Future Link Network

What Future Link Network does

Future Link Network (FLN) is a Japanese information services company founded in March 2000 and headquartered in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. The company operates the Mai Puri regional information platform, covering 893+ municipalities across Japan through a network of 150+ local partner companies that serve as regional editorial teams. FLN's core business is connecting local businesses, municipal governments, and residents through community-focused content distribution, with the platform serving as infrastructure for local commerce promotion, administrative information dissemination, and regional revitalization. The company is publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market (ticker: 9241) since August 2021, with 166 consolidated employees as of August 2025.

FLN's product portfolio is anchored by the Mai Puri platform and extends through AI-powered add-on modules and adjacent service lines. The proprietary "Maipplekun" AI agent, built on 25 years of accumulated regional data, auto-generates PR copy, social media posts, and image captions for local businesses and municipalities, and is deployed at approximately 2,000 stores nationwide as of March 2026. Complementary products include Mai Puri Points (regional common-point service operating in 21 areas), the Mai Puri Regional Gift catalog (E-Commerce direct sales of regional specialties), the Nativ.media regional digital media platform (420,000+ monthly PV), and the Machi Supacha Project (VTuber-based regional PR deployed across 8 municipalities). The Public Solution service line provides municipalities with hometown tax operations, childcare DX, GTFS transportation data integration, and the newly launched Education Voucher SaaS Platform (April 2026 with Itami City).

The company generates revenue through four primary streams: (1) monthly SaaS subscriptions from local businesses for Mai Puri advertising placement, (2) project-based and multi-year contracts with municipal governments for public solutions, (3) E-Commerce revenue from the regional gift catalog (¥6,545-19,635 per item, ¥500 flat shipping), and (4) subscription and commission fees from the regional point service. Go-to-market combines a channel partner model (150+ regional companies recruit local subscribers) with direct enterprise field sales to municipal governments and product-led growth through self-serve Maipplekun AI adoption. FLN has two wholly-owned subsidiaries — Public BPO, Inc. (established September 2022) for public-sector BPO services, and Regional Revitalization AI Technologies, Inc. (established September 2024) for AI deployment in regional industries — and expanded internationally with the Mai Puri Ho Chi Minh City edition launched in May 2026.

Name

Future Link Network

Legal name

株式会社フューチャーリンクネットワーク

Website

https://futurelink.co.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Future Link Network operates the Mai Puri regional information platform across 893+ Japanese municipalities via 150+ local partner companies, serving local businesses, municipal governments, and residents with content distribution, the Maipplekun AI marketing agent, and public-sector digital transformation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Information Platform

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

POI, Local Listings & Business Directory Platforms (BPAMANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Search & Business Directories (BPAMAAAE), Destination & Local Services Marketplaces (Transfers, Guides, City Passes) (THALAFAK)

Keywords

• Regional information platforms
• Local government SaaS
• AI marketing automation
• Regional media services
• Public sector consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Funabashi

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 地域情報プラットフォーム「まいぷれ」利用料: 地域事業者（店舗・企業）が月額料金でまいぷれに広告掲載を行うSaaS型'abonnement recurringモデル。全国150社以上のパートナー企業在地 редакцияによる営業で拡大。
2. 公共ソリューション事業（委託業務）: 自治体からの委託業務として、ふるさと納税業務支援・地域ポイントサービス運営・行政情報配信・教育バウチャーDXなど地方自治体の業務代行・SaaS提供。委託料ベース。
3. まいぷれのご当地ギフト: 地域の逸品をラインナップしたカタログギフト。個人購入・企業の景品・贈答用途。カード型で受け取った方が希望商品を選ぶ形式。
4. 地域ポイントサービス: 地域内ポイントのプラットフォーム提供。自治体からの委託料・ポイント利用料。
5. 株主還元（配当なし・株主優待）: 配当は実施していない（内部留保優先）。株主には每年8月末時点株主にまいぷれのご当地ギフトを進呈（100株以上）。

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Future Link Network operates the Mai Puri regional information platform covering 893+ Japanese municipalities, distributing local business, event, and administrative content through 150+ partner companies acting as regional editors. The company monetizes the platform via monthly B2B SaaS subscriptions from local businesses,委托 contracts with municipal governments (hometown tax operations, public DX, education voucher SaaS), and the Maipplekun domain-specialized AI add-on that auto-generates PR content, social posts, and image captions for both store and municipal users.

Product overview

Future Link Network operates a multi-platform portfolio anchored by the regional information platform 'Mai Puri', covering 893+ Japanese municipalities via 150+ local partner operators. Mai Puri serves as the core infrastructure connecting regional stores, municipal governments, and residents through local content distribution. Built on this platform, FLN offers AI-powered marketing support via the 'Maipplekun' add-on module (auto-generating PR copy, social posts, image captions for ~2,000 stores and municipal accounts), the 'Mai Puri Points' regional currency module (active in 21 areas), and the 'Mai Puri Regional Gift' catalog service. The 'Public Solution' service line extends the platform to government use cases including hometown tax donation operations (53 municipalities), childcare DX, transportation GTFS integration, and the education voucher SaaS (co-developed with Itami City, April 2026). The 'Relationship Population Creation' service line — FLN's newest growth pillar — encompasses the VTuber-based Machi Supacha Project, the Nativ.media regional media platform, and the agricultural experience programs. Internationally, Mai Puri expanded to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (May 2026) as the company's first overseas platform edition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• まいぷれ: Regional information platform covering 893+ municipalities across Japan, providing local business and event information to residents.
• まちスパチャプロジェクト
• まいぷれくん
• Nativ.media

Products and services

• Mai Puri (まいぷれ) Regional Information Platform Regional information platform covering 893+ city/ward/township areas across Japan, operated by FLN and 150+ local partner companies acting as regional editors, delivering local events, store information, civic activities, and administrative notices to residents.
• Maipplekun (まいぷれくん) Domain-Specialized AI Agent Regional information-specialized AI agent that auto-generates PR copy, social media posts, review replies, email/DM drafts, and image captions for Mai Puri-registered stores and municipal accounts, built on 25 years of Mai Puri platform data with seasonal and regional context awareness; deployed at approximately 2,000 stores and multiple municipalities as of March 2026.
• Mai Puri Points Regional Common-Point Service Regional common-point service operating in 21 areas, where points earned through local events, cleanup activities, or volunteer work are redeemed at participating regional stores, supporting child-rearing, volunteer, health, and longevity programs.
• Mai Puri Regional Gift (ご当地ギフト) Catalog Catalog gift service featuring curated regional specialty products (¥6,545–¥19,635 tax-included, flat ¥500 nationwide shipping), with prefecture and city editions (Chiba, Funabashi, Kawaguchi, etc.), available to individual consumers and corporate buyers and used for shareholder benefit distribution.
• Nativ.media Regional Digital Media Digital media platform for regional migration and regional revitalization content, one of Japan's largest digital media outlets for regional content with up to 420,000 monthly PV and 5,000+ email newsletter subscribers, distributed via SmartNews and docomo dmenu with 2-3x reach amplification.
• Machi Supacha Project (まちスパチャプロジェクト) VTuber-based regional PR project pairing VTubers with municipalities to create videos, manga, and events promoting regional charm, targeting 10–30 year-old VTuber fans to drive relationship population creation, tourism, and hometown tax contributions; deployed across 8 municipalities.
• Relationship Population Creation Services (関係人口創出事業) Multi-pronged service line for creating relationship population, people who maintain ongoing non-residential ties with regions, including Machi Supacha VTuber PR, Nativ.media content, regional gift catalog, agricultural experiences (e.g., Chii Oshi Hokota Project), ZEN University industry-academia programs, and hometown resident registration system consulting.
• Public Solution Services (公共ソリューション事業) Government-enterprise collaborative委托 services including hometown tax donation operations, administrative information delivery, childcare DX, transportation GTFS integration, disaster information dissemination via IPDC, and education voucher SaaS platforms for municipalities.
• Itami City Education Voucher SaaS Platform (伊丹市子どものならい事応援事業 管理・運営プラットフォーム) SaaS platform co-developed with Itami City for managing electronic education vouchers end-to-end (application, delivery, use, settlement), designed to be customizable and scalable for other municipalities nationwide.
• Mai Puri Ho Chi Minh (まいぷれホーチミン) First overseas edition of the Mai Puri regional information platform, launched in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in May 2026, delivered in Japanese and targeting Japanese and local Vietnamese businesses, with monthly plans from ¥12,000–¥44,000 and a goal of 2,000 contracted businesses by FY2029; distributed via overseas channel partner KOLLAB V-J.

Quantifiable outcome

• まいぷれくん導入店舗数 全国約2,000店舗（2026年3月時点）
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability10 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 東大和市coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026FLN・まちのね・東大和市の3者で行政情報発信に関する協定書を締結。「まいぷれ東村山市・小平市・東大和市」での行政情報と民間情報の一体配信を開始。3市すべての行政情報確認が可能に。
• 横山石油株式会社coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026北海道函館市・北斗市のまいぷれパートナー企業。FLNと横山石油が函舘大学と産学連携し、学生が記事を作成・執筆する地域活性プロジェクトを実施。1年間・月每-area別に魅力を発信し年50本の記事公開を目標。
• 株式会社みなとまち情報社coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2026小樽市のまいぷれパートナー企業。小樽市地域おこし協力隊の募集・受入業務でFLNとコンソーシアム（共同企業体）を設立して実施。観光・移住促進・広報広聴の3分野で協力隊3名を雇用・伴走。
• KOLLAB V-J有限责任公司coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 May 2026ベトナム・ホーチミン市の現地協力企業。まいぷれホーチミン版の営業・广告制作を委託。日系・ローカル合わせ10事業者以上の利用内定。3年後2029年までに2,000事業者との契約を目標。
• 小樽市（北海道）coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2026FLN・みなとまち情報社共同企業体が小樽市より「地域おこし協力隊募集及び受入業務」を受託。観光・移住促進・広報広聴の3分野で協力隊3名を募集・採用・伴走支援まで一気通貫。
• Otetutabi株式会社minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2026Otetutabiの地域連携機能が関係人口創出にを活用。オンラインセミナーにて「ulahometown resident registration system」の議論やユーザー層の年齢拡大等のテーマに登場。
• 小樽観光協会minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 22 April 2026小樽市地域おこし協力隊の観光振兴分野の队員の雇用主（FLNとの共同企業体が受け入れ）。体験型コンテンツの企画・開発を通じて滞在型観光への転換を推進。
• 株式会社阿波国フランチャイズファンドminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 15 April 2026德岛市のまいぷれ運営パートナー企業。徳島市へのまいぷれくん導入 поддержку。の導入に向けた使胜方法のカウンセ・フォロー 담당하여導入を実現。
• 伊丹市coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2026FLNと伊丹市が「伊丹市子どものならい事応援事業」に伴う管理・運営プラットフォーム共同開発。教育バウチャー（電子クーポン）の申請・交付・利用・精算を一気通貫管理するSaaS型プラットフォームを協定に基づき開発し4月本格稼働。
• サンクスホーム株式会社coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 March 2026三重県津市で地域企業×高校生の接点を設計する教育を入口にした関係人口創出プロジェクト。FLNとサンクスホームが連携し、地域企業と地域外の若年層との 接点形成を実現。第8回「地域の仕事"木ンネ" Salon」等にゲスト出演。
• まちのね合同会社coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2026東村山市・小平市・東大和市の地域情報サイト「まいぷれ東村山市・小平市・東大和市」を運営。FLNと小平市が締結した協定に基づき、行政情報と民間情報の統合配信を実施。
• 株式会社JPデジタル（日本郵政グループ）coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2026高輪ゲートウェイシティのコンセプト店舗「POSTUDIO」と連携し、デジタル×リアルの関係人口創出事業を開始。全国津々浦々の郵便局の地域情報×FLNのコンテンツ力で地域与人類の新しいつながりをデザイン。
• ZEN大学coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 January 2026完全オンライン通信制大学との協業。物流DX・業務改善PBLプログラムを三重・鈴鹿市の多貴商運にて実施。サプライチェーンDX体験プログラムで学生が業務フロー図とDX提案書を作成・プレゼンテーション。
• 多貴商運株式会社minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 January 2026三重県鈴鹿市の物流企業。ZEN大学の学生向け課題解決型プログラムの受け入れ企業として「注文〜配達完了」までの業務フロー図と簡易DX提案書の作成題材を提供。
• 株式会社三重シティプロモーションcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 January 2026三重県のまいぷれ運営パートナーであり、地域商社の役割。多貴商運×ZEN大学の現地コーディネーター。加えてご当地ギフト（三重県版）の共同開発・発売、腹帯市の関係人口創出情報発信事業においても連携。
• 小平市coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 November 2025FLN、まちのね、小平市の3者で行政情報等発信に関する協定を締結。東日本初のまいぷれくん自治体導入が実現。行政と民間情報が一体となった配信環境に.
• 鉾田市（茨城県）coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 July 2025FLNが総務省「地域活性化起業人」制度で鉾田市に社員派遣。観光振兴・関係人口創出として2年間活動。農業体験プログラム（チヒロ鉾田市）的を実施し、2026年度も継続。可伊藤化为「自走化」に向けて邁進。
• 株式会社uyetcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023「まちスパチャプロジェクト」をFLNとuyetが共同運営。VTuberを活用し若年層に地域との接点を創出する関係人口創出事業。8自治体に展開（八幡平市・新見市・鉾田市・喜多方市・玉名市・垂井町・鶴居村・川口市）。

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LIFULL: Operates Japan's HOME'S real estate and local-area information platform. Comparable on the directory and local-content layer; relevant as a regional listing portal competitor to Mai Puri.
• Mapion: Japanese mapping and local POI/search platform providing neighborhood business listings and event information. Closely comparable to Mai Puri's local-directory and discoverability functionality.
• Gurunavi: Japan's leading restaurant POI and review platform with paid listings for local businesses. Directly comparable to FLN's Mai Puri directory model for local SMB advertising, though narrower on restaurant focus.
• NAVITIME: Japan-focused navigation and local information provider offering POI, transit, and regional content. Comparable as a location-data and regional information platform; already integrates GTFS-format data, mirroring parts of FLN's transit offering.

Broad incumbents

• NTT Townpage / iTownpage: NTT's long-running local business directory and POI service covering Japanese municipalities. Competes directly with Mai Puri on regional/local listings and is a structural alternative for SMB advertising and information distribution.
• Recruit Holdings (Hot Pepper / TownWork / Airレジ): Operates Hot Pepper (lifestyle/local services), Airレジ (SMB SaaS), and other SMB-facing platforms nationwide. Competes with FLN on local business advertising and SaaS, but at much larger scale and as part of a diversified portfolio.

Emerging players

• Cookpad: Major Japanese UGC content and local advertising platform. Adjacent comparator covering regional consumer reach, with some overlap on local-business marketing use cases targeted by Mai Puri.
• Timee: Local gig-services marketplace focused on regional and part-time work. Adjacent to FLN's local-services marketplace and point-service offerings, with overlapping regional SMB and resident use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fln_pr
• Instagraminstagram.com/love.love.chiba

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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