What AIONA does

AIONA株式会社 (AIONA Inc.) is a Tokyo-based AI software company founded in October 2024 that builds the 'REVY' AI agent to automate design workflows for Japanese manufacturers. The product addresses a structural crisis in Japan's manufacturing sector — retiring expert engineers carrying irreplaceable tacit knowledge, inefficient analog design processes, and scattered technical documents — by applying multi-modal large language models to interpret images, 2D drawings, and 3D CAD data alongside contextual sources such as meeting minutes, emails, and design reviews. REVY is structured in two layers: a Design Intelligence Foundation (document structuring, context linking, smart documentation, instant expertise search) and Advanced Design Process Automation (QFD conversion, design reuse selection, FMEA/DRBFM risk analysis, automated drawing compliance checking). The company is headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, and led by CEO Tomoyuki Asano alongside CBDO Katsuhiko Kohatsu (former Nissan/Nichias quality management) and CTO Masahito Okubo.

AIONA pursues an enterprise sales-led go-to-market targeting design and development departments of large Japanese manufacturers in automotive, precision instruments, electronics, and machinery. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; prospective customers are routed through a quote-based resource request form. The company supplements direct sales with active participation in Japanese startup ecosystem events (Monthly Pitch, VENTURE PITCH ONLINE, AICHI NEXT UNICORN LEAGUE) and manufacturing trade shows (Monozukuri World Nagoya, TSUNAGU Hiroshima), and was selected in May 2026 as one of 9 implementers (from 36 applicants) for NEDO's GENIAC R&D project, working with 5 major Japanese manufacturers on 'Integrated AI-Ready Design Knowledge.'

Revenue is generated via subscription or enterprise licensing of the REVY design intelligence platform. As of the available data, the company has raised approximately $270,000 in seed funding from Link Capital (January 2025) alongside a Japan Finance Corporation facility, operates with 1-10 employees, has not publicly disclosed revenue or pricing tiers, and holds 5 undisclosed major manufacturing customers in co-development or pilot arrangements. The ownership structure remains founder-controlled with no publicly identified institutional investors beyond the seed round.

Name

AIONA

Legal name

AIONA株式会社

Website

https://aiona.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AIONA is a Tokyo-based AI startup (founded October 2024) that builds the REVY AI agent to automate design workflows and preserve tacit knowledge for Japanese manufacturers in automotive, precision instruments, electronics, and machinery sectors. It serves large enterprise design and development departments via direct sales, trade shows, and government-backed R&D partnerships such as NEDO's GENIAC program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Manufacturing Design Automation Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

End-to-End Enterprise AI Platforms (MLOps & Model Lifecycle Management) (HDAEANAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF)

Keywords

• Manufacturing design automation
• AI design agent
• Engineering CAD processing
• Design knowledge management
• Manufacturing AI platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Shibuya

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Design Intelligence Software Subscription: AI agent software for design automation sold to manufacturing enterprises, likely as an annual or multi-year subscription. Specific pricing tiers and seat-based models are not publicly disclosed.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AIONA develops and sells the 'REVY' AI agent, a design intelligence software platform that automates manufacturing design processes for Japanese enterprises. The platform leverages multi-modal AI to process images, 2D drawings, and 3D CAD data, while structuring context from technical documents, meeting minutes, and communications to eliminate tacit knowledge gaps. It automates QFD conversion, design reuse, FMEA/DRBFM risk analysis, and drawing compliance checks, enabling design and development departments to produce higher-quality designs faster.

Product overview

AIONA offers an AI-powered manufacturing design intelligence platform centered on the 'REVY' AI agent. The platform provides two integrated feature sets: Design Intelligence Foundation (document structuring, context linking, smart documentation, instant expertise) and Advanced Design Process Automation (QFD, design reuse, FMEA/DRBFM, drawing review). The solution addresses labor shortages and expert retirements by automating design workflows and making technical knowledge instantly searchable and actionable.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• REVY: AI agent for manufacturing design automation that enables instant search, design reuse, FMEA/DRBFM risk analysis, QFD, and drawing compliance checking.
• 設計インテリジェンス (Design Intelligence)

Products and services

• REVY (Design Intelligence AI Agent) REVY is an AI agent for manufacturing design automation that converts scattered technical documents, drawings, and tacit knowledge into AI-ready design intelligence. It enables manufacturing design and development departments to perform QFD conversion, design reuse selection, FMEA/DRBFM risk analysis, and automated drawing compliance checks at speed.

Quantifiable outcome

• Instant design knowledge search and reuse across fragmented technical documents
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• NEDO (国立研究開発法人新エネルギー・産業技術総合開発機構)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026AIONA was selected as a research and development implementer for NEDO's GENIAC project focused on making manufacturing data 'AI-Ready'. The project titled 'Integrated AI-Ready Design Knowledge — Context Structuring and Multi-Modal Data Conversion' will be conducted in partnership with 5 major domestic Japanese manufacturers, aiming to establish a universal, industry-agnostic AI-Ready transformation process.
• 5 Major Japanese Manufacturing Companies (withheld)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026AIONA is collaborating with 5 major Japanese manufacturers across different industries as part of the NEDO GENIAC demonstration. Each company will provide real manufacturing data for the AI-Ready transformation R&D. Company names are withheld per their individual request.
• RX Japan (するものづくリワールド organizer)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 3 April 2026RX Japan organizes the Monozukuri World Nagoya exhibition, one of the largest manufacturing trade shows in central Japan. AIONA exhibited in the STATION Ai startup pavilion within this event, using the exhibition as a direct sales and demo channel for its design automation AI solutions.
• STATION Ai (Aichi Manufacturing Acceleration Program)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 March 2026STATION Ai is an innovation hub in Nagoya, Japan, operated by Aichi Prefecture. AIONA was selected for the Aichi Manufacturing Acceleration Program and exhibited in the STATION Ai pavilion at manufacturing trade shows. The program supports startups in the manufacturing sector with mentorship, resources, and demo day presentations.
• Shizuoka Prefecture ( автомобильная industry AI project)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 February 2026Shizuoka Prefecture organized the Automotive Industry Generative AI Demonstration Project to promote AI adoption among local automotive SMEs. AIONA was invited to present its manufacturing AI use cases at the project's results presentation, serving as a reference case for regional AI adoption.
• eiicon (AICHI NEXT UNICORN LEAGUE organizer)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 January 2026eiicon serves as the operator of AICHI NEXT UNICORN LEAGUE, a business plan contest sponsored by Aichi Prefecture aimed at creating unicorn companies. AIONA was selected as a finalist in Season 6 of this competition.
• Hiroshima Prefecture (TSUNAGU広島 organizer)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 October 2025Hiroshima Prefecture organizes the 'Hiroshima Open Innovation Conference -TSUNAGU広島-2025', a major matchmaking event connecting local companies with domestic and international startups. AIONA exhibited in the AI/Big Data category (booth #71) to reach manufacturing companies in the Chugoku-Shikoku region.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors8 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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