VES

What VES does

VES is a Tokyo-headquartered third-party software verification and testing company founded in July 2003, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orchestra Holdings (Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, ticker 6533). The company provides objective, independent quality assurance services across software, EC/web, smartphone, business application, embedded, medical, and IoT domains, completing more than 13,000 verification projects over 24 years for clients spanning manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and e-commerce. VES differentiates through a 70%-qualified engineering workforce, IVEC Platinum Partner and ISTQB Platinum Partner credentials, and a proprietary seven-rank training program combining SQuBOK, IVEC, and accumulated internal know-how. The company holds ISO/IEC 27001 across two verification centers, Privacy Mark certification, and a 10-year board seat in the IT Verification Industry Association (IVIA).

The business operates primarily on a project-based, time-and-materials professional services model delivered through direct enterprise sales and inbound inquiries, supplemented by a growing portfolio of adjacent offerings: test automation (across Playwright, Ranorex, MagicPod, Autify, mabl, eggplant, and Selenium), quality consulting, upstream process verification, security diagnosis (including AI/LLM and IoT vulnerability assessment), system performance and usability testing, engineering services (SES), and test engineer training. Recent moves include the July 2026 beta of SBOM+, a subscription cloud service for Software Bill of Materials management and EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) compliance jointly developed with Viettel Cyber Security and Artnet, and a Product Security Lifecycle Consulting practice launched February 2026. Generative AI has been integrated into test design optimization since August 2024, and a Digital Service Quality ecosystem with four alliance partners was assembled in July 2025.

The company is scaling through geographic expansion (Fukuoka office October 2024, Osaka office February 2025), inorganic growth (acquisitions of 日本技術プロフェッショナルアーキテクト in January 2025 and ケーウェイズ in February 2025), and vertical extension (insurance and financial sector via the Wing partnership). Consolidated headcount reached approximately 400 employees by January 2026, with a delivery footprint spanning five Japanese offices across Tokyo, Iwate, Osaka, and Fukuoka.

Name

VES

Legal name

株式会社ヴェス

Website

https://ves.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

VES is a Tokyo-based third-party software verification and testing firm serving Japanese enterprises across manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and e-commerce. The 24-year-old, 400-employee company delivers software QA, test automation, security diagnosis, and CRA-compliance consulting, and is a subsidiary of Orchestra Holdings (TSE Prime: 6533).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Verification / Testing Services: Core revenue stream from providing third-party software verification, testing, and quality assurance services. Services include software verification, test automation, quality consulting, security testing, non-functional testing (performance, usability), and engineering services (SES). Billed primarily on a time-and-materials or project basis through professional services engagements.
2. Quality Consulting Services: Consulting services for quality improvement, including upstream process verification, quality standards definition, and process redesign. Also includes product security lifecycle consulting for CRA compliance.
3. SBOM+ Subscription Service: Cloud-based SBOM management service offered as a subscription, supporting SBOM generation, vulnerability management, CRA compliance, and evidence management. Currently in beta with general availability planned for September 2026.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

VES provides third-party software verification and quality assurance services for enterprise clients across multiple domains including general software, EC/Web, smartphone applications, business applications, embedded software, medical software, and IoT devices. The company offers a one-stop service from upstream process verification through test execution, complemented by test automation, security diagnosis, performance and usability testing, quality consulting, and engineering services. VES is a wholly owned subsidiary of Orchestra Holdings and operates primarily in Japan.

Product overview

VES is a third-party software testing and verification company offering a comprehensive suite of quality assurance services. The core offering centers on software verification services spanning multiple domains (EC/Web, smartphone, business applications, embedded systems, medical software, and IoT). This is complemented by test automation services using leading tools (Playwright, Ranorex, MagicPod, Autify, Selenium), quality consulting services including upstream process verification, and security diagnosis services (including vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, AI/LLM security, and IoT security). Non-functional verification covers system performance and usability testing. The portfolio is supported by test engineer training programs and engineering services (SES). Recent additions include SBOM+ for CRA compliance management and product security lifecycle consulting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SBOM+（SBOM plus）: SBOM生成・脆弱性管理・CRA対応状況を管理するクラウドサービス。
• SBOM+（SBOM plus）β版

Products and services

• Software Verification Service (ソフトウェア検証サービス) Comprehensive third-party software verification services covering general software, EC/Web applications, smartphone applications, business applications, embedded systems, medical software, and IoT devices. Identifies issues that may be overlooked through objective evaluation from multiple perspectives.
• Test Automation Service (テスト自動化サービス) Service for selecting test scopes appropriate for automation, programming automated tests, and supporting steady introduction and stabilization of test automation. Supports multiple tools including Playwright, Ranorex, MagicPod, Autify, mabl, eggplant, and Selenium.
• Quality Consulting Service (コンサルティングサービス) Consulting services that propose solutions tailored to customer quality challenges, from quality standard definition to verification process reform.
• Upstream Process Verification Service (上流工程検証サービス) Verification services focused on upstream processes (requirements definition and design phases) to reduce rework by addressing specification errors and omissions early in development.
• Security Diagnosis Service (セキュリティ診断サービス) Comprehensive security diagnosis services including vulnerability diagnosis for web applications, networks, smartphone apps, AI/LLM, IoT devices, and cloud environments. Includes penetration testing, source code diagnosis, SAST/DAST, Fuzzing, and ransomware countermeasures.
• Product Security Lifecycle Consulting (製品セキュリティ・ライフサイクルコンサルティング) Product security lifecycle consulting covering PSIRT (Product Security Incident Response Team) establishment, Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC) implementation, and CRA (Cyber Resilience Act) compliance project support for software products sold in the EU.
• System Performance Verification Service (システム性能検証サービス) Non-functional verification service focusing on system performance testing, evaluating response speed, throughput, resource utilization, and system stability under various load conditions.
• Usability Verification Service (ユーザビリティ検証サービス) Non-functional verification service evaluating system usability and operability from actual user perspectives, assessing UI/UX quality across different devices.
• Test Engineer Training Support (テストエンジニア育成支援) Training services for test engineers including SQuBOK-based education, IVEC qualification support, OJT programs, and skill-level appropriate curriculum delivery.
• Engineering Services (SES) (エンジニアリングサービス) System engineering services providing skilled engineers to support client development projects on a contract basis.
• SBOM+ (SBOM plus) Cloud Service Cloud-based subscription service for SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) generation from source code, binaries, and container images; vulnerability information collection and correlation; VDP response management; and CRA compliance reporting and evidence management.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80%+ customer satisfaction rate
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Viettel Cyber SecuritycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Joint development partner for SBOM+ (SBOM plus) cloud service with Viettel Cyber Security and Artnet. Viettel contributes cybersecurity expertise and technology for SBOM generation, vulnerability management, and CRA compliance. Beta launch planned for early July 2026.
• Artnet Inc. (アートネット株式会社)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Joint development partner for SBOM+ (SBOM plus) cloud service together with Viettel Cyber Security. Artnet provides technology for SBOM management and CRA compliance support. Beta version planned for early July 2026 release.
• Wing Co., Ltd. (株式会社ウイング)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Strategic partnership with Wing, a systems development company with extensive experience in insurance and financial industry development. Combined VES verification expertise with Wing's development capabilities to provide comprehensive solutions for the insurance and financial sector. Aimed at delivering higher quality and reliability meeting strict compliance requirements.
• AAI Security Lab (株式会社エーアイセキュリティラボ)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2025Alliance partner in VES's Digital Service Quality initiative. AAI Security Lab provides cloud-based web application diagnosis tool 'AeyeScan'. Joint go-to-market for digital service quality covering performance, security, and usability.
• QualityCube Inc. (株式会社QualityCube)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2025Alliance partner in VES's Digital Service Quality initiative. QualityCube provides smartphone app service quality evaluation. Joint go-to-market for mobile app quality assessment.
• Tribeck Inc. (トライベック株式会社)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2025Alliance partner in VES's Digital Service Quality initiative. Tribeck provides web usability diagnosis services. Joint go-to-market for usability evaluation of web services.
• Vcube Inc. (株式会社ブイキューブ)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2025Alliance partner in VES's Digital Service Quality initiative. Vcube provides load testing services. Joint go-to-market for performance testing of digital services.
• K-Ways Co., Ltd. (株式会社ケーウェイズ)minorOthers · 1 February 2025Subsidiary company of VES (acquired February 2025), expanding the VES group's service capabilities. K-Ways provides RFID products exhibited at Japan IT Week.
• Japan Technical Professionals Architect Co., Ltd. (株式会社日本技研プロフェッショナルアーキテクト)minorOthers · 1 January 2025Subsidiary company of VES (acquired January 2025), expanding the VES group's service capabilities.
• Techmatrix Corporation (テクマтриックス株式会社)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 April 2024Co-exhibition partnership at Japan IT Week 2024. Techmatrix provides test management tool TestRail, UI test automation tool Ranorex, Java static analysis/tool Jtest, and Secure Code Warrior platform. VES and Techmatrix co-present comprehensive software quality solutions.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• SHIFT Inc. Japan's largest pure-play software testing and QA services firm, founded 2005, listed on TSE Prime (3697). Directly comparable in third-party verification services, engineer certification focus (SHIFT also holds IVEC Platinum), and enterprise customer base across software and embedded systems.
• Valtes Holdings Co., Ltd. Japanese software quality assurance holding company providing third-party testing and QA consulting. Operates subsidiary testing firms in similar verticals to VES (financial services, manufacturing, embedded) and competes for the same IVEC-certified engineer pool.
• ITbook Co., Ltd. Japanese IT services firm with a software testing and quality assurance practice, including embedded and mobile app verification. Comparable to VES in project-based QA delivery for enterprise and public-sector clients in Japan.
• Veriserve Inc. Japanese software verification and testing specialist with focus on embedded, IoT, and connected-device testing. Closely overlaps with VES's embedded/IoT verification practice and shares similar customer segments in manufacturing and telco.

Broad incumbents

• BIPROGY Inc. Major Japanese system integrator (formerly Nihon Unisys) offering software testing services as part of a broad enterprise IT portfolio. Competes with VES for large-enterprise QA outsourcing but as one capability within a much wider SI offering.
• Capgemini Engineering: Global engineering services and digital quality assurance arm of Capgemini, providing software testing, test automation, and embedded verification at scale. Comparable on service portfolio (functional, non-functional, security testing) but operates globally with vastly larger scale.
• SRA Holdings, Inc. Japanese IT services holding company whose subsidiaries provide software development and quality assurance to enterprise clients. Overlaps with VES in embedded systems verification and financial-sector testing, though QA is one part of a broader systems-integration business.

Emerging players

• QualityCube Inc. Japanese smartphone app service quality evaluation specialist. Alliance partner in VES's Digital Service Quality initiative. Overlaps narrowly with VES's usability and mobile testing offerings, primarily serving mobile-first digital services.
• TechMatrix Corporation: Japanese IT vendor providing test management (TestRail), UI test automation (Ranorex), static analysis (Jtest), and Secure Code Warrior. A co-exhibition partner of VES at Japan IT Week 2024 — adjacent tool-vendor relationship and partially overlapping customer base in test automation.
• MagicPod Inc. Japan-based AI-powered test automation cloud service. Strategic partner of VES for web and mobile app automation. Comparable in the test-automation segment but tool-only rather than full-service verification, making it more of a partner than head-to-head competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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