What MonoAI Technology does

MonoAI Technology Co., Ltd. (monoAI technology株式会社) is a Japanese publicly-listed technology company that operates a dual XR-and-AI platform business. It was founded in January 2013 as Monobit Co., Ltd. by Honjo Kyotaro, rebranded to MonoAI Technology in November 2019, and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market (ticker: 5240) in December 2022. Headquartered in Tokyo (Shibuya) and Kobe, the company employs 101–250 people and operates from Japan only.

The company’s core technology is XR CLOUD, a proprietary metaverse platform that supports tens of thousands of simultaneous connections (1,000 per area) using cloud rendering that works around WebGL browser limits. Around XR CLOUD, it offers private metaverse OEM builds (プライベートメタバース), the monoNITE event-production studio, custom VR/AR development (monoVR, monoAR, monoXR, including Fortnite-based spaces), DX High School support for MEXT-approved schools, and Medicalverse for healthcare. In February 2026 it launched SuperCat, an OpenClaw-type domestic AI agent that autonomously operates a user’s local PC and integrates Gmail, Slack, Google Drive, Zoom, and Stripe, priced at 300,000 yen per month; the company also runs AI employee deployment, AI custom development, and the AI Boot Camp training program (200,000 yen per person, delivered through subsidiary Robo Applications Inc., acquired September 2023).

Revenue is generated through subscription (SuperCat, XR CLOUD licensing), professional services (custom XR/AI development, event production, education DX support, AI Boot Camp training), and licensing of communication middleware. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales with free consultation, supplemented by industry events (EDIX Tokyo, DX fairs), content marketing on the xrcloud.jp blog and note.com, and app-store distribution for consumer apps. Major customers include Sony, SEGA, Koei Tecmo Games, Cygames, NTT Communications, Dai Nippon Printing, Hankyu Hanshin, Takenaka, NEXST, and various prefectures and schools; several of these are also investors in the company.

Name

MonoAI Technology

Legal name

monoAI technology株式会社

Website

https://monoai.co.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MonoAI Technology (TSE Growth: 5240) operates a dual XR-and-AI platform: the XR CLOUD metaverse infrastructure for large-scale virtual events and custom VR/AR development, and the SuperCat AI agent for enterprise workflow automation, serving Japanese enterprises in entertainment, telecom, education, healthcare, and government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metaverse & AI Software Platform

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

XR/AR/VR/MR Development Frameworks & Toolchains (MPAFAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ), Metaverse & Social Virtual Worlds (BPAMAKAF)

Keywords

• Metaverse platform software
• XR cloud development
• Enterprise AI agents
• Virtual event production
• Custom VR AR solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokio

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. XR Cloud Platform Services: Metaverse platform services including enterprise metaverse space construction, event services, and platform licensing
2. Custom XR/AI Development: Custom development services for VR, AR, and AI solutions for enterprise clients including metaverse space development, VR/AR content creation
3. SuperCat AI Agent Subscription: Monthly subscription model for SuperCat AI agent service at 300,000 yen per month with installation and support services
4. AI Boot Camp Training: Corporate AI training services provided through subsidiary Robo Applications Inc., 2-day intensive training program at 200,000 yen per person
5. DX High School Support Services: Education DX support including equipment procurement, curriculum development, and instructor dispatch for DX High School initiatives
6. Communication Middleware Licensing: Sales and licensing of MonoBit Engine communication middleware to game development companies

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

monoAI technology develops and operates the proprietary XR CLOUD metaverse platform (supporting tens of thousands of simultaneous connections) and the SuperCat domestic AI agent platform, alongside custom XR/AI development services, metaverse event production, AI employee deployment, and enterprise AI training for corporate, government, and education clients in Japan.

Product overview

MonoAI Technology operates a dual-core product architecture combining XR (Cross Reality) and AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies. The XR portfolio centers on XR CLOUD, a metaverse platform supporting tens of thousands of simultaneous connections, supplemented by private metaverse OEM services (プライベートメタバース), event production (monoNITE/monolite), and custom VR/AR development (monoVR/monoAR/monoXR). The AI portfolio is anchored by SuperCat, a domestically developed OpenClaw-type autonomous AI agent, alongside AI employee deployment services, enterprise AI training (AIブートキャンプ), AI custom development, and AI implementation consulting. Additional offerings include DX High School educational support and Medicalverse (medical metaverse). Products are primarily sold direct-to-enterprise, with training and AI employee services also available via subsidiary Robo Applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• XR CLOUD: Metaverse platform capable of tens of thousands of simultaneous connections.
• SuperCat
• monoNITE
• monoVR
• monoAR

Products and services

• XR CLOUD Enterprise-grade metaverse platform supporting tens of thousands of simultaneous users via proprietary cloud rendering. Provides full-duplex voice chat, text chat, guest login, camera and screen sharing, business card exchange, area logs, and user role management. Accessible via browser and dedicated apps.
• SuperCat (自律型AIエージェント) Domestic business AI agent platform built on OpenClaw architecture that autonomously operates the user's local PC, integrating with Gmail, Slack, Google Drive, Zoom, and LINE for email, scheduling, document creation, and data analysis. Monthly plan starts at 300,000 yen.
• Private Metaverse (プライベートメタバース) OEM supply of XR CLOUD enabling enterprises to quickly and affordably build their own dedicated metaverse platforms with features including paid ticket sales, membership system integration, avatar creation, avatar sales, and e-commerce site integration.
• Metaverse Event Produce / monoNITE Metaverse studio service that selects the optimal platform (Fortnite, ZEPETO, ZEP, Spatial, Roblox, Minecraft) and produces immersive metaverse events with game elements, covering planning, production, marketing, and operations.
• monoVR / monoAR / monoXR (Custom XR Development) Custom VR, AR, and XR content development services for enterprise digital transformation, from planning through to development. Includes Fortnite-specialized metaverse space production under monoXR.
• AI Employee Service (AI社員採用サービス) Autonomous AI 'employee' deployment service. AI staff trained on company-specific knowledge handles email replies, LINE management, schedule coordination, meeting minutes, expense claims, and research reports via LINE chat interface.
• AI Boot Camp (企業向けAI研修) 2-day intensive enterprise AI training program delivered in-person by AI specialist mentors, covering Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and NotebookLM. Priced at 200,000 yen per person; eligible for up to 75% government subsidy (人材開発助成金).
• AI Custom Development (AI受託開発) Custom AI system development services ranging from SuperCat-based integration to full-scratch builds, including AI agent development, enterprise workflow automation, and SES派遣 of AI engineers.
• AI Implementation Support (AI導入支援サービス) End-to-end AI adoption consulting covering strategy formulation, implementation, operation support, and employee AI literacy training. Assists enterprises in selecting optimal AI tools and integrating them into existing workflows.
• DX High School Plan (DXハイスクールプラン) One-stop DX High School support covering equipment procurement (gaming PCs, VR headsets), inquiry-based learning curriculum (Maya 3D modeling, Unity, Fortnite metaverse production), instructor dispatch, and event support. Targets MEXT-supported schools.
• Medicalverse (メロディバース) Japan's first medical-industry-specialized metaverse platform, providing VR/AR solutions tailored for healthcare institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tens of thousands simultaneous connections per virtual space
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability11 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• NEXST CorporationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026monoAI developed VR live viewing app Xmersive and digital photo card app PhotoEX for NEXST's entertainment platform. monoAI handled system infrastructure and application layer development for high-quality VR experiences.
• Company V (V-inc)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026Business partnership combining monoAI's XR CLOUD platform (browser-accessible) with V's high-immersion metaverse design and community operation expertise. Jointly providing metaverse utilization packages integrating easy participation with immersive experiences.
• Company V (V-inc)majorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 April 2026V is the largest enterprise in VRChat domain with extensive community operation know-how. Partnership creates integrated metaverse solutions from user acquisition to experience and continued usage.
• Robo Applications Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 September 2023monoAI technology acquired all shares of Robo Applications Inc., making it a wholly-owned subsidiary. This acquisition aims to boost XR, drone, and AI robot businesses to accelerate growth and enhance corporate value. The subsidiary provides AI boot camp training services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce (Agentforce): Salesforce's Agentforce platform is a major enterprise AI agent offering bundling autonomous agents into the Salesforce ecosystem — a broad incumbent that competes for the same SuperCat enterprise automation budget.
• Roblox Corporation: Roblox is the dominant global metaverse/gaming platform; MonoAI lists Roblox as one of the platforms its monoNITE studio can build on, and it competes for the same Japanese enterprise/brand metaverse budgets.
• Unity Software: Unity provides real-time 3D development platforms powering metaverse and XR experiences globally; a broad incumbent whose tools and engine compete with MonoAI's custom XR/VR/AR development stack for enterprise budgets.

Emerging players

• Cognition AI (Devin): Cognition's Devin is an autonomous AI agent that operates software on behalf of users, conceptually overlapping with SuperCat's local-PC autonomous agent thesis for enterprise workflow automation.
• Realiteer: Japanese XR-focused company building virtual world and enterprise metaverse capabilities, comparable to MonoAI's private metaverse OEM offerings in the Japanese SMB/mid-market segment.
• Niantic: Niantic develops AR/XR platform technology (8th Wall, Niantic Studio) and location-based AR experiences, competing with MonoAI's monoAR custom AR development services for enterprise and consumer AR use cases.

Direct peers

• HIKKY: HIKKY operates Vket (Virtual Market) and provides enterprise metaverse event solutions in Japan, overlapping with MonoAI's monoNITE event production and XR CLOUD platform offerings.
• Sierra AI: Sierra builds enterprise conversational AI agents for customer-facing automation, the closest Western parallel to SuperCat's autonomous AI agent positioning for business process automation.
• Cluster (Hubs, Inc.): Cluster is Japan's leading metaverse platform for large-scale virtual events and social VR, directly competing with MonoAI's XR CLOUD for the same Japanese enterprise and creator customer base.
• ZEPETO (NAVER Z): ZEPETO is a major social virtual world platform that MonoAI explicitly lists as an alternative for clients in its monoNITE metaverse studio service, making it a direct substitute for social/metaverse use cases.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/monoaitech
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC3DKzHY-R-DjzCIFcjee4pQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/monoaitech
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/monoai-technology

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors7 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

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