Town

What Town does

TOWN株式会社 (legally renaming to クロジカ株式会社, kurojica, Inc. effective July 1, 2026) is a Tokyo-headquartered, privately held Japanese SaaS company that operates a multi-product subscription business-management platform unified under the Kurojica brand. Founded in 2004 as a commissioned software developer, the company pivoted in 2013 to subscription-based self-developed cloud services and has since built four core product lines: schedule management (formerly Aipo, serving 1,700+ companies and 30,000+ users), cloud server management (200+ cloud instances), subscription billing automation (KIMERA), and real estate management serving international residents in Japan with multilingual support. As of January 2023 it reports 1,800+ total clients, 35,000+ users, a 94% recurring subscription revenue rate, and a 5-year compound annual growth rate of approximately +15%.

The company generates revenue through monthly and annual subscription fees sold via dedicated direct-sales teams organized by business unit, with field sales for enterprise accounts and inside sales for SMB customers; real estate services are sold direct-to-consumer through Facebook, chat, and phone. The technology stack is built primarily on AWS infrastructure and is augmented by an internal AI Lab developing AI-driven features including a knowledge-base Q&A chatbot, AI-assisted code generation and security review, and predictive server log monitoring; these AI capabilities are also being productized as commercial add-ons (AI Document Management, AI Storage Management, Generative AI Management, Cybersecurity Management, Government Cloud Management). The company is targeting 40%+ CAGR through 2025 with a stated ambition to become Japan's leading subscription technology company.

Town has raised approximately ¥480M cumulatively (Mobile Internet Capital ¥310M third-party equity allocation in December 2021, Japan Finance Corporation ¥90M subordinated loan in July 2022, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ¥80M in December 2022), achieved JIS Q 27001:2023 / ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification in June 2022, and reported company-wide revenue growth at its December 2024 financial close alongside a BPaaS-style business reorganization and renewed AI strategy. Its primary customer base is Japanese SMBs seeking digital transformation, with secondary exposure to foreign residents in Japan through the Bayan real estate platform and a small footprint of enterprise KIMERA customers in manufacturing and software.

Name

Town

Legal name

TOWN株式会社

Website

https://town.biz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Town (TOWN株式会社, rebranding to Kurojica株式会社 in 2026) is a Tokyo-based private SaaS provider offering subscription business management tools under the Kurojica brand, serving 1,800+ Japanese SMB clients across schedule management, cloud server management, subscription billing (KIMERA), and multilingual real estate services for international residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Subscription SaaS Business Management Software

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Vacation & Short-Term Rental Management (BPAJAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Full-Service Vacation Rental Property Management (THAMAKAA)

Keywords

• Subscription saas platform
• Business management software
• Cloud server management
• Subscription billing automation
• Ai productivity tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription SaaS Subscriptions: Recurring monthly/annual subscription fees from multiple SaaS products under the クロジカ brand including schedule management (クロジカスケジュール管理), server management (クロジカサーバー管理), AI document management, real estate management (クロジカ不動産管理), and billing automation (KIMERA/クロジカ請求管理). The company reports a 94% subscription rate, indicating the overwhelming majority of revenue is recurring.
2. AI-Powered SaaS Add-ons: Premium AI-powered features and services built on top of core subscription products, including generative AI management, AI storage management, and cybersecurity management modules, representing potential upsell and expansion revenue within the existing customer base.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TOWN株式会社 operates a multi-product subscription SaaS platform under the unified クロジカ (Kurojica) brand, serving Japanese SMBs with cloud-based business management tools including schedule management (Aipo), cloud server management, subscription billing automation (KIMERA), corporate site management, and AI-powered modules (document, storage, generative AI, cybersecurity). The company also runs a real estate rental management platform serving international residents in Japan with multilingual support and guarantor-free rental options.

Product overview

Town operates as a multi-product SaaS company under the unified 'クロジカ' (Kurojica) brand, offering a comprehensive suite of business management tools. The portfolio includes core products for schedule management (クロジカスケジュール管理), cloud server management (クロジカクラウドサーバー管理), real estate management (クロジカ不動産管理), and subscription billing management (KIMERA/クロジカ請求管理). Additional modules extend capabilities into AI document management, AI storage management, generative AI management, government cloud, cybersecurity, and recruitment landing page management. The company transitioned from a project-based development model to subscription SaaS in 2013, and unified all services under the クロジカ brand in 2023. The company is planning to change its corporate name to クロジカ株式会社 effective July 1, 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• クロジカ AI書類管理: AI驅動的文件管理服務
• クロジカ AIストレージ管理
• クロジカ 生成AI管理
• クロジカ ガバメントクラウド管理
• クロジカ サイバーセキュリティ管理
• クロジカ クラウドサーバー管理
• クロジカ 不動産管理
• クロジカ スケジュール管理
• クロジカ 採用LP管理

Products and services

• Kurojica Schedule Management (クロジカスケジュール管理)
• Kurojica Cloud Server Management (クロジカクラウドサーバー管理)
• Kurojica Real Estate Management (クロジカ不動産管理)
• KIMERA (クロジカ請求管理) Subscription Billing Management
• SiteCloud (クロジカサイト管理) Corporate Site Management
• Kurojica AI Document Management (クロジカ AI書類管理)
• Kurojica AI Storage Management (クロジカ AIストレージ管理)
• Kurojica Generative AI Management (クロジカ 生成AI管理)
• Kurojica Government Cloud Management (クロジカ ガバメントクラウド管理)
• Kurojica Cybersecurity Management (クロジカ サイバーセキュリティ管理)
• Kurojica Recruitment LP Management (クロジカ 採用LP管理)

Quantifiable outcome

• Coding tasks reduced from 8 hours to approximately 1 hour with AI assistance
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Money Forward: Japanese SaaS / fintech company offering cloud accounting, HR, payroll and ERP-lite products to SMBs and enterprises via direct sales. Comparable business model — unified multi-product SaaS portfolio, subscription pricing, 1,000+ employee Japanese SMB focus.
• Sansan: Japanese business-to-business SaaS company (Sansan business cards, Eight, Bill One) selling subscription cloud services to Japanese SMBs and enterprises. Comparable subscription SaaS model, Japan-centric GTM, and similar multi-product / cross-sell approach.
• Cybozu: Japanese groupware / schedule-management SaaS pioneer serving SMBs and enterprises with products like Garoon and Cybozu Office. Direct overlap with TOWN's Kurojicaスケジュール管理 (formerly Aipo) on calendar and team-schedule functionality for Japanese SMBs.
• Rakus: Japanese SaaS company behind Rakuraku Seisan (expense), Rakuraku Meisai (e-invoice) and Mail Dealer, all subscription products for Japanese SMBs. Direct overlap with TOWN's SMB-facing, direct-sales, subscription-billing (KIMERA) orientation.
• Yayoi: Japan's leading SMB accounting software vendor (弥生会計 / 弥生オンライン), serving hundreds of thousands of small businesses with cloud and on-premise products. Highly comparable end-customer profile to TOWN's Japanese SMB base and similar ARPU economics.
• freee: Multi-product Japanese SaaS company (freee会計, freee人事労務, freee融資) targeting SMBs and freelancers with cloud-based finance and HR. Closely comparable go-to-market — Japan-only, SMB-first, multi-product subscription strategy and direct sales motion.

Emerging players

• Nulab: Asia-headquartered SaaS company offering Backlog (project management), Cacoo (diagramming) and Typetalk (team chat). Partial overlap with TOWN's collaboration / schedule-management surface and similar subscription SaaS GTM aimed at mid-market teams.
• Datadog: Global cloud-infrastructure monitoring and observability platform. Comparable to TOWN's Kurojicaクラウドサーバー管理 / predictive server-monitoring capabilities (AI-driven log analysis and anomaly detection), though Datadog operates at vastly greater scale and breadth.

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce: Global CRM and business-cloud incumbent offering subscription-billing, workflow automation and AI features overlapping with TOWN's KIMERA billing, AI document management and CRM-adjacent modules. Broad incumbent against which TOWN positions itself as a Japan-SMB-specialist alternative.
• Google Workspace: Google's productivity suite (Calendar, Gmail, Drive, Meet) used by Japanese SMBs as a low-cost alternative to dedicated groupware. Competes indirectly with TOWN's schedule management product, which historically differentiated on Japan-specific workflows and support.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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