Seatech

What Seatech does

Seatech Holdings Corporation (株式会社シーテクホールディングス) is a privately held Japanese IT services and software company headquartered in Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. Founded in October 2013 as an SAP-consultant and engineer dispatch firm, the company has expanded into a multi-subsidiary group spanning IT solutions, real estate intermediation, tax accounting, administrative scrivener services, education, and international trade. Its core technology stack covers SAP ERP, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), biometric face recognition, IoT weight sensors, and AI tooling in Python/Ruby/Scala. The firm operates two complementary revenue engines: (1) IT staffing/dispatch of SAP, ABAP, JAVA, Salesforce, and Dynamics-certified engineers to Japanese enterprises, and (2) a proprietary software product portfolio targeting Japanese SMEs, including E-Entry (unmanned reception with face recognition), SmartFace Attendance (GPS- and face-authenticated time tracking), the Real Estate Management System, S-Transaction ERP, WhiteCard CRM, and an IoT-linked e-commerce/inventory platform. The company also runs TalkEdu, an online education platform for IT and language training.

The business model blends low-margin professional services (engineer dispatch, with a publicly disclosed 23.2% margin rate and an average daily billing rate of 20,528 JPY per 8 hours for 52 dispatched workers across 19 client sites) with higher-margin software sales that mix one-time licenses, annual subscriptions, and monthly maintenance fees. Pricing ranges from 300,000–700,000 JPY per CRM module annually to 1,500,000 JPY initial cost plus 50,000 JPY/month for the e-commerce/inventory system, and 1,000,000 JPY initial plus 20,000 JPY/month for SmartFace Attendance. GTM motion combines relationship-based enterprise field sales (targeting major Japanese SIers and corporates such as Fujitsu, NTT Data, Hitachi Systems, PwC, Marubeni, TCS Japan, and Huawei Technologies Japan) with self-serve product demos and a 2-month free trial for the attendance system.

Financially, Seatech surpassed 2 billion JPY in revenue by FY ending March 2020 and exceeded 3 billion JPY in both FY2022 and FY2023 (two consecutive years), per a June 2024 announcement. Capital structure is founder-controlled with no disclosed venture or private equity backing; registered capital stands at 50 million JPY. In April 2025 the company published a revised strategy positioning "IT product R&D and sales" and "IT talent education and training" as its two driving pillars, signaling an attempted pivot from labor-intensive dispatch toward higher-margin, IP-based revenue.

Name

Seatech

Legal name

株式会社シーテクホールディングス

Website

https://sea-tech.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Seatech Holdings is a Japan-based private IT services and software company that provides SAP consulting, engineer dispatch, and a proprietary product suite (E-Entry, SmartFace, S-Transaction ERP, WhiteCard CRM) to Japanese enterprises and SMEs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Shinkawa

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT Products - Software Development & Sales: Sale of proprietary software products including E-Entry, Real Estate Management, E-Commerce Solutions, SmartFace Attendance, S-Transaction ERP, and WhiteCard CRM. One-time license and subscription-based pricing depending on product. Core revenue driver.
2. SaaS/Cloud Subscriptions: Monthly subscription and maintenance fees for attendance management, E-Commerce solutions, real estate systems, and CRM platform. Recurring revenue from system maintenance, updates, and cloud server usage fees.
3. IT Staffing / Engineer Dispatch: Dispatch of SAP consultants and technical staff (ABAP, JAVA, etc.) to client sites. Margin rate disclosed as 23.2%. Average daily rate 20,528 yen/day (8H). Average daily worker wage 15,764 yen/day.
4. Education & Training Services: IT education (JS, data analytics, cloud, SAP), language education (Japanese, English, Chinese), art education, and corporate training programs. Both online and offline delivery.
5. Consulting Services: Japan market entry consulting, DX strategy, product localization, and sales support for foreign companies entering the Japanese market.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SeaTech is a Japanese IT services and software company that develops and sells a proprietary suite of SME digital products (E-Entry, Real Estate Management, E-Commerce, SmartFace Attendance, S-Transaction ERP, WhiteCard CRM, TalkEdu) while dispatching SAP, ABAP, JAVA, and AI engineers to large Japanese enterprises and providing IT/management consulting for foreign firms entering Japan.

Product overview

Seatech Holdings Corporation offers a suite of industry-specific software solutions targeting small and medium enterprises in Japan. The product portfolio centers on four main solutions: E-Entry (unmanned reception system) for automated access control with facial recognition and booking platform integration; the Real Estate Management System (資家システム) for centralized property, tenant, and financial management; E-commerce Solutions for smart inventory management with IoT integration; and SmartFace Attendance for digital labor management. These are complemented by S-Transaction ERP system for order/inventory/accounting operations, WhiteCard CRM for marketing lifecycle management, and TalkEdu online education platform. The company also provides IT consulting services and SAP implementation expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• E-Entry: 無人化受付システム: QRコード/顔認証による入退室管理、Airbnb/Bookingと自動連携、清掃スタッフスケジュール最適化、運営データのリアルタイム可視化。
• 資家システム
• S-Transaction
• SmartFace勤怠
• WhiteCard CRM
• TalkEdu
• シーテク・ソリューションズ事業

Products and services

• E-Entry (無人化受付システム / Unmanned Reception System) Fully automated reception system that uses QR codes and facial recognition for entry/exit management, integrates automatically with Airbnb and Booking for accommodation facilities, and visualizes real-time operational data for unmanned facility operations.
• 資家システム (Real Estate Management System) Centralized management system for distributed real estate properties that consolidates tenant information, automates rent invoicing and payment tracking, alerts on equipment maintenance needs, and auto-generates profit-and-loss statements.
• E-Commerce Solutions (eコマースソリューションズ) Next-generation e-commerce solution featuring smart inventory management with IoT weight-sensor integration for automated in/out recording, inventory shortage prediction, multi-warehouse integrated management, and integrations with Rakuten, Yahoo! Shopping, and Bidders.
• SmartFace勤怠 (SmartFace Attendance Management System) Complete digitalization of labor management with GPS location tracking, facial-recognition time punching, automatic overtime aggregation, and legally compliant shift management for workforce operations.
• S-Transaction (中小企業ERPシステム / SME ERP System) Browser-based ERP system developed for small and medium enterprises, enabling paperless operations through order management, inventory control, accounting, master data handling, and qualified invoice issuance.
• WhiteCard CRM Platform End-to-end digital marketing management platform covering lead discovery, customer management, opportunity management, contract management, service recovery, and secondary sales lifecycle, with module-based annual subscription pricing.
• TalkEdu (オンライン教育システム / Online Education System) Online education platform for language training (Japanese, English, Chinese), IT skills (JS, data analytics, cloud, SAP), and corporate training programs delivered both online and offline.
• IT Staffing / Engineer Dispatch Services Dispatch of certified technical staff (SAP consultants, ABAP developers, JAVA engineers, AI specialists, Salesforce consultants) to client companies, with disclosed 23.2% margin and average daily rate of 20,528 JPY per 8-hour day.
• IT Consulting Services Professional consulting services covering Japan market entry, digital transformation strategy, product localization, and sales support for foreign companies entering the Japanese market.

Quantifiable outcome

• Revenue exceeded 30 billion JPY for 2 consecutive fiscal years (FY2022 and FY2023)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BOARD (Board International)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 February 2020Joined the BOARD Partner program in February 2020. Seatech has 10 Board-certified Board Practitioners on staff. BOARD is an enterprise performance management platform, indicating a partnership for integrated performance management and BI solutions.
• 株式会社日立システムズ (Hitachi Systems Co., Ltd.)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 December 2019Selected as a Core Partner in the SAP field by Hitachi Systems as of December 1, 2019. This partnership enables deepened collaboration in SAP implementation and consulting services, leveraging Seatech's bilingual SAP consultants and technical expertise.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SCSK Corporation: Major Japanese SI and IT services company (Sumitomo group) with deep SAP and consulting practices — a Seatech customer reference and a competitor for enterprise SAP staffing and implementation contracts.
• Salesforce Japan: Japanese arm of Salesforce operating the CRM platform Seatech's WhiteCard product is built around — represents both a partner/ecosystem relationship and the dominant competitor in CRM that Seatech resells and competes against.
• ABeam Consulting: Major Japanese management and SAP consulting firm (now part of Accenture) — a large incumbent with deep SAP S/4HANA, finance transformation, and bilingual consulting capacity that competes for the same enterprise SAP engagements as Seatech.
• NTT Data Group: Largest Japanese system integrator and a major Seatech enterprise customer that simultaneously competes for SAP implementation deals — incumbent breadth across SAP, cloud, and digital transformation services creates channel conflict and scale advantage.

Direct peers

• INTLOOP: Japanese IT consulting firm specializing in SAP and system integration engineer dispatch, directly competing with Seatech's SAP staffing business. INTLOOP is both a customer reference and a head-to-head peer in the bilingual SAP consultant dispatch market.
• Future Corporation: Japanese IT consulting and ERP implementation firm with deep SAP and Oracle practices, comparable to Seatech in targeting mid-market and enterprise ERP projects with consulting-led delivery. Similar size and Japanese SME/enterprise focus.
• Yayoi Co., Ltd. Long-established Japanese SME accounting and ERP software provider — comparable to Seatech in targeting Japanese small and medium enterprises with affordable business software, with stronger incumbent distribution.
• ULS Group: Japanese IT consulting firm specializing in SAP consulting and bilingual engineer dispatch — a closely comparable peer to Seatech in scale, business model, and target customer segment of mid-market Japanese enterprises needing SAP expertise.

Emerging players

• Money Forward: Major Japanese financial/cloud SaaS platform serving SMEs and consumers with accounting, ERP, HR, and invoicing — overlaps with Seatech's S-Transaction and attendance management offerings as a much larger, well-capitalized competitor.
• freee K.K. Leading Japanese cloud SaaS company for SME accounting, HR/payroll, and ERP — directly competes with Seatech's S-Transaction ERP product in the Japanese SME cloud software market with much larger scale and brand recognition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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