Kadinche

What Kadinche does

Kadinche Co., Ltd. (株式会社カディンチェ) is a Japanese XR technology company founded in August 2008 by two engineers from Sony Corporate R&D's A3 laboratory, headquartered in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo with a branch office in Singapore. The company develops and licenses proprietary XR platforms — PanoPlaza (360-degree video CMS with multi-HMD simultaneous playback control, web conferencing, and cloud surveillance modules), Kadinche Layerd® (MR experience integrated management SaaS supporting HoloLens 2, MiRZA, and Magic Leap 2), and meesh® (VR-based metaverse communication training system) — alongside custom software development services spanning 3D simulation, AI system integration, volumetric capture, and virtual production. Technology integrations include partnerships as Japan's domestic sales agent for zSpace 3D displays, Pixotope virtual production software, and Immersal VPS SDK, with hardware compatibility spanning Meta Quest, PICO, and major MR headsets. Kadinche is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified and designated as a Scientific Research Institution by Japan's MEXT.

Revenue is generated through a diversified mix of streams: custom enterprise XR software development contracts, proprietary SaaS/platform licensing (subscription and white-label OEM), partner product resale with implementation services, content production (360-degree and volumetric video, virtual production shoots), and funded research collaborations with national agencies (NICT Beyond 5G, JST CREST). Customers span Japanese museums and cultural heritage institutions (Shochiku, Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Hall, Kabukiza Gallery, Seiko Museum, Yasuda Kan Sculpture Museum), healthcare and pharmaceutical firms (Pfizer Japan, University of Tokyo Hospital), transportation (JR West), construction (Taisei Corporation), entertainment (Sony Music, Miecru), and government bodies (NICT, Tottori Prefecture). The company is self-funded with no external shareholders other than its founders, maintaining a deliberately small team, and became a member of Amana Group (株式会社アマナグループ) in October 2025.

Name

Kadinche

Legal name

カディンチェ株式会社 (Kadinche Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://kadinche.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kadinche is a Japanese XR technology company offering custom VR/AR/MR software development, proprietary platforms (PanoPlaza, Kadinche Layerd, meesh), and domestic resale of zSpace, Pixotope, and Immersal products. It serves museums, healthcare, entertainment, and smart city clients across Japan and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Extended Reality (XR) Software Development

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

XR/AR/VR/MR Development Frameworks & Toolchains (MPAFAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immersive/Interactive Animation (AR/VR/Real-Time) (MPAHACAN), Creator Tools & Content Pipelines for Immersive Learning (VR lesson builders, 3D asset workflows) (EDAFAJAL), VR/AR Gaming Platforms (BPAMAKAG)

Keywords

• XR software development
• VR/AR/MR platforms
• 3D simulation services
• Virtual production software
• Digital twin solutions

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, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom XR Software Development (Contract): Custom software development contracts for XR applications, VR systems, AI integration, and 3D simulation. Projects range from museum guide systems to disaster simulation platforms. Revenue is project-based, one-time with potential for follow-on engagements.
2. Proprietary Product Licensing (PanoPlaza, Kadinche Layerd, meesh): Licensing and SaaS subscription of proprietary platforms including PanoPlaza (360 video CMS), Kadinche Layerd (MR management), and meesh (metaverse training). Products are offered as white-label OEM, subscription, or usage-based models.
3. Partner Product Resale (zSpace, Pixotope, Immersal): Domestic sales agency for third-party XR/VP products — zSpace 3D displays, Pixotope virtual production software, and Immersal VPS SDK. Revenue from product sales, licensing, and associated consulting/implementation services.
4. Content Production: VR/AR content production for clients including 360-degree video, volumetric video, virtual production shoots, and interactive XR experiences. Revenue is project-based.
5. Research Collaboration / Grants: Funded research collaborations with national agencies (NICT, JST CREST) and university partners. Kadinche is a designated research institution under Japan's Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (科学研究費助成事業).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kadinche develops custom XR (VR/AR/MR) software and produces immersive content for enterprises, museums, healthcare institutions, and government clients, with proprietary platforms including PanoPlaza (360-degree video CMS), Kadinche Layerd (MR management SaaS), and meesh (metaverse training). The firm also resells zSpace, Pixotope, and Immersal products in Japan and runs R&D programs in volumetric capture, AI-driven digital twins, and medical VR applications.

Product overview

Kadinche is an XR software development and content production company offering a portfolio of VR/MR/AR products and services. Core products include: PanoPlaza Sync (VR simultaneous playback system for multi-HMD group viewing), Kadinche Layerd (MR experience integrated management SaaS for museums and venues), meesh (metaverse communication training system), PanoPlaza Camera (360-degree cloud surveillance), PanoPlaza Remote (360-degree web conferencing), and PanoPlaza Movie (360-degree video CMS). Supporting services include 3D simulation development, AI system development, VR phantom limb pain training, and international conference management. Partner products include zSpace 3D displays, Pixotope virtual production software, and Immersal VPS. The company also conducts research in VR medical applications, VR sickness, and digital twins for smart cities through JST CREST and NICT Beyond 5G projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kadinche Layerd®: MR Experience Integrated Management System - A platform for managing and distributing 360-degree video (VR video) content with spatial positioning capabilities.
• meesh®
• PanoPlaza

Products and services

• PanoPlaza Sync VR simultaneous playback system that controls multiple VR headsets from a single management PC, enabling synchronized playback/stop, HMD status monitoring (temperature, battery), and remote power/volume control for group VR viewing events at zoos, museums, and tourism venues.
• Kadinche Layerd® MR Experience Integrated Management SaaS platform for managing and distributing 360-degree VR video and MR experiences, with management-PC-based object placement/editing and multi-device status monitoring for museums, cultural venues, and corporate museums. Integrates with Microsoft HoloLens 2, NTT MiRZa XR glasses, Magic Leap 2, and Immersal VPS for spatial positioning.
• meesh® VR-based metaverse communication training application with voice recording, 3D avatar gesture communication, user/group/room management, and multi-role settings, originally built for medical clinical communication training and being expanded across business, education, and service industries.
• PanoPlaza Camera Cloud-based 360-degree camera surveillance system supporting full-sphere panoramic and wide-angle (55°, 98°, 220°) monitoring with user permission controls and remote operation, including options for solar-powered deployment.
• PanoPlaza Remote Web-based 360-degree video conferencing, remote site inspection, and factory monitoring system with bidirectional voice communication, 4G connectivity, VR goggle viewing, and session recording.
• PanoPlaza Movie Content management system specialized for posting, streaming, and viewing 360-degree (VR) video, with white-label OEM deployment and live streaming capabilities.
• 3D Simulation Development Service Custom 3D simulation development using Unity and Unreal Engine game engines, supporting multi-agent social behavior visualization, space object simulation, environmental change visualization, physics simulation, and large-scale data handling for disaster prevention (flooding, evacuation), traffic/human flow, and urban planning.
• AI System Development Service Custom AI system development including API integration with AI services, RAG-based chatbots, natural language processing, speech recognition, real-time image analysis on edge devices (Raspberry Pi), deep learning classification/inspection models, and AI real-avatar systems, often integrated with XR and 3D simulators.
• VR Phantom Limb Pain Training System VR-based training system for lower limb phantom limb pain (neuropathic pain) that copies movement of a healthy limb into a virtual phantom limb via sensors, providing visual feedback to help reconstruct sensorimotor coordination disrupted by limb loss (patent pending).
• Reverse Reality AR Kabuki App Augmented reality kabuki application using volumetric capture that lets users view a 360-degree AR/MR performance of actor Kataoka Ainosuke via smartphone or tablet camera.
• zSpace 3D Stereoscopic Displays (Resale) Resold 3D stereoscopic display products (zSpace Inspire, zSpace Inspire 2, zSpace Inspire 2 Pro) with naked-eye 3D SpatialLabs technology and 6DoF stylus for STEM education and creative applications, with Kadinche acting as domestic Japan sales agent and custom application developer.
• Pixotope Virtual Production Software (Resale) Resold Norwegian virtual production software solution for virtual studios, AR, XR, and MR setups, built on Unreal Engine with real-time photorealistic rendering, camera tracking, chroma keying, and LED wall control; Kadinche is a domestic Japan authorized distributor.
• Immersal Visual Positioning System (Resale) Resold Finnish Visual Positioning System (VPS) software for high-precision AR/MR smartphone and headset apps, with spatial mapping for indoor and outdoor use, supporting multi-user shared AR/MR experiences; Kadinche is the domestic Japan authorized distributor.
• International Conference Management Service Planning and operation support for academic conferences and domestic/international symposiums, including grant applications, sponsor coordination, reception services, and visa processing for international events (notable engagements include IEEE RTCSA, ACM MobiSys, IEEE FG, EAI MobiQuitous, ICDCN, IEEE VR).

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 600 pharmacists trained via VR factory system in 1.5 days at Japan Pharmaceutical Association Congress
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability12 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• amana Group (株式会社アバナ)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Kadinche joined amana Group on October 17, 2025. amana is a visual production company providing photography, video, and digital content services. Personal information is jointly managed between the two companies for marketing communications purposes.
• Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Co., Ltd. (NTT East)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Representative proposer in NICT Beyond 5G R&D project 'ShonanFutureVerse'. NTT East leads system architecture design and leads peacetime and emergency demonstration experiments. Kadinche responsible for virtual future city creation technology integrating 3D city data with simulation data.
• Keio UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Research partner in NICT ShonanFutureVerse project. Responsible for backcasting research and super-resolution orchestrated urban sensing. Contributes to future city visualization framework.
• Kyoto UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Research partner in NICT ShonanFutureVerse project. Responsible for Cyber-Physical Loop research and emergency demonstration experiments. Provides urban sensing and information generation research.
• The University of TokyocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Research partner in NICT ShonanFutureVerse project. Responsible for super-resolution virtual future city data analysis and SNS data-based human flow prediction. Also joint medical XR research partner under JST CREST.
• Nagoya UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Project leader in JST CREST 'Trusted Inter-Reality Foundation'. Leads multimodal reality connector technology and inter-reality infrastructure integration research. Kadinche contributes medical safety feedback technology and inter-reality service development.
• Toho UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Research partner in JST CREST Trusted Inter-Reality project. Responsible for integrity confirmation using user assurance technology and dynamic spatial encryption research. Collaborates on VR safety research.
• Miecru Co., Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-founded in 2014 with Shochiku for VR entertainment production. Manages Daikanyama Metaverse Studio and co-produces virtual production projects including META Kabuki Genji Memories and VR haunted house attractions.
• Shochiku Co., Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Long-term strategic partner for traditional performing arts digitization. Co-founded Miecle joint venture. Collaborated on META Kabuki virtual production, Reverse Reality AR Kabuki app (INTO by Shochiku), and Kabukiza Gallery MR exhibitions.
• University of Tokyo Hospital, Palliative Care Department (Dr. Masahiko Sumitani)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Joint medical XR research since 2020 covering VR cancer peer support, VR phantom limb pain treatment, and VR motion sickness safety research. Research published in Digital Health journal. Dr. Sumitani lectures at Japanese Medical Association General Meeting.
• Kio University Neurorehabilitation Research Center (Dr. Norihiro Osumi)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Joint research on VR phantom limb pain treatment using visual feedback to reconstruct sensorimotor coordination. Dr. Osumi contributes neurological rehabilitation expertise to VR system validation.
• Sony Music Entertainment JapanminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Technical collaboration partner for AnimeJapan 2019 22/7 Virtual Meet & Greet booth — VR photo opportunity experience with virtual idol characters.
• Immersal (Finnish company)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2018Domestic authorized sales agent in Japan for Immersal VPS SDK. Immersal provides visual positioning system technology enabling centimeter-accurate spatial localization for AR/MR applications. Used in museum guides (Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Hall, Yasuda Kan Museum) and Kadinche Layerd platform.
• Pixotope Technologies (Norwegian company)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2018Domestic authorized sales agent in Japan for Pixotope virtual production software. Provides license sales and equipment consulting for virtual studios, AR, XR, and InCameraVFX production. Core technology for Daikanyama Metaverse Studio.
• Taisei CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Development collaboration on T-iROBO Remote Viewer — stereo fisheye camera HMD system for remote heavy machinery operation. Also provided 360 camera and cloud surveillance systems for Takenaka Corporation (TSUNAGATE IoT platform).
• zSpace (US company)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2016Domestic sales agent in Japan for zSpace 3D stereoscopic displays (Inspire, Inspire Pro). Develops custom applications for zSpace hardware. Notable implementations include Seiko Museum watch simulator and Sanwa Company interior design tool.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• disguise: UK-headquartered visual production platform powering virtual studios, LED volumes and immersive experiences globally. Comparable to Kadinche's Daikanyama Metaverse Studio and virtual production work for Shochiku, though disguise is a much larger platform vendor with broader broadcast and live-events reach.
• Unity Technologies: Global real-time 3D platform whose Unity engine underpins much of Kadinche's 3D simulation and XR development work. Comparable as an underlying platform for XR/3D content creation, though Unity is a broad-based engine vendor while Kadinche is a specialist solution provider built on top of it.
• Niantic Spatial: US-based AR platform with 8th Wall and Visual Positioning System capabilities for location-based AR experiences. Comparable to Kadinche's Immersal VPS-enabled museum guides and Layerd's spatial AR/MR deployment model, though Niantic operates at global consumer scale rather than Japanese enterprise.

Direct peers

• Psychic VR Lab: Japanese XR development studio offering custom VR/AR application development, XR content production and platform services. Closest direct comparable in scope, geography and customer mix — both serve Japanese enterprise, cultural and entertainment clients with custom XR builds and proprietary tools.
• Cluster, Inc. Japanese metaverse platform enabling VR events, training and social experiences. Directly comparable to Kadinche's meesh metaverse training system and VR simultaneous-playback capabilities, and competes for similar Japanese enterprise and entertainment XR engagement budgets.
• MESON: Tokyo-based XR studio specializing in WebXR, AR and immersive web experiences for brands and cultural institutions. Comparable to Kadinche in building custom XR experiences for Japanese enterprise and cultural clients, with similar project-based service model.
• HoloLab Inc. Japanese XR studio focused on AR/MR development, mixed-reality content production and spatial computing projects. Comparable in offering custom MR/AR solutions to Japanese enterprise customers with similar headcount and project-based revenue structure.

Emerging players

• Holo-Light: Germany-based XR streaming and collaboration platform for enterprise. Comparable to PanoPlaza Remote and Layerd in enabling multi-device XR streaming, remote collaboration and management dashboards for industrial and engineering customers.
• Talespin: US-based virtual reality training and workforce development platform. Comparable to Kadinche's meesh metaverse training system — both deliver VR-based communication and soft-skill training, though Talespin is more enterprise/SaaS-led versus Kadinche's project-led healthcare origin.
• Resonai: Israel-based spatial AI/AR platform for buildings and physical spaces. Comparable to Kadinche's Layerd MR management and Immersal VPS-based museum deployment — both enable AR/MR experiences anchored to real-world spatial maps in museums, retail and corporate venues.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kadinche
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kadinche-corporation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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