Explaza

What Explaza does

Explaza is a Tokyo-based, privately held IT consulting firm and AI workflow platform provider focused on enabling what it terms "AI Native" development practices. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Roppongi, Minato-ku, the company combines a self-serve no-code AI workflow platform (Palma) with enterprise consulting services (Generative AI Partner) and structured corporate training (Practical AIPM) to help organizations adopt human-AI collaboration workflows targeting a claimed 10x productivity improvement in software development. Its portfolio also includes "Mark," an AI-powered marketing/business solution, and "project Camelot," a thinking-type agent AI for real estate planning co-developed with Tokyo Asset Solution. The company markets itself to business teams, PM/PdM/Tech Lead practitioners, and selected verticals such as real estate.

Explaza generates revenue through a hybrid model combining subscription access to the Palma platform (reaching general availability May 26, 2026), professional services from Generative AI Partner consulting engagements, and corporate training fees from the Practical AIPM program. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and prospective customers are directed to contact the company for inquiries. Go-to-market is executed through a multi-channel approach: product-led growth via palma-ai.jp self-serve onboarding, enterprise field sales targeting AI Native transformation initiatives, and event-driven demand generation through self-organized conferences (AI-X Conference 2025) and recurring AI Native Meetup community events.

The company operates with a small team (1–10 employees) and is founder-led by Representative Director and CEO Takahashi Issei (高橋一生). There is no disclosed institutional venture funding; the only recorded capital event is a January 2025 affiliation with Matsuo Laboratory at the University of Tokyo. Explaza holds ISO/27001 certification (JP24/00000249, verified by SGS and ISMS-AC, 2024), providing an enterprise-grade information security baseline relevant to AI deployments handling client data.

Name

Explaza

Legal name

EXPLAZA, inc.

Website

https://corp.explaza.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Explaza is a Tokyo-based AI consulting firm and software vendor that helps businesses adopt "AI Native" workflows through its Palma no-code AI workflow platform, Generative AI Partner consulting services, and Practical AIPM training programs targeting enterprise teams and product/engineering leaders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Workflow Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

AI Integration & Orchestration Platforms (Connectors, Workflow, iPaaS for AI) (HDAEANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF), Data, Analytics & AI Training (BI, Data Engineering, ML/GenAI) (BPAEANAH), Data Science, Machine Learning & AI (Modeling, MLOps, GenAI) (EDABAFAE)

Keywords

• AI consulting services
• No-code AI platform
• Generative AI solutions
• AI workflow automation
• AI project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Roppongi

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. Palma Subscription: No-code AI workflow platform offered as a team collaboration tool, likely subscription-based with team usage tiers.
2. Generative AI Partner Services: Hands-on consulting and implementation services for business AI Native transformation, including AI agent development and workflow integration.
3. AIPM Training Programs: Practical AIPM training programs for corporate clients, delivering structured education on AI project management methodologies.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Explaza is a Japanese AI company that helps businesses adopt "AI Native" development practices through its Palma no-code AI workflow platform, its Generative AI Partner consulting service for AI-driven business transformation, and structured AIPM training programs. The company's portfolio combines software tooling, professional services, and training to enable teams to build AI workflows without coding and to integrate generative AI into business operations.

Product overview

Explaza provides a platform-plus-services portfolio centered on AI Native development. The core offerings include Palma (a team-usable no-code AI workflow platform for AI development democratization) and 生成AI Partner (an accompaniment consulting service for business AI Native transformation focused on AI agents and 10x productivity). Mark is an additional AI-powered service within the portfolio. Together, these products enable organizations to implement AI-driven workflows and transformation across business operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Palma: Team-usable no-code AI workflow platform that democratizes AI development
• 生成AI Partner
• Mark

Products and services

• Palma (パルマ) A team-usable, no-code AI workflow platform that democratizes AI development by enabling organizations to build and deploy AI workflows without coding expertise. Distributed via palma-ai.jp with self-serve onboarding for teams.
• Generative AI Partner (生成AI Partner) An accompaniment-style consulting service specializing in AI Native business transformation, focused on AI agent development and integration to achieve 10x productivity improvements for enterprise clients.
• Mark An AI-powered marketing and business solution offered as part of Explaza's broader service portfolio for clients seeking AI-driven marketing capabilities.
• Practical AIPM Training (実践型 AIPM 研修) A structured corporate training program that systematizes "AI-era PM" methodology, delivering practical frameworks for AI project management, requirements definition, and AI workflow coordination to enterprise professionals such as PdM, PM, and Tech Lead roles.
• project "Camelot" A thinking-type agent AI for real estate planning, co-developed with Tokyo Asset Solution to drive AI-powered innovation in property planning and business operations for the real estate sector.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10x productivity improvement in software development

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 capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tokyo Asset Solution (東京アセットソリューション)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 December 2025Explaza partnered with Tokyo Asset Solution to jointly develop 'project Camelot,' a thinking-type agent AI system for real estate planning. This collaboration aims to drive AI innovation in the real estate business through proprietary AI agent technology for property planning and business optimization.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• FIXER: FIXER is a Japanese cloud and AI services provider offering AI consulting, ML engineering, and managed services to Japanese enterprises. It competes with Explaza for GenAI consulting engagements in the Japanese mid-market.
• Sakana AI: Sakana AI is a high-profile Tokyo-based AI research and product lab focused on efficient foundation models. It operates in the Japanese AI ecosystem and overlaps with Explaza in the broader Japan enterprise AI transformation narrative, though Sakana is model-centric rather than consulting-centric.
• Ales infonyx: Ales infonyx is a Japan-based AI development and consulting firm offering generative AI solutions to enterprise clients. It is the closest domestic services-side competitor to Explaza's Generative AI Partner offering, though it lacks a packaged SaaS workflow platform equivalent to Palma.

Direct peers

• Make: Make (formerly Integromat) is a visual no-code automation platform that has added AI scenario building and agent capabilities. It targets the same business teams seeking accessible AI workflow creation as Palma.
• Dify: Dify is an open-source AI application and workflow platform for building and orchestrating LLM-powered apps. It directly parallels Palma's positioning as a no-code/low-code AI workflow builder for teams adopting generative AI.
• n8n: n8n is a workflow automation platform with native AI/LLM node capabilities, enabling teams to compose AI agents and integrations without code. It competes with Palma for the same no-code AI workflow use case, particularly among developer-adjacent teams.

Broad incumbents

• AI inside: AI inside is a Tokyo-listed AI platform company offering OCR, LLM, and AI workflow products to Japanese enterprises. As a broader AI platform incumbent, it competes indirectly with Explaza across both the platform and AI consulting layers.
• Zapier: Zapier is the largest no-code workflow automation platform, now expanded with AI actions and agents. As the broad incumbent in the category, it defines user expectations that Palma must meet or differentiate against in the Japanese market.

Emerging players

• LangChain: LangChain provides an orchestration framework and platform for building LLM-powered agents and workflows. It is an emerging player in the same AI agent/orchestration category as Palma, though more developer-oriented than Palma's team-usage positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/explaza_jp

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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