Best Security & Surveillance Technology Companies in Japan
The 82 best Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Photosynth.
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$4.8b in tracked funding; 91% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aiphone Manufacturer of video intercom systems | — | — | Public | — | 1948 | Shusaku Ichikawa CEO | 204 patents Building intercom and nurse‑call communication systems for residential and commercial properties. | — |
| 2 | Al Viewlife Video surveillance solution | — | — | Funding Raised | — | 2017 | Toru Yasukawa CEO | 12 patents Medical imaging and diagnostic information-processing devices and related software | — |
| 3 | Asilla Developer of an artificial intelligence technology intended for detecting human behavioural anomalies. | — | — | Private | 35 | 2015 | — | 16 patents AI-driven video surveillance for abnormal behavior and object detection | — |
| 4 | Ayonix Provider of facial biometric systems for identification and access control | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2007 | Sadi Vural Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 5 | Azira AI based solution to read handwritten documents and forms | — | — | Deadpooled | — | 2015 | Daisuke Kimura CEO | — | — |
| 6 | Challenge Manufacturer of earthquake early warning devices and emergency notification systems | — | — | Funding Raised | — | 2009 | Kazuo Sasaki CEO | 2 patents Honeycomb sandwich structure fabrication and compression molding manufacturing technologies | — |
| 7 | Cmapper App to create and share thematic maps | — | — | Deadpooled | — | 2013 | Jack Yi Xie Co-Founder | — | — |
| 8 | Coconey Provider of AR-based navigation solution | — | — | Deadpooled | — | 2020 | Yoshihiro Nozaki CEO | — | — |
Top 12 Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Japan
#1
Series D · Machida, Tokyo$2Mraised▾
Provider of AI-based software solutions for video surveillance analytics. It provides users with behavior recognition AI technology is used for various applications, including joint research on osteoporosis. It also provides users with AI surveillance software and analyzing human behavior from security camera footage.
#2
Series D · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2015 · 104 employees$20.5Mraised▾
Developer of cloud software for automated video production and distribution. The platform enables users to create, edit, and distribute video content through automated tools. The technology facilitates the conversion of text and images into video formats for communication purposes. It provides an application programming interface for generating videos at scale.
- Jan 2024Series D$674.6K
- Jan 2021Series B—
- Jan 2021Conventional Debt—
- Sep 2018Series A$13.3M
#3
Public · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2014 · 176 employees$52.6Mraised▾
Provider of cloud-based access control systems. It develops smart access control and management solutions for residential and commercial buildings. Its chief offering is a retrofit lock that fits over the inside thumb-turn lock of the door, which engages the deadbolt, and is held in place with adhesive. Its business offering comes with compatibility for NFC-embedded cards. This version connects to the internet through a unit installed near the door, which allows sharing of keys via social media platforms like LINE, Facebook, or text/email. These locks integrate with the administration portal, which is a web service that grants users various access privileges, as well allows setting up and control locks remotely.
- Jul 2021Series C$15.8M
- Aug 2020Series C$33M
- May 2018Series A—
- Sep 2015Series A$3.8M
#4
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—
#5
Series A · Chuo City, Tokyo · founded 2018 · 233 employees$20.2Mraised▾
Provider of blockchain-based smart locks. It has developed a smart lock device based on the blockchain, distributed systems and encryption technology. It can be integrated with the smartphone or Apple Watch. It makes use of an NFC card and face recognition based access control, for unlocking and locking remote management. The product can be used in homes, offices, and hotels.
- May 2021Series A—
- Jan 2020Series A—
- Jul 2019Series A$20.2M
- Nov 2018Seed—
#6
Series B · Shinagawa, Tokyo · founded 2012 · 19 employees$8.6Mraised▾
Adacotech is a manufacturer of a video surveillance system. The product offered by the company is Lineup which built-in axis camera and provides a solution such as visual inspection, abnormal behavior detection, and multi-channel correlation monitoring. It also offers an automatic recognition system.
- Apr 2022Series B$8.6M
#7
Series C · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2009$15.8Mraised▾
QUADRAC provides payment security solutions for businesses. It offers payment authentication hardware for transaction monitoring. It offers a Q-CORE server for cloud-based digital payments, traffic payments, and authentication.
- Jul 2020Series C$11.2M
- Oct 2018Series B$8.9M
- Jul 2014Series A$6.9M
#8
Series B · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2011 · 46 employees$7.9Mraised▾
Provider of platform protecting marketing from fraud and security risks. It offers solutions for ad fraud protection, fake lead protection, affiliate fraud protection, and website security. The platform detects fraudulent clicks, identifies risky scripts, prevents fake leads, and safeguards affiliate campaigns. It provides tools for digital marketers and website managers to improve performance and maintain control.
- Oct 2021Series B$5M
- Nov 2019Series A$2.9M
#9
Series A · Fukuoka, Fukuoka · founded 2011 · 21 employees$5.9Mraised▾
Provider of a Bluetooth-enabled disaster management platform. It offers a wireless data transmitter that accumulates a track record facilitates searching for human lives in mountain accidents. Its features include GPS tracking, location and time stamping, and customizable alerts. Its app is available on Android and iOS platforms.
- Dec 2021Series A$3.8M
- Mar 2021Conventional Debt$2M
#10
Series B · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2016 · 30 employees$13.9Mraised▾
Provider of AI-based chatbot development solutions. It provides systems for optical character recognition, industrial inspection & detection, driving support, chatbots, recommendation, measurement and 3D vision robots. The products utilise NLP and deep learning solutions.
- Jun 2020Series B$4.7M
- Sep 2019Series B$9.2M
- Mar 2018Seed—
#11
Deadpooled · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2015$1.9Mraised▾
Provider of VR and AR platforms for multiple applications. It offers a VR platform to create virtual spaces and AR solutions for navigation and shopping. Its VR platform lets users visualize products and spaces virtually while the AR platform helps users to find locations, and engage in in-app activities while doing so.
- Jul 2022Seed$1.9M
- Seed—
#12
Series A · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2019 · 14 employees$9Mraised▾
Developer of edge AI-based video surveillance solutions for smart cities. Its features include an edge AI box for use in outdoor environments and an integrable platform for the collection and monitoring of data from the cameras. It has applications in elderly monitoring in nursing homes, counting the number of users in commercial spaces, as well as detection of entry to construction sites, and traffic measurement.
- Sep 2019Series A$9M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Security & Surveillance Technology coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Cybersecurity is moving in Japan
A read on the academic research around Cybersecurity — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 341 Japan-affiliated papers.
- Korea University31
- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology29
- The University of Tokyo16
- Tohoku University13
- Asia University13
- Intrusion detection system12→24
- Network packet4→13
- Denial-of-service attack5→13
- Anomaly detection3→9
- Network security17→22
- Intrusion detection system7→22
- Artificial neural network2→4
- Anomaly detection3→5
- Data mining4→5
- Computer security16
- Network security10
- Network packet4
- Intrusion detection system4
- Computer network4
Where cybersecurity is researched across Japan
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing cybersecurity patents in Japan
Japan cybersecurity patent filing is accelerating — 35,557 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by SONY, NEC, Fujitsu; annual filings 2734→3495.
- SONY5537
- NEC5415
- Fujitsu5182
- Canon KK4196
- Nippon Telegraph & Telephone3161
- Toshiba KK3138
- Mitsubishi Electric2719
- Hitachi2606
Common questions
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