BlockchainHub

What BlockchainHub does

BlockchainHub Inc. (株式会社ブロックチェーンハブ) is a privately held Tokyo-based boutique consulting firm founded in January 2016 that helps Japanese enterprises, startups, and foreign companies adopt blockchain technology for real-world (non-cryptocurrency) use cases. The firm operates four service pillars: Academy (lecturer dispatch and commissioned research for blockchain education), Collaboration (DX consulting and community management), Incubation (startup founding support and advisory, including Japan's first blockchain startup incubation facility established in February 2017), and Gateway (cross-border support for overseas firms entering Japan and Japanese firms expanding abroad). Its technical footprint includes a development role in BBc-1 (Beyond Blockchain 1), a domestic Japanese blockchain infrastructure, led internally by Senior Architect Takeshi Kubo in collaboration with Zettant Inc.

The firm's go-to-market is founder- and event-led: CEO Go Masuda, a Cambridge MBA and Oxford Fintech certificate holder with prior experience at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Accenture Japan, SMBC, and SMFG, regularly speaks at high-credibility venues including the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Digital Securities Symposium 2025 and Japan Business Model Association missions, and contributes to publications such as Nikkei BP's Financial DX Strategy Report 2025-2029. Revenue is generated through quote-based B2B professional services across the four pillars, with no public pricing or disclosed financial figures. The headcount is reported as 1-10 employees, indicating a boutique, CEO-anchored delivery model.

BlockchainHub is a founding partner of the Japan Security Token Association (with the CEO serving as Representative Director) and maintains strategic affiliations with IBM Japan, AWS Activate (as a registered incubator), the University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Diagonal Run Tokyo, and FinGATE KAYABA. The company's stated mission is to move blockchain beyond proof-of-concept and cryptocurrency speculation into commercial "social implementation" within Japan, with an emerging emphasis on digital securities and a Gateway extension into Central Asia (Uzbekistan mission, September 2025).

Name

BlockchainHub

Legal name

株式会社ブロックチェーンハブ

Website

https://blockchainhub.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BlockchainHub Inc. is a Tokyo-based boutique consulting firm founded in 2016 that helps Japanese enterprises, startups, and foreign companies adopt blockchain technology through four service pillars: education (Academy), DX consulting (Collaboration), startup incubation, and cross-border market entry (Gateway).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain Consulting Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Consortium Networks & Governance (network setup, onboarding, rules, node operations) (FSAPAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Permissioned Blockchain Platforms & Frameworks (Hyperledger, Corda, Quorum) (FSAPAIAA), Compliance, Risk & RegTech for Tokenized Assets (KYC/AML, sanctions, travel rule, reporting) (FSAPAIAH)

Keywords

• Blockchain consulting
• DX consulting services
• Startup incubation
• Security token advisory
• Cross-border consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Academy - Education Programs: Educational services including instructor dispatch and business research commissions. Provides training programs for blockchain technology adoption.
2. Collaboration - Consulting Services: DX and business development consulting services, community management for blockchain ecosystem development.
3. Incubation - Startup Support: Startup founding support and advisory services for blockchain ventures. First blockchain startup incubation facility established in Japan (February 2017).
4. Gateway - Cross-border Support: Assistance for non-Japanese companies' entry to the Japanese market and Japanese companies' expansion overseas.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BlockchainHub is a DX and business development consulting firm that operates four service pillars: Academy (blockchain education programs and lecturer dispatch), Collaboration (consulting and community management for blockchain business co-creation), Incubation (startup founding support and advisory), and Gateway (cross-border market entry assistance for foreign blockchain companies entering Japan). The company also contributes to development of the domestic Japanese blockchain infrastructure BBc-1.

Product overview

BlockchainHub is a DX and business development consulting firm, not a traditional software product company. The company operates four interconnected service pillars: Academy (education and research), Collaboration (consulting and community), Incubation (startup support), and Gateway (cross-border market entry). Supporting brands include Blockchain Academy for general blockchain education, Security Token Academy for digital securities training, and Blockchain Incubator/Blockchain Business Incubator for startup support. The company positions itself as contributing to blockchain social implementation through consulting services rather than offering a software platform or product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Academy (Blockchain Academy / Security Token Academy) Education and awareness programs offering lecturer dispatch and commissioned research services for blockchain technology, with sub-brands including Blockchain Academy for general courses and Security Token Academy for digital securities training. Target audience includes enterprises and individuals seeking blockchain knowledge.
• Collaboration DX and business development consulting services combined with community management for blockchain business co-creation. Serves enterprises and financial institutions seeking to implement blockchain technology for digital transformation initiatives.
• Incubation (Blockchain Incubator / Blockchain Business Incubator) Startup founding support and advisory services for blockchain entrepreneurs, delivered through Japan's first blockchain startup incubation facility. Target audience is early-stage blockchain ventures seeking mentorship, advisory, and access to the Japanese blockchain ecosystem.
• Gateway

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IBM Japan (日本アイ・ビー・エム株式会社)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIBM is displayed as a partner on BlockchainHub's website. The partnership appears to involve strategic collaboration in the blockchain and fintech space, leveraging IBM's enterprise technology and consulting capabilities.
• University of Cambridge Judge Business School - Centre for Alternative FinancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesignated as Fintech Survey Partner. The Centre for Alternative Finance conducts research on fintech and alternative finance topics, and BlockchainHub collaborates as a survey partner for their research initiatives.
• Diagonal Run TokyominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial Partner. A co-working space operated by Fukuoka Bank. Provides collaborative workspace and networking opportunities for fintech initiatives.
• FinGATE KAYABAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of FinGATE KAYABA, a fintech hub/coworking space in Tokyo. Participates in the fintech ecosystem community.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAWS Activate registered incubator. BlockchainHub is registered as an incubator under AWS Activate program, providing startups access to AWS credits and resources.
• Japan Security Token Association (日本セキュリティトークン協会)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding Partner of the Japan Security Token Association. BlockchainHub's CEO Go Masuda serves as Representative Director. The association promotes security token adoption and regulatory frameworks in Japan.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture Japan: Accenture operates a global blockchain/digital assets practice serving large enterprises in Japan and globally. Directly comparable to BlockchainHub's enterprise DX consulting pillar (Collaboration), and notably the CEO's prior employer, but operates at vastly larger scale as a generalist consultancy.
• Polygon Labs: Polygon Labs operates a major Layer-2 blockchain ecosystem with developer support, ecosystem grants, and enterprise programs. Comparable in scaling blockchain adoption through tooling, ecosystem support, and partnerships, but at vastly larger scale and with a software-led rather than services-led model.
• Chainalysis: Chainalysis provides blockchain compliance, investigation, and analytics tools used by governments and financial institutions globally. A larger incumbent with overlapping BlockchainHub-adjacent themes (digital assets compliance, security token regulation) but specialized in software/data rather than the boutique consulting model.

Regional players

• Nomura Research Institute (NRI): NRI is a large Japanese IT consulting and solutions provider with an active blockchain and digital securities practice serving financial institutions and government. A Japan-headquartered incumbent comparable on enterprise DX and digital securities consulting, with materially greater resources and scale.
• bitFlyer: bitFlyer is a Japan-headquartered crypto exchange operating domestically and internationally under FSA regulation. A Japan regional peer in the digital asset ecosystem, though BlockchainHub is positioned upstream as a consulting and ecosystem partner rather than a trading venue.
• SBI Holdings (SBI R3 Japan / SBI Blockchain): SBI Holdings has invested in and operated multiple blockchain and digital asset businesses in Japan, including partnerships with R3 and security token infrastructure plays. A Japan-based broad incumbent adjacent to BlockchainHub's security token and DX consulting themes, with materially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Hashed: Hashed is a global Web3 investment and incubation firm operating funds, accelerators, and research initiatives. Comparable to BlockchainHub's startup support and advisory services and its emphasis on building the underlying ecosystem for blockchain startups.
• Web3 Foundation: Web3 Foundation funds research, education, and ecosystem development for decentralized technologies through grants and partnerships. Comparable to BlockchainHub's role in education (Academy), advisory (Collaboration), and standards-setting via its founding role in the Japan Security Token Association.
• ConsenSys: ConsenSys is a global blockchain technology and services firm offering consulting, developer tooling, incubation, and enterprise solutions across Ethereum and Web3. Directly comparable to BlockchainHub's stack of consulting (Collaboration), education (Academy), and incubation (Incubation) services targeting enterprise blockchain adoption.
• Outlier Ventures: Outlier Ventures runs Web3 accelerator programs and provides token engineering, strategy, and ecosystem services to enterprises and startups. Comparable to BlockchainHub's incubation and community management offerings as well as its positioning as a thought leader driving blockchain social implementation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/gomasuda
• Xx.com/blockchainhubjp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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