This article showcases our top picks for the best Japanese based Sports companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Sports 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 Sports Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Bonx
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Bonx provides wearable outdoor sports group-talk technology.
TENTIAL
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TENTIAL analyzes detailed purchasing behavior and attributes online and aim to deliver products based on information.
ookami Japan
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ookami offers player an application that enables its users to obtain news and information about sports.
HALF TIME
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HALF TIME integrates sports business specialized media and sports-related job posting and recruitment services.
SPORTS BULL
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SPORTS BULL is an Internet sports media management company.
CYLOOK
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CYLOOK specializes in the management of professional e-sports teams.
NobodySurf
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NobodySurf is a surf video app and website where you can find world’s best free-surfing videos.
Fast Fitness Japan
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Fast Fitness Japan offers a gym, sports facilities, and training services.
2501
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2501 is a multi-viewpoint video generation service company that provides new visual experiences in sports, music, and fighting.
OLIVA
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OLIVA is a platform that connects such a Lenin device with a user.
Link Sports
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Link Sports is a sports and communication company.
smartlure
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Smart lure is a new lure that works with smartphones to solve underwater data.
SPODIA
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SPODIA is a variety of online game competitions. Our mission is “Everything’s for the gamers”.
Revive Japan
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Revive is a developer of a social platform to connect top athletes and fans.
Now Do
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Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
XPAND
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The XPAND code is a super contactless tool that blends in with the urban landscape and can be read from a distance of 200 meters.
SportsField
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SportsField is a Planning and management of Sponavi career company
SPORTS CROWN
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SPORTS CROWN engages in the development and operation of fantasy sports.
MedVigilance
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Medvigilance is a company which uses biological data analysis algorithms to visualize health conditions in a visible way.
ventus Japan
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ventus is an Media and Entertainment based company.
CLIMB Factory Co., Ltd.
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CLIMB Factory offers CLIMB DB, a database which controls the practice menu and diet for athletes.
Ryukyu Asteeda
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Ryukyu Asteeda is the provider of a comprehensive regional sports club management services.
GameTector
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GameTector offers New business mentoring, Data analysis element technology development, Game Tournament services.
SPORNIA
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SPORNIA is an editor of sports knowledge technology.
Nandemo Draft (Nandora)
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Nandora provides online daily and weekly fantasy sports contests in Japan.
Media Active
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MediaActive is a creative company of apps based in Tokyo.
FPC Japan
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FPC is a company which Purchase and sale of sporting goods Management
imio
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Imio is a Japan-based company that manufactures and sells sports goods.
Yukiyama
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Yukiyama is an app that allows one to check in and use the ski resorts nationwide.
ASICS Ventures Corporation
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ASICS Ventures Corporation is a venture capital firm that offers accelerate and make investments in startups.
eSPORTS
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ESPORTS Co., Ltd. would like to support you to deal with the stress of your body and heart with the keywords of sports and health.
Shimano
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International manufacturer and distributor of cycling and fishing equipment and accessories.
Skyduck
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Skyduck is a mobile application for tracking your skydiving activity.
Gigathlete
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Gigathlete is a Japanese company providing internet-related services.
EXNOA
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EXNOA delivers games planned and developed in-house and game titles with the cooperation of publishers to users.
RASCAL’s
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RASCAL’s is managing an online sport matching service for retired athlete and want to learn from them. 株式会社RASCAL’ｓ Kyoto, Japan.
Up Performa
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Connected and Wearable Technology For Consumer and Sports players.
Ateam
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Ateam is a game developer company that is engaged in planning, development, and operation of games and tools for smartphones.
Golf Digest Online
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Golf digest online is an online golf store that sells golf gear, apparel, and accessories.
materialize
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materialize is a software developemnt company
Engate
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Engate is A community that delivers fans’ support to athletes
Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Corp
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Fukuoka SoftBank HAWK is a professional baseball team owned and operated by SoftBank, a sports entertainment provider in Japan.
YONEX
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YONEX is a manufacturer of sporting equipment for badminton, golf and tennis.
Shoei
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Shoei is a Japanese company that produces motorsport helmets.
All Japan Judo Federation
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All Japan Judo Federation is a judo association in Japan and official representative for judo in the Japanese Olympic Committee.
BLUETAG
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BLUETAG provides consulting and activation services to sport-related businesses.
The Japan Times
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The Japan Times is the oldest and the only independent English language newspaper in Japan.
Applibot
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Applibot is a mobile games developer company and has developed various games for the Android and iPhone users.
Amadeus
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Amadeus is a food and beverages and sports products company.
Acrodea Japan
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Acrodea is a Japanese comapny that provides solutions and services for smartphones.
talisman
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talisman is the player who brings the team success
Sports IT Solution
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Sports IT Solution is a IT solution for sports competition groups, teams, leagues, etc.
RANGS JAPAN
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RANGS JAPAN is a sole import agent for sports toys in the United States and Europe
Sports AI
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Sports AI is a Club team support project utilizing AI and data
AEON SIGNA Sports United
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AEON SIGNA Sports United engages in the development of software and e-commerce platforms for sports industries.
SPOCALE
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SPOCALE is a Sports Marketing Laboratory company.
SPORTS NIPPON NEWSPAPERS
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Sports Nippon Newspapers is a sports newspaper publisher that features newspaper-type weekly manga.
J SPORTS
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J SPORTS produces and broadcasts a wide range of domestic and overseas sports programs.
FunLife Inc.
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FunLife provides a new form of sports training using motion sensing.
PaMeLa
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PaMeLa is a company that measures pain with science.
SPORTS SENSING
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SPORTS SENSING is a player, instructor, analyst, and researcher for all competitions aiming to improve competitiveness.
TRYGLE
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Smartphone power saving support project Software development for mobile devices
ArkCore Co., Ltd.
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ArkCore Co., Ltd. is a company that deals with Motorcycle sales business,Sports facility management and Food service business.
Net Dreamers
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Net Dreamers is an Internet media and Smartphone game business
K-1 JAPAN GROUP
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K-1 JAPAN GROUP provides information and news about sports and tournaments.
NEXT BASE
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NEXT BASE is related TV appearance, data provision, appearance in various lectures , operation of baseball.
GOLFZON Japan
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GOLFZON Japan is engaging in golf simulator sales and golf store management businesses.
SPORTSPLUS
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SPORTSPLUS is a Sports facility management / consignment / consulting company.
JAPAN FUDO
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JAPAN FUDO is a company which mission is “Rediscovering the wind tunnel”.
Deportare Partners
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Deportare Partners is a project that assists sports-related business activities and sports ventures.
Molten
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Molten is a sports equipment company that manufactures rubber and resin products in the field of sports, automobile parts, and construction.
OneStone
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Onestone is agood artificial intelligence can take away human work, an ideal product for someone can be poison for someone.
LaiBlitz
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LaiBlitz uses AI and IoT technologies to maximize the value of the sports business from the management, business and IT perspectives.