Zero One
Zero One (株式会社ゼロワン) is a Japanese digital-twin and IoT startup founded in 2019 in Hamamatsu, selling the ZEKOO manufacturing monitoring system and the patented no-miz facility air-quality and crowding monitor to Japanese manufacturers, healthcare clinics, and commercial facilities, with subscription pricing and an emerging ASEAN go-to-market via JETRO.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersHamamatsu, Japan
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Zero One does
Zero One (株式会社ゼロワン / ZeroOne Inc.) is a Japanese deep-tech startup founded in 2019 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, that builds digital-twin + IoT spatial monitoring solutions for industrial and facility environments. The company's portfolio centers on two products: ZEKOO, a patent-pending manufacturing-focused system that fuses 3D scanning (Nikon-Trimble, Matterport) with UWB positioning tags and environmental sensors to track production equipment status, worker and AGV locations, and ambient conditions in real time; and no-miz (ノウミツ), a patented facility-monitoring system (Japan Patent No. 7623736; US Patent No. US 12,183,179 B2) that uses 3D LiDAR sensors to detect people and crowding without capturing personally identifiable images, targeting infection-risk visualization and air-quality monitoring in healthcare and commercial settings. The company also offers professional 3D scanning services that convert laser-scanned point clouds into BIM data, providing the base layer for its digital twin deployments.
The business model is subscription-based for both software platforms (one-time implementation fee plus monthly recurring fee, as illustrated by a publicly disclosed no-miz clinic reference of roughly ¥780,000 initial setup and ¥30,000+ per month), supplemented by 3D scanning professional services and customization work for enterprise manufacturing customers. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven: direct enterprise engagement plus participation in regional and national trade shows (SusHi Tech Tokyo, Japan IT Week Nagoya, TECH BEAT Shizuoka, Monodzukuri World Nagoya, SWITCH 2024 Singapore), channel partnerships (notably Shinto Kogyo co-exhibition), and ecosystem-driven international expansion via JETRO into ASEAN markets. Capital sources have been regional: Nagoya Capital (lead, 2021), Shinkin Capital, Hamamatsu Iwata Shinkin Bank's Yara Maika 2nd Fund (2024), a Hamamatsu City grant (2024), and overseas investors. With only 1-10 employees and a single named reference customer (Yamada ENT Clinic), Zero One remains an early-stage venture whose growth will depend on converting manufacturing pilots into recurring enterprise contracts and proving the ASEAN expansion thesis.
Zero One firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Zero One
- Legal name
- 株式会社ゼロワン
- Website
- https://zeroone-1.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Zero One (株式会社ゼロワン) is a Japanese digital-twin and IoT startup founded in 2019 in Hamamatsu, selling the ZEKOO manufacturing monitoring system and the patented no-miz facility air-quality and crowding monitor to Japanese manufacturers, healthcare clinics, and commercial facilities, with subscription pricing and an emerging ASEAN go-to-market via JETRO.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Zero One industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial IoT / Digital Twin Software
- NAICS
- Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)
- SIC
- Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Digital Twin for Manufacturing & Production Optimization (IMAIAMAO)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Building Digital Twins, Commissioning & Performance Analytics (HSAPAPAO), Industrial Connectivity & Networks (5G/LPWAN/TSN/Industrial Ethernet) (IMAIAMAH), Environmental Digital Twins & Predictive Analytics (Sensor Fusion, Forecasting, Optimization) (EUAHAKAJ)
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Where Zero One is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Hamamatsu
- HQ country
- Japan
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices3 records
Markets served
Zero One business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- ZEKOO Solutions: Digital Twin IoT solutions for manufacturing industry, likely subscription-based with implementation services. Pricing not publicly disclosed.
- no-miz Solutions: Spatial monitoring system for air quality and crowding, combining initial implementation fees with recurring monthly subscription. Includes hardware (sensors, gateways) and software components.
- 3D Scanning Services: Professional 3D scanning services using Nikon-Trimble and Matterport equipment to create digital twin models for facilities.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | One time | no-miz Implementation Fee (Clinic Reference Case) |
| Subscription | Monthly | no-miz Monthly Subscription (Clinic Reference Case) |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
Zero One product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Zero One develops and sells Digital Twin + IoT software solutions that visualize physical spaces, equipment status, and people movement in real time. The portfolio centers on ZEKOO for manufacturing (production equipment, workers, AGV, and environment monitoring) and no-miz for facility/space monitoring (air quality, infection-risk visualization, and crowding using LiDAR). A 3D scanning service using Nikon-Trimble and Matterport equipment produces the point-cloud data underlying the digital twins.
Product overview
Zero One offers a portfolio of digital twin + IoT solutions centered around two main products: ZEKOO for manufacturing (production equipment monitoring, worker/AGV tracking, environment management) and no-miz for facility/space monitoring (infectious disease risk visualization, air quality, congestion monitoring). Both products share core digital twin technology with IoT sensors and real-time data integration. The 3D Scan Service provides base data creation for digital twin construction using professional laser scanners.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ZEKOO: Digital twin IoT solution system for manufacturing, providing real-time monitoring of production equipment status, worker and AGV positions, and environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity. Patent pending.
- no-miz (ノウミツ)
Products and services
- ZEKOO Digital twin IoT solution system for manufacturing that monitors production equipment status, worker and AGV positions, and environmental conditions (temperature and humidity) in real time to support operational efficiency and safety management.
- no-miz (ノウミツ) Digital twin IoT solution system for facility space monitoring that visualizes invisible infection risks and tracks air environment and congestion levels using 3D LiDAR sensors that detect people without capturing personally identifiable information. Patented in Japan (No. 7623736) and the US (US 12,183,179 B2).
- 3D Scan Service Professional 3D space scanning service using Nikon-Trimble and Matterport laser scanners to produce precise point-cloud data and BIM data that serve as the spatial foundation for digital twin construction.
Quantifiable outcome
- Forklift fleet optimization: 60% utilization rate identified as optimal through data analysis
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Zero One
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Zero One technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability6 records
Feature5 records
Zero One partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- JETRO (日本貿易振興機構)coreJapan External Trade Organization featured Zero One on their official website and provides support for ASEAN market expansion including exhibition opportunities and business matching programs.
- Shinto Kogyo (新東工業株式会社)coreZero One exhibited as a partner company within Shinto Kogyo's booth at ものづくーワールド名古屋 trade show, indicating ongoing co-exhibition partnership for manufacturing industry outreach.
- Central Japan Startup Ecosystem ConsortiumcoreConsortium (Aichi Prefecture, Chubu Economic Federation, Nagoya University, Nagoya City, Hamamatsu City, etc.) implementing J-Startup regional program. Zero One selected as J-Startup CENTRAL member.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Zero One competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- NavVis: NavVis provides mobile 3D scanning and digital twin solutions for indoor spaces (factories, healthcare, commercial real estate), closely overlapping Zero One's 3D scanning and facility digital twin offering, with comparable LiDAR-based capture technology.
- Quuppa: Quuppa is a Finland-based UWB-based real-time location systems provider used in manufacturing and healthcare for centimeter-level indoor positioning — directly comparable to Zero One's UWB Positioning System for workers, forklifts, and AGVs.
- Sewio Networks: Sewio provides UWB RTLS for industrial indoor tracking, including manufacturing worker/vehicle positioning. It competes head-to-head with Zero One's UWB-based factory tracking capabilities in ZEKOO.
- Matterport: Matterport is the 3D scanning/digital twin platform whose cameras Zero One explicitly uses for its 3D Scan Service. Both companies enable spatial digital twins from laser/photogrammetric capture; Matterport competes directly in facility scanning and 3D visualization.
Broad incumbents
- Siemens Digital Industries: Siemens offers MindSphere/NX and the Xcelerator portfolio for manufacturing digital twins. It serves the same Japanese manufacturing customers Zero One targets but as part of a much broader industrial automation portfolio.
- NVIDIA (Omniverse): NVIDIA Omniverse is a leading industrial digital twin platform with deep funding and broad ecosystem partnerships. It competes in the same factory/facility digital twin category where Zero One's ZEKOO and no-miz operate.
- Bentley Systems: Bentley's iTwin platform is an infrastructure digital twin offering. While focused on infrastructure rather than factory floors, it competes in adjacent digital twin categories and represents the type of well-capitalized platform player Zero One would compete against at scale.
- PTC: PTC's ThingWorx is a leading IIoT/digital twin platform for manufacturing, with much broader scope than Zero One's ZEKOO. It competes in the same manufacturing digitalization category with established enterprise customers, posing a major incumbent threat.
- Hexagon AB: Hexagon's Leica Geosystems division provides industrial 3D laser scanning (Nikon-Trimble — Zero One's scanning hardware partner is part of this ecosystem) and Hexagon's broader portfolio includes manufacturing digital twin solutions, making it both supplier-adjacent and a competitor.
- Mitsubishi Electric (e-F@ctory): Mitsubishi Electric's e-F@ctory is a leading Japanese manufacturing IoT/digital twin solution serving FA customers. It is the dominant incumbent in the same Japanese manufacturing market Zero One targets with ZEKOO.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Zero One social profiles
Digital presenceZero One compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
Zero One financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Zero One leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Zero One funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors3 records
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Zero One M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments1 record
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Frequently asked questions about Zero One
What does Zero One do?
Zero One develops and sells Digital Twin + IoT software solutions that visualize physical spaces, equipment status, and people movement in real time. The portfolio centers on ZEKOO for manufacturing (production equipment, workers, AGV, and environment monitoring) and no-miz for facility/space monitoring (air quality, infection-risk visualization, and crowding using LiDAR). A 3D scanning service using Nikon-Trimble and Matterport equipment produces the point-cloud data underlying the digital twins.
Is Zero One a public or private company?
Zero One is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Zero One founded?
Zero One was founded in 2019. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Zero One based?
Zero One is headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan, in the Asia region.
How does Zero One make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. ZEKOO Solutions are the primary driver. The others are no-miz Solutions and 3D Scanning Services.
Who are Zero One's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are NavVis, Quuppa, Sewio Networks and Matterport. Broad incumbents are Siemens Digital Industries, NVIDIA (Omniverse), Bentley Systems, PTC, Hexagon AB and Mitsubishi Electric (e-F@ctory).
Does Zero One have an API?
No public API is recorded for Zero One.
What industry is Zero One in?
Zero One's product category is Industrial IoT / Digital Twin Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAIAMAO, Digital Twin for Manufacturing & Production Optimization, with a secondary code of HSAPAPAO, Building Digital Twins, Commissioning & Performance Analytics. Its NAICS code is 3345 and its SIC code is 3823.