This article showcases our top picks for the best Japanese based Software companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Software 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 Software Startups
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SmartHR
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Japan-based HR SaaS company that provides cloud-sourced personnel management software for businesses.
Sony
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Sony develops and manufactures audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.
Money Forward
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Money Forward provides online personal accounting solutions that enable individuals to better manage their daily expenses.
Olympus
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Olympus manufactures and sells precision machineries and instruments worldwide.
SORACOM
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SORACOM provides IoT (Internet of Things) platform of data communication to connect all the people and things in the society.
Preferred Networks
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Preferred Networks develops real-world applications of deep learning, robotics and other latest technologies.
Freee
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Freee is online accounting software that syncs with bank accounts and automatically categorizes entries to create financial reports.
Makuake
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Makuake is a crowdfunding platform that provides support services, product manufacturing supporting, and other services.
Mujin, Inc.
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Mujin develops automation solutions for industrial robots to simplify factory and logistics automation and increase worldwide productivity.
Monstar Lab
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The core consultancy arm of the company engineers awesome solutions that perform for clients around the world.
Kudan
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Kudan is accelerating evolution of AR/MR/VR and automobile/drone/robot by developing computer software algorithms as Artificial Perception.
Parallel Inc.
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Parallel Inc. develops a parallel SNS which can be used while playing games on smartphones.
Nulab
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Nulab is a team of fun-spirited creators dedicated to creating software the improves team collaboration.
Cogent Labs
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Cogent Labs is solving for practical artificial intelligence.
SAgri
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Sagri is developing agriculture software for experienced farmers.
Ascent Robotics
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Ascent Robotics is an AI startup developing intelligent solutions in industrial robotics and autonomous vehicles.
Sansan
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Sansan is a multi-platform cloud-based contact management solution for corporations.
Andpad
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Andpad provides a construction management application for users throughout Japan.
al+
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Alt Inc. commence the distribution of the world’s first Personalized Artificial Intelligence.
LeapMind
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LeapMind makes deep learning “small and compact” and accessible across a broad spectrum of applications, evolving the Internet of Things.
grooves
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grooves is a social recruiting organization that offers an online B2B platform for recruiting professionals and marketing products.
Uhuru
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Uhuru is a technology service company that provides cloud and social services to companies such as Salesforce.com and many others.
HACARUS
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Hacarus is a provider of AI tools for the medical and industrial fields.
Terra Drone
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Terra Drone is a drone and software manufacturer.
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.
WOVN Technologies
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WOVN Technologies offers website localization service that translates a website into multiple languages.
Goodpatch
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Goodpatch is a Tokyo-based company developing and designing user interfaces for web companies.
NTT Data
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NTT DATA provides broad range of IT services and solutions, including consulting, systems integration, and IT outsourcing.
Hubble
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Cloud-based software specialized for contracts and other legal documents
Bespoke
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Bespoke is a developer of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology dedicated to multilingual guest services.
Dynamic Map Platform
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Dynamic Map Platform is a company that provides research, development and commercialization of high precision 3 dimensional (3D) map data.
Infostellar
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Infostellar is a space communication infrastructure firm.
Linkwiz
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LinkWiz offers software that solves something about robots that is a bit difficult to use.
WingArc1st
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WingArc1st offers a range of business intelligence, enterprise output management, and CRM software solutions.
Works Applications
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WAP is a problem solver. Their state-of-the-art ERP software provides versatile solutions to remove roadblocks to success in business.
Orb
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Orb is an enterprise software startup that helps businesses to define and configure their own coin economy.
Spotlight
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Spotlight provides an application that automatically detects visits to stores and rewards users with points that are exchangeable.
EduLab
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EduLab bring forward the Next-Generation of Education.
Psychic VR Lab
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Psychic VR Lab is a startup company that handles fashion VR and MR shopping service STYLY.
SHIFT
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software testing, quality assurance and security assessment
AI
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AI is a company that provides speech synthesis engine and solutions related to speech synthesis.
tripla
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Tripla provides IT services for various industries such as hotels, railways, travel related, restaurants, real estate, and apparel.
LPIXEL
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LPIXEL is a venture from the University of Tokyo that has strengths in image processing technology in the life science field.
Amadeus Code
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Amadeus Code is an artificial intelligence powered songwriting assistant.
ARAYA
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ARAYA is an AI services provider that utilizes machine learning algorithms including deep learning to meet the diverse needs of customers.
CLUE, Inc.
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CLUE is a Tokyo-based startup developing drone software apps for inspection.
BearTail
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BeatTail is a Japanese SaaS company providing travel and expense management services to businesses.
Crowd Cast
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Simplify payment between employees and organization
PR Table
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PR Table is a SaaS platform for internal public relations.
Midokura
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MIDOKURA is a Sony Group company that delivers innovative solutions to power the Edge AI revolution in IoT.
Translimit
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Translimit was initially launched back in January by Hiroki Takaba and Takuma Kudo, both of whom previously worked at CyberAgent companies.
Edgematrix
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EDGEMATRIX is a startup spun out from the AI project team of a global venture company .
AI inside
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AI inside specializes in software development and artificial intelligence business.
BTCBOX
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BTCBOX is an application that offers cryptocurrency exchange services.
Fujitsu
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Fujitsu provides information technology and communications solutions.
QunaSys
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QunaSys is a Research and development of quantum computer hardware company.
Symmetry Dimensions
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Symmetry Dimensions Developing digital collaboration tools for architecture design and construction professionals.
Idein
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Idein seeks to enable all real-world events to be handled by software.
ToposWare
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Toposware is developing a fully interoperable blockchain ecosystem powered by zero-knowledge proofs.
Mira Robotics
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Mira Robotics is a software based company provide services that can robots in various fields.
Hacobu
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Hacobu offers an integrated solution “MOVO (MOVO)” centering on the operation management system utilizing in-vehicle terminals.
Aroma Bit
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Aroma Bit is a develops compact odor sensor and innovative services and products using the sensor.
iRidge
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IRidge offers solutions related to O2O, app development, and marketing support.
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.
Rehab for JAPAN
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Rehab for Japan is developing a special rehabilitation SaaS for day service .
Kokopelli
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Kokopelli is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology company that focuses on financial products and services.
Toreta
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Toreta develops tools specializing in reservation and customer ledger systems for restaurants.
Fujifilm
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Fujifilm develops and sells consumer products and business products related to photography.
Egenera
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Egenera designs, develops and delivers cloud management and infrastructure virtualization software.
Ubiregi
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Ubiregi offers a point-of-sale (POS) system for iPad devices.
Medmain
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To create a world where medical services can be accessed with technology anywhere, anytime
Jij
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Jij conducts R & D and software development for the practical application of annealing machines by a team of experts.
Safie
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Safie is a smart security cameras and home security of the smartphone.
SNK
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SNK Corporation is a Japanese video game hardware and software company that distributes and operates smartphone game applications.
RT Corporation
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RT Corporation specializes in providing service robots in variety of domestic and international fields.
Alphaus
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A Tokyo- & KL-based SaaS provider offering a cloud-finance management platform.
Pretia
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Pretia is a Internet service planning, development and operation business.
TerraSky
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TerraSky has been implementing and customizing Salesforce for some of Japan’s largest customers and most complex organizations.
Amazia
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Amazia specializes in Internet engineering services for clients in Japan.
Photosynth
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Photosynth is a set of tools for capturing and viewing the places in 3D.
ABCash Technologies
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ABCash Technologies provides advice on financial products such as insurance, mortgages, and investment products.
SYN
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SYN develops an internet and software business that aims to brings out the goodness of Japanese food.
Arara
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Arara offers an innovative service that is enjoyable yet convenient.
EPARK
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EPARK develops and operates real time platforms for rating, searching, and booking various consumer services
Hmcomm
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Hmcomm is a provider of AI technology-based voice recognition and abnormal sound detection services for business applications.
Agatha
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Agatha provides content management cloud service for the healthcare and life sciences industry.
Techtouch
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Techtouch is a service that allows overlaying the explanation guidance on an existing web system.
Mobilus
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Mobilus provides communication platforms and develops communication solutions that utilize mobile and artificial intelligence.
Fuller
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Fuller is a software development company that builds mobile phone applications and provides internet media services.
Tutorial
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Tutorial is a Cry-native RPA software that can be started only with a browser.
ChatBook
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ChatBook is a SaaS platform for marketers who work in B2B area to automate acquiring leads and evaluate leads in your absence.
3-shake
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3-shake is a technology company that promotes data analysis, adtech platform, and automation of areas with high technical difficulty.
OCT
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OCT helps users to communicate and manage construction sites more easily.
obniz
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obniz is a cloud based IoT system provide realtime and bi-directional access to real hardware form the cloud.
redfox
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redfox develops technology solutions that focus on giving a speed service for their customers to save their time.
Empath Inc.
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Empath Inc. develops Emotion AI Empath, which can identify emotion from the voice in real-time regardless of language.
Whomor
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Whomor is a Tokyo-based company that delivers illustrations for social games.