Best MarketingTech Companies in Japan
The 136 best MarketingTech companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Stockmark.
Want to know which MarketingTech companies in Japan are actually moving money? This directory tracks 136 of them, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum, so you can cut straight to who's capitalized and who's gaining ground.
The numbers tell a clear story. Total disclosed funding across the 136 companies sits at $300M, with Stockmark pulling the heaviest weight at $59M and the rest of the field trailing well behind. No unicorns yet, but the global market these companies are chasing is no joke: Allied Market Research puts the MarketingTech sector at roughly $329B in 2022 and forecasts it hitting $1,700B by 2032, a 20.7% CAGR driven by personalization demand and digital transformation. I'd watch Japan's influencer collaboration theme closely right now, since that's where coverage is heating up fastest this quarter, from affiliate programs to full campaign management stacks. Data privacy compliance is the structural friction everyone's managing around. Active backers here include Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, East Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures, and if you're benchmarking by B2B MarketingTech momentum, Japan's cohort is building quietly but with real intent.
Ranked: Best MarketingTech companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Employees | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockmark Developer of AI solutions for text data analysis and utilization | $59M | 19 mo ago | Series D | Kosuke Arima Co-Founder Cto | 54 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+29 | — | — |
| 2 | ABEJA Provider of digital platforms, AI solutions, and DX support services | $46M | 90 mo ago | Public | Yousuke Okada Founder & CEO | 81 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+28 | 9 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 3 | Repro Customer engagement platform | $31M | 76 mo ago | Series C | Yusuke Hirata Co-Founder & CEO | 106 | HubSpot CMS HubAmazon Web ServicesHubSpot+23 | 3 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 4 | Ptmind Developer of an online data analysis and visualization platform designed to promote interactive marketing and… | $30M | 91 mo ago | Series B | — | 95 | — | — | — |
| 5 | DataX Platform offering marketing data management solutions | $28M | 109 mo ago | Series C | Yasuhiro Abe CEO & President | 2 | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+9 | — | — |
| 6 | BitStar Marketplace for influencer marketing | $27M | 31 mo ago | Series D | Taku Watanabe CEO & Director | 220 | WordPressMySQLPHP+37 | — | — |
| 7 | SATORI Marketing automation platform for businesses | $11M | 53 mo ago | Series C | Kosuke Ueyama CEO | 130 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+29 | — | — |
| 8 | Fuller Mobile app development and analytics platform | $7M | 87 mo ago | Public | Shuta Shibuya Founder & CEO | 148 | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+17 | — | — |
| 9 | Wacul AI based traffic analytics tool for websites | $6M | 112 mo ago | Public | — | 78 | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+25 | — | — |
| 10 | Nulab Cloud-based collaboration tools | $5M | 75 mo ago | Public | Masanori Hashimoto Co-Founder & CEO | 147 | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+32 | — | — |
| 11 | toridori Provider of an influencer marketplace | $5M | 70 mo ago | Public | Takayuki Nakayama CEO | 156 | ContentfulApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15 | — | — |
| 12 | True Data Consumer insights data provider | $4M | 145 mo ago | Public | Hiroyuki Yonekura CEO | 84 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — |
| 13 | Uncover Truth Analytics based web and native app optimization | $4M | 92 mo ago | Series B | Keizo Ishikawa CEO | 20 | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | — | — |
| 14 | Research and Innovation Market research platform | $4M | 127 mo ago | Series A | Kuniaki Nakaoka CEO | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | — | — |
| 15 | Tamecco IOT based personalization solution for retailers | $4M | 126 mo ago | Deadpooled | Koichiro Tsujino Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Utoniq Manufacturer of smart cards for art sharing | $4M | 13 mo ago | Series A | Shuntaro Tsuneta Co-Founder & CEO | — | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15 | — | — |
| 17 | Todokale Cloud based mail management tool for enterprises | $3M | 12 mo ago | Series A | Tsuyoshi Nojima Founder & CEO | 3 | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+20 | — | — |
| 18 | Colorful Casting Developer of a platform connecting organizations with freelance artists and influencers | $3M | 8 mo ago | Seed | Toyoki Matsumoto CEO | — | SkolengoMariaDBFirebase+18 | — | — |
| 19 | pickupon Cloud based IP phone solution for sales teams | $3M | 48 mo ago | Seed | Yoichi Obata Co-Founder | — | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+17 | — | — |
| 20 | HiCustomer Customer success and communication management platform | $2M | 42 mo ago | Seed | Daisuke Suzuki CEO & Director | 5 | — | — | — |
| 21 | User Local Website heat map analytics for businesses | $2M | 132 mo ago | Public | — | 108 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceZoho+24 | — | — |
| 22 | Innova Content creation and marketing automation software | $2M | 141 mo ago | Series A | Munakata Sunao Founder & President | 8 | HubSpot CMS HubEnvoyGoogle Ads+23 | — | — |
| 23 | OPTEMO Web tool sales teams to engage with website visitors | $2M | 11 mo ago | Series A | Momotaro Koike CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | — |
| 24 | Smapo App for earning rewards for shopping | $2M | 169 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | Yo Shibata Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Creative Survey Survey platform for businesses | $2M | 86 mo ago | Seed | Ryo Taguchi CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | — |
| 26 | Mechu SaaS-based fan engagement platform | $1M | 85 mo ago | Seed | Takugaku Koizumi CEO | — | TypeScriptGraphQLFirebase+14 | — | — |
| 27 | ChatBook Facebook messenger based marketing solution | $1M | 78 mo ago | Acquired | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 28 | Laugh Tech Analytics tool to track the number of Facebook likes and retweets | $983K | 143 mo ago | Deadpooled | Shinnosuke Ito Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Cogni Robot Provides a predictive analytics platform for marketing | $806K | 69 mo ago | Seed | Wada On CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Vidbase Online platform offering video content management solutions | $546K | 44 mo ago | Seed | Kento Yoshida CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | aifie Cloud and AI based solutions for building landing pages | $460K | 43 mo ago | Seed | Hiroki Hagiwara CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Studio Website development platform | $443K | 31 mo ago | Seed | Yutaka Ishii CEO | — | RubyTrixFacebook Login+26 | 7 patents Graphical user interface design assistance tools for remote-control systems | — |
| 33 | Data Grid Provider of solutions for creating digital content using AI | $359K | 54 mo ago | Seed | Yuki Okada CEO | 13 | — | — | — |
| 34 | Chipper Provider of AI-powered platform for personalized content and marketing solutions | $272K | 8 mo ago | Seed | Toji Yukei CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | — |
Top 12 MarketingTech companies in Japan
#1
Seed · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2019$2.9Mraised▾
Developer of a platform connecting organizations with freelance artists and influencers. The platform facilitates talent discovery, engagement, and collaboration through search, selection, and payment processing. It also offers influencer marketing services to streamline marketing workflows and improve campaign effectiveness for businesses.
- Oct 2025Seed$2.9M
#2
Series D · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2016 · 54 employees$58.8Mraised▾
Developer of AI solutions for text data analysis and utilization. The company provides tools for transforming organizational text data into actionable insights. These solutions support decision-making and aim to enhance business processes. The company offers services including AI implementation and customized AI agent development.
- Oct 2024Series D$30.1M
- Aug 2022Seed—
- Mar 2021Seed—
#3
Series A · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2018 · 3 employees$3Mraised▾
Cloud based mail management tool for enterprises. It develops a platform that offers centralized management of mail and deliveries. It offers a delivery management system to provide delivery of office mail. It offers automated notification of mail and deliveries.
- May 2025Conventional Debt$1M
- Dec 2024Series A$2M
- Feb 2023Seed—
#4
Series A · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2020$2Mraised▾
Web tool sales teams to engage with website visitors. The tool allows inside sales representatives to visualize the screens of website visitors in real time and engage with them through chat or voice calls without the need for personal information, scheduling, or URLs. It also integrates with various SFA and MA tools to facilitate seamless lead engagement.
- Jul 2025Series A$3.5M
- Jan 2024Series A$2M
#5
Series A · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2018$3.5Mraised▾
Utoniqoffers digital cards where users can stream all the media by an artist. The card has art like movies, songs, e-magazine, and more. The artists can monetize their art through monthly subscriptions. They can embed YouTube, offer community functions, and more. It can also monetize through sales with digital tokens. Users can access audio, video, e-magazine contents through a unique ID and password provided. Artists can also sell their content offline through CDs and DVS. There will be a QR code on the merch that can be unlocked after buying these products. Users can buy their own website and application when there is an increase in the fan following of the artist.
- May 2025Series A$3.5M
#6
Seed · Shinagawa, Tokyo · founded 2017$271.6Kraised▾
Provider of AI-powered platform for personalized content and marketing solutions. The platform leverages client data and continuous learning to generate optimized content. It visualizes results and maximizes lead acquisition through ongoing improvements. The company offers services including AI writing tools, BPO support, and reskilling training programs.
- Oct 2025Seed$271.6K
#7
Series D · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2014 · 220 employees$27.4Mraised▾
BitStar provides a marketplace for influencer marketing for enterprises. It provides a platform for social media influencers to connect with brands for content amplification. It enables Youtubers to create and transmit engaging video contents for influencer marketing. Its major clients are CyberAgent, JTB, and Square Enix.
- Oct 2023Conventional Debt$4M
- Oct 2023Series D$8.2M
- Aug 2018Series C$11.8M
- Oct 2017Series B—
#8
Public · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2012 · 81 employees$45.5Mraised▾
Provider of digital platforms, AI solutions, and DX support services. The company delivers digital platforms that transform core business processes for sustained revenue growth. It offers software for continuous and stable operation of DX processes. The business also provides retail analytics services based on customer behavior data. Additionally, it supports business implementation of large language models and AI ethics consultation.
- Dec 2018Series C—
- Jun 2018Series C$38.5M
- Jul 2016Series B$7M
- Dec 2014Series A—
#9
Series C · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2014 · 106 employees$30.8Mraised▾
Repro can analyze user facial expressions to determine where users are looking in the app and how they are enjoying the experience. Startup plans start at US$100 a month for 500,000 data points and 50 movies and enterprise plans start at US$3,000 a month for 30 million data points and 50,000 movies. Major clients include Rakuten, Mixi, and KDDI. Push notification is integrated with the analytics, so as to send notifications only to users who dropped off from the desired funnel before converting. Has its SDK for android and iOS.
- Feb 2020Series C$27.3M
- Mar 2016Series A$2.6M
- May 2015Seed$835K
#10
Series C · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2015 · 130 employees$11Mraised▾
Marketing automation platform for businesses. It offers a range of features to help businesses automate marketing processes, including lead generation, lead scoring, email marketing, social media marketing, and more. It also offers tools to create connections with both known and anonymous potential customers.
- Jan 2022Series C$17.3M
- Feb 2019Series B$11M
#11
Series B · Japan · founded 2010 · 95 employees$30Mraised▾
Developer of an online data analysis and visualization platform designed to promote interactive marketing and data intelligence. The company's platform provides data analysis and monitoring to handle large and demanding data sets, thereby lowering the entry point for data analysis and improving the efficiency of data learning, enabling data-driven businesses to get a better hold on a greater amount of their data.
#12
Series C · Shinjuku City, Tokyo · founded 2010 · 2 employees$28.4Mraised▾
Developer of a marketing software designed to integrate data from different points in the marketing process from the customer. The company's platform offers data acquisition, integration, and utilization to analyze, manage, improve, and measure marketing activities, enabling businesses to carry out basic research and development in the field of marketing technology.
- May 2017Series C$28.4M
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