STARTUPS – Seed AcceleratorOnlab Startups

An AI Hiring Agent that automates pre-screening tasks for blue-collar workers in the manufacturing and construction industries, including resume screening, scheduling, and phone interviews, enabling the best candidate to be hired within a day. (BlancAI, Inc.)

Batch 29

xMap leverages LLMs and generative AI to transform fragmented geospatial data into real-time insights. Users can draw polygons on maps and ask natural language questions to receive detailed answers about traffic, demographics, and site suitability. This supports applications in consulting, retail, real estate, and urban planning. xMap offers both free and subscription-based access, along with API integration. (xMap, Inc.)

Batch 29

Admit AI is an AI-powered college counseling app that maximizes college admissions chances for U.S. high school students. The LLM-native app provides personalized guidance instantaneously at every step, from college list building to essay reviews. (Admit AI, Inc.)

Batch 29

Amplium is an immersive video (180-degree, 3D, 16K) platform for Apple Vision Pro. It allows viewers to feel as if they’re actually in the movie, while enabling filmmakers to monetize their immersive video. (Amplium, Inc.)

Batch 29

Cheez is an application that utilizes AI to instantly generate a comprehensive construction photo ledger. A task that previously demanded 90 hours can now be accomplished in just 1 second. With its overwhelming convenience, it will become an “indispensable” part of your construction photography business. (verbal and dialogue Inc.)

Batch 28

Originating from Keio University’s School of Medicine and School of Science and Technology, we are developing disease-specific EEG biomarkers, currently focusing on the early detection of mild cognitive impairment. (Billion Health, Inc.)

Batch 28

Qlay is a SaaS platform that utilizes cutting-edge generative AI technology to automate tedious and labor-intensive tasks within a company, creating and supporting a work environment whereemployees can devote more of their time to higher value-add tasks. (Qlay Technologies, Inc.)

Batch 28

We provide an avatar counseling service in the metaverse space aimed at preventing mental distress among employees. This initiative is garnering attention from companies focused on preventing mental health issues among employees and improving engagement. (MentaRest Corporation)

Batch 28

KIRIFUDA is building the environment with NFTs to create a footprint of all our experiences and make it available to everyone. Businesses can discover communities from the database of NFT data, and effectively target opinion leaders in their marketing activities. (KIRIFUDA, Inc.)

Batch 28

eTREE is a BtoB matching platform for timber businesses and designers. Information on timber businesses throughout Japan is comprehensive, allowing users to search for and order traceable timber. It also makes it possible to measure legality and carbon emissions, which will be even more demanded in the future. (SHINMIRAI INC.)

Batch 27

To meet the global challenge of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030, we provide a service that enables the creation of “large quantities” of private sector-led carbon offset credits using IT technology devised by decarbonization experts. (Linkhola Inc.)

Batch 27

“Cayzen” is a cloud service specialized for improvement proposal systems in the manufacturing industry. It maximizes the efficiency of business improvement effects through improvement proposals on the manufacturing floor. Additionally, it calculates the CO2 reduction and energy-saving effects resulting from improvement ideas, supporting the implementation of continuous CO2 reduction initiatives towards achieving carbon neutrality. (eitoss inc.)

Batch 27

3D.Core is a cloud-based software that aims to democratize 3D data, making it easy to generate, manage, and utilize 3D data. 3D.Core solves the shortage of experts in the field by making it easy for anyone to utilize 3D data in their work. (bestat Inc.)

Batch 27

“tukumo” is an IoT sensor system that notifies you of on-site information and action triggers. We will transform the sites that are about to change with practical and comfortable “tukumo” that have been developed in more than 15 types of workplaces and applications, such as DX in the primary industry and equipment management. (AmaterZ Inc.)

Batch 27

Spatial Pleasure is developing data platforms that issue carbon credit for transportation carriers that contribute to urban decarbonization, such as buses and share cycles. (Spatial Pleasure Co., Ltd.)

Batch 26

Emobi’s three-seater EV rental service makes travelers’ journeys smooth and memorable. Targeting Gen Z and Millennials, it is being rolled out in 9 locations nationwide. (eMoBi co,Ltd)

Batch 26

AIRCLE is the dispatch platform of the driving service. You can find the closest driver simply putting the current location and destination on the App. (Alpaca.Lab Inc.)

Batch 26

BOOST is the employee mental health, performance and care AI platform that is a hybrid of AI tools and coaching that leads to behavioral change, prevents turnover and underperformance, and improves productivity. (Boost Health, Inc.)

Batch 26

YOILABO is a blend of spices and herbs based on tea and fruit juice, realizing a taste that is different from conventional non-alcoholic beverages. (YOILABO Inc.)

Batch 26

GACCI is a SaaS that optimizes estimating operations in the construction industry. By consolidating estimating in the cloud, GACCI streamlines cumbersome tasks and brings a borderless world to the construction industry. (GACCI Co., Ltd.)

Batch 25

SECTION L is a community-oriented hotel brand targeting inbound travelers. We uniquely optimize the globally trending extended-stay hotel concept with a focus on customer satisfaction, aiming to create destinations where “guests want to keep staying”. (K.K. Section L)

Batch 25

kaeka is a communication training service that solves communication challenges in business, politics, and education by quantifying “speaking skills” through its unique curriculum. (kaeka Inc.)

Batch 25

Tooon is a software for freelancers that combines task management functions with functions to support practical work such as portfolio site creation, contracts, and payments. Just by conducting practical work through Tooon, tasks that need to be done now are reflected in real time. (Tooon Inc.)

Batch 25

“REDCLIFF” will create new possibilities in the night sky by maximizing the power of expression, customer attraction, and diffusion with 1,500 drones, one of the largest drones in Japan, making the drone show a cutting-edge advertising medium.　(REDCLIFF, Inc.)

Batch 25

busket is a matching platform for chartered buses making it fast, easy and best-priced. Through our unique service, we are creating new values for the bus industry and continue to innovate for the revitalization of local communities and a sustainable future. (Wunder Transport Technologies, Inc.)

Batch 24

Job-Us is a job management cloud that strongly supports the introduction of job-based employment. It will smartly create and utilize job descriptions, which are the core of job-based employment. We lead the transformation of Japanese employment system. (Ex-Work Inc.)

Batch 24

Nobi for Driver is a smartwatch-type wearable device for logistics drivers. By detecting alerts based on heart rate data, we support the safety of drivers and realize a society where everyone can work with peace of mind. (enstem inc.)

Batch 24

WAAK is a high-design furniture DTC for home offices. This vertically integrated DTC leverages the production infrastructure of Okawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, a furniture production center, to create a world where the best furniture, combining sophisticated design and craftsmanship, is within everyone’s reach. (Waak Co.,ltd.)

Batch 24

tokuty is a matching platform to hire specified skill workers, which is most rapidly growing among the foreign workforce in Japan. Employers can hire better quality candidates quickly, with more selection, and with lower introduction fees. tokuty sorts out one of the biggest social problems in Japan – lack of manpower. (tokuty co, ltd.)

Batch 23

CAVIN is a web service for trading flowers on your smartphone. By combining IT with CAVIN’s own distribution system, it delivers flowers with unprecedented freshness. (CAVIN Inc.)

Batch 23

CuboRex is a “rough terrain pioneer” that provides electric legs for all kinds of rough terrain. CuboRex has developed a module for powering robots and transportation equipment using its proprietary and highly versatile caterpillar, which will help solve problems in rough terrain industries such as agriculture and civil engineering, and realize a new future for people and machines. (CuboRex Inc.)

Batch 23

VideoStep is cloud software for manufacture to digitalize communication and knowledge building through video. In this app, fieldworkers can easily access to videos for ways of working so that it reduces costs for training new members (sometimes from other countries). VideoStep aims to update manufacturing industry, which is the largest market in Japan. (VideoStep Inc.)

Batch 23

xTension offers a new kind of live experience “Live diving”. It expands the online viewing experience of live video that became a hot topic with the Corona disaster. With the projection and VR technology, you can communicate with the artists and experience the live performance as if you were at the actual venue, aiming for a new era where fans around the world can enjoy entertainment without being bound by location. (xTension inc.)

Batch 23

EaSyGo is a SaaS tool that measures and visualizes real estate CO2 emissions data, and provides real estate owners options for sustainable improvement. Real estate-based activities and transportation account for more than 50% of the world’s CO2 emissions. By analyzing a variety of quantitative/qualitative data such as tenant data, EaSyGo aims to reduce global CO2 emissions and enact social impact.(GOYOH Inc.)

Batch 22

NESTO runs a community platform that helps people form habits that support their wellbeing in today’s online-centric lifestyle. Hosts with well-being lifestyle ideas plan and facilitate online communities (rhythms) that help people better manage their minds and bodies. Community members can manage the rhythms of their lives by doing routines together at set times and interacting with members who share their values.(Nesto corp)

Batch 22

IMA is a video messaging tool that allows teams to easily record and distribute videos. Due to the increased popularity of remote work, workplace communication has decreased, and it has become difficult for teams to communicate subtle nuances such as feelings, contexts and purpose. IMA aims to bring together teams by allowing seamless communication of messages that cannot be easily conveyed through text (eg: auditory and visual).(MACHINA Inc.)

Batch 22

Nu-credits is a trade finance marketplace that provides a documents verification tool powered by blockchain and big data credit analytics to banks and non-banks financial institutions. With Nu-credits, financiers can make quick and accurate underwriting decisions to fund SMEs that are engaged in global trade. Nu-credits will first target Asia and Europe, then expand to the $5 trillion USD global SMEs trade finance space. (Kuan Financial (UK) Limited)

Batch 22

Oh my teeth is a D2C at-home teeth-straightening service. Traditional braces are expensive, require frequent visits to the orthodontist, and easy to lose motivation. Oh my teeth cuts costs by 70%, requires only one orthodontist visit, and gives patients access to an online chat group with an orthodontist to alleviate any questions or concerns. (Oh my teeth, Co.)

Batch 21

Asovivit is an entertainment service that connects kids to online activities with popular entertainers, from the comfort of home. Through Asovivit, kids can engage in interactive activities that harness their creativity—reassuring parents that their kids are engaged in the best play. The Asovivit team is a well-rounded group of experts in technology, design, media, and education dedicated to make society more fun. (RambleOn, inc.)

Batch 21

Parnovi is a social commerce app for pets. Parnovi enables pet owners to search for pet-related services that meet their specific criteria by sharing their favorites products and stores and engaging with other users’ posts. Parnovi’s vision is to help pet owners make better purchase decisions by making pet-related information more transparent and accessible. (parnovi, Inc.)

Batch 21

ovice is a communication platform that reproduces the characteristics of a physical office space in a virtual setting. Each user joins a private virtual workspace, and is assigned an avatar which can be moved around freely. Users can casually chat with nearby colleagues, and move to a conference room for a private meeting just like in real life. (oVice, Inc.)

Batch 21

TheLetter is an email and newsletter publishing platform that enables journalists, and subject matter experts to acquire subscribers and make money. TheLetter aims to empower content creators and create a system where consumers can obtain high-quality information directly from the best writers. (OutNow Inc.)

Batch 21

Sporra is a fitness app that matches cyclists with other cyclists based on their unique fitness levels and goals. Sporra’s recommended routes enable cyclists to achieve their fitness goals while enjoying fun and safe routes. The Sporra team is comprised of bilingual engineers and business leaders who are avid cyclists themselves.(SPORRA, Inc.)

Batch 21

REPUBLI9 aims to become the “Amazon of Food”, by providing an end-to-end platform to service both consumers and business partners. Starting with plant-based vegetable dumpling service “Tokyo Vegan Gyoza”, REPUBLI9 will expand to other wrapped dishes, since wrapped dishes (such as dumplings) are ubiquitous in many cultures, and are relatively easy to apply FoodTech practices such as alternative meat, automation, and personalization. (Republi9 Inc. )

Batch 21

Tippsy is an online marketplace for Japanese sake that aims to make it easier for consumers to learn about and purchase sake. Tippsy cuts through steps of a traditionally long supply-chain, which causes quality issues and overpriced offerings—and delivers a wide selection of sake to each US state. WIth the sake subscription box as its core product, Tippsy aims to rebuild the perception of Japanese sake beyond the “sake bomb”.(Tippsy, Inc.)

Batch 20

Anipos is a pet insurtech startup that simplifies pet insurance claims processing. Traditionally, filing a claim for pet insurance took weeks, due to the rudimentary process of sending physical paperwork to the insurance company by mail, and the manual data entry and processing done thereafter by the insurer. Anipos’s AI-OCR technology digitizes this entire workflow—making pet insurance claims processing as easy as uploading your statement/bill via a smartphone.(anipos Co., Ltd.)

Batch 20

Fukusuke is a cloud service that helps companies manage the policies, operations, and risks associated with their employees’ side jobs. Fukusuke consolidates all employee data and assesses the risk profiles of each employee to help companies prevent common issues before they occur.(Fukusuke,Inc.)

Batch 20

SignPlace is a social networking service that combines social data with geo-data to make searching on SNS more efficient. Hashtag searches on social media platforms like Instagram are useful, but they do not show location data—making it inconvenient for users that also want a glance at where the activity is taking place. Signplace enables users to see posts of whoever they’re following on a map so they can gain a new perspective of what’s going on and discover their next activities.(SignPlace, Inc.)

Batch 20

PalledAd is a marketplace for outdoor/out-of-home (OOH) ads. PalledAd enables advertisers to plan, purchase, and measure OOH ad campaigns online by leveraging various data points (eg: people flow data) to make better-informed decisions about their campaigns.(PalledAd Inc.)

Batch 20

“Career Passport” is a career development support service that provides comprehensive support for students’ growth, enrichment of extracurricular activities, and job hunting by visualizing their “daily efforts” in degrees, academic history, extracurricular activities, internships, etc. (DOU, Inc.)

Batch 20

Tricera is an e-commerce startup that connects Japanese artists struggling to gain exposure overseas with collectors around the world. Tricera’s comprehensive solution enables Japanese artists to list their artwork, receive marketing/branding support, as well as deliver their work seamlessly overseas. For art collectors, Tricera also offers storage services, alleviating the challenges related to maintenance and lack of space.（TRiCERA,Inc.）

Batch 19

Precal is a service for drug stores that automates the entry of patient prescription data. The operations of Japanese drug stores are rudimentary—and relies on manual entry of complex information into a difficult to use software system. Precal solves this issue by offering a simple solution which takes the image of the paper prescription, analyzes the information, and records them in digital format.(precal Inc.)

Batch 19

Daysk is an app and provider of space-as-a-service, with a growing network of workplaces, designed to inspire creativity and productivity. Through the app, users can browse through a wide range of locations, as diverse as restaurants, shrines, and art galleries — and reserve seats by a click of a button. The app allows users to check the availability of individual seats, wifi and electric outlets, as well as rules against smoking or bringing in outside foods/drinks. （Curio Inc.）

Batch 19

Water X is a toilet company, that sells Japanese style bidet toilets, directly to Chinese consumers — minimizing the stress/inefficiencies related to purchasing from established sales channels. Water X offers a product with a customer-centric design and provides quality customer service from purchase to after-support. Water X also provides a membership service that delivers toiletry items right to the doorsteps of consumers. （Water X Technologies Co., Ltd）

Batch 19

so-zo-ku.com streamlines real estate inheritance filing. Today’s inheritance process is cumbersome and inefficient. so-zo-ku.com shortcuts this process by enabling users to process all paperwork and procedures online. so-zo-ku.com will first target the real estate inheritance space—then expand to other adjacent markets related to inheritance, such as banking procedures and inheritance tax filing.  (AGE technologies, inc.)

Batch 18

Karabato provides a karaoke app for millenials and Gen Z women. Users can upload 15 seconds voice recordings and compete with other users in singing. As young people are craving for new short-form mobile contents, the app aims to function as an outlet to present their creative expression, directly from the mobile phone. (aboon,Inc.)

Batch 18

HIX is an app designed for males with pattern hair loss (AGA). By submitting regular photos of scalp, AI and AGA professionals will analyze users’ hair condition, find possible cause of hair loss, and comes up with best treatment for their hair regrowth. HIX aims to allow users to accurately monitor the results of hair loss treatment. (M-box, Inc.)

Batch 18

Homekuru is an online marketplace connecting owners with property to rent and tenants looking for housing in Japan. Through our platform, tenants can search for properties, sign contracts and message owners online and even bid on property rent. Owners can view tenant resumes and receive rent online. (Homekuru Co., Ltd)

Batch 18

Writone is an audio service that leverages independent voice actors to create audiobooks and distribute them for listening. A major difference between Writone and existing audiobook platforms is that listeners can choose to listen to an audiobook from various voice actors—all with different tastes and styles—or listen to the same audiobook several times, by different voice actors. (Lyact Co., Ltd.)

Batch 18

9lione is a cloud-based medical supply management service for medical institutions such as pharmacies. It takes prescription data, and uses it to automatically manage inventory, generate optimal order proposals, and reduce waste of medicine that would otherwise be discarded.
(9lione Inc.)

Batch 17

KibunLog is a mental health app that helps users cope with mental illnesses such as depression. By engaging in proven psychotherapeutic activities, and tracking everyday emotional patterns, KibunLog helps users achieve a higher level of self-understanding and well-being.
(kimamani Inc.)

Batch 17

Giftpack is an AI-powered business gifting platform that enables personalized gift-giving at scale. With Giftpack, corporations can pick the perfect gifts, deliver them quickly, and track engagement data—so users can forge better relationships. (Giftpack, Inc.)

Batch 17

EveryPlus is a matching service for elderly care facilities and recreational service providers. The service improves the satisfaction of facility users, as well as reduce the workload of the care facilities.
(everyplus Co., Ltd.)

Batch 17

Signature is a marketplace app that connects craft beer breweries with enthusiasts around the world. Its service eliminates the common roadblocks that breweries face when expanding overseas, such as the onerous process of obtaining sales licenses and forming difficult contracts.
(Signature Inc.)

Batch 17

Mediction is a medical tourism service for foreign patients who visit Japan for the purpose of receiving medical care. Services such as translation of medical records, introduction of hospitals, and generation of examination results are provided under the supervision of a doctor for a safe and secure medical experience.
(MEDICTION Co., Ltd)

Batch 17

ReShape is an AI-driven image-editing service, which allows anyone to edit shake correction, or exposure correction just by one-click. By applying Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) technology, ReShape aims to provide higher quality images rather than ones corrected with professionals tools like Photoshop. (Navier, Inc.)

Batch 16

ShareTable is a nursery teacher matching service, targeting working parents with elementary school children. ShareTable provides an afterschool class to study home economics centered on food at teachers’ home close to users’ home on weekdays, which enables parents to have safe and felxible option for their children to be looked after. (ShareTable, Inc.)

Batch 16

Ichirou is an online platform that connects specialists and seniors who needs homecare supports. Users can arrange various kinds of specialists, such as nurse, physiotherapists and aesthetician, directly to their home. As Ichirou offers not only homecare services but other recreations, they aim to raise quality of life for seniors. (Ichirou, Inc.)

Batch 16

Dr. Fellow is a clinical case-sharing platform for medical doctors. It is important for doctors to learn from many clinical cases but the conventional methods are inefficient. By creating a non-anonymous doctor community on their app, Dr. Fellow enables clinical case-sharing among doctors in the open for a wider range of medical fields. (Dr.Fellow,Inc.)

Batch 16

pickupon is a speech-to-text service for inside sales, which enables transcribing audio and analyzing phone call interaction quantitatively. (pickupon, Inc.)

Batch 16

Anycrew is a referral-based recruitment platform, which generates optimal matches between companies/projects and reliable talent (either freelance or side-job). Anycrew makes the search for reliable talent more seamless and efficient than traditional methods, by generating matches based on reviews of the hirers’ personal connections.（Anycrew.Inc, ）

Batch 15

BetterEngage is a people analytics tool that helps executives visualize and analyze employee motivation. The tool aggregates multiple data sources such as attendance and evaluation and automatically analyzes by employee. By offering data-driven analysis and next-step action recommendations, BetterEngage is able to help managers and executives prevent high performing employees from turnover. （BtoA Co.,Ltd.）

Batch 15

Famione is a concierge chatbot that helps couples with pregnancy. Using machine learning techniques the service can provide relevant and personlized advice based on conversations users have with the chatbot. Famione also offers advice from experts and couples who have gone through similar experience, recommendations to medical institutions, medical consultation, and behavioral analysis using data analytics. （FamiOne, Inc.）

Batch 15

Booket is a community app that enables users to discover what books others are reading. Users can search for books recommended by others in similar life circumstances—by filtering out information such as occupation and area of expertise of the reviewer. (Enbowl, Inc.)

Batch 15

CO-NECT, Inc. operates CO-NECT, an ordering tool that can easily digitize analog ordering such as fax and telephone. It aims to improve total efficiency not only on the order receiving side but also on the order receiving side. It is used for various orders such as apparel, glasses, office supplies, mainly for food and drink and food-related orders.  It is a startup that can seamlessly issue invoices from order information and promotes digital transformation of inter-company transactions, including ordering. （CO-NECT, Inc.）

Batch 15

Logi-cloud is a cloud based SaaS product that provides inventory management and forecasting for small to medium retailers and wholesalers. Using data gathered from its inventory management system that helps reduce time wasted in manual labor, Logikura applies machine learning techniques to better forecast inventory need for every customer. (New Revo.Inc.)

Batch 15

Cansell is a service that allows users to sell hotel bookings that they would otherwise cancel. Instead of paying a cancellation fee, sellers can list their hotel bookings. Buyers can buy these bookings at a discounted price, providing a win-win for everyone. (Cansell, Inc.)

Batch 14

Toreru is a cloud service focused in the intellectual property market. Toreru is a product that is aimed to increase efficiency of legacy communication and work to lower costs, allowing patent lawyers to manage more clients and hence make more revenue. The company hopes to use the data acquired from its services to create a new intellectual property business. (Toreru, Inc.)

Batch 14

Sumyca is a service that allows you to stay or rent an apartment for one day to years using only your smartphone. You can search for a place to move in together, find a furnished apartment, or even hold an off-site meeting for startups. (matsuri technologies, Inc.)

Batch 14

Café Wifi offers an app and web service to help remote workers find the ideal remote workspace. Information such as wifi speed, outlet, seating arrangement, food and drinks, etc makes finding workspaces simple and easy. The service is already used in over 90 countires, with over 3,000 cafés and spaces registered. (Remote Work, Inc.)

Batch 14

PSYGIG is a SaaS platform for understanding Mobility IoT like humanoid robots and connected cars. By using PSYGIG, companies can dramatically lower engineering costs by reducing the time spent to gather and process data. With its cloud service and big data processing, companies can quickly investigate and troubleshoot issues and errors. (PSYGIG, Inc.)

Batch 14

Outreach Grid is a mobile app that enables officers and social service workers to work in the field and collect geolocation and identity information of transient and hard-to-reach populations. The tool was built in collaboration with outreach workers and community police officers. (Appledore, Inc.)

Batch 13

Comiru offers a business support tool for small to medium sized cram schools. Paper-free services such as online guidance reports and communication through PC and smartphone has increased efficiency in workload for cram schools and resulted in higher satisfaction for parents. (POPER, Inc.)

Batch 13

Foxsy is a matching concierge service to optimize online dating experiences. The service provides an in-depth profile creation methodology and conversation support tool that helps people create more intimate and long-lasting relationships. (Xpresso, Inc.)

Batch 13

Zenport provides cloud software for import/export and freight forwarding tasks. Traders will be able to lower operational costs by being able to manage ordering, transportation, and storage information in one dashboard. The company hopes to support supply chain management by implementing artifical intelligence as well as payments through blockchain technology.（Zenport Inc.）

Batch 12

“maricuru” is a communication platform for to-be brides and brides to discuss wedding ideas and give advice to each other regarding wedding planning. All these solutions are aimed to solve all the pressing issues of wedding and wedding planning for users. (Resort & Co. Inc.)

Batch 12

Syounika Online is a service that connects users to pediatricians via smartphone. Parents can easily contact and have certified pediatricians look over their children via LINE, and other communication methods. （Kids Public Inc.）

Batch 12

Trim, Inc. provides the smart private nursing room ‘mamaro’ that can be easily installed everywhere and available for mothers to take care of their babies. They also offers Babymap, a map-based app that helps users find baby-friendly facilities. (Trim, Inc.)

Batch 12

Túpac Bio is is combining software with next generation sequencing and data analysis to greatly improve the drug discovery process. Their software allows researchers in drug development R&D to customize their drug candidates through software design of synthetic DNA. (Túpac Bio, Inc.)

Batch 12

withfluence is a matching platform that connects businesses and Asia’s top influencers for marketing purposes. Businesses can monitor their hired influencer’s performance through withfluence’s dashboard, while automated processes such as negotiation, management, and analysis. The company is acquired by Ginzamarket in 2017. (Withfluence, Inc)

Batch 12

A monthly subscription rental service for jewelry and accessories. With just 2,500 yen, users can freely rent three items, which can be exchanged anytime. Users can pick from 18 brands and over 500 items that are registered. The team hopes to further expand by targeting all fashion accessories beyond jewelry in the future. (Sparklebox, Inc.)

Batch 11

asQme is an AMA platform where users asks their favorite bands and artists questions, and artists respond to the most popular questions via video. With its team well-versed in the music industry, asQme has gathered major artists such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Deadmau5. asQme plans to expand by adding new artists and eventually adding new categories. (ASQME, Inc.)

Batch 11

HackerBase Jobs is a tool for companies to gauge and test developer performance by automatically collecting and visualizing their outputs. As it allows users to track team members’ extracurricular activities, managers can give a right feedback. (Labbits, Inc.)

Batch 11

Current news publishers take approximately 90 minutes after an incident, accident, or disaster to start reporting on it. Spectee is a real-time publishing platform that aims to shorten the time it takes to report on information by curating video and images posted on social media, and then analyze and sort the information using artificial intelligence. (Spectee Inc.)

Batch 11

tsunagu Japan is an informational media site for foreigners to learn about Japanese culture. tsunagu Japan will further expand into multiple genres of media as well as expanding their services beyond informational content. (D2C X lnc.)

Batch 10

SmartHR is a HR management system targeting SMBs in Japan. SmartHR hopes to make the on-boarding process of SMBs easier and cheaper than traditional tools and methods. (SmartHR, Inc.)

Batch 10

MAKEY operates a beauty focused YouTube business and makeup/cosmetic community review and tutorial service. The service attracts millenial and Gen Z women who share tutorials and reviews on the platform. MAKEY then finds any prominent voice or content creator within the platform and helps them become YouTubers. MAKEY was acquired by Avex in March 2019. (MAKEY,Inc.)

Batch 10

ChatCast is a chat-based content creation and sharing platform. Users can create and post conversational content similar via chat to create interview articles. Live chat broadcasts are available for content marketing, online events, etc. (iDEAKITT Inc.)

Batch 10

HouseCare is an on-demand platform for house cleaning and other home services. Order a housecleaner with your smartphone, easier than food delivery, higher quality than competitors, and cheaper than traditional service providers, social networks, reviews, GPS, and video features ensure trust and quality. (Mommy care, Inc.)

Batch 10

YUNOMI is an online marketplace for Japanese tea, marketed specifically towards non-Japanese, global consumers. Yunomi has created a platform that bridges the language barrier between global consumers and Japanese tea farmers, and is taking on the 9 trillion yen global tea industry with their high quality, low cost Japanese tea. (MATCHA LATTE MEDEIA, Inc.)

Batch 9

TABEENA is a smartphone application that providers users with an easy and fun way to log pictures they’ve taken while on a trip or vacation. Using these pictures and associated metadata, TABEENA becomes a guidebook for its user community. Through the 3 month Seed Accelerator Program, the TABEENA product experienced the most growth of its peers, and the team was awarded the Best Growth Award for this batch. (TABEENA, Inc.)

Batch 9

untickle is a social network focused on helping users discover useful treatment options for atopy (atopic syndrome) across a wide range of symptoms and areas of affliction. Through creating a database of actual atopy sufferers and their syndromes and treatments, untickle allows sufferers of atopy to find the treatments that works for them. (untickle, Inc.)

Batch 9

Mobingi provides a web application that makes it possible to deploy, configure and monitor a cloud environment for a server infrastructure or hosting applications with only a few clicks. With Mobingi, users can forget about dedicating resources to troublesome infrastructure environment set up procedures and can focus on what’s important. (Mobingi, Inc.)

Batch 9

On-prem helps package and sell your SaaS application as a virtual appliance. It builds the appliance inside firewall, making it the easiest way to reach enterprise customers. (Unscramble HK,Ltd.)

Batch 8

Shouldbee enables an automation for the ongoing development of web system process, thus allowing users to significantly decrease development costs as well as providing accuracy to final products. (Craftman Software, Inc.)

Batch 8

Orange Magazine is a mobile contents platform tailored to forty-five plus generation of women with rich contents within their areas of interests, such as movies, health and travel. (myLab, Inc.)

Batch 8

Connected Robotics develops a robotic arm that helps users prepare meals and wash dishes. The company hopes to help solve the problem of lack of manpower in restaurants while making the process of preparing meals more creative through the robot and human interaction. (Connected Robotics, Inc.)

Batch 8

Viibar operates a video production crowdsourcing platform and one of Japan’s largest network of video creators. Through a combination of crowdsourcing and Viibar’s unique production management system, high quality videos can now be produced at unprecedented low costs. (Viibar, Inc.)

Batch 7

A private social networking service for schools. ednity connects teachers, students and parental guardians to provide educational support. (Ednity, Inc.)

Batch 7

Count your shop’s visitors and front traffic thanks to a tiny sensor.Track key metrics: dwell time, window conversion, retention rate… Use a real-time dashboard online. (Locarise, Inc.)

Batch 7

Emotion Intelligence, Inc. offers “Emotion I/O,” an artificial intelligence engine that observes and analyzes user behavior in real time on the web or in mobile apps. The company incorporates this engine into its e-commerce analytics service “ZenClerk,” which predicts and identifies the ideal time of purchase intent, and automatically offers sales promotions to maximize conversion rates. With clients ranging from SMB to enterprise e-commerce sites using ZenClerk, Emotion Intelligence plans to maximize cost-effectiveness through improvement and iteration in its machine learning technology. (Emotion Intelligence, Inc.)

Batch 6

Monoc is the operates D2C STATION, which produces cosmetics D2C brands. The company provides a full range of services from planning, development, sales, and marketing, and has produced more than 40 brands to date, with cumulative sales of 1.2 million units. (Monoc Inc.)

Batch 6

HiNative is a Q&A app for language learning community. Their platform allows you to interact with native speakers who are knowledgeable about the language or culture that interests you. Currently, they have over 110 language options available. (Lang-8,Inc.)

Batch 6

WHILL is reinventing the personal mobility industry with an Intelligent Personal EV that focuses on an approachable and aesthetically pleasing powered vehicle that boosts confidence and pushes the boundaries of personal transportation. Headquartered in the Bay Area with offices in Tokyo and Taiwan, WHILL is focused on enabling everyone to explore the world in comfort and style. (WHILL, Inc.)

Batch 5

Sider is an automated code review tool for Github, which analyzes source codes, and identifies non-standard codes, security flaws, and bugs. Currently, they have users from more than 100 countries and aim their service to be used all over the world. (Sider,Inc.)

Batch 5

Sparta is the world’s first hand drawing retouching app for a point cloud, which helps the workflow with a 3D scanner and a fluid simulation. (Sparta Project, Inc.)

Batch 5

Qiita is a service for archiving and sharing knowledge regarding engineering. Qiita develops “Qiita Team”, an information sharing service for internal use, and “Qiita Jobs”, a matching service between engineers and companies. Qiita Inc. was bought by Ateam Inc. in December 2017. (Qiita Inc.)

Batch 4

FRIL is the very first flea market app for women in Japan. Any clothes or accessories can be sold or bought from your smartphone. In 2016, the company was acquired by Rakuten, Inc. (Fablic, Inc.)

Batch 4

Dreampass is the on-demand theather service, which allows users to request a screening of their favorite movies. By popular vote, Dreampass will negotiate with content holders to allow such a screening. If the screening is permitted, tickets will be made available on the Dreampass website for users to purchase. In 2013, the company is acquired by Yahoo Japan Corporation. (Bluem, Inc.)

Batch 4

A smartphone application that rids the world of trash. Pirika is a startup that solves the world’s littering problem. (PIRIKA, Inc.)

Batch 3

Fond is an employee engagement platform that helps companies attract, retain, and motivate their workforces. Fond offers benefit packages, such as welfare, and other perks to companies for to provide for their employees. As the first Japanese team to participate in Y Combinator, they are currently based in the U.S. and have more than 1,000 local clients who use their service. (FOND, Inc.)

Batch 3

Voyagin is a marketplace where anyone can host, discover, and book unique travel experiences in Asia. Whether you’re a food lover, into offbeat adventures or just want to relax, Voyagin connects you with hosts that you won’t even find in guidebooks. Acquired by Rakuten, Inc. in July 2015. (Voyagin Pte. Ltd.)

Batch 3

Coursebase is a cloud service for internal training for businesses, used by HR departments for onboarding training and other departments for various online training. Companies can effectively implement, manage trainings, cut time and costs compared to when training was done by paper. (Coursebase, Inc.)

Batch 3

KiDDY is a secured private network service for families. You can share private information like kids’ dairies and personal health records with your family easily on the app. The posted diaries can be printed, archived, kept, sent and other helpful purposes. (Compath.me, Inc.)

Batch 2

LOCARI operates a media app that provides inspiration for fashion and lifestyle. LOCARI provides its followers with the latest trends for women and plenty of information that enriches everyday life. (Wondershake, Inc.)

Batch 2

Takestock allows users to search the library database of over 6,100 libraries, and the inventory of over 1,400 bookstores in Japan, including TSUTAYA and MARUKZEN & JUNKUDO. It helps users find, test-read, and compare any book. (Spinning Works, Inc.)

Batch 1

Sassor, Inc. develops and designs modules and data analytics engine for the IoT sector. The company operates “ELP (Energy Literacy Platform),” a tool that enables users to learn about the amount of electricity every device is consuming every day to enhance home energy literacy. Sassor also offers “Abis,” a data analytics engine that provides analysis on various IoT devices for business use. (Sassor, Inc.)

Batch 1

Giftee is a web service with which you can send small “thank you” gifts via Twitter and email, such as gourmet coffee, beer, and sweets. (Giftee, Inc.)

Batch 1