FIXER Inc. (GaiXer)
Category: AI in Government / Public Sector
Japanese Microsoft Azure-focused cloud integrator and developer of the enterprise generative AI platform "GaiXer," including the on-premise "Sovereign GaiXer" workstation co-developed with Lenovo. FIXER Inc. (GaiXer) was founded in 2008. The company is led by 松岡清一 (Seiichi Matsuoka). Based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $11M. Latest round: IPO. Key investors include Mirai Sosei Fund No.2 (SPARX Group / 未来創生2号ファンド), The Hokkoku Bank (株式会社北國銀行).
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Team size
- 101-500
- Total funding
- $11M
Value proposition
Secure, sovereign enterprise generative AI that keeps sensitive data within Japan/on-premise, enabling healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and government organizations to use AI without sending data to external clouds.
Products and solutions
GaiXer (enterprise generative AI platform on Azure OpenAI Service, incl. GaiXer Chat, GaiXer Assistant, GaiXer Medical Agent), Sovereign GaiXer (on-premise generative AI workstation on Lenovo ThinkStation PGX, ~1 petaFLOPS, one-time purchase), cloud.config (managed cloud service), GaiXer Academy.
Unique value
Sovereign AI that completes all processing inside the customer's own environment (air-gap capable), with ISMAP-LIU security certification and LGWAN support, delivered as a palm-sized one-time-purchase workstation (~¥3.8M) with no subscription fees.
Target customer
Japanese enterprises, government agencies, municipalities, healthcare institutions, financial institutions, and manufacturers with strict data-security and sovereignty requirements.
Industries served
Healthcare, government/public sector, finance, manufacturing, local municipalities
Technology advantage
Deep Microsoft Azure integration (Azure OpenAI Service), ISMAP-LIU registered security compliance, on-premise inference optimization of Institute of Science Tokyo's (東京科学大学; formerly Tokyo Institute of Technology) GPT-OSS-Swallow LLM, and a validated Lenovo ThinkStation PGX hardware+software bundle.
How they differentiate
Differentiates via sovereign/on-premise deployment that keeps data entirely within Japan, ISMAP-LIU security compliance, and a one-time-purchase palm-sized workstation (no subscription) — targeting security-sensitive healthcare, government, and manufacturing buyers.
Main competitors
ExaWizards (Exa), other Japanese enterprise generative AI providers (e.g., Sakana AI, Preferred Networks), cloud-based LLM platforms (OpenAI/ChatGPT, Azure OpenAI).
Key partnerships
Lenovo (co-development of Sovereign GaiXer workstation), Institute of Science Tokyo / 東京科学大学 (joint research on on-premise LLM inference optimization with GPT-OSS-Swallow; formerly Tokyo Institute of Technology), Microsoft (Azure OpenAI Service), NTT Docomo (distribution)
Notable customers
Ministry of the Environment (環境省), Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Sendai City, 33 Bank (三十三銀行), healthcare institutions using GaiXer Medical Agent.
Major milestones
2008 founded, 2009 began operations, 2020 Series A ¥1.2B, 2022-10-06 listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth market (code 5129), 2023-04 launched GaiXer enterprise AI platform, 2025-11 announced Lenovo AI edge workstation (later renamed Sovereign GaiXer), 2026-04 began formal orders for Sovereign GaiXer.
Growth metrics
328 employees (as of 2026-04-01); capital ¥1.214B; revenue ¥5B-30B range (2022).
Market positioning
A Microsoft Azure-specialized cloud integrator (TSE Growth-listed, code 5129) expanding into sovereign/on-premise enterprise generative AI for the Japanese regulated market.
Geographic focus
Japan (domestic focus, with government/municipality deployments)
Patents and IP
"Sovereign GaiXer" trademark pending registration (as of April 2026).
About 松岡清一 (Seiichi Matsuoka)
Joined Nomura Systems Kansai (now NRI Netcom) in 1994; founded FIXER in 2008; Representative Director & President since 2009. Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) graduate.
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