Asuene Inc.
Category: AI in Climate / Energy
AI-powered sustainability integrated platform for enterprise carbon accounting, decarbonization, and ESG management. Asuene Inc. was founded in 2019. The company is led by Kohei Nishiwada. Based in Tokyo, Japan. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $161.0M. Latest round: Series D. Key investors include Decarbonization Partners (BlackRock/Temasek JV), Twin Towers Ventures (Petronas CVC), Pavilion Capital (Temasek), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, SBI Investment, Sparx Asset Management, Daikin Industries, Ricoh Innovation Fund, Salesforce Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, Incubate Fund, Environment Energy Investment.
- Founded
- 2019
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japan
- Team size
- 101-500
- Total funding
- $161.0M
Value proposition
AI-native sustainability platform that automates CO2 emissions calculation, reduction, and reporting across Scope 1-3 supply chains, cutting data management workload by up to 70%.
Products and solutions
ASUENE (carbon accounting & reporting), ASUENE SUPPLY CHAIN (supply chain management AI), ASUENE ESG (ESG evaluation AI), ASUENE LCA (LCA/CFP calculation AI), NZero (AI energy optimization), Carbon EX (carbon credit exchange), ASUENE CAREER (sustainability hiring), ASUENE VERITAS (third-party assurance), Iconic Air (methane emissions management), Secaro (supply chain intelligence)
Unique value
Only end-to-end AI sustainability platform covering carbon accounting, ESG evaluation, supply chain management, LCA/CFP, energy optimization, and carbon credit trading — with AI agents (AI NIKOLA) for data collection, calculation, quality review, disclosure, and sustainability analysis.
Target customer
Enterprise manufacturers, supply chains, and financial institutions — particularly prime-listed companies in Japan and global multinationals needing regulatory compliance (CSRD, CDP, SBTi, TCFD, SSBJ).
Industries served
Manufacturing, Electronics, Automotive, Construction & Real Estate, Logistics & Transportation, Financial Services, Retail
Technology advantage
AI NIKOLA agent suite (data collection AI, calculation AI, quality review AI, disclosure AI, product CFP AI, sustainability AI); AI-OCR (patented); multi-language support (10+ languages); API/ERP integrations; NVIDIA Inception program member; blockchain-based renewable energy traceability
How they differentiate
Japan's #1 carbon accounting platform with 64,000+ customer companies and ~40% share of prime-listed companies; multi-product AI platform covering the full decarbonization value chain; only Japanese climate-tech startup to receive investment from BlackRock-Temasek's Decarbonization Partners; aggressive M&A strategy (8 acquisitions) for global expansion
Main competitors
Watershed, Persefoni, Greenly, Salesforce Net Zero Cloud, IBM Envizi, EcoVadis, Terrascope
Key partnerships
NVIDIA Inception program, Ricoh (RICOH Innovation Fund, strategic alliance), Daikin Industries (capital & business alliance), SMBC (capital & business alliance), Sony Group (supply chain survey), JERA (decarbonization collaboration), Nippon Life Insurance (ESG/sustainable finance), SBI Holdings (Carbon EX JV), Pavilion Capital (Temasek), Salesforce Ventures
Notable customers
Sony Group, Nidec Corporation, Lotte, Menicon, 64,000+ total customer companies including ~40% of Japan's prime-listed companies
Major milestones
2019: Founded, 2021: Series A, launched ASUENE platform, 2022: Series B ($20M), expanded to Singapore, 2024: Series C ($64M total), Carbon EX JV with SBI, 6,000+ customers, 2025: Forbes Asia 100 to Watch, 2026: Series D ($87M led by BlackRock/Temasek JV), 64,000+ customers, 510 employees, 8 acquisitions including Secaro (UK), expanded to US/UK/Thailand/Taiwan
Growth metrics
64,000+ customer companies; ~40% share of Japan's prime-listed companies; 510 employees (consolidated, Jun 2026); 6 global locations; MRR orders grew 30x from Series B to Series C
Market positioning
Japan and Asia's leading AI sustainability platform, expanding into US and Europe through M&A. Positioned as the category leader in Japan's mandatory GHG disclosure market (Scope 3 from FY2027).
Geographic focus
Japan (home market leader), expanding to APAC (Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand), USA, UK, and Europe
Patents and IP
Patented AI-OCR technology for automated carbon data extraction; blockchain-based renewable energy traceability system
About Kohei Nishiwada
Ex-Mitsui & Co. Manager, Infrastructure Projects Business Unit, New Business Development Division (2009-2019), handling renewable energy investment and M&A in Japan, Europe, and Latin America. Seconded to a distributed power company in Brazil. BA in Business and Commerce from Keio University.
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Official website: https://corp.asuene.com