What BJIT does

BJIT is a privately held offshore software development and IT outsourcing firm founded in 2001 in Bangladesh as BJIT Limited and established in Japan as \u682a\u5f0f\u4f0f\u4f1a\u793eBJIT (BJIT Inc.) in April 2004. The group operates with approximately 800 employees globally, of which roughly 50 sit in the Tokyo-headquartered Japan entity and the balance in its main Dhaka development center, with additional offices in Finland, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States plus nearshore support offices in Miyazaki and Nagano. BJIT delivers services across six core lines: application development (iOS/Android, web, Windows), AI/Deep Learning (using Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn for recommendation, predictive analytics, and computer vision projects), IoT and embedded software development (including Automotive Grade Linux), enterprise systems (EC/payment, ERP/CRM, CMS, fintech, API), software testing automation (Selenium, Appium, Jenkins), and global talent education through BJIT Academy.

The company serves primarily Japanese listed companies and major manufacturers — including NTT DATA Group, Sony Group, Panasonic, Brother Industries, Toshiba Information Systems, Rakuten, Marubeni, IBM, Kyocera Communication Systems, Metso, and Valmet — through three delivery models: onsite (engineers dispatched to client offices in Japan), offshore (development from the Dhaka center), and nearshore (Miyazaki/Nagano). Revenue is generated via professional-services billing for dedicated development teams, IT engineer dispatching (under worker dispatching license \u6d3e13-310843), software package sales, and training services, with all public pricing provided on a project-quote basis. BJIT monetizes a cost arbitrage — Bangladeshi engineer cost is approximately 1/9 of Japanese engineer cost and roughly half of Indian engineer cost — while differentiating on English-fluent talent (TOEIC average 895) and a lab-type dedicated-team model.

Go-to-market is sales-led and enterprise-direct, supported by participation in Japan IT Week and BASIS SoftExpo, partnership-driven ecosystems (notably with Marubeni since April 2023, Chowa Giken's AI SAMURAI JAPAN, nicolab JV with Thesaurus in Nagano, and B-JET training with Miyazaki University), and a Japan-based "bridge engineer" (ブリッジSE) layer that mediates between Japanese clients and Bangladeshi development teams. The company is founder-led by J.M Akbar (Chairman), with Masaki Horikawa (ex-NTT Data) as President and Yasuhiro Akashi as Executive Vice President & COO, and is positioning itself to move beyond pure offshore outsourcing into DX consulting and ERP implementation across Southeast Asia.

Name

BJIT

Legal name

株式会社BJIT

Website

https://bjit.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

BJIT is a privately held offshore software development and IT outsourcing group, founded in Bangladesh (2001) and headquartered in Tokyo, that delivers application, AI/Deep Learning, IoT, enterprise, and testing services to Japanese listed companies and global enterprises using approximately 750 Bangladesh-based engineers billed at a meaningful cost discount to Japanese rates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Shiba

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Offshore Software Development: Software development services conducted at offshore development centers in Bangladesh, with clients paying for dedicated development teams and project delivery
2. IT Engineer Dispatching: Dispatch of Bangladeshi IT engineers to client sites in Japan for onsite development work
3. Software Package Sales: Sales of software packages and tools
4. Global Talent Education: Training and education services for IT engineers including Japanese language training and technical education programs

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BJIT provides offshore and onsite software development services from Bangladesh and Japan, covering application development (mobile, web, Windows), AI and deep learning solutions, IoT and embedded systems, enterprise systems (EC/payment, ERP/CRM, fintech), and software testing. The company also dispatches IT engineers to client sites in Japan and runs global IT talent education through BJIT Academy.

Product overview

BJIT is an offshore software development company headquartered in Japan with operations in Bangladesh. The company operates as a unified service portfolio offering offshore and onsite development across six core service lines: Application Development (smartphone, web, Windows), AI/Deep Learning, IoT & Embedded Systems, Enterprise Solutions, Software Testing, and Global Education through BJIT Academy. The services are delivered through a hybrid model combining Japan-based management with Bangladesh-based development centers, supported by additional offices in Finland, Singapore, Thailand, USA, and domestic near-shore locations in Miyazaki and Nagano.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BJIT Academy: IT engineer training academy established in Bangladesh in 2012, providing e-learning based English and IT education for future global leaders.
• nicolab
• にほんごラボ開発 (Nihongo Lab Development)
• AI SAMURAI JAPAN
• GLOBAL JOBS
• B-JET (Bangladesh-Japan ICT Engineers Training)

Products and services

• Application Development Services Smartphone (iOS/Android), web-based enterprise software, and Windows application development for global clients, including native apps, cross-platform frameworks, and embedded Android applications.
• AI / Deep Learning Services Deep learning and machine learning-based software development to help clients leverage data for new business opportunities, including R&D, prototype development, and long-term development partnerships.
• IoT and Embedded Software Development IoT-related system development from product planning through manufacturing, including hardware/software co-development, prototyping, and Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) research.
• Enterprise Solutions Enterprise software construction including EC/payment systems, ERP/CRM, CMS, financial systems (Fintech), and product data management, including Application Management Services (AMS) for ongoing maintenance and API development.
• Software Testing Services Comprehensive software testing services including test planning, design, execution, and reporting, with test automation tool implementation using Selenium, Appium, Jenkins, JMeter, and JUnit for web, smartphone, firmware, and hardware applications.
• Global Education (BJIT Academy) IT engineer training program established in Bangladesh in 2012 providing e-learning-based English and IT education for global corporate leaders, with Japanese language training for engineers targeting Japanese markets.
• IT Engineer Staffing and Recruitment (BJIT HR Agency / globalgeeks) Human resources introduction and job placement services for Bangladeshi IT engineers seeking employment with Japanese companies, operated through BJIT HR Agency Limited, globalgeeks Inc., and the GLOBAL JOBS portal.
• Nihongo Lab Development (にほんごラボ開発) Offshore development service launched in partnership with WIRED PACKAGE, combining BJIT's Bangladeshi developers with Japanese managers from Wired Package for monthly billing and Japanese-language lab communication.

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Miyazaki University / B&McoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2021B-JET (Bangladesh-Japan ICT Engineers' Training) program - Japanese ICT human resources development program. Operated through Miyazaki University's certification program at NSU campus in Dhaka.
• University of Dhaka (バングラデシュ国立ダッカ大学)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2019Joint programming contest 'Code Samurai 2019' to discover and develop IT engineers. Collaboration for AI research and human resource development.
• Chowa Giken (調和技研)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2019AI development and human resources partnership. Established 'AI SAMURAI JAPAN' R&D base within BJIT's Dhaka offshore center for joint research, PoC, and AI talent development using Chowa Giken's AI-OJT education program.
• Thesaurus (シソーラス)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 September 2019Joint venture to establish nicolab in Nagano City to promote 'Shinshu IT Valley Initiative'. Combines local IT industry connections with BJIT's offshore development capabilities for software product development and foreign IT engineer recruitment.
• Wired Package (ワイヤードパッケージ)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2019Business partnership for offshore development services. Launched 'にほんごラボ開発' (Japanese Lab Development) service combining BJIT's Bangladeshi developers with Wired Package's Japanese managers for monthly billing model.
• Japanese Government / MOTEGI Minister VisitminorOthers · 14 January 2019State Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy Motegi visited BJIT Bangladesh development center; first visit by Japanese minister to a Bangladeshi private IT company.
• Spring (Adecco) (スプリング転職エージェント)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 13 August 2018HR introduction business partnership for job placement services for Bangladeshi IT engineers in Japan.
• JICA (国際協力機構)minorOthersJICA Bangladesh office supported Motegi Minister visit and B-JET program implementation.
• JETRO (日本貿易振興機構)minorOthersJETRO Bangladesh office supported BJIT's Japan-Bangladesh IT business activities.
• NICOLLAP (長野ITコラボレーションプラットフォーム)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association collaborating on Shinshu IT Valley Initiative with nicolab.
• BandM (株式会社B&M)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMiyazaki-based partner for 'Miyazaki-Bangladesh Model' - local IT company support for foreign IT engineer recruitment and retention.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Grameenphone IT (BCC / Banglalink Digital): Bangladeshi-origin IT/telecom-adjacent services provider operating in South Asia; comparable as a domestic Bangladesh-headquartered technology services competitor with similar geographic cost base, though it serves primarily telecom-internal and Bangladesh-market needs rather than Japanese offshore clients.
• REXLER: Tokyo-based offshore development firm specializing in Vietnam-based delivery for Japanese clients. Closely comparable to BJIT in business model (offshore software development targeting Japanese enterprise) but draws on Vietnamese rather than Bangladeshi engineering talent.

Direct peers

• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS): Global IT services and offshore outsourcing giant headquartered in India with a major Japan practice. TCS competes with BJIT for Japanese enterprise offshore development contracts and operates at materially larger scale, but follows the same cost-arbitraged offshore delivery model targeting Japanese listed companies.
• Infosys: India-based IT services multinational with an established Japan delivery center (Infosys Japan). Directly competes for the same Japanese enterprise offshore development, AI/ML, and digital transformation RFPs that BJIT targets, though at significantly larger scale.
• Wipro: India-headquartered global IT services firm with a Japan practice offering application development, testing, and enterprise systems. Competes with BJIT for Japanese enterprise offshoring work using the same India-cost-arbitrage model.
• Brain Station 23: Bangladeshi software development and IT services firm offering custom software, web/mobile development, and enterprise solutions. Closest direct competitor from the same Bangladesh cost base, though it lacks BJIT's depth of Japanese enterprise relationships and brand.
• GlobalLogic (Hitachi Group): Digital product engineering and offshore IT services firm (now part of Hitachi) with extensive Japan operations through Hitachi. Directly comparable to BJIT in offering embedded software, IoT, AI/ML development, and offshore enterprise application services to Japanese clients.
• Virtusa (Virtusa Japan): IT services firm with significant Sri Lanka/India offshore delivery serving Japanese banking, manufacturing, and telecom clients. Directly comparable to BJIT in offshore enterprise software development, with overlap in test automation and digital engineering services to Japan.

Broad incumbents

• Accenture Japan: Global professional services and IT outsourcing leader with a large Japan practice. Competes for the same Japanese enterprise digital transformation and offshoring engagements as BJIT, but as a broad incumbent with full consulting-to-run capability rather than an offshore specialist.

Emerging players

• Hexaware Technologies: India-based IT services firm with growing Japan presence offering application development, testing, and cloud services. Comparable to BJIT as a mid-tier offshore IT services competitor targeting Japanese enterprise clients with a cost-arbitraged delivery model.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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