Nakamura Farm

What Nakamura Farm does

Nakamura Farm (中村牧場株式会社) is a Kyoto-based AI/ML professional services firm founded in May 2018 by Shunsuke Nakamura. The company designs, builds, and deploys custom artificial intelligence and machine learning applications for Japanese enterprise clients, with a service portfolio spanning bespoke development, consulting, training, and data-scientist cultivation. Core proprietary technology includes Kelce, a custom-tuned image recognition engine built on Convolutional and Residual Neural Network architectures, alongside generative-AI services covering LLaMA2 fine-tuning, LoRA, and prompt tuning. Shipped products span computer vision (Kelce), predictive analytics (VUMA horse-racing predictions, TWiNSS psychiatric admission-risk diagnosis), recommendation (DATAFLUCT commercial-area analysis), consumer applications (N.TALK fan engagement, Tottori Market regional D2C marketplace), and IoT-AI integrated sensing solutions for agriculture.

The firm operates on a project-based, professional services revenue model with multi-year contracts and outcome-based compensation; a benchmark contract is approximately 900,000 yen for 20 days of work, with consulting engagements supported over 50 data scientists to full operational deployment. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven — direct enterprise engagement supplemented by active participation in Japanese AI/ML community channels such as Supporterz Colab, JDLA, AI-SCHOLAR, and academic conferences. The company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kyoto-based commercial package software developer System Di (株式会社システムディ) in June 2023, gaining access to its enterprise distribution while retaining independent operations. Subsequent wins include joint selection with System Di for the MEXT generative-AI school administration research project (September 2025), positioning the firm to extend from private-sector AI consulting into Japanese public-sector verticals.

Name

Nakamura Farm

Legal name

中村牧場株式会社

Website

https://nakamu-farm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nakamura Farm is a Kyoto-based AI/ML consulting and application development firm that builds custom computer vision, generative AI, and predictive analytics solutions for Japanese enterprise and public-sector clients. Founded 2018, now a subsidiary of System Di.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyoto-shi

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom AI/ML Development: Bespoke AI and machine learning application development services for enterprise clients. Projects range from small-scale prototypes to large enterprise implementations.
2. Consulting Services: AI consulting including project design, organizational capability building, and data science talent development. Supported over 50 data scientists to full operational deployment.
3. Training and Education: Corporate training, university lectures, workshop facilitation, and seminar presentations on AI/ML topics.
4. Advisory Services: Advisory services for AI development projects, providing expert guidance on project structure and technical approach.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nakamura Farm is an AI and machine learning application development firm that delivers custom AI/ML development, consulting, training instruction, and data science talent cultivation services for enterprise clients. The company combines proprietary AI engines such as the Kelce image recognition system with bespoke project work spanning image recognition, large language model fine-tuning, and IoT-AI integration.

Product overview

Nakamura Farm is an AI/machine learning application development company offering custom development services along with a portfolio of AI-powered products. Their core offerings include: Kelce, a custom-tuned image analysis engine using CNN/ResNet; VUMA, a horse racing prediction AI service; TWiNSS, an AI hospital risk diagnosis system for psychiatric nursing; and DATAFLUCT Marketing, an AI commercial area analysis service. Additional products include N.TALK (a fan communication app) and 鳥取マーケット (regional D2C e-commerce). Services include custom AI development, consulting, training, and recruitment support for data scientist placement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kelce (ケルシー): Proprietary image analysis engine using deep neural networks, specifically tuned Convolutional Neural Network and Residual Network for image recognition tasks.
• VUMA (ヴーマ)
• N.TALK
• 鳥取マーケット

Products and services

• Kelce (ケルシー) Image Recognition Engine Proprietary image recognition AI engine using Deep Neural Networks with CNN and ResNet architectures, custom-tuned for customer-specific image classification tasks. Designed for enterprise clients needing high-accuracy image analysis.
• VUMA (ヴーマ) Horse Racing AI Prediction AI prediction service for JRA horse racing providing marks, betting recommendations, and win/place/show probability forecasts. Generates text-based race predictions using machine learning models.
• N.TALK Fan Communication App Mobile and web communication application for Nara Club (JFL football team) socio-members, featuring exclusive supporter content and a Hero Point engagement system. Available on Android (Play Store), iOS (App Store), and web.
• AI Application Development Services (受託開発) Custom AI and machine learning application development, AI consulting, corporate training, and data scientist placement support services. Engagements range from small-scale prototypes to large enterprise implementations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30以上のプロジェクトのコンサルタント、開発者、プロジェクトリーダーとしての実績
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

AI capability8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 株式会社システムディ (System Di)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2023System Di is a Kyoto-based enterprise software company. Nakamura Farm became a wholly-owned subsidiary on June 12, 2023. The partnership focuses on adding AI capabilities to System Di's packaged software products and building internal AI development capabilities within System Di.
• 株式会社WorkplayscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2021Joint development partner for Tottori Market D2C marketplace platform. Nakamura Farm served as the development partner for this regional direct-to-consumer marketplace serving Tottori prefecture producers.
• TWiNSS (ツインズ)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 April 2020AI psychiatric hospital admission risk diagnosis system. Nakamura Farm provided advisory services for this healthcare AI application.
• 株式会社オープンストリームminorOthersListed as a client/business partner in company profile.
• 株式会社ABEJAminorOthersListed as a client/business partner in company profile.
• ダイキン工業株式会社minorOthersListed as a client/business partner in company profile.
• 東日本電信電話株式会社 (NTT East)minorOthersListed as a client/business partner in company profile.
• KDDI株式会社minorOthersListed as a client/business partner in company profile.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• DATUM STUDIO: Tokyo-based data analytics and AI consulting firm providing custom data science solutions to Japanese enterprises. Comparable in business model (project-based data/AI consulting), customer segment (Japanese enterprise), and scale.
• BrainPad: Japanese data science and AI consulting firm offering custom analytics, AI development, and data engineering to enterprise clients. Closely comparable to Nakamura Farm in service model, Japanese market focus, and horizontal enterprise AI delivery.
• ALBERT: Japanese data science and AI solutions company offering analytics consulting and bespoke AI development for enterprise clients. Similar horizontal AI consulting focus and Japanese enterprise customer base.
• LeapMind: Japanese AI company specializing in edge AI and custom deep learning model development for enterprise applications. Comparable as a Japanese AI development firm serving diverse industry verticals with custom ML solutions.

Broad incumbents

• NTT DATA: Major Japanese IT services and consulting firm with established smart agriculture and AI solution practices. Comparable through agricultural AI deployment overlap, though at enterprise/government scale far beyond Nakamura Farm.
• Accenture Japan: Global consulting firm with a substantial Japan AI/data practice serving enterprise transformation projects. Comparable in custom AI/ML project delivery to Japanese enterprises but at vastly larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• ABEJA: Established Japanese AI platform company providing retail analytics, AI infrastructure, and digital transformation services. Operates in overlapping AI consulting and product space, though at materially larger scale (listed company).
• PKSHA Technology: Larger Japanese AI company providing machine learning and natural language processing solutions to enterprise and software platform customers. Comparable AI/ML technology base but operates at significantly larger scale with productized offerings.

Emerging players

• HACARUS: Kyoto-based AI company providing sparse modeling-based AI solutions for manufacturing and healthcare. Overlaps with Nakamura Farm in custom AI delivery to Japanese enterprise and healthcare verticals, and shares Kyoto base.

Regional players

• OPTiM: Japanese AI/IoT platform company with significant presence in agriculture, healthcare, and industrial verticals. Comparable through overlapping agricultural AI/IoT integration work, though broader in scope and at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nakamufarm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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