Z-Works
Z-Works is a Tokyo-based IoT platform company providing the LiveConnect nursing care support system, which uses multi-sensor hardware and cloud AI to monitor elderly residents, reduce staff workload, and prevent accidents in Japan's nursing care facilities.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2015
- HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Z-Works does
Z-Works is a Tokyo-based IoT platform company that develops the LiveConnect nursing care support system for elderly care facilities in Japan. Founded in April 2015 by President and CEO Tatsuya Takahashi, the company addresses Japan's aging society by deploying multi-sensor monitoring systems that enable remote safety confirmation, anomaly detection, and workload reduction for nursing care staff. Its primary customers are nursing care facilities (nursing homes, elderly care residences, and senior living operators), with secondary segments in home care services and medical institutions participating in government-backed Smart City initiatives such as the Cabinet Office's Super City and Digital Garden Health Special Zone.
The core product, LiveConnect (ライブコネクト), is a multi-sensor platform that installs more than 10 types of sensors collecting over 20 types of information, including biometrics, human presence, motion, and temperature, using existing mobile communication infrastructure so that no WiFi工事 is required at the facility. Sensor data is processed by a cloud-based AI engine that performs anomaly detection, predictive analytics on vitals and daily rhythms, and text-based care-quality reporting. LiveConnect is supported by three service modules: IoT×AI Consulting for 2-6 month pilot validation, IoT Service Development for custom sensor solutions, and Partner Services for channel-distributed packages. The technical foundation traces back to the company's original ZIO platform launched in December 2015.
Z-Works operates a hybrid revenue model combining hardware sales of IoT sensor devices, recurring subscription/platform fees for LiveConnect, professional services revenue from consulting engagements, and partner licensing arrangements. The company sells primarily through a direct enterprise field sales team with national coverage across Japan (from Hokkaido to Okinawa), supplemented by channel sales via trading companies and sales agents, with an in-house customer success team handling on-site installation and ongoing support. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled through direct contact-based sales. As of October 2025, the company has 29 employees and is headquartered in Toshima ward, Tokyo, with registered capital of approximately ¥943M including capital reserves.
Z-Works firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Z-Works
- Legal name
- 株式会社Z-Works
- Website
- https://z-works.co.jp
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2015
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Z-Works is a Tokyo-based IoT platform company providing the LiveConnect nursing care support system, which uses multi-sensor hardware and cloud AI to monitor elderly residents, reduce staff workload, and prevent accidents in Japan's nursing care facilities.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Z-Works industry classification
Industry- Product category
- IoT Elderly Care Monitoring
- NAICS
- Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)
- SIC
- Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Virtual Nursing, Telemonitoring & Command Center Platforms (HLACAFAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Elder Care, Wellness & Home Health IoT (Fall Detection, Medical Alerts, Sleep/Wellness Sensors) (HSAPAQAJ), Hospital-at-Home & Virtual Ward IoT (HLACAPAC), Chronic Disease Management IoT (Diabetes, CHF, COPD, Hypertension) (HLACAPAD)
Keywords
Where Z-Works is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Tokyo
- HQ country
- Japan
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices1 record
Markets served
Z-Works business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- IoT Device and Hardware Sales: Sale of IoT sensor devices for nursing care facilities. Devices include 10+ types of sensors for collecting vitals, presence, temperature, and other data. Hardware is sold as part of a bundled system offering.
- LiveConnect Subscription / Platform Fees: Cloud-based AI analytics and facility visualization platform, likely offered on a subscription basis as the core recurring revenue stream. Includes remote monitoring, anomaly detection, and data reporting capabilities.
- IoT×AI Consulting Services: 2-6 month small-scale demonstration experiments to validate customer challenges. Includes consulting services, application software, and cloud service usage for high-precision verification.
- Partner Service Packages: Partner companies develop service packages using Z-Works' consulting and service development capabilities. Z-Works supports follow-up during implementation and post-deployment verification.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Z-Works product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Z-Works develops and sells the LiveConnect (ライブコネクト) nursing care support system, an IoT platform that installs 10+ types of non-contact sensors in nursing facilities, collects 20+ types of data (biometrics, presence, temperature, motion) over mobile networks, and processes them through cloud AI to visualize facility-wide resident conditions, detect anomalies, prevent serious accidents, and quantify vitals and daily rhythms. The company also offers IoT×AI consulting for pilot validation experiments and customized IoT service development for partner companies.
Product overview
Z-Works offers a unified IoT healthcare platform for the nursing care industry. The core product is 'Live Connect' (ライブコネクト), an IoT-based care support system that combines multiple sensors with cloud AI to monitor elderly residents in care facilities. This core platform is supported by three complementary service modules: IoT×AI Consulting (for validating customer challenges through pilot programs), IoT Service Development (for building customized sensor solutions), and Partner Services (for accessing partner-developed packages). The system enables remote monitoring, anomaly detection, and health data analysis to reduce nursing staff burden and prevent serious accidents among residents.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ライブコネクト (Live Connect): 介護支援システム。多種多様なセンサーを設置し、得られたデータをクラウドで解析、介護施設全体を可視化するIoTサービス
Products and services
- LiveConnect (ライブコネクト) IoT-based nursing care support system that installs 10+ types of sensors in care facilities, collects 20+ types of data via mobile networks, processes data through cloud AI analytics, and visualizes the entire facility. Enables remote safety confirmation, anomaly detection, prevention of serious accidents among elderly residents, and quantification of resident vitals and daily rhythms. Targeted at nursing care facilities and home care settings.
- IoT×AI Consulting Service 2-6 month small-scale demonstration experiment service that helps customers validate their challenges before full deployment. Includes consulting services, application software, and cloud service usage for high-precision verification of use cases.
- IoT Service Development Custom IoT service development using Z-Works' multi-sensor platform and cloud AI capabilities, leveraging 10+ sensor types to build tailored solutions for partner companies and customers.
- Partner Service Packages Service packages developed by partner companies using Z-Works' IoT×AI consulting and service development capabilities, offered to end customers with Z-Works providing implementation support and post-deployment verification.
Quantifiable outcome
- Reduction in serious accidents among elderly residents through early anomaly detection
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Z-Works
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Z-Works technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability6 records
Feature3 records
Z-Works partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.
- Impact Startup Association ((一社)インパクトスタートアップ協会)minorZ-Works became a regular member of the Impact Startup Association in December 2025, aligning with its mission to improve quality of life through IoT technology for the aging society.
- Partner Companies (販売代理店・パートナー企業)minorPartner companies (trading companies and sales agents) that sell LiveConnect and develop service packages. Z-Works provides implementation support and post-deployment verification to these partners.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights2 records
Z-Works competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Paramount Bed: Japan's leading manufacturer of hospital and nursing care beds with integrated sensing/IoT monitoring offerings. Directly competes in the same nursing care monitoring category with broader institutional reach.
- Aisin: Japanese automotive components conglomerate with growing elderly care and mobility solutions portfolio including monitoring technology. Larger incumbent with deep Japanese enterprise reach.
- Philips (Remote Patient Monitoring): Global healthcare technology leader with established remote patient monitoring and connected care platforms. Competes broadly in RPM/connected care space across institutional and home settings.
- Omron Healthcare: Japanese medical device company with home blood pressure monitors and increasingly connected health products. Comparable Japanese origin and focus on biometric monitoring for chronic and elderly populations.
- Fujitsu (Healthcare Solutions): Major Japanese IT conglomerate offering healthcare IoT and elderly care monitoring solutions. Larger incumbent competing for the same enterprise and government healthcare contracts in Japan.
Direct peers
- Tunstall Healthcare: UK-headquartered provider of telecare and remote monitoring solutions for elderly and vulnerable populations. Directly comparable in IoT-based elderly monitoring business model and product.
- CarePredict: US-based AI wearable and analytics platform for senior living and elderly care. Comparable in combining sensor data with AI-driven anomaly detection and daily-activity insights for eldercare facilities.
- Essence SmartCare: Provider of IoT-based remote monitoring solutions for seniors including fall detection, activity monitoring, and emergency response. Closely aligned in product category and target end-user population.
- Stanley Healthcare (Securitas Healthcare): Provider of senior living safety and monitoring solutions including wander management, fall detection, and resident monitoring. Comparable product set for nursing care and senior living operators.
Emerging players
- Cyberdyne: Japanese robotics and IoT healthcare company (HAL wearable robot) with adjacent technology in sensor-driven rehabilitation and mobility assistance for elderly populations.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Z-Works social profiles
Digital presenceZ-Works financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Z-Works leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles5 records
Z-Works funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds6 records
Investors12 records
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Z-Works M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Z-Works
What does Z-Works do?
Z-Works develops and sells the LiveConnect (ライブコネクト) nursing care support system, an IoT platform that installs 10+ types of non-contact sensors in nursing facilities, collects 20+ types of data (biometrics, presence, temperature, motion) over mobile networks, and processes them through cloud AI to visualize facility-wide resident conditions, detect anomalies, prevent serious accidents, and quantify vitals and daily rhythms. The company also offers IoT×AI consulting for pilot validation experiments and customized IoT service development for partner companies.
Is Z-Works a public or private company?
Z-Works is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Z-Works founded?
Z-Works was founded in 2015. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Z-Works based?
Z-Works is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, in the Asia region.
How does Z-Works make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. IoT Device and Hardware Sales are the primary driver. The others are liveConnect Subscription / Platform Fees, ioT×AI Consulting Services and partner Service Packages.
Who are Z-Works's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Paramount Bed, Aisin, Philips (Remote Patient Monitoring), Omron Healthcare and Fujitsu (Healthcare Solutions). Direct peers are Tunstall Healthcare, CarePredict, Essence SmartCare and Stanley Healthcare (Securitas Healthcare). Cyberdyne is listed as an emerging player.
Does Z-Works have an API?
No public API is recorded for Z-Works.
What industry is Z-Works in?
Z-Works's product category is IoT Elderly Care Monitoring. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLACAFAH, Virtual Nursing, Telemonitoring & Command Center Platforms, with a secondary code of HSAPAQAJ, Elder Care, Wellness & Home Health IoT (Fall Detection, Medical Alerts, Sleep/Wellness Sensors). Its NAICS code is 518 and its SIC code is 3845.