25 Oct 2026 · TrustList Editorial
Asia-Pacific: funding calls and deadlines closing soon (week of 26 October 2026)
Grants and start-up funds for software, AI, robotics, EV and deep tech firms in Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Australia, Singapore,…
TrustList ranks 105 companies in Japan across 8 categories. The biggest lists are IT product companies (28), web hosting companies (16) and venture capital firms (15). Each list below is the top of its full ranking, ordered by rating, review volume and listing quality; no one pays for a position.
The businesses here list work in Asia, Europe, North America and Tokyo. 104 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.
Top 5 of 28 ranked

Mobile App Development · Custom Software Development · Search Engine Optimization · Also in United States of America
Medidata Solutions provides a cloud platform for clinical research. It brings trial data, AI-based insight and patient-facing technology together.

Custom Software Development · Web Development · Web Design · Also in United Kingdom
Kalibrate sells data, analytics software and consulting to retailers that need to decide where to open sites and how to price.

Web Development · Web Design · IT Services · Also in United States of America
Zuora makes a subscription management platform. Businesses in any industry use it to launch subscription products, set up usage-based pricing and new packaging, and understand…

Artificial Intelligence - AI · Web Development · Web Design · Also in Sweden
Fossid AB develops software that finds open source code inside a company's products.

Web Development · Web Design · IT Services · Also in Belgium
SAi makes software used by sign shops, print providers and CNC operators. Its two main product families cover design and printing on one side and routing and cutting on the other.
Top 5 of 16 ranked

Web Development · Web Design · IT Services · Also in Hong Kong and North America
Telehouse offers carrier-neutral colocation, remote hands and cross-connects from data centres in Europe, Asia and North America.

Web Development · Web Design · IT Services · Also in Ghana and Ivory Coast
Equinix, Inc. of Redwood City operates colocation data centres and interconnection services for enterprises, network operators and cloud providers worldwide.

Mobile App Development · Web Development · iOS App · Also in Latin America and Oceania
Akamai sells a content delivery network and, through its cloud service formerly known as Linode, virtual machines and related infrastructure in regions across several continents.

Web Development · Web Design · IT Services · Also in Hong Kong and Latin America
Digital Realty operates more than 300 data centres in over 55 metros and sells colocation and interconnection under its PlatformDIGITAL offering.

Cloud storage · eCommerce · Partners · Also in Hong Kong and Middle East
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud arm of Alibaba Group, sells virtual machines, storage, networking and a CDN from regions across Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East.
Top 5 of 15 ranked

Networking · Internet · Travel · Also in Ukraine
Beenos Partners is the venture side of BEENOS, a Japanese group that connects Japan with overseas markets.
Why #1: Founded 1999, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Venture Capital · Partners · Networking · Also in Dublin and Europe
Pulsar Venture Capital, known as Pulsar VC, invests in highly scalable next-generation technology start-ups. It has operated since 2009 and describes itself as a hands-on investor.
Why #2: Founded 2009, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Cool Japan Fund is a public-private investment fund set up by statute in November 2013.
Why #3: Founded 2013, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Venture Capital · Partners · Also in Tokyo, Japan and Tokyo
Corundum Open Innovation is a venture capital firm linking Israel and Japan, founded in 2015 and backed by Japanese corporations. It has teams in both countries.
Why #4: Founded 2015, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Artificial Intelligence · Partners · Insurance · Also in London and Austin
Blackstone Group is an investment business that puts capital to work for pension funds, large institutions and individuals.
Top 5 of 13 ranked

Consumer Products & Services · Arts, Entertainment & Music · Advertising & Marketing · Also in California
Irep Inc is a digital marketing agency with headquarters in Tokyo and a base in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Why #1: Based in Tokyo, Japan, and the San Francisco Bay Area, USA · Founded 1997, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Consumer Products & Services · Advertising & Marketing · Hospitality & Leisure
Custom Media KK is a bilingual B2B marketing agency that links Japan with overseas markets.
Why #2: Based in Japan · In business 15+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Web Development · Web Design · IT Services · Also in United Kingdom
IPONWEB builds the technology behind programmatic advertising.
Why #3: Office in Japan · In business 10+ years · Team of 400+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Partners · Production · Advertising
Kemosabe is a full-service creative and media buying agency working from London, with particular experience in travel and tourism.
On record: Founded 2016 · professional accreditation, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

BIG SPLASH Creative is a film and media production studio in Tokyo.
On record: Based in Tokyo, Japan
Top 5 of 11 ranked

Business Services · Real Estate · Financial Services
Arsaga Partners, Inc is a Japan-based consultancy that helps organisations digitise their work, carrying projects from strategy through to build and ongoing support.


Information Technology
Connecting Dots Tech Solutions Pvt. Ltd is an IT consulting and outsourcing company that develops, runs and maintains software systems for clients.

Software Development · SaaS · Collaboration
CoreBuild is a software development company specialising in web and mobile applications.

Consumer Products & Services · Arts, Entertainment & Music · Hospitality & Leisure · Also in Tokyo
Digital Zen Works is a software and web development studio in Tokyo, Japan.
Top 5 of 9 ranked
Apex K.K. is an executive search firm based in Tokyo. It recruits bilingual professionals, from mid-level to senior management, for employers in Japan and abroad.
Insurance · Accounting · Outsourcing
ARK Outsourcing is a professional services firm in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Partners · Production · Advertising
Bigbeat Inc. is a business-to-business advertising and marketing agency in Tokyo, Japan.

Business Services · Engineering · Manufacturing · Also in Doha, Qatar and Doha
Data matics Staffing is a talent acquisition consultancy that recruits professionals for employers in India, the Middle East and Africa.
Divine Solutions Japan, which trades as DSJ, is a specialist recruiter for financial services and technology in Asia, with its work centred on Japan.
Top 5 of 7 ranked

Cloud · Engineering · Manufacturing · Also in China
AME Cloud Ventures is a venture fund led by Jerry Yang, who co-founded Yahoo.

Blockchain · Science · Learning · Also in Washington and New York
Dreamers Fund, also called Dreamers VC, is a Los Angeles venture fund that invests in early-stage companies.

Series A · Early Stage · Series · Also in California and Silicon Valley
DNX Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups selling to businesses.

Cloud · Automation · Government
World Innovation Lab is a venture fund with bases in the United States and Japan.

Seed Stage · Artificial Intelligence · Manufacturing · Also in Toronto and New York City
Monozukuri Ventures is a venture capital firm operating out of Japan and North America that specialises in hard tech and IoT.
Top 5 of 6 ranked

Collaborative Robots · Industrial Robots
FANUC makes industrial robots, collaborative robots and machine tools for factory automation, supported by service in more than 100 countries.

Collaborative Robots · Industrial Robots
YASKAWA makes industrial and collaborative robots, AC servos and drives, and CNC controllers for factory automation and systems integration.

Rapyuta Robotics makes people-assist mobile robots and modular storage systems that warehouse and logistics operators use to speed up picking.

Collaborative Robots · Also in Osaka
Thinker Inc. makes the Pre-Touch Sensor TK-01 for robot hands, letting system builders and on-site teams handle transparent and mirrored objects.

TIER IV, Inc. develops open-source autonomous driving software and reference designs that partners and organizations can build on.
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