What Rise Consulting Group does

Rise Consulting Group, Inc. (株式会社ライズ・コンサルティング・グループ) is a Tokyo-headquartered, Japan-domestic management and digital transformation (DX) consulting firm that serves large and medium-sized Japanese enterprises across financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, retail, and public-sector-adjacent organizations. Founded in February 2012 in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake under the mission 'PRODUCE NEXT,' the company differentiates through a 'Scopeless' consulting model that deliberately avoids rigid project scope definitions, a hands-on execution style in which consultants are embedded with client teams, and an all-senior staffing model drawing practitioners from top-tier strategy and technology firms. Its four core service lines are Management Strategy, Business Process Improvement & Organization Development, Digital Technology, and Marketing & CX, supplemented by Practice groups in Green Transformation (GX), System Transformation (SX), FinTech/Startup, PMO, Manufacturing & Innovation, and Human Development/Healthcare.

The firm has no proprietary software product and does not build or own AI models; its technology stack relies on third-party generative AI tools (ChatGPT, Bing AI) internally and an externally-sourced AI platform ('Hi.DEEN') via a planned June 2026 joint venture with Ricoh for AI Transformation (AX) delivery. Named service offerings include Scenario Planning, Project Management 1Day Diagnosis, DX Assessment, AI-Powered BPR, New Business Sales Support, Organization Transformation, and GX Consulting. GTM is exclusively direct enterprise sales supported by a content-led inbound engine (insights blog, gated white papers, seminars/webinars, LinkedIn, YouTube, note), with no self-serve or marketplace distribution. Revenue is generated through project-based, fee-for-service professional consulting engagements.

Rise listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market (ticker 9168) on September 12, 2023, and reported FY26/2 (year ended February 2026) revenue of ¥8.421 billion with 397 employees and an 87% utilization rate, up from ¥6.155 billion in FY24/2—a multi-year track record of double-digit growth that has decelerated in the most recent period. Management has publicly targeted a 20–25% revenue CAGR and 25–30% operating margin over a five-year horizon and is positioning AI advisory, executed through a newly established wholly-owned AI subsidiary (April 2026) and the Ricoh joint venture, as the next growth engine.

Name

Rise Consulting Group

Legal name

株式会社ライズ・コンサルティング・グループ (Rise Consulting Group, Inc.)

Website

https://rise-cg.co.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Rise Consulting Group is a Tokyo-headquartered management and DX consulting firm serving large and medium-sized Japanese enterprises across financial services, telecom, manufacturing, and retail, differentiated by a senior-only staffing model and a scopeless, hands-on execution approach, now expanding into AI Transformation advisory via a Ricoh joint venture.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB), Change Management & Transformation Consulting (BPAHAGAC), Human Capital & Workforce Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAE)

Keywords

• Management consulting
• Digital transformation
• Business process reengineering
• Marketing strategy
• Organizational transformation

Headquarters

HQ city

Roppongi

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Management & Strategy Consulting Services: Rise Consulting Group generates revenue primarily through professional consulting engagements with corporate clients. Services span management strategy, business process reform (BPR), digital transformation (DX), and marketing/CX. Revenue is project-based, with engagements billed on a fee-for-service model reflecting the firm's professional services nature.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rise Consulting Group is a Tokyo-based B2B professional services firm providing management strategy, business process reform (BPR), digital transformation (DX), and marketing/CX consulting to large and mid-sized Japanese enterprises. Engagements are delivered by senior consultants recruited from top-tier consulting firms (NRI, BCG, Accenture, Roland Berger, etc.) who work hands-on alongside clients from strategy formulation through execution, supported by a One Pool organizational model and Practice groups covering GX, FinTech, PMO, Manufacturing, and Human Development domains.

Product overview

Rise Consulting Group is a comprehensive consulting firm offering four core service lines: Management Strategy (経営戦略), Business Process Improvement & Organization Development (業務改善・組織開発), Digital Technology (デジタル・テクノロジー), and Marketing & CX (マーケティング・CX). The firm operates a One Pool organizational model where consultants work across diverse industries and themes without siloed divisions, supplemented by specialized Practice groups covering areas such as Green Transformation (GX), System Transformation (SX), DX/IT, FinTech/Start-up, Manufacturing & Innovation, Human Development (Healthcare/Education), and PMO. The portfolio includes named offerings such as Scenario Planning, Project Management 1Day Diagnosis, DX Assessment, AI-Powered BPR, New Business Sales Support, and Organization Transformation. A strategic AI-focused joint venture with Ricoh (planned for June 2026) will target AI Transformation (AX) for corporate clients combining Ricoh's 'Hi.DEEN' AI platform with Rise's consulting expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Management Strategy Consulting (経営戦略) Strategic consulting for corporate planning, management integration, organizational restructuring, and large-scale project PMO support, including IT and digital strategy formulation. Targeted at large and mid-sized Japanese enterprises.
• Business Process Improvement & Organization Development (業務改善・組織開発) BPR and hands-on support for operational process reform, organizational restructuring, and human capital management to drive sustainable performance improvement at Japanese enterprises.
• Digital Technology (デジタル・テクノロジー) DX strategy formulation and execution, IT/DX governance transformation, global system implementation PMO/PgMO, and technology-driven operational reform for large and mid-sized Japanese enterprises.
• Marketing & CX (マーケティング・CX) Digital marketing strategy, CX improvement, AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) for the AI search era, and AI brand design consulting to ensure brand value is communicated through AI intermediaries. Targeted at Japanese enterprises.
• Scenario Planning Consulting Service Five-step consulting service for formulating future scenarios using driving forces analysis, evaluating social impact across 15 social activity areas, inferring future user needs with Maslow's hierarchy, and selecting realization methods using attractiveness/novelty/self-fit axes.
• Project Management 1Day Diagnosis Service One-day diagnostic service that quantifies and visualizes project management status to identify challenges related to information visibility, planning, team coordination, and management improvement activities at Japanese enterprises.
• DX Assessment Service Diagnostic service to assess a company's digital transformation maturity, identify digital transformation barriers across four dimensions, and recommend improvement actions.
• New Business Sales Support Service Consulting service to solve sales challenges before and after Product-Market Fit (PMF) and accelerate growth for new/solution businesses through new market development, with focus on new customer acquisition and sales methodology.
• AI-Powered BPR (Business Process Reengineering) Service Generative AI-driven business process reengineering combining hands-on consulting with AI technology to automate processes, improve efficiency, and reconstruct operating models for Japanese enterprises facing labor shortages.
• Organization Transformation Solution Comprehensive transformation consulting to help enterprises respond swiftly to rapidly changing business environments, addressing strategy, organization, operations, and culture in an integrated manner.
• Green Transformation (GX) Consulting Dual-track GX consulting for Japanese enterprises: 'offensive GX' for carbon-neutral opportunity capture (new business design, business model construction, consortium formation, policy advocacy) and 'defensive GX' for ESG management and decarbonization strategy including Scope 1/2/3 emission visualization and reduction roadmap development.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supported over 100 DX and new business development projects since founding in 2012
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• PFF (一般社团法人PFF)minorOthers · 1 June 2026Rise Consulting Group joined PFF (General Incorporated Association PFF) as a Special Supporting Member in June 2026, as announced on the company's news page.
• SHIFT CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Rise Consulting Group partnered with SHIFT Corporation (a leading IT quality assurance and testing firm) for internalization and AI-driven development initiatives. An insight article was published on January 16, 2026 about this collaboration, focused on how companies can enhance competitiveness through AI-driven development and internalization strategies.
• Ricoh Company, Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Rise Consulting Group and Ricoh signed a basic agreement in March 2026 to establish a joint venture scheduled for June 2026, aimed at supporting AI Transformation (AX) for corporate clients. The new entity will combine Ricoh's customer base, AI platform 'Hi.DEEN', and AI solution capabilities with Rise's strategy formulation and implementation consulting expertise to help large and medium-sized enterprises adopt and master generative AI. This represents a strategic milestone advancing Rise's 'PRODUCE NEXT' mission in the generative AI field.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture Japan: Global consulting and technology services leader with a major Japanese practice spanning strategy, digital, and operations. Directly competes with Rise for enterprise DX and transformation engagements across the same Japanese large-cap client base.
• McKinsey & Company Japan: Premier global strategy consulting firm with a significant Tokyo office serving Japanese corporates. Rise's senior talent is partly sourced from McKinsey alumni, and the two directly compete for top-tier Japanese transformation engagements.
• Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting: Big Four advisory arm in Japan providing strategy, operations, technology, and human capital consulting. Competes with Rise across the same large/mid-cap Japanese enterprise segments, especially in DX and transformation work.
• PwC Consulting Japan: Big Four advisory practice in Japan offering strategy, management, technology, and human capital consulting. Direct competitor to Rise on enterprise DX, organizational transformation, and ESG/GX engagements.
• Nomura Research Institute (NRI): Japan's largest domestic consulting and IT solutions firm, offering management consulting, DX, and system integration. Rise specifically recruits from NRI's consultant pool, and the two compete head-to-head on Japanese enterprise strategy and DX mandates.
• Boston Consulting Group Japan: Global strategy consulting leader with deep Japanese practice across corporate transformation, DX, and sustainability. BCG alumni are explicitly part of Rise's recruiting pipeline, indicating direct competition for both clients and talent.
• Bain & Company Japan: Global top-tier strategy consultancy with a Tokyo office serving Japanese corporates on transformation, M&A, and operations. Competes with Rise for senior-level mandates and draws from the same top Japanese MBA/experienced-hire talent pool.

Direct peers

• Arthur D. Little Japan: Global strategy and innovation consultancy with a Tokyo presence serving Japanese corporates on strategy, technology, and innovation. Arthur D. Little alumni are explicitly named as a Rise recruiting source, signaling direct talent and client overlap.
• ABeam Consulting: Japan-origin consulting firm of comparable size (~7,000+ global staff) offering strategy, operations, and DX consulting. Closest head-to-head peer to Rise in scale, origin, and Japanese enterprise focus.
• Roland Berger Japan: European-origin strategy consulting firm with a long-standing Tokyo office serving Japanese and global clients on strategy, operations, and transformation. Roland Berger alumni are an explicit recruiting source for Rise, and the firms compete for similar strategy mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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