What Spring Knowledge Global does

Spring Knowledge Global Joint Stock Company (SK-Global) is a Japan-Vietnam IT joint venture founded in July 2016 and headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, operating with roughly 20-50 employees. The company runs a dual-track business model: developing and commercializing its own software products, and providing IT consulting and outsourcing services. Its product portfolio is heavily skewed toward AR and computer vision, with the flagship GlassOn platform enabling real-time virtual try-on of eyewear via mobile camera (deployed commercially at Zoff Japan with reported 4x conversion uplift), supported by Glasses 4 U, an AI-driven frame recommendation engine that classifies face shapes from a user snapshot. Adjacent products include the Better EHR and Kitor healthcare apps, UniVoice Blind for accessibility, Geo-AR for educational geometry, the AR Checkin consumer app, PhiShip hyperlocal delivery for Phu Quoc Island, the Marika Cafe management system, and financial-market tools such as Web FX Chart and the Hirose FX trading client.

The technology stack is anchored on AR/computer vision, AI-based image analysis, speech recognition, and AWS Serverless cloud infrastructure, with development primarily in JavaScript, VueJS, Angular, Node.js, MongoDB, React Native, iOS, and Android. Revenue mechanics span four streams: (1) product licensing and SaaS-style subscriptions for GlassOn, Uni-Voice and EHR; (2) bespoke IT outsourcing and consulting leveraging AR, AI, image processing, FHIR and WCAG expertise; (3) technology licensing for embeddable SDKs such as Web FX Chart and the GlassOn HTML5 Web Plugin; and (4) transactional revenue from the PhiShip delivery/ride-hailing platform and the Marika Cafe system. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales (anchored in Japan via affiliated Spring Knowledge Consultant INC and Spring Knowledge Lab INC), self-serve consumer app-store distribution, B2B web-embed licensing, and event-driven lead generation through exhibitions, hackathons, and startup conferences.

Spring Knowledge Global is privately held, with no disclosed institutional funding or parent company; ownership is founder-led by CEO Kazuhiro Iwai (a Japanese national with 12 years of Vietnam IT experience) and CTO Chu Si Nguyen. The company sells into primary vertical segments led by eyewear retail, with secondary exposure to healthcare, accessibility, education, financial services, and SMB/consumer apps, and is executing a stated multi-region expansion across Japan, Vietnam, broader Asia, Europe and the US.

Name

Spring Knowledge Global

Legal name

Spring Knowledge Global Joint Stock Company

Website

https://sk-global.biz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spring Knowledge Global is a Japan-Vietnam IT joint venture that develops AR and AI products (notably GlassOn eyewear try-on) and delivers IT outsourcing, serving enterprise clients in Japan and SMB/consumer markets across Southeast Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Augmented Reality Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

Keywords

• AR virtual try-on
• IT outsourcing services
• Augmented reality software
• Mobile application development
• Cloud software solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Ho Chi Minh City

HQ country

Vietnam

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Product Licensing and Subscriptions: Original products like GlassOn (AR eyewear try-on), Uni-Voice (accessibility app), and EHR solutions are offered to businesses and consumers, likely through licensing, subscription, or per-use pricing models.
2. Custom Outsourcing Solutions: IT consulting and outsourcing services based on technical expertise in AR, AI, image processing, FHIR, and WCAG. Contract-based custom development for global clients.
3. Technology Licensing: Products like Web FX Chart are offered as embeddable JavaScript libraries with licensing for commercial use. GlassOn Web Plugin for e-commerce integration.
4. Platform Services: Hyperlocal delivery platform (PhiShip), event platform (Meetat Saigon), and cafe management system (Marika Cafe) generate platform or transaction-based revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Spring Knowledge Global develops and trades original IT solutions while providing IT consulting and outsourcing. Its flagship is the GlassOn AR-based virtual eyewear try-on platform (mobile app, GlassOn Lite, GlassOn Web Plugin HTML5 embed, GlassOn Management Tool for retailers/manufacturers), complemented by AI-driven products such as Glasses 4 U frame recommendation and Better EHR telehealth. Alongside products, the company delivers custom software outsourcing across AR, AI, image processing, FHIR and WCAG for enterprise clients in Japan, Vietnam and globally.

Product overview

SK-Global is a Japan-Vietnam IT joint venture (est. 2016, ~20+ employees) pursuing a dual-track approach: developing original products and providing IT outsourcing services. The product portfolio spans AR/AI eyewear retail (GlassOn, Glasses 4 U), healthcare (Kitor, Better EHR), mobility (PhiShip/Shipper Phú Quốc), accessibility (UniVoice Blind), education (Geo-AR), retail tech (Marika Café, Scan & Go, Shasket), financial trading (Web FX Chart, Hirose FX), events (Meetat Saigon), and robotics (Café Robot Receptionist). The core AR/AI eyewear try-on platform (GlassOn) serves as the flagship product line, with supporting products like Glasses 4 U adding AI-driven frame recommendations. Additional products address niche verticals including coffee shop management, hyperlocal delivery, event management, and educational AR. Infrastructure tooling (SKG Base Package) and internal project management (Penguin 16) support product development operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GlassOn: AR glasses virtual try-on platform for eyewear e-commerce, includes mobile app and web plugin.
• Glasses 4 U
• AR Checkin
• Geo-AR
• KITOR
• SHIPPER PHÚ QUỐC
• BETTER EHR
• Marika Cafe
• Uni-Voice
• Web FX Chart
• SKG Base Package

Quantifiable outcome

• 4x increase in conversions

Named customers5 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

AI capability7 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Spring Knowledge Consultant INCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJapanese consulting entity within the Spring Knowledge group of companies, supporting business development and client relationships, particularly for Japanese market operations.
• Spring Knowledge Lab INCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJapanese research and development entity within the Spring Knowledge group, likely supporting product development and technology initiatives.
• Marika CafeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCoffee shop brand operated by the company that also serves as a showcase location for the Robot Receptionist and Marika Cafe management system demo.
• UnivoiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccessibility solution partner for visually impaired users. Uni-Voice app uses special Univoice Code for scanning and audio content delivery.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Vue.ai: Vue.ai provides AI-driven fashion and retail personalization, including visual recommendation engines similar in concept to SKG's Glasses 4 U. It overlaps on the AI retail technology layer rather than the pure AR try-on space.
• OrCam: OrCam develops AI-based assistive technology for visually impaired users, including wearable devices with speech output. SKG's UniVoice Blind addresses the same accessibility-for-low-vision market through a software-only approach.

Direct peers

• Ditto: Ditto is an AR-based virtual eyewear try-on provider offering digital fitting room experiences to optical retailers and ecommerce platforms. It competes head-to-head with GlassOn for eyewear retail accounts.
• Perfect Corp: Perfect Corp operates a major AR and AI try-on platform spanning eyewear, beauty, fashion, and accessories. Its YouCam suite serves the same enterprise retail customers SKG targets with GlassOn, making it a direct competitor in AR virtual try-on.
• Fittingbox: Fittingbox is a leading provider of AR virtual try-on solutions specifically for the eyewear industry, offering both mobile and web platforms to optical retailers — directly competing with SKG's GlassOn product in the same target customer segment.

Others

• Tobii: Tobii specializes in eye-tracking technology and has explored AR applications including accessibility tools. It is a thematically adjacent player in the AR/AI and assistive technology space relevant to SKG's UniVoice product line.

Broad incumbents

• Zenni Optical: Zenni Optical is a large online eyewear retailer that has deployed AR-based virtual try-on features. While a retailer rather than a software vendor, it is a comparable customer/competitor dynamic for AR eyewear technology providers.
• Warby Parker: Warby Parker operates its own proprietary virtual try-on technology for online eyewear sales. Although primarily a retailer, its in-house AR capabilities represent both a potential competitor and a model for how AR try-on can be deployed at scale.
• ModiFace: ModiFace, now part of L'Oréal, is a pioneer in AR try-on for beauty and skincare with extensions into eyewear. It is a larger, broader incumbent in the same AR-for-retail category as SKG.

Regional players

• Lenskart: Lenskart is a major eyewear retailer operating primarily in India with proprietary AR try-on technology. Although geographically focused on South Asia, it represents a comparable deployment model for AR eyewear retail at scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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