | $4M | 47 mo ago | 241 | Kentaro Iemoto President and CEO | — | — | — |
| 17 | FIREBUG Entertainment startup | $4M | 86 mo ago | — | Miyazaki Satoshi CEO | STUDIOApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+14 | — | — |
| 18 | Sozi Provider of business planning, operation, and consulting services | $4M | 53 mo ago | 20 | — | TurbopackApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15 | — | — |
| 19 | Pricing Studio Provider of IT management consulting services | $3M | 42 mo ago | 12 | Yoshihiro Takahashi CEO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+12 | — | — |
| 20 | Note Blogs focused on multiple topics | $3M | 7 mo ago | 215 | Sadaaki Kato Founder & CEO | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+22 | 25 patents Digital electronic percussion controllers and drum kits for music performance. | — |
| 21 | Michibiku Provider of business operations consulting services | $2M | 28 mo ago | 5 | Ryunori Nakamura CEO | microCMSNode.jsReact+22 | — | — |
| 22 | MOSHBIT Provider of UI/UX design and marketing consulting services | $2M | 56 mo ago | 16 | Akira Hamada Founder & CEO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+7 | — | — |
| 23 | Jij Provider of technology consulting and application development services | $2M | 69 mo ago | — | Satoshi Yamashiro Co-Founder & CEO | STUDIOApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+20 | 4 patents Advanced data structures and methods for machine learning and information retrieval systems. | — |
| 24 | GAXI Provider of business advisory, technology, education, and other consulting services | $2M | 2 mo ago | — | Ryosuke Matsubara CEO | Node.jsFirebaseRadix UI+20 | — | — |
| 25 | Bashow Provider of business strategy, technology, and other consulting services | $2M | 12 mo ago | — | Masashi Hodotsuka CEO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+9 | — | — |
| 26 | Open Loop Provider of business management consulting, compliance and risk management services | $1M | 308 mo ago | 1,029 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+7 | — | — |
| 27 | Puzzle Ring Provider of business management consulting services | $1M | 55 mo ago | — | Yukihiro Yamamura CEO | — | — | — |
| 28 | Japan GX Group Provider of green transformation solutions and strategic consulting services | $1M | 3 mo ago | — | Kenji Yoshioka Founder & CEO | — | 72 patents Advanced styrene thermoplastic composites for automotive parts and vehicle light‑guide optics | — |
| 29 | Datagusto Provider of management consulting and business management services | $1M | 46 mo ago | 10 | Mao Fukadai CEO | — | — | 1 launch |
| 30 | K-three Provider of diversified management consulting services | $1M | 74 mo ago | 5 | Masaki Kochi Founder & CEO | WixSentryBootstrap+17 | 17 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | — |
| 31 | RECEPTIONIST SaaS-driven visitor management and reception system for organizations | $1M | 99 mo ago | — | Mariko Hashimoto CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 32 | DERIited Cloud-based reception system | $1M | 99 mo ago | — | Mariko Hashimoto CEO | — | — | — |
| 33 | Clutch Communications Provider of business consulting services for HR industry | $1M | 24 mo ago | — | Hitoshi Sudo Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 34 | KEYes Provider of management & business consulting services | $1M | 30 mo ago | — | Shinya Kuriyama CEO | NginxLodashjQuery+4 | 2 patents Enterprise business data processing software (ERP/CRM) for managing and analyzing corporate information | — |
| 35 | Andeco Provider of business consulting, marketing, and financing services | $943K | 3 mo ago | — | Yoshiro Hayakawa CEO & President | — | — | — |
| 36 | Japan Management Succession Support Provider of transaction advisory consulting services | $906K | 108 mo ago | 80 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | — |
| 37 | ReDeltah Provider of business consulting services for technology industry | $763K | 3 mo ago | — | Daichi Kunii Founder ＆ CEO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+16 | — | — |
| 38 | COLORFULLY Provider of strategic consulting services | $698K | 90 mo ago | — | Makoto Tsutsui CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — | — |
| 39 | codeless technology Provider of business operations and technology consulting services | $669K | 20 mo ago | — | Yoshiyuki Saruya CEO | — | — | — |
| 40 | Social Wire Provides operation consulting services | $651K | 162 mo ago | 255 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+18 | — | — |
| 41 | Faith Provider of content distribution services | $291K | 213 mo ago | 570 | Hajime Hirasawa Founder & CEO & President | — | 33 patents Advanced cosmetic liposome delivery systems and digital ticketing/computing technologies. | — |
| 42 | SHIRUBE Provider of strategy consulting services | $275K | 44 mo ago | — | Kotaro Hayasaki CEO | — | — | — |
Top 12 Management Consulting Services companies in Japan
#1
Series B · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2004 · 80 employees$16.8Mraised▾
Grooves provides web applications for recruiters to interact with web communities to source for new business opportunities and possible partnerships. It also operates www.jinzaishokai.net, Japan's major internet platform for recruiting which combines the resources of 600 recruiting agencies with over 3,000 companies from all industries looking to hire new staff.
- Nov 2025Series B$5M
- May 2021Series B$7.3M
- Jan 2019Series A$920K
- Feb 2018Series A$1.7M
#2
Series B · Minato, Tokyo · founded 2019$1.8Mraised▾
Provider of business advisory, technology, education, and other consulting services
- Apr 2026Conventional Debt—
- Apr 2026Series B$2.7M
- Dec 2023Series A$1.8M
#3
Seed · Chuo-ku, Kyushu · founded 2023$1.4Mraised▾
Provider of green transformation solutions and strategic consulting services. It operates various services including the carbon credit exchange, GX solutions, and GX research. It is involved in the green transformation that focuses on regulatory, financing, and technology development priorities for a sustainable future.
- Mar 2026Seed—
- Aug 2024Seed—
- Aug 2023Seed$331.6K
#4
Funding Raised · Osaka, Osaka · founded 2014$942.9Kraised▾
Provider of business consulting, marketing, and financing services
- Mar 2026Conventional Debt$942.9K
#5
Public · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2011 · 215 employees$3Mraised▾
Blogs focused on multiple topics
- Nov 2025Post IPO$13M
- Jan 2017Series B—
- Apr 2013Series A$3M
- Jun 2012Seed—
#6
Seed · Minato, Tokyo · founded 2020$763Kraised▾
Provider of business consulting services for technology industry
- Mar 2026Seed$763K
#7
Series C · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2017 · 43 employees$12.1Mraised▾
Provider of management consulting HR services
- Feb 2025Series C$11.5M
- Oct 2022Series B$12.1M
#8
Series A · Tsukuba, Ibaraki · founded 2016 · 100 employees$5.7Mraised▾
LIGHTz Inc is an IT services and IT consulting company with a team of specialists embedding AI technology in their development and consulting services to create new traditional approaches for the modern era.
- May 2025Series A—
- Nov 2024Series A$5.8M
- Mar 2024Series A$5.7M
#9
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2024$1.6Mraised▾
Provider of business strategy, technology, and other consulting services
- Jun 2025Seed$1.2M
- May 2024Seed$382.3K
#10
Series B · Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture · founded 2015 · 50 employees$12.9Mraised▾
Provider of technology and management consulting services
- Apr 2024Series B$12.9M
- Dec 2021Series B—
#11
Series D · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2018 · 300 employees$81.5Mraised▾
Provider of management consulting services
- Dec 2021Series D—
- Jul 2021Series C$56.5M
- Jan 2021Series B$22M
- 2020Series A$3M
#12
Series C · Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo-to · founded 2015 · 14 employees$23.7Mraised▾
Provider of management consulting services for business
- Oct 2022Series C$22.1M
- Dec 2019Series A—
- Nov 2017Series A$1.6M
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