DiO

What DiO does

DiO (株式会社DiO) is a Kyoto-based Japanese technology company founded in March 2017 that develops digital twin solutions for structural analysis and physical fixed asset management. The company's core platform, 'Ichigen-cho' (一元帳), is a cloud service that ingests structural data — derived from point cloud scans, BIM/CAD models, and photographic inputs — and applies the proprietary AVS1866 deterioration analysis mathematical model to automatically compute health index, residual value, and optimal maintenance cycles for equipment, buildings, and infrastructure assets. DiO packages this capability into five integrated business lines: Structural Analysis, Structural Data Composition, Difference Analysis, Data Derivatives, and Data Management.

The company originally built its expertise through high-fidelity VR digital archives of shrines, temples, and museums (2017–2018), then evolved through a sightseeing platform (2019–2020), virtual commerce (2021–2022), and a metaverse service (2023–2024) before pivoting in 2024 toward industrial and infrastructure applications of its scanning and analytics technology. The Ichigen-cho platform, launched in 2025, is positioned for three horizontal customer segments: enterprise corporations managing factory equipment and buildings, local governments managing public infrastructure, and financial institutions requiring objective asset valuations for collateral assessment. DiO operates from four Japan locations (Kyoto headquarters, Kyoto branch, Osaka branch, Tokyo branch) plus a gallery showroom, and distributes through direct enterprise sales rather than self-serve channels. The company maintains JIS Q 15001 privacy compliance, supports a bilingual Japanese/English website, and indicates IPO preparation via an IR page currently marked as 'in preparation.'

DiO is privately held and bootstrapped to date: capital stands at ¥302M paid-in with ¥292M in capital reserves and no disclosed institutional funding rounds, venture investment, or acquisitions. Founder and Representative Director Ippitsu Yoshimi (一筆芳巳) leads the company, supported by an academic honorary advisor from the University of Tokyo, several special advisors, and CPA advisors. The company participates in the JAXA/CONSEO satellite earth observation consortium as a minor partner. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the customer base has no named logos or case studies in available materials.

Name

DiO

Legal name

株式会社DiO

Website

https://dio-meta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DiO is a Kyoto-based Japanese technology company that operates the Ichigen-cho cloud platform, applying point cloud scanning, BIM, and its proprietary AVS1866 deterioration model to scientifically assess health, residual value, and optimal maintenance cycles of physical fixed assets for enterprise corporations, local governments, and financial institutions in Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Infrastructure Asset Management Software

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Asset & Maintenance Management (EAM/CMMS) Platforms (HDAEAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) for Civil/Steel Structures (EUAEAKAE)

Keywords

• Structural analysis software
• Digital twin technology
• Asset management platform
• Deterioration analysis
• Point cloud processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyoto

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DiO develops and operates the 一元帳 (Ichigen-cho) cloud platform, which scientifically analyzes the deterioration of tangible fixed assets such as factory equipment, buildings, and public infrastructure. The platform uses point cloud data, 3D scanning, and DiO's proprietary AVS1866 deterioration analysis mathematical model to automatically calculate health index, residual value, and optimal maintenance cycles, enabling corporations, local governments, and financial institutions to share a common information layer for asset management.

Product overview

DiO offers a unified core product platform ('一元帳' / Ichigen-cho) for physical asset management, augmented by specialized business divisions: Structural Analysis (劣化解析技術事業), Structural Data Composition (立体構造データ組成事業), Difference Analysis (差分解析技術事業), Data Derivatives (データ派生事業), and Data Management (データ管理事業). The AVS1866 mathematical model serves as the foundational algorithm powering Ichigen-cho's automated health assessment and residual value calculations. Past sub-brands include Museum Digital Archive (2017-2018), Tourism周遊 Platform (2019-2020), Virtual Commerce (2021-2022), and Metaverse (2023-2024), reflecting DiO's evolution from cultural heritage preservation to industrial asset management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 一元帳 (Ichigen-cho): Cloud service for integrated asset management, deterioration analysis, and value assessment of tangible fixed assets for enterprises, local governments, and financial institutions.
• 観光周遊プラットフォーム (Sightseeing Tour Platform)
• バーチャルコマース (Virtual Commerce)
• 美術展デジタルアーカイブ (Museum Digital Archive)
• メタバース (Metaverse)
• Gallery 1866

Products and services

• Ichigen-cho (一元帳) Cloud Service Cloud-based integrated asset management service that scientifically analyzes degradation of physical fixed assets and visualizes residual value. Enables corporations, local governments, and financial institutions to share a common information layer for managing equipment, buildings, and infrastructure assets, with automated health status, residual value, and optimal maintenance cycle calculations.
• Metaverse Service (メタバース) Virtual reality business using digital twin technology for virtual spaces with entertainment elements, constructed via 3D scanning, photogrammetry, avatar creation, and PLY-format survey data.
• Virtual Commerce (バーチャルコマース) Experience-type VR commerce service combining remote shopping experiences with big data integration to connect shopping and tourism for regional activation and new commerce possibilities.
• Sightseeing Tour Platform (観光周遊プラットフォーム) VR-based regional sightseeing platform featuring interactive maps, embedded animations, high-quality videos, and same-platform access to VR attractions and regional specialty products.
• Museum Digital Archive (美術館展デジタルアーカイブ) High-precision digital preservation and reproduction service for cultural properties and art exhibitions using VR technology, with accurate color and brushwork preservation and metadata integration for exhibition details.

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 capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• JAXA/CONSEO (衛星地球観測コンソーシアム)minorOthersDiO participates in the JAXA/CONSEO satellite earth observation consortium, contributing to continuous and effective monitoring of the global environment through satellite technology. The company leverages this participation to advance international cooperation and information exchange in earth observation technology evolution and its beneficial contribution to society.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Matterport: Matterport provides 3D spatial capture and digital twin technology for buildings, using photogrammetry and LiDAR similar to DiO's scanning and point cloud workflows. It is an emerging player with a self-serve SaaS model rather than DiO's enterprise sales motion, but the underlying 3D capture technology is comparable.
• Trimble: Trimble provides surveying, geospatial, and asset lifecycle solutions including point cloud processing and infrastructure digital twins. It overlaps with DiO's point cloud and 3D scanning capabilities and is increasingly active in the structural monitoring and asset management market.

Broad incumbents

• Hexagon AB: Hexagon offers measurement, geospatial, and asset lifecycle solutions including structural monitoring and point cloud processing (Leica, GeoCOM, HxGN SDx). It overlaps with DiO's point cloud + 3D scanning + deterioration analysis stack as a much larger industrial incumbent.
• NEC Corporation: NEC delivers infrastructure monitoring, public-sector digital solutions, and structural analysis services in Japan, including bridge and tunnel monitoring systems. It overlaps with DiO's structural health monitoring use case for public infrastructure and competes for the same local government procurement.
• IBM Maximo Application Suite: IBM Maximo is one of the leading enterprise asset management (EAM/CMMS) platforms globally, used for asset health, predictive maintenance, and lifecycle management. It competes with Ichigen-cho for the same enterprise and government asset management budgets, though at a vastly broader scope.
• Hitachi (Lumada): Hitachi's Lumada platform bundles IoT, digital twin, and asset analytics for infrastructure, manufacturing, and energy customers, with strong Japan-based deployments. It is a directly adjacent broad incumbent that competes for Japanese enterprise and government digital transformation budgets.
• SAP S/4HANA Plant Maintenance: SAP's enterprise asset management and plant maintenance modules are deployed across large industrial corporates for equipment and facility management. DiO's Ichigen-cho targets an overlapping buyer (corporate fixed asset managers) but competes against deeply embedded SAP installations.

Regional players

• TOPCON Corporation: TOPCON is a Japan-based provider of surveying, 3D measurement, and infrastructure monitoring hardware and software. It addresses overlapping end markets (infrastructure, construction) in Japan and competes for similar customers, though with a stronger hardware heritage than DiO's software-first approach.
• Fukui Computer: Fukui Computer provides BIM/CIM software widely used by Japanese construction and civil engineering firms for infrastructure design and asset documentation. It is comparable as a Japanese-domiciled infrastructure software vendor serving similar public infrastructure and construction customers.

Direct peers

• Bentley Systems: Bentley Systems provides infrastructure digital twin and asset management software (e.g., iTwin Platform) used by governments, engineering firms, and large asset owners worldwide. It is directly comparable to DiO's Ichigen-cho for structural and infrastructure asset analysis, but at vastly greater scale and global reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/gallery_1866

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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