GAUSS

What GAUSS does

GAUSS is a Tokyo-based AI startup founded in May 2017 that builds an end-to-end AI development platform and a suite of specialised AI products for Japanese enterprises. Its core technology is the GAUSS Foundation Platform (GFP), a cloud-based (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) platform that handles data acquisition, annotation, model training, deployment via API, and continuous integration, and supports both cloud and on-premises deployment to avoid vendor lock-in. Underpinning GFP are four proprietary AI engines — Galileo for prediction, Gogh for image recognition, Goethe for natural language processing, and Gramee for speech recognition — developed by an in-house R&D center and applied across more than ten industry-specific solutions including GAUDi EYE (an edge AI camera for construction/manufacturing safety using NVIDIA Jetson edge compute), Grapick (background removal), G-OCR (character recognition), ATS (fashion auto-tagging), Zooom (video editing), and the SIVA public-racing prediction service.

The company monetises through a mix of subscription (GFP, GAUDi EYE minimum 1-year contracts), professional services (co-development of custom AI solutions, DX consulting), hardware sales (GAUDi EYE cameras and GAUDi Hub management platform), and consumer in-app purchases (SIVA horse racing app). Distribution combines direct enterprise sales with strategic channel partnerships — Change Inc. for construction/manufacturing, Being Corporation (the March 2026 parent company holding 94.02%), JDLA membership, Oracle/NVIDIA technology alliances, and app-store distribution for SIVA. Named enterprise customers span retail and e-commerce (ANAP, Gnavi, Minna Denryoku, Mitsukoshi Isetan ecosystem), food service (Pizza Hut Japan across ~370 stores), telecommunications (NTT East Japan, SoftBank), automotive electronics (ALPINE), ICT/construction (MIRAIT), and public racing and sports media (CYMES / Sports Nippon Shimbunsha, Nikkan Sports Shimbunsha). Following Being Corporation's March 2026 acquisition of 94.02% of issued shares, GAUSS is positioned as an AI technology vehicle aligned with Being's construction industry customer base, with leadership under Representative Chairman 津田誠 (Tsuda Makoto) and President Representative Director 毛利良相 (Mouri Yoshimasa).

Name

GAUSS

Legal name

株式会社GAUSS

Website

https://gauss-ai.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artificial Intelligence Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Real-Time Vision at the Edge (on-device CV/video) (HDAAAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Model Monitoring, Observability & Drift Detection (HDAAABAG)

Keywords

• AI development platform
• Edge AI cameras
• Machine learning solutions
• Computer vision technology
• Natural language processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Shibuya

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI Platform Subscription (GFP): GAUSS Foundation Platform (GFP) is provided as a subscription service for AI development. The platform is offered on both cloud and on-premises models, with various support tiers including engineer support during development, deployment, and operations.
2. AI Consulting Services: New business consulting services covering planning, idea formulation, business planning, launch, verification (PoC), service launch, and growth support. Full-lifecycle consulting from concept to market.
3. AI Camera Hardware and Software (GAUDi EYE): Edge AI camera product sold with associated cloud/management software (GAUDi Hub). Minimum contract period of 1 year. Maximum 36 camera connections per system.
4. AI Prediction Services (SIVA): AI horse racing prediction service (SIVA, now operated by CYMES). Originally offered as app with in-app purchases including subscription plans (daily/30-day unlimited), pay-per-race, and bonus point packages.
5. AI Package Co-Development: Joint development of custom AI solutions for enterprise clients across various industries. Revenue generated through co-development projects with specific client needs such as distribution optimization, auto-tagging, demand forecasting, etc.
6. Image Recognition API (Grapick, G-OCR): Background removal (Grapick) and OCR (G-OCR) AI services provided via API for integration into client systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

GAUSS develops and operates the GAUSS Foundation Platform (GFP), an end-to-end AI development platform covering data acquisition, annotation, model training, deployment, and continuous integration, built on four proprietary AI engines (Galileo/prediction, Gogh/image recognition, Goethe/NLP, Gramee/voice). The company also sells GAUDi EYE, an edge AI camera system for industrial safety monitoring, alongside consulting services and industry-specific AI applications such as SIVA horse racing prediction and ATS auto-tagging for e-commerce.

Product overview

GAUSS is an AI startup offering a comprehensive AI development platform (GAUSS Foundation Platform/GFP) alongside specialized AI engines and solutions. The core product GFP provides cloud-based AI development with annotation tools, model training, and API deployment capabilities. The company offers four core AI engines: Prediction Engine (Galileo), Image Recognition Engine (Gogh), Natural Language Processing Engine (Goethe), and Speech Recognition Engine (Gramee). GAUDi EYE is a flagship edge AI camera product for manufacturing and construction safety, managed through the GAUDi Hub IoT platform. The company also provides industry-specific solutions including fashion e-commerce tools (ATS, Zooom, Grapick), public racing prediction (SIVA), and new business consulting services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GAUSS Foundation Platform (GFP): AI・機械学習の開発・導入・運用プロセスを一元で管理するプラットフォーム
• GAUDi EYE
• GAUDi Hub
• SIVA (スポニチAI競馬予想)

Products and services

• GAUSS Foundation Platform (GFP) Cloud-based AI development platform that enables end-to-end AI development including data acquisition, annotation, learning, deployment (API issuance), and continuous integration. Supports both cloud and on-premises deployment, not dependent on a single major cloud vendor. Built on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
• GAUDi EYE

Quantifiable outcome

• GAUDi EYE achieves 98%+ detection accuracy for unsafe behaviors with 0% undetected rate in construction/manufacturing deployments
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 株式会社トリプルアイズ (Triple Eyes)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 August 2023Co-hosted a manufacturing DX webinar with GAUSS on AI-powered safety management and productivity improvement. Part of broader AI ecosystem collaboration in the manufacturing sector.
• 株式会社kids plusminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2022Joint verification experiment using GAUDi EYE to detect left-behind children in school buses. kids plus operates nursery/kindergarten management systems; GAUSS provides AI camera detection technology for child safety.
• 株式会社チェンジ (Change Inc.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 December 2020Strategic DX alliance for AI solutions. Change provides sales and solution delivery in construction/manufacturing sectors; GAUSS provides AI technology and GAUDi EYE camera. Co-developing solutions for remote site management, voice recognition for construction, safety behavior visualization, and employee health monitoring.
• 西川コミュニケーションズ株式会社 (Nishikawa Communications)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 April 2020Third-party allocation investor and joint development partner. Co-developed AI for automatic product description generation using image recognition and NLP, specifically for EC 'sasage' (shooting/measurement/description) operations. Leverages Nishikawa's marketing expertise and EC sales channels.
• 株式会社Kids Plus (for Hokkaido snow removal pilot)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 August 2019In the 'Local Innovation Challenge HOKKAIDO 2022', GAUSS's GAUDi EYE solution was adopted for Eniwa City's snow removal smartization and disaster prevention projects. Partnership with local government through the Hokkaido innovation challenge program.
• 株式会社CYMES (Sports Nippon Shimbunsha)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2019Joint development and operation of horse racing prediction AI services 'SpoNichi AI Keiba SIVA' and 'Nikkan AI Yosou'. CYMES, a joint venture between Mainichi Shimbunsha and Sports Nippon Shimbunsha, operates the services. GAUSS provides the underlying prediction engine; CYMES handles content and distribution.
• 株式会社サイトビジット (Site Visit)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 October 2018Co-developed Japan's first AI exam prediction service '未来問 (MiraiMon)' for real estate license exams. Site Visit contributed exam analysis expertise and distribution through its 'Shikaku Square' platform; GAUSS contributed AI prediction technology achieving 70% category accuracy.
• 日本ディープランニング協会 (JDLA)minorOthers · 20 September 2018GAUSS participates as a regular member (正会員) of JDLA. Contributes to the deep learning industry through collaboration with other member companies, knowledge sharing, and human resource development initiatives.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Preferred Networks: Japan's leading deep-learning startup with a much larger R&D footprint across computer vision, NLP, and edge AI. Operates as a broader incumbent in the same Japan AI ecosystem that GAUSS competes in for talent, customers, and ecosystem credibility.

Direct peers

• ALBERT: Japanese data science and AI solutions firm providing analytics and ML modeling services to enterprise clients. Comparable to GAUSS's DX consulting and custom AI co-development revenue stream (demand forecasting, optimization).
• MatrixFlow: Japanese AutoML platform whose AutoFlow technology is integrated into GAUSS's GFP. Directly comparable as a competing Japan-based no-code AI/ML platform targeting enterprise users with limited in-house AI expertise.
• ax株式会社: Japanese AI/robotics startup specifically focused on factory and worksite edge AI. Co-presented with GAUSS at AI博覧会 Osaka 2025 on the same theme of edge AI for manufacturing and construction sites — directly overlapping target verticals and product category with GAUDi EYE.
• OPTiM: Listed Japanese AI/IoT/RPA company serving enterprise digital transformation across agriculture, construction, and field service. Overlaps with GAUSS's GAUDi EYE industrial safety positioning and broader DX consulting offering.
• ABEJA: Japanese AI platform company offering retail-focused AI (similar to GAUSS's ANAP-engagement ATS, Zooom, Grapick stack) plus broader AI/DX consulting. Most directly comparable as a Japan-headquartered, retail-vertical AI platform peer.
• LeapMind: Japanese edge-AI specialist providing low-bit quantization and on-device inference technology. Directly comparable to GAUSS's GAUDi EYE edge-compute architecture (NVIDIA Jetson / Qualcomm Snapdragon), with overlap in industrial edge use cases.
• PKSHA Technology: Japanese listed AI software company providing NLP-based enterprise solutions (chatbots, FAQ, customer engagement) and ML platforms. Overlaps directly with GAUSS's Goethe NLP engine and GFP platform positioning.

Others

• Change Inc. Listed Japanese DX/HR-tech firm and GAUSS's strategic sales partner for GAUDi EYE in construction/manufacturing. Comparable as a distribution channel peer and as a co-developer of safety/voice AI solutions rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• HEROZ: Japanese AI company applying deep learning to prediction problems. Adjacent to GAUSS's Galileo prediction engine and SIVA horse-racing prediction heritage — overlapping methodology though different commercial focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gauss_inc
• GitHubqiita.com/organizations/gauss
• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=acgsPIAlsHg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments1 record

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