101 Top Japanese Apps Companies and Startups of 2021

June 30, 2021

This article showcases our top picks for the best Japanese based Apps companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Apps industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

Top Japanese Apps Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Line

Line

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LINE develops calling and messaging applications for mobile phones in Japan and internationally.

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Gunosy is a news curation application that covers a wide range of news from entertainment news to political news.

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Cluster

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Cluster that allows anyone to hold events such as live music and conferences in a virtual environment.

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Virtusize

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Virtusize is a virtual fitting solution that enables online fashion retailers to illustrate size and fit for consumers.

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Wonderplanet

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Wonderplanet designs and develops native language applications and games for smart phones and tablets.

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Wantedly

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Wantedly is a social recruiting platform that allows users to find interesting jobs based on their social graphs.

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Andpad

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Andpad provides a construction management application for users throughout Japan.

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Nota

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Nota develops an app for seriously easy sharing of screen caps and GIFs and Scrapbox, a new style of note-taking for teams.

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MICIN

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MICIN is a medical IT company that offers a free app for patient charts, billing, and video chatting between doctors and patients.

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TakeMe Co., Ltd.

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TakeMe offers an “All-in-One” payment platform for our pre- and post- pay value added services for merchants to digitally transform quickly

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DeCurret

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DeCurret is Providing the optimal rate of digital currency, instantly processing a large amount of currency transactions stably.

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Kakao Japan

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Kakao Japan is a free smartphone calling and messenger application.

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Chatwork

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Chatwork is a group chat app for global teams, that includes secure messaging, video chat, task management and file sharing functionality.

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UUUM

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UUUM is a YouTuber-focused management production services company.

GINKAN

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A Tokyo based startup focused on mobile app development & management. Runs SynchroLife, the app loved by eaters!

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TableCheck

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TableCheck is a world-class reservation platform that centralizes reservations from third-party reservation sites.

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cocone

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cocone develops and publishes mobile games and applications, and provides assistance to maintain their social media presence.

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CANDY HOUSE

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CANDY HOUSE is a design house catering simple and smart services and things that are enjoyable and fun like candy.

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Timetree

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TimeTree keeps families and groups organized. It also helps manage busy lives while sharing calendars, events, and more!

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SmartNews

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SmartNews is a news app that helps users find quality news beyond the filter bubble.

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Progate

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Progate is a free programming learning services.

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Meleap

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HADO is a new sport utilizing the leading AR technology with players wearing a head mounted display and an armband sensor.

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Line Pay

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Line Pay is a secure & easy payment platform.

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Metaps Inc.

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Metaps is engaged in three businesses: finance business, marketing business and the DX support business.

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JapanTaxi

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JapanTaxi is a Provider of taxi booking services designed to cater the needs of people in Japan.

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BTCBOX

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BTCBOX is an application that offers cryptocurrency exchange services.

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Money Tap

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Money Tap is a planning, development, operation and consulting for various Fintech solutions using blockchain.

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SpiderPlus

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SpiderPlus specializes in providing ICT solutions for the construction industry.

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AppBrew(Lips)

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AppBrew develops LIPS, a mobile application for users to share and read real reviews on cosmetics, nail care, personal care, etc.

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Study Plus

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Study Plus is an educational application developed to facilitate collaborative studying.

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Let

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Let is a mobile app that allows users to buy and sell goods with translation.

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NearMe

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NearMe is created to find people who want to go in the same direction by taxi and can share.

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Africa Incubator

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Africa Incubator is an IT company that specializes in developing mobile applications for sales management.

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Payke

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Payke Multicomponent is an application that allows to view all the information of products in their mother tongue.

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Moff

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Moff is a Wearable Internet of Things (IoT) platform and solutions.

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LBB

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LBB is a mobile order app that allows customers to use their smartphones to order to ease queues when crowded.

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WED

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WED is an information technology based company.

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stand.fm

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stand.fm is an audio distribution application that anyone can record and deliver.

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IB

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IB is an insurance book app that allows users to manage insurance.

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Receptionist

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Receptionist is a company that develops and operates the cloud reception system.

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Aiming

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Aiming Inc provides assistance with the planning, production, and development of online games.

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AI CROSS

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AI CROSS is an internet company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help enterprises communicate through mobile with their customers.

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Miive

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Mobile wallet-based employee benefit SaaS.

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Nanapi

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Nanapi is a web system development company based in Japan, and it provides life hacking website or app.

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WAmazing

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WAmazing offers free SIM cards that allow foreign travelers to register before their arrival in Japan.

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Mirrativ

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Mirrativ is a first-of-its-kind livestreaming app

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Aidea

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Aidea specializes in the development and operation of the ship control system.

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RECLO

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RECLO is a luxury brand consignment application that allows the user to consign and sell branded products.

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Azit

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Azit is an application developer that aims to close the gap in everyone’s mobility.

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WACUL

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WACUL is a Japan-based company that provides web consulting and simplifies decision making process of enterprises.

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Recruit

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Recruit is a Japan-based company providing human resource solutions, lifestyle products and services, and a housing information magazine.

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ookami Japan

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ookami offers player an application that enables its users to obtain news and information about sports.

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Al Travel

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Al Travel is a next-generation cloud-type business travel arrangement and management system (BTM).

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XTIA

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XTIA is engaged in the development, manufacturing, and sales of high-precision measurement instruments and 3D scanners.

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Connehito

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Connehito is a Tokyo-based mobile Q&A app for female users centered around childcare.

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AGREE

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AGREE is an application developer and operator for medical consultation.

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Spectee

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Spectee is a start-up company that specializes in analyzing various data especially on social media.

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Timers

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Timers offers a range of mobile applications based on match-making for singles.

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MAMORIO

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MAMORIO are promoting alliances with companies.

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BluAge

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BluAge is a company that specializes in developing room search application.

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Asian Bridge

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Asian Bridge is an IT service provider engage in web system and application development.

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Akerun

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Akerun , developing and offering smart lock app

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Nana Music

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Nana Music is a free musical collaboration application that enables its users to share their musical experiences.

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TRIBEAU

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TRIBEAU is a Development and operation of Triview app for cosmetic surgery.

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Appify Technologies

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Appify Technologies operates a no-code development service that enables users to create personal e-commerce applications.

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G-cluster

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G-cluster Global provides services worldwide, using its cloud-based content provision technology, G-cluster.

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Sendyou

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Sendyou provides customer acquisition tools for cram schools and after school activity providers.

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Agri Info Design

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Agri Info Design provides technologies related to sophistication and computerization of agricultural production technology.

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Lisa Technologies

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Lisa is an environment where the power of each person has a major impact on the company.

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Quan Inc.

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Quan Inc. develops characters and game content to smartphone platforms and offers global content distribution services.

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Aoi.co

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Tokyo-based Aoi.Co., the startup that operates a live-streamed onine lecuture service for junior high students

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Dr.JOY

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Dr.JOY is a wasteful business flow, medical institutions dedicated hospital SNS.

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1ne studio

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1ne studio is a startup that supports creators who want to work as a professional.

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Nature Innovation Group

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Nature Innovation Group is the operator of i-kasa, a mobile-based umbrella sharing platform that enables users to search.

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TownWiFi

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TownWiFi is a Japanese mobile app that automates WiFi connectivity.

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ONE of THEM

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ONE of THEM is an online platform that offers content, planning services, development, production, and management.

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SpeakBUDDY

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SpeakBUDDY is an E-Learning company.

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Favy

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Favy.jp is WEB service for all of the shops make it easy to home page.

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A10 Lab

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A10 Lab specializes in developing applications available in Google Play.

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Utagoe

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Utagoe is a web company specializing in video and communication technologies. It is headquartered in Tokyo with a branch office in San

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OsidOri

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OsidOri is a financial app company will provide this mechanism with the new FinTech service.

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Antaa

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Antaa connects “doctor’s life” by connecting doctor to doctor.

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standing ovation

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standing ovation develops and offers fashion coordination applications.

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VASILY, Inc.

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VASILY operates an online fashion coordination community.

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Ecbo cloak

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Ecbo cloak is a sharing service that connects persons who want to store luggage with shops with space to store luggage.

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Japan Legal System Institute

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Legal Technology, Legal Tech, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Document, SaaS, Smart Contract App.

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emol

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emol is an application that records emotions and talks with AI robots.

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Sportip

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Sportip provides motion analysis and posture analysis applications for trainers and therapists.

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SENSY

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Sensy is a company providing services through ‘Sansy app’ for fashion related products.

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SUGAR Japan

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SUGAR is a means of new communication, the distance of the people both of talent people and fans will aim to become closer.

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Coursebase

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Coursebase is a developer of a learning management system used in providing training through an enterprise web application.

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Nailie

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Nailie is an app that lets you connect to a nail specialists just for you.

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miil

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miil is a smartphone application that enables its users to share photos of food they cooked, ate, and want to eat.

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neuet

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neuet develops and operates a smartphone application that offers bike-sharing services.

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CYDAS

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CYDAS, Inc. was founded with the mission to “Bring out the Talent in People”.

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Nupp1

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Nupp1 is a mobile application to find a fitness center.

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LOGIC Japan

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Logic is a software company developing a new care record system developed at the request of care providers.

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KANKAK

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KANKAK operates completely cashless cafes KITASANDO COFFEE and TAILORED CAFE.

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basic

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Basic provides a range of internet application marketing services.

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Mrk & Co ( Dine)

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Mrk & Co is a dating app that isn’t about superficial love at first sight.

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RE

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RE specializes in smartphone application design and development.

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