Cross Compass

What Cross Compass does

Cross Compass (株式会社クロスコンパス) is a Tokyo-based AI company founded in 2015 that designs and deploys artificial intelligence solutions for manufacturing visual inspection, anomaly detection, robotics integration, and predictive maintenance. Its core products center on the MANUFACIA family — an AI development and evaluation environment for visual inspection that allows factory operators to train and deploy custom defect-detection models without specialized AI expertise, including a distinctive good-sample-only learning capability that avoids the need to collect defect data — and MANUFACIA on-site for Vision, a turnkey hardware kit integrating camera, lighting, edge PC, and monitor, sold or rented as an appliance for smaller manufacturers. The company also operates the Greenia (グリーニア) AI/ML development platform, framed as an open marketplace of interchangeable AI functions, and runs the CROSSLABS research institute in Kyoto conducting fundamental research in collective AI, agency theory, and cognitive neuroscience of intelligence.

The company monetizes through a mix of AI software licensing (MANUFACIA, Greenia), custom AI solution development and long-term accompaniment consulting for enterprise manufacturers, and direct hardware sales or rentals of the MANUFACIA on-site kit to SMBs. GTM is primarily enterprise field sales targeting large manufacturers (medical devices, electronics, semiconductors, food processing) with a multi-phase sales cycle spanning technical validation, feasibility assessment, and system development, supplemented by partner-led distribution through Seiko Epson, Yaskawa Electric, Kaga Electronics, and others. In December 2025, Satake Corporation (株式会社サタケ), a Hiroshima-based food-processing and industrial-machinery group, made Cross Compass a consolidated subsidiary via a third-party share allocation, providing a stable capital base, field-data assets, and a global sales network for international expansion. The company is headquartered in Tokyo (Chuo-ku, Tsukiji) with an engineering and research office in Kyoto, employs approximately 33 people as of April 2024, and is led by founder and Representative Director/CEO Katsunobu Suzuki.

Name

Cross Compass

Legal name

株式会社クロスコンパス

Website

https://cross-compass.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cross Compass designs AI visual inspection, anomaly detection, and robotics solutions for Japanese manufacturers via its MANUFACIA platform and Greenia AI marketplace, serving enterprise and SMB factories in medical devices, electronics, and food processing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial AI Visual Inspection Software

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Quality Inspection & Metrology (Machine Vision) (IMAIAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Vision & Quality Inspection (HDAAAEAG), Machine Vision & Industrial Imaging Systems (IMAHAHAE), Machine Vision & Inspection Lighting (Ring lights, bar lights, backlights, strobed illumination) (IMAGAIAG)

Keywords

• AI visual inspection software
• Manufacturing anomaly detection
• Factory AI solutions
• Deep learning quality control
• Industrial AI platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI Technology R&D and Software Licensing: Core business involving AI technology research and development, and licensing of AI software platforms (MANUFACIA, Greenia) to manufacturing clients. Revenue generated through software licenses, custom AI model development, and ongoing technical support contracts.
2. AI Solutions and Consulting Services: Custom AI solution development for specific manufacturing client needs, including visual inspection systems, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, and robotics integration. Revenue from project-based professional services including feasibility studies, system development, deployment, and ongoing accompaniment.
3. MANUFACIA on-site for Vision Hardware Kit Sales and Rental: Sale or rental of the integrated AI visual inspection hardware kit including camera, LED lighting, box-type PC, monitor, and pre-loaded software. Offered as both purchase and rental options to reduce adoption barriers for smaller manufacturers.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Cross Compass develops and sells the MANUFACIA family of AI visual inspection tools (including MANUFACIA-Vision software and the MANUFACIA on-site for Vision box-style hardware kit) and the Greenia Platform, an AI/ML development environment that combines AI functions with peripheral software. The offerings enable manufacturers to train and deploy factory-floor AI models for visual inspection, anomaly detection, defect classification, and robotics picking, and are supported by custom AI solution development and ongoing technical accompaniment services.

Product overview

Cross Compass offers an AI-powered manufacturing solutions portfolio centered around two main platforms: the Greenia Platform (AI/ML development ecosystem) and MANUFACIA (visual inspection and anomaly detection AI). MANUFACIA family includes MANUFACIA-Vision for AI model creation and training, MANUFACIA on-site for Vision as a field-deployable hardware kit, MANUFACIA-ONNX for model deployment, and MANUFACIA-OCR for text reading. The company also provides AI traceability services for supply chain tracking. Solutions target visual inspection automation, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, process optimization, and robotics integration across manufacturing sectors including medical devices, semiconductors, electronics, and food processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MANUFACIA: AI generation tool for visual inspection and anomaly detection, enabling manufacturing operators to train AI models on-site with their own data.
• Greenia
• CROSSLABS

Products and services

• MANUFACIA-Vision AI-powered visual inspection software that automates manual visual inspection in manufacturing. Users can train AI models using their own inspection data through a 6-step workflow (project creation, dataset registration, model configuration, training, reporting, and deployment) without AI expertise, and inspect results are displayed as heatmaps indicating defect severity.
• MANUFACIA on-site for Vision An all-in-one boxed AI visual inspection system kit that bundles camera, LED lighting, box-type PC, and monitor with pre-loaded MANUFACIA applications, enabling immediate AI visual inspection deployment on factory floors without a specialized AI development environment. Offered for sale or rental to reduce adoption barriers for smaller manufacturers.
• Greenia Platform (グリーニア) An AI/ML development platform that serves as a collection of AI functions and surrounding software, functioning as an open marketplace where users can swap, add, or replace AI modules to rapidly prototype client solutions. Applications include digital device reading via smartphone with automatic data storage and export for use in factories, caregiving, and medical settings.
• MANUFACIA-ONNX ONNX-format AI model variant under the MANUFACIA family for flexible deployment across hardware environments.
• MANUFACIA-OCR Optical character recognition capability under the MANUFACIA family for reading numbers and text from digital device displays.
• AI Traceability Service An AI traceability service jointly developed with PERSOL PROCESS & TECHNOLOGY for semiconductor and board manufacturing, enabling tracking from procurement to delivery and providing supply-chain visibility.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 10,000 products inspected per day by AI with results verified by operators; model retrained more than 10 times daily at one site to improve accuracy
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 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

AI capability8 records

Feature14 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• 医療AIプラットフォーム技術研究組合 (HAIP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Cross Compass formally joined HAIP (Healthcare AI Platform Technology Research Association), approved by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. Cross Compass will use CROSSLABS for advanced AI R&D and ethical/governance discussions for proper use of AI in medical settings.
• パーソルプロセス＆テクノロジー株式会社 (Perseal Process & Technology)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Jointly developed an AI traceability service for semiconductor-equipped board manufacturing, enabling tracking from procurement to delivery. Co-development partner for AI solutions.
• セイコーエプソン株式会社 (Seiko Epson)coreTechnology or IntegrationSeiko Epson is listed as a partner company, collaborating on AI solutions for manufacturing. Cross Compass has conducted lectures at Epson Sales events, indicating an active go-to-market partnership.
• 株式会社安川電機 (Yaskawa Electric)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYaskawa Electric is a partner company collaborating on AI applications for robotics. Joint case study shows AI recognition of workpieces under ambient light interference for robotic picking applications.
• 加賀電子株式会社 (Kaga Electronics)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner company of Cross Compass. Kaga Electronics distributes electronics components and may serve as a distribution channel for Cross Compass solutions.
• 日総工産株式会社 (Nisso Kosan)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner company of Cross Compass. Nisso Kosan is an industrial staffing and solutions company that may distribute or integrate Cross Compass AI solutions.
• 第一実業株式会社 (Daiichi Jitsugyo)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner company. Daiichi Jitsugyo is a trading company in the electronics/semiconductor sector that may serve as a distribution channel.
• 株式会社たけびし (Takebishi)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner company. Takebishi is an electronics component distributor that may serve as a distribution channel for Cross Compass solutions.
• 丸文株式会社 (Marubun)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner company. Marubun is an electronics components trading company that may serve as a distribution channel.
• 株式会社サタケ (Satake)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner company on the website. Satake is both a partner and became the parent company through a third-party share allocation in March 2026.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Cognex Corporation: Global leader in machine vision and industrial barcode reading. Directly comparable as a provider of AI/computer vision solutions for manufacturing visual inspection, though much larger and serving a broader international customer base than Cross Compass's Japan-focused operation.
• Keyence Corporation: Japan-headquartered multinational providing industrial sensors, machine vision systems, and automation solutions. Highly comparable to MANUFACIA's visual inspection capabilities, with much greater scale and a global direct-sales model targeting manufacturers.
• Fujitsu Limited (Manufacturing AI): Large Japanese conglomerate offering AI and digital transformation services to manufacturers. Overlaps with Cross Compass's manufacturing AI offerings, though as part of a much larger portfolio rather than a focused manufacturing-AI specialization.
• NEC Corporation (Industrial AI): Japanese technology conglomerate with AI-based industrial inspection and smart manufacturing solutions. Comparable in providing AI vision tools for factory quality control, though as one of many enterprise offerings.

Direct peers

• MVTec Software GmbH: Provider of HALCON and MERLIC machine vision software used for industrial inspection and quality control. Directly comparable as a software platform for building AI visual inspection applications in manufacturing.
• Basler AG: Manufacturer of industrial cameras and components used in machine vision systems, including AI-powered inspection setups. Comparable for the camera/hardware side of MANUFACIA on-site for Vision kits.
• SICK AG: German manufacturer of industrial sensors and machine vision systems for factory automation, including AI-enabled quality inspection. Direct overlap with Cross Compass's vision-based inspection offerings for manufacturing quality control.
• Landing AI: Andrew Ng-led AI company focused on manufacturing visual inspection with a SaaS platform (LandingLens). Closely aligned with Cross Compass in targeting factory-floor AI adoption and addressing limited defect-data challenges with novel training approaches.
• Robovision: Belgium-based AI vision platform for industrial automation and quality control, including visual inspection and robotics guidance. Comparable in enabling manufacturers to deploy AI for defect detection and adaptive automation without specialist AI teams.

Emerging players

• Preferred Networks: Japanese AI company focused on deep learning for industrial applications including manufacturing and robotics. Comparable as a domestic Japanese competitor pursuing edge-AI and manufacturing AI, though with greater scale and a stronger horizontal platform focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cross_compassJP
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CrossCompass-tsukiji
• Facebookfacebook.com/crosscompass.pr
• Instagraminstagram.com/crosscompass_pr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cross-compass-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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