What Industrial-X does

INDUSTRIAL-X is a Japan-based, privately held digital transformation (DX) and AI transformation (AX) consulting firm founded in April 2019 by Tomonori Yako (formerly Deloitte Tohmatsu Partner and Cisco Senior Partner). The company delivers end-to-end enterprise transformation through a hybrid model combining advisory engagements (戦略策定, 伴走型支援, 常駐型支援, BPO takeovers of business divisions), AI agent deployments via the AX Agent Suite for 生産管理 (production management) and 業務改善 (process improvement), and a portfolio of cloud SaaS products (Xtrategy® for strategy analysis, InduStudy® for industry analysis, DX plus® for DX project planning, Resource Cloud® as a DX-solution marketplace) plus the DVCS® e-learning curriculum for DX promoter development. Its underlying technology stack pairs a proprietary consulting methodology, the Borderline Agenda Framework (境界課題フレームワーク), with group company PROMPT-X's time-series database (CLOUD SHIP) and visualization software (RealBoard), with on-site AI agents built atop the Dify platform under a closed-loop security model that does not train on customer data.

Revenue mechanics span professional services (multi-quarter/quote-based engagements), SaaS subscriptions (AX Agent Suite, Xtrategy, InduStudy, DX plus, Resource Cloud, DVCS e-learning at ¥150K/ID for the full 11-series bundle), data-platform licensing via PROMPT-X, event ticketing/sponsorship (Conference X, regional DX Summits), the new Space Business Development Support Service launched in May 2026, and JAXA Strategic Fund grant revenue. As of June 2026 the group comprises four entities (INDUSTRIAL-X, PROMPT-X, TECH PLAY-X, CoACT-X) serving manufacturing as the primary vertical alongside construction, energy, trading, services, government/regional public sector, tourism/transportation, and the newly launched space industry, with a cumulative 100+ enterprise transformations including Seibu Holdings, Komatsu, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, THK, Toyota Tsusho, Senju Sprinkler, Hiroshima Electric Railway, and Kochi Prefecture. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo's Sumitomo Fudosan Onarimon Tower (relocated July 2025), has fewer than 50 employees, achieved its first black-ink fiscal year most recently, and is actively preparing for an IPO under newly appointed Director CFO Masataka Yonemura following a ¥1.93 billion Series C raise in May 2026.

Name

Industrial-X

Legal name

株式会社INDUSTRIAL-X

Website

https://industrial-x.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Japan-based DX/AX consulting firm and AI agent platform offering strategy consulting, the AX Agent Suite for manufacturing, cloud SaaS (Xtrategy, InduStudy, DX plus, DVCS), and space-industry support; serves 100+ enterprises across manufacturing, services, and government via a four-company group structure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Transformation Consulting

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Industrial Design Services (54142), Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (3341)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Edge Computing & Gateways (IMAIAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI Integration & Orchestration Platforms (Connectors, Workflow, iPaaS for AI) (HDAEANAI), Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

Keywords

• Digital transformation consulting
• AI transformation services
• Manufacturing DX solutions
• DX strategy consulting
• Enterprise AI agent platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarugaku

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Enterprise DX/AI Consulting & BPO Services: Core revenue stream. Includes strategy consulting, BPR (business process re-engineering) for DX/AI, on-site PMO support, 常駐型 (resident) and 伴走型 (companion-style) engagements, and full BPO takeovers of business divisions. Pricing is custom / quote-based; revenue recognized over the engagement period.
2. AI Agent Suite Subscriptions (AX Agent Suite): Recurring revenue from AX Agent Suite for 生産管理 and AX Agent Suite for 業務改善 — AI-agent products sold as subscription SaaS that can be deployed in factory environments with no customer-data training (closed-loop security model).
3. DX推進クラウド SaaS (Xtrategy, InduStudy, DX plus, Resource Cloud): Subscription cloud services for DX promoters — strategy analysis (Xtrategy), industry analysis (InduStudy), project planning (DX plus, patented), and DX solution marketplace (Resource Cloud). InduStudy supports credit-card self-serve purchase.
4. DVCS E-learning Subscriptions: Annual/per-ID subscription e-learning with tiered pricing: ¥150,000 (excl. tax)/ID for all 11 series or ¥15,000 (excl. tax)/ID for a single series, eligible for Japan's 人材開発支援助成金 (Human Resources Development Subsidy). Buyout pricing is also offered for unlimited internal/group use.
5. Data Platform Software Licensing (CLOUD SHIP, REAL BOARD via PROMPT-X): Licensing of self-developed time-series database and visualization software (CLOUD SHIP, REAL BOARD) developed and sold by group company PROMPT-X to OEMs, IoT integrators and direct enterprise customers.
6. Conference X Event Ticketing & Sponsorship: Ticketed revenue from Conference X (¥-amount paid by attendees; ticket-level prices listed per event page) plus event sponsorship from partners (Dell Technologies, Hagiwara Techno Solutions, BellaDati, Joyzo, etc.). Billing is transaction-based per ticket and per sponsor package.
7. Space Business Development Support Services: New (May 2026) full-stack consulting-style service for non-space companies to enter space business and for space companies to leverage space data — five-phase journey from market understanding to commercialization. Engagement-based revenue.
8. JAXA Strategic Fund Grant Revenue: Selected as representative institution for JAXA 宇宙戦略基金 project on standardizing satellite architectures and development processes, with Mitsubishi Electric and NEC as collaborating institutions; funding flows from JAXA into the project.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels14 records

Core offering

Industrial-X provides digital transformation (DX) and AI transformation (AX) consulting, system integration, and BPO services for Japanese enterprises and public-sector organizations, with a primary focus on manufacturing. The company sells a portfolio of cloud SaaS products (Xtrategy, InduStudy, DX plus, Resource Cloud), an e-learning curriculum (DVCS), and AX Agent Suite AI-agent products for production management and process improvement, underpinned by proprietary frameworks such as the Borderline Agenda Framework (境目課題フレームワーク).

Product overview

Industrial-X operates as a multi-layered DX/transformation platform with a portfolio that spans consulting services, packaged AI agent solutions, cloud-based SaaS, group-company products, events, and partner programs. The architectural core consists of two AX (AI Transformation) AI agent suites — AX Agent Suite for 生産管理 (Production Management AI Agent, launched April 2026) and AX Agent Suite for 業務改善 (Process Improvement AI Agent, launched April 2026) — which together with the 工場現場AI化丸ごとPACK and 紙からAIジャンプPACK packages implement on-the-ground AI agent deployments. These AI products are powered by data infrastructure from group company PROMPT-X (CLOUD SHIP time-series database and RealBoard visualization), which together underpin the 製造業DX (Manufacturing DX) vertical solution. The cloud SaaS layer includes Xtrategy (AI strategy formulation), InduStudy (AI industry analysis with proprietary Industry Issue Map), DX plus (patent-registered DX project planning support), and Resource Cloud (DX solution marketplace). Human-capital products include the DVCS e-Learning course for DX leader development and the in-person AI Utilization & Business Implementation Training. The space industry is served by the 宇宙事業展開支援サービス (Space Business Development Support Service) built on the 'Space Twin®' vision and JAXA Space Strategy Fund FS project. The newer TECH PLAY-X (engineer community/media) and CoACT-X (Microsoft 365/Power Platform citizen development) group companies, formed June 1, 2026, extend the group's reach into talent/community and on-site enablement. Supporting platforms include the Digital Transformation Self-Checker diagnostic, plus signature events (Conference X annual conference, regional Chushikoku DX Summit and Kanazawa DX Summit) and the 変革パートナープログラム (Transformation Partner Program) for DX supporters. The whole portfolio sits on top of professional services in 事業変革コンサルティング (Business Transformation Consulting), System Integration, AI/Data Utilization Support, and Business Division BPO, all aimed at INDUSTRIAL-X's overarching mission: data-driven management-based corporate transformation implementing AX (AI Transformation) and reshaping Japanese industrial structure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Xtrategy (Xtrategy®, エクストラテジー): DX推進クラウド / AI-driven management strategy formulation cloud service that automatically outputs analyses (PESTEL, 5FORCES, issue maps, roadmaps, etc.) from uploaded management planning materials.
• InduStudy (InduStudy®, インダスタディ)
• DX plus (DX plus®, ディーエックスプラス)
• Resource Cloud (Resource Cloud®, リソースクラウド)
• DVCS (DVCS®, Digital Value Chain Skill)
• AX Agent Suite
• Conference X (Conference X®, カンファレンスエックス)
• Space Twin (スペース・ツイン®, Space Twin®)

Products and services

• AX Agent Suite for 生産管理 (Production Management AI Agent) AI agent solution for manufacturing sites that unifies factory data on people, equipment, inventory and progress in real time, autonomously performs progress tracking, cost comparison, tacit-knowledge digitization, and report generation. Aims to eliminate site-specific personalization and automate operations for autonomous factory construction.
• AX Agent Suite for 業務改善 (Process Improvement AI Agent) Process improvement AI agent service providing end-to-end support from business process redefinition (BPR) to AI agent development, implementation, and operation. Assumes AI takes over work entirely and re-designs business processes from zero, integrating or eliminating human-performed steps.
• 宇宙事業展開支援サービス (Space Business Development Support Service) End-to-end space business support service leveraging JAXA Space Strategy Fund FS project. Provides 5 phases: space understanding, space entry strategy, PoC, data utilization/platform construction, and commercialization. Targets non-space industries (manufacturing, logistics, construction) and existing space operators under the 'Space Twin' vision.
• Xtrategy (経営戦略AI) AI cloud service for management strategy formulation. Automatically outputs analyses (PESTEL, 5FORCES, issue map, roadmap) from uploaded financial materials and mid-term plans. Targeted at executives, corporate planning divisions, and consultants supporting corporate management.
• InduStudy (業界分析AI) AI-driven industry DX report service that auto-generates industry analysis reports (business processes, typical issues, digitalization perspectives) from simple keyword inputs for B2B professionals (sales, consultants, government staff). Includes proprietary Industry Issue Map auto-generation feature.
• DX plus (DXプロジェクト企画支援) DX project planning support tool for DX promoters and DX consultants to structurally understand enterprise-wide challenges and explore/introduce optimal solutions. Patent-registered.
• Resource Cloud Online DX solution catalog service enabling companies to procure diverse resources (DX solutions and know-how) needed for corporate transformation without repeated in-person meetings. Includes management advice and DX solutions/talent as services.
• DVCS (Digital Value Chain Skill) e-Learning Course E-learning content covering strategy formulation, business implementation, and IT knowledge necessary for DX promotion. 11 series × 6 sessions = 66 original courses designed to cultivate DX promotion leaders; supervised by CEO Yako Tomonori.
• 事業変革コンサルティング (Business Transformation Consulting) End-to-end consulting service supporting corporate transformation from strategy formulation through DX implementation to sales/marketing transformation and in-house enablement. Features Borderline Issue Framework, industry-specific knowledge extraction, and 6-step support flow.
• System Integration Service System integration service that unifies business processes, systems, data, and AI to implement corporate transformation. Covers business application development, system integration (ERP/CRM/SFA/SaaS/API/iPaaS/ETL), data platform construction (DWH/data lake/BI), and AI implementation (agents, RAG, RPA).
• 製造業DX (Manufacturing DX) Manufacturing-focused DX practice that consolidates factory-wide data sources to optimize production activities, supported by OT data foundation construction, AI-driven operations (vice plant manager concept), and visualization tools including RealBoard and CLOUD SHIP.
• Digital Transformation Self-Checker (デジタル変革セルフチェッカー) Free online diagnostic tool with 50 questions across 20 industries to visualize data-driven business maturity. Provides immediate scoring, industry-average comparison, risk identification, priority action items, short/mid/long-term action plans, and downloadable PDF reports.
• 工場現場AI化 丸ごとPACK (Factory Site AI Pack) Comprehensive 3-month package that visualizes equipment and personnel operation status and lets factory PCs freely build AI apps/agents using the Dify AI agent platform. Analyzes OT/IoT sensor data customized to factory characteristics without external data storage or model retraining.
• 紙からAIジャンプPACK (Paper to AI Jump Pack) Collaboration with Uru-ru BPO that converts 300,000 paper forms (10 years' worth) into accurate text data in one month, supports SaaS conversion of current operations, and implements business-specific AI agents in a single package.
• AI Utilization & Business Implementation Training In-person AI utilization and business implementation training program designed to elevate AI utilization capabilities from executives to employees and achieve organizational transformation.

Named customers16 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability13 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered group company — engineering arm, group company — community/media arm, group company — implementation arm, counterparty in business transfer, regional co-host for chushikoku dx summit, regional co-host for kanazawa dx summit, sponsor of flagship conference x 2025, sponsor of conference x 2025, sponsor of conference x 2025 + henkaku pitch presenter, cooperation partner for conference x 2025, media partners for conference x 2025, flagship strategic partner for space business, strategic co-developer in jaxa project, technology collaboration partner, resale partner, cross-border alliance partner, manufacturing-floor technology partner and talent/hr-side alliance partner.

• PROMPT-X Co., Ltd. (株式会社PROMPT-X)group company — engineering armStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Group company of INDUSTRIAL-X; develops IoT solutions and time-series database software (CLOUD SHIP, REAL BOARD) that underpin INDUSTRIAL-X's OT/IoT data-platform services for manufacturing DX. Functions as the engineering arm of the 4-company group.
• TECH PLAY-X Co., Ltd. (株式会社TECH PLAY-X)group company — community/media armStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Newly established INDUSTRIAL-X group company that took over the TECH PLAY Branding business from Persol Innovation in June 2026; operates a 320,000-member engineer community and event/media business. Functions as the talent/community arm of the 4-company group.
• CoACT-X Co., Ltd. (株式会社CoACT-X, formerly Nakatake Tech / ナカタケテック)group company — implementation armStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Group company created in June 2026 when INDUSTRIAL-X acquired 51% of Nakatake Tech; specializes in Microsoft 365 / Power Platform-based citizen development and on-site DX implementation. Functions as the "last-mile" implementation arm of the 4-company group, complementing the consulting-led strategy at the parent.
• Persol Innovation Inc. (パーソルイノベーション株式会社)counterparty in business transferOthers · 1 June 2026Seller of the TECH PLAY Branding business that was transferred into the newly established INDUSTRIAL-X group company TECH PLAY-X in June 2026. Relationship is the source of the 320K engineer community.
• Chushikoku Economic Federation (一般社団法人中国経済連合会)regional co-host for chushikoku dx summitGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 May 2026Co-hosts the annual "Chushikoku DX Summit" with INDUSTRIAL-X (e.g., the 2026 edition on 2026-07-07 at Hiromalab, Hiroshima); the federation provides regional reach into Chushikoku-area enterprises while INDUSTRIAL-X provides DX content and methodology.
• CC Innovation Co., Ltd. (株式会社CCイノベーション)regional co-host for kanazawa dx summitGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 February 2026Co-hosts the "Kanazawa DX Summit 2026" with INDUSTRIAL-X (held 2026-03-03 at Hokkoku Bank Hall, Kanazawa); provides Hokuriku-region reach.
• Dell Technologies K.K. (デル・テクノロジーズ株式会社)sponsor of flagship conference x 2025GTM or Marketing Partner · 12 December 2025Platinum-class sponsor of Conference X 2025 (held 2025-12-12 at BellSalle Onarimon Tower); featured BellaDati edge-AI demo on NativeEdge during the event.
• Hagiwara Techno Solutions Co., Ltd. (萩原テクノソリューションズ株式会社)sponsor of conference x 2025GTM or Marketing Partner · 12 December 2025Sponsor of Conference X 2025; co-presented an edge-AI demo (BellaDati on NativeEdge) with Dell Technologies and a Hagiwara engineer.
• BellaDati PTE.LTD. (BellaDati合同会社)sponsor of conference x 2025 + henkaku pitch presenterGTM or Marketing Partner · 12 December 2025Sponsor and ヘンカクピッチ (Henkaku Pitch) presenter at Conference X 2025; CEO Kazuto Saito presented on edge-AI use cases with NativeEdge.
• Joyzo Inc. (株式会社ジョイゾー)sponsor of conference x 2025GTM or Marketing Partner · 12 December 2025Solution Partner sponsor of Conference X 2025; long-running event-support partnership with INDUSTRIAL-X.
• Japan Digital Transformation Promotion Association (JDX / 一般社団法人日本デジタルトランスフォーメーション推進協会)cooperation partner for conference x 2025GTM or Marketing Partner · 12 December 2025Listed as 協力 (cooperation) partner for Conference X 2025.
• Koto Online (cct-inc) / tech+ (Mynavi) / SPACE Mediamedia partners for conference x 2025GTM or Marketing Partner · 12 December 2025Official media partners of Conference X 2025 — Koto Online, tech+ and SPACE Media co-cover the event and feature INDUSTRIAL-X's transformation messaging.
• JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency / 宇宙航空研究開発機構)flagship strategic partner for space businessStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2025INDUSTRIAL-X selected as representative institution for the JAXA 宇宙戦略基金 (Space Strategic Fund) project "Study on standardization/efficiency of satellite architecture and development processes across satellite manufacturers" (FS); Mitsubishi Electric and NEC collaborate as participating institutions. Kick-off held in June 2025 at INDUSTRIAL-X office.
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (三菱電機株式会社)strategic co-developer in jaxa projectStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2025Collaborating institution in INDUSTRIAL-X-led JAXA 宇宙戦略基金 FS project on satellite-architecture sharing and development-process standardization across the Japanese satellite-manufacturer ecosystem.
• NEC Corporation (日本電気株式会社)strategic co-developer in jaxa projectStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2025Collaborating institution in INDUSTRIAL-X-led JAXA 宇宙戦略基金 FS project on satellite-architecture sharing and development-process standardization across the Japanese satellite-manufacturer ecosystem.
• Safie Inc. (セーフィー株式会社)technology collaboration partnerTechnology or Integration · 16 June 2021Publicly announced partnership with Safie, the cloud video-recording service provider, as a "collaboration partner". Likely used by INDUSTRIAL-X in site-safety / remote-monitoring use cases for construction and manufacturing clients.
• Box (cloud content management platform)resale partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 3 June 2021INDUSTRIAL-X announced it became a sales partner for Box and launched a "Box導入支援サービス" (Box implementation support service) to Japanese customers.
• TK Internationalcross-border alliance partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 July 2020Announced 2020-07-28 business alliance to enable seamless DX promotion for Japanese companies expanding into Southeast Asia.
• i Smart Technologiesmanufacturing-floor technology partnerTechnology or Integration · 15 July 2020Announced 2020-07-15 business alliance focused on visualization of the manufacturing floor and data-driven DX.
• Another Works Co., Ltd.talent/hr-side alliance partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2020Announced 2020-06-13 business alliance with Another Works (副業者/freelancer matching platform). Used in INDUSTRIAL-X's DX-talent and HR-adjacent consulting work.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Future Corporation: Japanese DX/ERP consulting specialist with a similar boutique-services-plus-product posture. Closely comparable in target customer (mid-market and large Japanese enterprises), consulting-led GTM, and gradual shift toward proprietary software/IP — making it the most relevant like-for-like peer.
• Globee: Japanese AI-agent platform startup offering enterprise AI agent and DX services. Closely comparable in product direction (AX/AI agents for Japanese enterprises), stage (recent venture funding), and target customer as INDUSTRIAL-X's AX Agent Suite.
• PKSHA Technology: Tokyo-listed Japanese AI/ML company providing both AI-software products (natural-language processing, machine-learning platforms) and AI implementation consulting. Closely comparable in Japan AI-product + consulting dual model and enterprise customer base.
• JBCC Holdings: Japanese SI/managed-services group with a dedicated DX Solutions business serving manufacturing and mid-market enterprise customers. Comparable in scale range, target customer mix, and shift toward recurring services revenue.
• ALBERT: Japanese data-analytics and AI-solutions consultancy serving enterprise clients across industries including manufacturing. Comparable as a domestic AI/data boutique with consulting-plus-product DNA similar to INDUSTRIAL-X's Borderline Agenda + SaaS hybrid.

Broad incumbents

• Nomura Research Institute (NRI): Japan's largest homegrown consulting + IT services firm, with a major DX consulting practice serving financial-services, manufacturing and public-sector clients. Broader and older than INDUSTRIAL-X, but directly competes on enterprise DX strategy and system-integration mandates.
• Fujitsu: Japan's largest IT services group and the lead promoter of the Uvance cross-industry DX platform, with dedicated manufacturing-AI and sustainability-transformation offerings. Competes with INDUSTRIAL-X on large-enterprise transformation programs but operates at vastly greater scale.
• BIPROGY: Japanese system integrator (formerly UNISYS Japan) with a growing DX and managed-services practice serving manufacturing, financial-services and public-sector clients. Overlaps with INDUSTRIAL-X's system-integration and BPO service lines but at far larger scale.

Regional players

• AvePoint: Global data-management and Microsoft-365 governance platform with a Japan presence. Comparable as a software-plus-services DX platform with overlapping Microsoft 365 / Power Platform ecosystem positioning to INDUSTRIAL-X's CoACT-X subsidiary, though headquartered outside Japan.

Others

• Macnica: Japanese electronics components distributor that is both an INDUSTRIAL-X customer (InduStudy adopter) and a Series B investor. Included as an ecosystem peer given its distribution reach into manufacturing customers and overlapping DX/AI solutions portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/INDUSTRIALX_inc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@industrial-xchannel2648
• Facebookfacebook.com/Industrialxinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/industrial-xjp

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors11 records

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