Zero One

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.

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

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)

Keywords

• Digital twin solutions
• IoT spatial monitoring
• Manufacturing digitization
• 3D laser scanning
• Facility air monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamamatsu

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. ZEKOO Solutions: Digital Twin IoT solutions for manufacturing industry, likely subscription-based with implementation services. Pricing not publicly disclosed.
2. 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.
3. 3D Scanning Services: Professional 3D scanning services using Nikon-Trimble and Matterport equipment to create digital twin models for facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core 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

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• JETRO (日本貿易振興機構)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJapan 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)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorZero 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 ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium (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

Direct 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

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zeroone01

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments1 record

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