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Emium

Category: AI in Healthcare

An all-in-one dental DX platform that digitizes the dental laboratory supply chain, automating prosthetic design and business workflows for both dental clinics and labs. Emium was founded in 2020. The company is led by Masahiko Inada. Based in Tokyo, Japan. Team size: 10-50. Total funding raised: ¥900.0M (~$6.0M USD). Latest round: Series A (¥600.0M, Mar 2025). Key investors include Beyond Next Ventures, DNX Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Aozora Corporate Investment.

Founded
2020
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Team size
10-50
Total funding
¥900.0M (~$6.0M USD)

Value proposition

Solves the critical shortage of dental technicians by automating high-skill 3D design tasks and streamlining fragmented order/management workflows through a cloud-based 'Cloud Giko' infrastructure.

Products and solutions

Emium Cloud Giko for Labs: An ERP/SaaS platform for laboratory management (orders, accounting, inventory, and process control)., Emium Cloud Giko for Clinics: A digital platform for dentists to send electronic prescriptions and manage prosthetic orders., Emium Lab Center: A digital production support service providing AI-assisted design and manufacturing of dental prosthetics., AI Teeth Segmentation Engine: Automated tool for extracting tooth data from 3D intraoral scans to speed up digital prosthetic design.

Unique value

Applies 'Industry 5.0' manufacturing principles (previously led by the CEO at Kabuku) to the highly manual dental industry, shifting it from analog craftsmanship to a data-driven digital supply chain.

Target customer

Dental laboratories (owners and technicians), dental clinics (dentists), and dental prosthetic manufacturers.

Industries served

Dental Healthcare, Medical Device Manufacturing, HealthTech / MedTech, SaaS / Cloud Software

Technology advantage

Proprietary AI that automates 'Teeth Segmentation' and prosthetic design, reducing the time required for complex digital modeling which previously required years of technician experience.

How they differentiate

Emium differentiates by providing an 'all-in-one' vertical SaaS for the dental supply chain, combining AI-driven automated prosthetic design (CAD) with a cloud-based ERP system for laboratory management. Unlike clinic-focused CRM competitors, Emium solves the labor shortage of dental technicians through automated teeth segmentation and digital manufacturing workflows.

Main competitors

DentaLight (Genie), Shizai, A-smile, 3Shape (Global)

Key partnerships

Science Tokyo (formerly Tokyo Medical and Dental University): Certified university-launched venture with ongoing collaborative R&D., Medit Link: API integration with Medit, a global leader in intraoral scanners, for seamless data transfer., Digital Process (DIPRO): Strategic alliance with the Fujitsu-affiliated CAD/CAM specialist for co-developing dental AI technologies., DNX Ventures & Beyond Next Ventures: Key institutional investors providing strategic guidance in the deep-tech and SaaS domains.

Notable customers

Science Tokyo (formerly Tokyo Medical and Dental University), Digital Process (DIPRO), Various Japanese dental laboratories

Major milestones

Founded in November 2020 by serial entrepreneur Masahiko Inada, Raised ¥260M Seed round led by DNX Ventures in December 2022, Developed proprietary AI Teeth Segmentation Engine in 2023, Certified as a 'Science Tokyo Certified Venture' in 2024, Raised ¥600M Series A round in March 2025 to scale the 'Cloud Giko' platform

Growth metrics

Scaling team to double headcount in 2025; total funding reached ¥900M to accelerate R&D in AI-based prosthetic design.

Market positioning

Primary DX infrastructure provider for the Japanese dental laboratory industry, bridging the gap between analog craftsmanship and digital manufacturing.

Geographic focus

Japan (Primary market), with long-term potential for global expansion via AI-based design automation.

Patents and IP

Extensive patent portfolio filed (patent-pending/filed) covering AI-based dental order support systems, manufacturing process management, and digital dental support technologies.

About Masahiko Inada

Masahiko Inada is a serial entrepreneur with a specialized background in Artificial Intelligence. After graduating with a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Tokyo in 2009, he joined Hakuhodo, where he led big data and digital creative initiatives. In 2013, he founded Kabuku, a pioneer in 3D printing and digital manufacturing, which was acquired by Futaba Corporation in 2017. He later served as a Venture Advisor at DNX Ventures, focusing on AI and deep tech investments, before founding Emium in 2020 to transform the dental healthcare supply chain.

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