JP

2018

Foreign companies attracted to Tokyo in fiscal year 2018 are as follows.

*Company information will be uploaded when publication becomes possible.

1. Foreign Companies related to the Fourth Industrial Revolution

  • Alt.vfx Trust

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Area around Shibuya Station
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    Nov. 2018
    Business Description
    Alt.vfx provides cutting-edge motion picture technologies (VR/AR, etc.) and creative services for producing content such as VFX (visual effects). Alt.vfx will build　partnerships with creative, tech and media companies in Tokyo to enhance existing media contents and high value-added VFX technology.
    URL
    http://www.altvfx.com/

  • Artisense Corporation

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Area around Shibuya Station
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    Already established
    Business Description
    Artisense is an AI-based technology startup in the field of dynamic 3D mapping and localization, delivering key technology for autonomous control of automobiles, robots or drones. Artisense plans to develop autonomous driving solutions to meet Japanese regulations, and to develop partnerships in new industries to build business.
    URL
    https://www.artisense.ai/

  • Apptio

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Central Tokyo/Waterfront Area
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    May 2019(scheduled)
    Business Description
    Apptio provides software platform to support CIO/CTO/CFO's making IT investment decisions. Apptio plans to develop new functions to support Japanese business growth by researching on the Japanese specific IT investment trends and establishing unique analysis models.
    URL
    https://www.apptio.com/

  • HackRod Inc.

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Central Tokyo/Waterfront Area or Area around Shinjuku Station
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    Already established
    Business Description
    HackRod provides AI, VR, and 3D printing technologies that allow users to design and manufacture bespoke vehicles. HackRod will create designs that match Japanese needs & specifications that meet Japanese safety standards, improve their AI platform, and set up a digital design center & 3D printing/assembly factory.
    URL
    http://hackrod.com/

  • Infinium Robotics

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Central Tokyo/Waterfront Area
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    The second half of FY2019 (scheduled)
    Business Description
    Infinium Robotics provides fully autonomous drones and robots that enable companies to save labor costs around stocktaking. Infinium Robotics plans to develop drones, robots and software specific to Japanese warehouses and their inventory management systems to increase labor productivity in Japan.
    URL
    https://www.infiniumrobotics.com/

  • Makigami Systems

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Central Tokyo/Waterfront Area
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    The first half of FY2019 (scheduled)
    Business Description
    Makigami Systems provides AI-driven Automation Platform for creating tools to automate routine business processes without complex programming. Makigami Systems plans to develop new AI-led application templates applied to the demand of Japanese companies by building partnerships with Japanese companies.
    URL
    https://makigami.io/

  • nPlasty (Viswire Pte Ltd)

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Central Tokyo/Waterfront Area(within the Special Zone)
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    May 2019 (scheduled)
    Business Description
    nPlasty provides VR simulation for surgical training, targeting medical students and doctors. nPlasty will focus on the conditions prevailing in Japan's aging population, with an emphasis on surgical methods and instruments common in Japan.
    URL
    https://nplasty.com/

  • OVOMIND SA

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Central Tokyo/Waterfront Area
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    April 2019(scheduled)
    Business Description
    Ovomind provides AI technology that enables to detect and quantify emotional states in real time through smart bracelets/ watches. The bracelets collect heart rate, skin temperature, electro-dermal activity, and movement for AI to analyze emotional states with Cloud API.
    Ovomind plans to advance development of the AI for healthcare, industry, and gaming industries.
    URL
    http://ovomind.com/

  • SparkBeyond

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Central Tokyo/Waterfront Area
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    FY2019 Q2
    Business Description
    SparkBeyond has built a Problem Solving Platform that harnesses humanity's collective intelligence to empower organizations to solve their most challenging problems.
    The platform combines state-of-the-art AI technology with advanced problem-solving methodology to accelerate breakthroughs hidden in data.
    SparkBeyond also plans to expand platform database and develop data analysis models specific to the Japanese market.
    URL
    https://www.sparkbeyond.com/

  • UBTECH Robotics, Inc.

    Type
    R&D center
    Location
    Central Tokyo/Waterfront Area
    Scheduled Date of Establishment
    Second half of 2019
    Business Description
    UBTECH Robotics provide AI-controlled high precision robots for multiple industries. UBTECH Robotics plan to develop robot designs and software applications and provide localized robots specific for the Japanese market.
    URL
    https://ubtrobot.com/

2. Foreign Financial Companies

  • Dymon Asia Capital (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

    Type of office
    Research/Sales base
    Office locaiton area
    Central Tokyo/Waterfront area
    Office setup timing
    The first half of FY2019 (scheduled)
    Business Overview
    Dymon Asia Capital is a leading Asia focused alternative investment fund manager founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Singapore with core offices in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. The firm also opened its Tokyo office in 2019. Dymon Asia's main strategies include discretionary global macro, Asia-focused long-short equity, South-East Asian focused private equity and venture capital.
    CompanyURL
    https://www.dymonasia.com/

  • Fifth Quarter Asset Management (UK) Limited

    Type of office
    Sales base
    Office locaiton area
    Central Tokyo/Waterfront area
    Office setup timing
    The second half of FY2019 (scheduled)
    Business Overview
    The asset manager who mainly invests in commodities will establish a marketing base in Tokyo to enhance their marketing activity in Japan by provision of advises on institutional investor's portfolio.
    CompanyURL
    http://www.thefqgroup.com/

  • Fund Singapore Pte. Ltd.

    Type of office
    Sales base
    Office locaiton area
    Central Tokyo/Waterfront area
    Office setup timing
    The second half of FY2018 (scheduled)
    Business Overview
    The company which invests in SMEs, startups and corporate will establish a crowdfunding platform enabling access to debt and equity-based crowdfunded securities. This allows institutional and individual investors to participate using smaller investment amounts.
    CompanyURL
    https://www.fundsingapore.com.sg/home

  • HedgeSPA Pte. Ltd.

    Type of office
    Sales base
    Office locaiton area
    Central Tokyo/Waterfront area
    Office setup timing
    The second half of FY2019 (scheduled)
    Business Overview
    HedgeSPA offers an investment analytics platform, which automates processes of constructing and managing investment products: from asset selection to portfolio rebalancing to execution to reporting. Its unique Artificial Intelligence, Big Data engine and multi-scenario optimization methodology can achieve steady upside and mitigate drawdown by identifying tail-risk, while reducing implementation cost and user resource requirement by an order of magnitude.
    CompanyURL
    https://www.hedgespa.com/

  • Onfido Ltd.

    Type of office
    Sales base
    Office locaiton area
    Central Tokyo/Waterfront area
    Office setup timing
    The second half of FY2019 (scheduled)
    Business Overview
    Onfido's vision is an open world where identity is the key to access. Onfido verifies the world's identities using AI and biometrics, through a single, simple API and SDK. Onfido verifies the authenticity of identity documents and the owner of the document, making online identity verification as easy as taking a photo or video of an identity document and face. Onfido's technology helps global businesses, including banks and fintech companies, onboard more users while driving down risk and fraud.
    CompanyURL
    https://onfido.com/

  • Privé Services Limited

    Type of office
    Sales base
    Office locaiton area
    Central Tokyo/Waterfront area
    Office setup timing
    The second half of FY2019 (scheduled)
    Business Overview
    Privé Services provides a digitized wealth management platform, which supports financial institutions' investment advisory service. Privé Services' patented and proprietary AI algorithm suggests the most suitable financial products for each customer by analyzing a customer's data, such as his or her investment goals and portfolio performance. It also monitors the risk of customer's assets and notify the necessity of rebalancing, if necessary. Financial institutions can also digitally transform to reduce the cost of advisory service and provide personalized financial advisory service to a wider segment of their customer base.
    CompanyURL
    https://www.privetechnologies.com/

  • simplesurance GmbH

    Type of office
    Sales base
    Office locaiton area
    Central Tokyo/Waterfront area
    Office setup timing
    The second half of FY2018 (scheduled)
    Business Overview
    simplesurance provides simple access to insurance by integrating a cross-selling software solution to e-commerce and fintech providers. The integration enables the providers to offer added value to their customers by offering insurance on top of the product directly in the shopping cart - transparent, fast and easy.
    CompanyURL
    https://www.simplesurance.com/

  • Tikehau Investment Management

    Type of office
    Sales base
    Office locaiton area
    Central Tokyo area (Otemachi or Marunouchi area)
    Office setup timing
    The first half of FY2019 (scheduled)
    Business Overview
    Tikehau Capital is a pan-European Alternative Asset manager and investor specialized in private debt, real estate, private equity and liquid strategies benefitting from a global presence. Tikehau Capital will establish a sales office in Tokyo to enhance the sales activities to Japanese institutional investors. In future, Tikehau Capital plans to include research function to invest in Japanese SMEs and connect these SMEs to its strong European and Asian business network.
    CompanyURL
    https://www.tikehaucapital.com/en

  • Value Partners Group Limited

    Type of office
    Sales base
    Office locaiton area
    Central Tokyo area (Otemachi or Marunouchi area)
    Office setup timing
    The first half of FY2019 (scheduled)
    Business Overview
    One of the Asia's largest independent asset manager, Value Partners specializes in value investment in the Asian market, especially China. The company will establish a client management base in Tokyo to enhance its relations with clients through partners in Japan.
    CompanyURL
    https://www.valuepartners-group.com/en/

  • ZAPPYAI LIMITED

    Type of office
    Sales base
    Office locaiton area
    Central Tokyo/Waterfront area
    Office setup timing
    The second half of FY2019 (scheduled)
    Business Overview
    Provides the software which automatically identifies and executes repetitive business operation in financial institutions. Its machine learning engine monitors employees' behavior on business terminals to continuously identify automatable repetitive tasks and how much of resource is spent on each operation process. Since it reduces the time and labor costs of operation analysis at planning phase, financial institutions could lower the implementation cost and reduce delivery time compared to existing process automation software's and expand the scope of automating operation processes.
    CompanyURL
    https://zappy.ai/

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