This article showcases our top picks for the best Tokyo based Finance companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Finance 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 Tokyo Finance Startups
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Gojo & Company
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Gojo extends financial inclusion to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises.
Money Forward
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Money Forward provides online personal accounting solutions that enable individuals to better manage their daily expenses.
Freee
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Freee is online accounting software that syncs with bank accounts and automatically categorizes entries to create financial reports.
Moneytree
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Moneytree is a financial data aggregation platform that provides a personal finance app and a cloud-based accounting service.
East Ventures
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East Ventures is an early stage venture fund focusing on SEA and Japan with 4 unicorns in its portfolio.
BitFlyer
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BitFlyer is a bitcoin exchange and marketplace that enables its customers to buy, sell, and spend bitcoins.
CAMPFIRE
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CAMPFIRE engages in the planning, development, and operation of a crowd funding platform.
Uzabase
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Uzabase provides information infrastructure supporting decision-making in business activities.
Wealthnavi
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Wealthnavi is wealth management of world-class on your side.
CrowdWorks
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CrowdWorks provides Internet services operations centered on Japanese crowdsourcing platform.
VALU
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VALU is providing services related to online recruitment and human resources support.
hey Japan
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hey is aiming to support economic development driven by fun and was born through the management integration
Nomura
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Nomura is an investment banking and securities firm that serve the needs of individuals, institutions, corporate and governments.
Pring
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Pring is a mobile platform that offers free money transfer & remittance services.
MONEY DESIGN
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MONEY DESIGN offers automated investment management and advisory services.
Finatext
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Finatext provides cloud infrastructure and data analysis infrastructure for developing financial services.
Huobi Japan
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Huobi Japan designs a digital asset trading platform that empowers financial service.
Net Protections
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Net Protections is a Operation of “NP postpay” payment for BtoC mail order.
Toranotec
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Toranotec aims to create a world in which investment is familiar to everyone.
Metaps Inc.
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Metaps is engaged in three businesses: finance business, marketing business and the DX support business.
earlyworks
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Early Works is a Next-generation blockchain technology that realizes high speed, high scalability, and high security.
Makuake
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Makuake is a crowdfunding platform that provides support services, product manufacturing supporting, and other services.
NETSTARS Japan
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NETSTARS the purpose of delivering services combining Japanese technologies with Chinese technologies through the internet to the world.
OLTA
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OLTA is a cloud factoring can be used by individuals and corporations, and there is no upper or lower limit on the purchase price.
Yoshidumi Holdings
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Yoshidumi Holdings operates as a business finance company.
ZUU
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ZUU is a Japan-based company that supports financial advisors with related consultancies and manages monetary websites.
ACES Japan
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ACES is providing image recognition algorithms such as object recognition and face and expression recognition
xenodata lab
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xenodata lab is a developing an AI-powered finance data analytics leveraging Natural Language Processing (NLP).
LINE Securities
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LINE Securities is a provider of remote securities brokerage and securities investment consultation services.
Cryptact
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Cryptact is a technology company providing solutions and platforms utilizing blockchains, smart contracts and virtual currencies.
Visional
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Visional develops various businesses that support business productivity.
Payme Japan
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Payme provides a platform for mobile payments to help users in Japan.
MINKABU
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Mikabu is a company that operates Minna No Kabushiki, one of the largest information media for investors.
Kepple Africa Ventures
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Kepple Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm.
Smartround
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Smartround is a specialized finance management platform for startups and their investors.
Money Tap
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Money Tap is a planning, development, operation and consulting for various Fintech solutions using blockchain.
Japan Cloud Capital
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Japan Cloud Capital is a financial services company that supports the growth of venture companies and develops the Japanese economy.
Global Trust Networks
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Global Trust Networks is a company that helps foreigners to live in Japan
OsidOri
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OsidOri is a financial app company will provide this mechanism with the new FinTech service.
Kipp Financial Technologies
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Kipp Financial Technologies provides BaaS products and system infrastructure in the form of SaaS.
enpay
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enpay is a SaaS platform that offers cashless collection services.
Mikatus
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Mikatus supports good tax accountants and contribute to the growth of enthusiastic SMEs.
MFS
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MFS is the next generation retail finance with the power of technology.
TECOTEC
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TECOTEC is a Financial system introduction consulting business
Minsetsu
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Minsetsu is a Financial Service based company is to creating a bond between investors and companies.
SoftBank Capital
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SoftBank Group is a holding company focused on artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
Hacomono
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Hacomono is a SaaS developing company providing membership management / reservation / payment system for monthly fee based stores.
MILIZE
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MILIZE is a development and operation of a web platform that integrates financial engineering, AI research, development, and operation.
ITOCHU Corporation
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ITOCHU is a general trading company based in Japan.
Bank Invoice
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Bank Invoice is an online platform that helps its users connect with clients and reduce accounting workload.
Communitio
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Community tail, is a service that can issue the original in-house currency wearing a company-specific name.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group primarily conducts commercial banking.
Handii Japan
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Handii is a development and operation of corporate payment services.
IB
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IB is an insurance book app that allows users to manage insurance.
Crypto asset market
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Crypto asset market engages in the development of a trading market for settlement of trading value with crypto assets.
ABCash Technologies
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ABCash Technologies provides advice on financial products such as insurance, mortgages, and investment products.
Carstay
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Carstay Comfortable Overnight in car or tentdo itCar tripWith guests who want to enjoy.
KDDI
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KDDI is providing telecommunication services for finance, energy, entertainment, and education sectors.
Japan Platform of Industrial Transformation
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Japan Platform of Industrial Transformation is providing equity investment and business management services for affiliated group companies.
Archetype Ventures
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Archetype Ventures is a venture capital firm that does seed and early stage B2B venture investments.
ELESTYLE
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ELESTYLE are promoting mobile payments and providing high value-added services for users to realize a cashless society.
400F
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400F develops services to solve problems related to people’s lives and assets.
Popshoot
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Popshoot is a developer and operator of Pota coin.
DIGGLE
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DIGGLE is a service that provides fundamental management accounting management on the cloud called fraud management.
SBI Group
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SBI Holdings is an economic service commercial enterprise company that offers financial products and associated services information.
BrainCat
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BrainCat is a Japanese company that specializes in developing FinTech platforms.
Tranzax
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Tranzax is a financial services company providing primary manufacturers with new cash management solutions for their supply chains.
Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures)
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Headline Asia is a technology-focused VC headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with investment teams deployed in Beijing and Taipei.
Kanmu CLO
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Kanmu CLO is a credit card-linked coupon, providing a variety of offers, depending on users’ information and purchasing history of the card.
All Nippon Asset Management
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All Nippon Asset Management supports the diversification and sophistication of regional financial institutions’ operations.
SMBC Venture Capital
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SMBC Venture Capital is a Japanese finance company that offers banking-centered financial services.
Mitsui & Co
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Mitsui & Co., is a general trading and investment company with interests in Iron and Steel products.
STOCK POINT
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STOCK POINT providing financial information services.
SmartApp Japan
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Smart Apps is a developer of a blockchain services application designed for smartphones.
MUFG Bank
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MUFG Bank is Japan’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest, with offices throughout Japan and in 40 other countries.
Siiibo
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Siiibo is a Startup to collect a small number of investors and issue bond based on its own web information platform.
GA Technologies Japan
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GA Technologies Japan offers real estate platform operation, rental property management, renovation planning and design, and other services.
Mirai Chokin
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Mirai Chokin is a start-up,with the philosophy of contributing to the creation of living assets.
SMART IDEA Japan
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SMART IDEA is a financial technology company.
GarageBank
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GarageBank engages in the planning, development, sales, and leaseback for individuals.
NestEgg Japan
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Nestegg is a Planning, development and operation of savings and settlement services.
Theoria Japan
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Theoria Japan is a specialized Q & A service.
JAFCO
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JAFCO Japan is a venture capital, incubator, and private equity firm.
Nomad
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Nomad is a co-working space that also engages in investment and support for start-up companies.
Zuu Online
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ZUU online is a Tokyo-based financial media company
Binary.com
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Binary.com is a trading platform for binary options on financial markets.
Sasuke Financial Lab
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Sasuke Financial Lab is a provider of construction and operation of financial planning platform using the Internet.
Mizuho Bank
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Mizuho Bank offers corporate and investment banking services to major corporations, financial institutions, and public sector entities.
Genesia Ventures
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Genesia Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed/early-stage startups in Japan and Southeast Asia.
Indetail
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INDETAIL is a quickly growing company with mainly Japanese employees and an international Blockchain team.
Cogicogi
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Cogicogi enables its customers to rent and share cycles and bicycles.
Samurai Incubate
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Samurai Incubate invests in early-stage start-ups and provides support in management, marketing, sales and HR.
IT Realize
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IT Realize is a financial application service business.
CyberAgent Capital
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CyberAgent Capital is a venture capital firm that provides financial support for start-ups specializing in the internet businesses.