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M-SOLUTIONS Co., Ltd.

Category: Foundation Models / LLMs

An IT services and low-code solutions provider specializing in Generative AI integration and business process automation through its 'Smart at' product series. M-SOLUTIONS Co., Ltd. was founded in 2000. The company is led by Manabu Uekusa. Based in Tokyo, Japan. Team size: 50-100. Total funding raised: ¥100.0M. Latest round: Subsidiary Capital Investment. Key investors include ["SB Technology Corp. (SoftBank Group)"].

Founded
2000
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Team size
50-100
Total funding
¥100.0M

Value proposition

Enables rapid digital transformation by bridging the gap between low-code platforms and advanced Generative AI, allowing businesses to automate complex contextual tasks like fraud detection and customer reception without extensive coding.

Products and solutions

["Smart at AI (Kintone x GenAI integration with RAG support)","Smart at reception (iPad-based cloud reception system)","Smart at tools (Function extension plugins for Kintone)","Smart at message (Communication tool integration for Slack/Teams/Chatwork)","Smart at Local Government DX (Specialized electronic application templates)","Smart at robo (Movement and face-recognition control for robots like Pepper)"]

Unique value

Early pioneer in the Kintone plugin ecosystem, specifically focused on contextual AI processing that goes beyond simple automation to understand business documents like receipts and invoices.

Target customer

Enterprise-level corporations (notably in media and service industries), local government bodies, and companies utilizing the Cybozu Kintone platform.

Industries served

["Media and Broadcasting","Public Sector/Local Government","Enterprise IT Services","Retail and Hospitality"]

Technology advantage

Proprietary RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) implementation within Kintone apps that allows users to leverage multiple LLMs (Azure OpenAI, GPT-4o, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini) against their own business data in a secure, low-code environment.

How they differentiate

Differentiates through the 'Smart at' series, a proprietary suite of low-code plugins and advanced Generative AI (RAG) integrations that allow enterprise contextual document understanding (e.g., fraud detection in receipts) without extensive coding.

Main competitors

["Joyzo Inc.","R3 Institute","LayerX Inc. (Bakuraku)"]

Key partnerships

["Cybozu (Official Platinum Partner)","SB Technology (Parent Company within SoftBank Group)","Microsoft (Azure OpenAI Service integration)","Glory Ltd. (Integration of high-precision face recognition technology)"]

Notable customers

["Fuji Television Network, Inc.","SoftBank Corp.","Yao City Government (Osaka)","Glory Ltd."]

Major milestones

["Founded in January 2000 as a joint venture with SB Technology","Launched 'Smart at' series in 2014, pivoting to Kintone ecosystem","Released 'Smart at AI' for Kintone in October 2023","Received the CYBOZU AWARD 2024 'Special Prize' for AI innovation","Awarded 3-star rating in the CyPN Report 2025 for integration excellence","Invested in AI startup Umee Technologies in April 2025 to expand AI sales automation capabilities"]

Growth metrics

Over 1,000 downloads of 'Smart at AI' for Kintone; reached 270,000+ AI processing executions and 1.4 billion tokens within 20 months of launch.

Market positioning

Cybozu Platinum Partner specializing in high-end enterprise Kintone customization and AI-driven business process automation.

Geographic focus

Japan

Patents and IP

Patent application disclosed: 'Robot Control Program Generation System' (ロボット制御プログラム生成システム).

About Manabu Uekusa

Manabu Uekusa began his career in 1998 at a system integration (SI) company and transitioned to M-SOLUTIONS Co., Ltd. in 2000 upon its founding as a joint venture with SB Technology (formerly SoftBank Technology). Within the SoftBank Group, he specialized in new business development and project management, obtaining his PMP certification in 2004. He is a member of the 'SoftBank Academia' (1st class), an elite program for training Masayoshi Son's potential successors. He was appointed Representative Director and CEO of M-SOLUTIONS in 2019.

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