ABEJA, Inc.
Category: AI in Analytics & BI
Japanese enterprise AI platform company providing AI-driven digital transformation (DX) solutions for core business processes, retail analytics, and LLM business implementation. ABEJA, Inc. was founded in 2012. The company is led by Yousuke Okada. Based in Tokyo, Japan. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $45.5M. Latest round: IPO. Key investors include SOMPO Light Vortex, Google, SBI, Hulic, Inspire Investment, NTT Docomo, NVIDIA.
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japan
- Team size
- 101-500
- Total funding
- $45.5M
Value proposition
Helps large enterprises operationalize AI/ML by providing an end-to-end enterprise platform (ABEJA Platform) that automates core business processes, plus retail analytics and LLM implementation services, enabling continuous revenue growth through AI-driven DX.
Products and solutions
ABEJA Platform (enterprise AI/DX platform), ABEJA Insight for Retail (store/customer behavior analytics), ABEJA LLM Series (LLM business implementation), AI governance consulting, DX talent development support.
Unique value
Japan's leading enterprise AI platform that combines deep-learning expertise with operational DX execution, offering both one-time transformational services and subscription-based operational services backed by a strong research lab.
Target customer
Large enterprises and regional businesses in Japan (retail, manufacturing, finance/banking, logistics) seeking AI-driven digital transformation.
Industries served
Retail, Manufacturing, Finance/Banking, Logistics, Insurance
Technology advantage
Deep learning/computer vision expertise (founder's CG background), proprietary ABEJA Platform for automating core business processes, retail analytics via computer vision, and LLM business implementation (ABEJA LLM Series) with AI governance consulting.
How they differentiate
Unlike research-heavy peers like Preferred Networks, ABEJA focuses on practical enterprise DX implementation with a subscription/transformational hybrid model, deep retail analytics via computer vision, and strong corporate alliances (SOMPO, NTT Docomo).
Main competitors
Preferred Networks, Clarifai, ViSenze, RetailNext, SENSY
Key partnerships
SOMPO Holdings (capital & business alliance, 21.9% stake since 2021), Tochigi Bank (DX/AI business collaboration, May 2026), Fujisoft (AI agent software development collaboration), NTT Docomo (shareholder), Google (investor), NVIDIA (Series B investor)
Notable customers
Tochigi Bank, SOMPO Holdings, Fujisoft, NTT Docomo
Major milestones
Founded Sep 2012, Series C $38M (2018), Google joined Series C (2018), SOMPO capital & business alliance (2021), IPO on TSE Growth Market June 13, 2023 (ticker 5574), Tochigi Bank DX/AI collaboration (May 2026), NEDO-funded privacy-first AI learning project (2026).
Growth metrics
Revenue ¥1.978B (~$14.6M) as of Aug 2022; trailing 12-month revenue ~$24.1M (Aug 2025); 200+ clients; 3,555 LinkedIn followers.
Market positioning
One of Japan's leading publicly-listed enterprise AI/DX platform companies, serving 200+ clients with a focus on retail analytics and enterprise AI implementation.
Geographic focus
Japan (primary), with ASEAN expansion (Singapore subsidiary)
About Yousuke Okada
Ex-IT startup engineer; Aichi Institute of Technology (CG specialization); Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for CG work; board member of Japan Deep Learning Association (JDLA) since 2017; author of "How to Implement AI in Business".
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