CCE

What CCE does

CCE Corporation (株式会社シーシーイー) is a Japanese IT engineering firm founded in April 1988 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, with its current headquarters in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, and a secondary engineering and data manufacturing center in Hamamatsu. The company specializes in customer management system development and proprietary database manufacturing, and has supported over 5,000 enterprise clients since founding. It operates through a focused three-pillar structure: commissioned system development (time-and-materials engagements), proprietary database products sold via wholly-owned subsidiary Nipponsoft Sales (日本ソフト販売株式会社), and recurring data quality and enrichment services.

CCE's technical core is a high-precision telephone directory and enterprise database manufacturing capability built on proprietary OCR processing, automated matching, and 35+ years of accumulated address correction logic, replacement parameters, and statistical sampling-based accuracy verification (2,000 samples per prefecture). The product portfolio centers on the Belle-collection® integrated database platform (with sector-specific sub-products for construction, real estate, medical, and care verticals), Bellemax® (embeddable telephone directory for system integration), グリーンページ®/α (national business directory), Chain Master (chain store database), and a RAG-optimized database product launched in 2026 for AI retrieval-augmented generation systems. Adjacent offerings include CNValu data enrichment services (corporate numbers, invoice registrations, construction and real estate permits), Valu∞ data cleansing, customer data quality diagnostics, CTI systems, credit screening (CRIO), bankruptcy screening (JHP), and EC site construction (WebBest).

CCE generates revenue through four streams: (1) proprietary database product licensing sold via Nipponsoft Sales, (2) commissioned system development engagements billed on a time-and-materials basis, (3) recurring data cleansing and enrichment services, and (4) SaaS-based information search systems. Pricing is opaque — all products and services are quote-based and typically structured as multi-year contracts. Distribution is exclusively domestic Japan, sold through the single group reseller plus direct enterprise field sales for system development. The company is privately held under founder-family leadership (Nakagawa Shinichiro, Representative Director), has never raised external venture or private equity capital, and maintains a paid-in capital of ¥60 million.

Name

CCE

Legal name

株式会社シーシーイー

Website

https://cce.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CCE Corporation is a Japanese IT engineering firm that develops customer management systems and manufactures proprietary business, telephone directory, and government-record databases for over 5,000 enterprise clients across Japanese retail, financial, construction, medical, and government verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Database Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Credit Bureaus (561450)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies (7320)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Suites (HDAEAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Customer Communications Management (CCM) & Transactional Messaging (MPAAAIAL)

Keywords

• Enterprise database products
• Telephone directory databases
• Data cleansing services
• System development services
• Business data software

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. データベース製品販売: 電話帳データベース（Bellemax®）、統合データベース（Belle-collection®）、グリーンページ®、Chain Master、RAGデータベース等のライセンス販売。企業システムへの組込、利用許諾契約に基づく提供。
2. システム開発・構築サービス: 通信販売システム、受注センターCTIシステム、顧客管理システム、金融機関与信審査システム、IoTシステム等の、受注型システムインテグレーション。開発工数に基づく見積もり請求。
3. データ整備サービス: Valu∞（データクレンジング・名寄せ）、CNValu（法人番号一括付加）、CNValu with インボイス、CNValu with 建筑业許可、CNValu with 宅建業免許、顧客データ品質診断サービス等のデータ品質管理サービス。
4. 情報検索システム: 全国e電話帳（社内ネットワーク設置型）、104サーチ（電話番号検索ウェブサービス）、Webつくつく住所（住所自動入力）、テルっち（電話番号調査・付加）、顧客キャッチャープロ（CTI）、CRIO（与信審査）等のSaaS/ソフトウェア製品販売。

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CCE develops and manufactures proprietary high-precision Japanese telephone directory and enterprise databases (Belle-collection®, Bellemax®, グリーンページ®, Chain Master, RAGデータベース) and delivers custom system development services for B2B clients, including call center/CTI systems, mail-order fulfillment systems, IoT remote monitoring systems, credit screening systems, and EC site construction. The company sells database products under licensing and recurring SaaS arrangements and provides bespoke systems on a project (man-month) basis through its group sales subsidiary 日本ソフト販売株式会社.

Product overview

CCE is a system development and database manufacturing company offering an integrated portfolio of database products, information search systems, data enrichment/cleansing services, and industry-specific EC and CTI solutions. The core platform is Belle-collection® — an integrated enterprise database aggregating telephone directory, government public records, and web-sourced data — which serves as the foundation for sector-specific sub-products (Belle-collection® 建設業者データ, 宅建業者データ, 医療施設データ, 介護施設データ). Complementary database products include Bellemax® (embedded telephone directory), グリーンページ® / グリーンページ®α (business telephone databases), Chain Master (chain store database), and RAGデータベース (AI-optimized for RAG systems). Data enrichment services (CNValu series, Valu∞, 顧客データ品質診断サービス) add government-issued identifiers and clean existing customer records. The portfolio also includes information search systems (全国e電話帳, 104サーチ, Webつくつく住所, テルっち), a CTI system (顧客キャッチャープロ), a credit screening system (ワンクリック審査 CRIO), an EC construction package (WebBest), and a customer prospecting desktop tool (電子電話帳). Products are developed by CCE and sold through the group company 日本ソフト販売株式会社.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Belle-collection®: 電話帳情報、官公庁の公開情報、ウェブサイトなど、様々なソースから情報を収集し統合した企業データベース。
• Bellemax®
• グリーンページ®
• グリーンページ®α
• Chain Master
• RAGデータベース
• 官報情報提供サービス
• 全国e電話帳
• 104サーチ
• Webつくつく住所
• テルっち
• 顧客キャッチャープロ
• ワンクリック審査 CRIO
• e官報ネット
• Valu∞
• CNValu
• CNValu with インボイス
• CNValu with 建筑业許可
• CNValu with 宅建業免許
• WebBest
• 顧客データ品質診断サービス
• 電子電話帳 業種版 Special
• 破产者チェックプログラム JHP

Products and services

• Belle-collection® Integrated enterprise database platform that aggregates telephone directory information, government-published public records, and web-sourced data, providing company name, address, and telephone number data to enterprise business systems including CRM, CTI, GIS, order management, and credit screening systems. Available with sector-specialized sub-databases for construction, real estate, medical, and nursing care industries.
• Bellemax® Embeddable telephone directory database product for integration into existing or new enterprise systems such as GIS, CRM, CTI, order management, and delivery dispatch. Used by car navigation providers, credit screening systems, sales support systems, marketing systems, and election management systems.
• グリーンページ® (Greenpage®) Nationwide business telephone directory database that provides business establishment data filtered by region and industry, used for B2B sales prospecting and market analysis.
• グリーンページ®α (Greenpage® Alpha) Enhanced version of グリーンページ® that adds store/shop information and company registration (登記簿) data to the base business telephone directory, supporting deeper B2B sales prospecting and corporate research.
• Chain Master Chain store database covering nationwide retail chains across all industries, enabling store location search and chain business analysis for B2B sales, retail intelligence, and market planning use cases.
• RAGデータベース (RAG Database) Database optimized for AI Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, containing current and historical company names, addresses, and reading pronunciations to improve AI accuracy and reduce hallucinations when enterprises embed CCE data into AI applications.
• 全国e電話帳 (Zenkoku e Denwachou) In-house network-based content server enabling shared nationwide telephone directory, map, company, and nearest station searches via web browser, with no development cost required. Designed for enterprise intranet deployment.
• 104サーチ (104 Search) Web-based telephone number search service that retrieves nationwide telephone directory information by company name and address, providing phone number lookup for enterprise users.
• Webつくつく住所 (Web Tsuku-tsuku Jusho) Address auto-fill input assist system that automatically displays address information based on keywords such as telephone number or postal code, integrated into enterprise web forms and applications.
• テルっち (Teltchi) Software for telephone number investigation and enrichment, enabling batch adding of phone numbers to lists of persons or companies with previously unknown contact information.
• 顧客キャッチャープロ (Kokyaku Catcher Pro) Call center CTI (Computer-Telephony Integration) system combining inbound call handling and customer management, supporting multi-terminal customer information sharing across call center agents.
• ワンクリック審査CRIO (One-Click Screening CRIO) One-click enterprise and individual online credit screening and verification system for rapid identity and creditworthiness checks, used by financial institutions and credit departments.
• 官報情報提供サービス (Kanpo Information Service) / e官報ネット (e-Kanpo Net) Official gazette (官報) data service providing bankruptcy, civil rehabilitation, and missing person notices in text data format for credit and compliance screening, plus an internet-based gazette search interface for viewing the same records online.
• Valu∞ (Value Infinity) Data cleansing and entity resolution (名寄せ) service that deduplicates, standardizes, and merges customer records across multiple data sources to improve customer database quality.
• 顧客データ品質診断サービス (Customer Data Quality Diagnostic Service) Customer data quality diagnostic service that assesses the staleness and health of customer databases and delivers a diagnostic report to identify data cleansing needs.
• CNValu Bulk corporate number (法人番号) enrichment service that appends Japanese corporate registration numbers to existing customer or business partner databases.
• CNValu with インボイス (CNValu with Invoice) Bulk qualified invoice issuer registration number and corporate number enrichment service that appends qualified invoice issuer registration numbers (適格請求書発行事業者登録番号) to customer databases, supporting Japan's invoice-compliant (インボイス) system.
• CNValu with 建設業許可 (CNValu with Construction License) Construction industry license information bulk enrichment service that appends construction permit types, permit numbers, permit dates, and validity periods to customer databases for construction industry compliance.
• CNValu with 宅建業免許 (CNValu with Real Estate License) Real estate transaction license information bulk enrichment service that appends license types, license numbers, renewal counts, latest license dates, and validity periods to customer databases for real estate industry compliance.
• WebBest EC site construction package supporting large-scale shopping malls through mid-sized shopping sites, covering the full lifecycle from site build to operations, targeted at mail-order and retail customers.
• 電子電話帳 2026 Ver.31 業種版 Special (Digital Denwachou 2026 Ver.31 Industry Edition Special) Customer prospecting desktop software containing the latest nationwide telephone directory database on DVD, including sector-specific search capabilities and Special edition packaging, designed for B2B sales outreach and territory mapping.
• 破産者チェックプログラム JHP (Bankruptcy Check Program JHP) Bankruptcy screening software that stores all bankruptcy filer information on a single DVD and identifies bankrupt individuals or entities through bulk batch processing, used by financial institutions and credit departments.
• 営業・分析ターゲットデータ (Sales / Analysis Target Data) B2B sales prospect lists and marketing analysis dataset service, providing structured data ready for direct use in CRM systems and marketing campaigns by sales and marketing teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• 入力時間・顧客対応時間の短縮（電話帳DB活用による自動入力）
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 日本ソフト販売株式会社coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCCEが開発・製造したすべての產品・サービスを日本ソフト販売株式会社が販売。グループ会社として連携し、製品販売はnipponsoft.co.jpの製品・サービス紹介ページを通じて実施。販売先は警察、ガス、通信、银行、信用金庫、クレジット、ファイナンス、生命保険、損害保険、証券、運輸、タクシー、不动产、旅行等行业。

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Marketing Applications (マーケティングアプリケーションズ): Japanese company specializing in corporate database, data cleansing, and B2B marketing services. Direct competitor to CCE's Belle-collection®, CNValu, and Valu∞ data quality/cleansing product lines.
• Teikoku Databank (帝国データバンク): Japan's largest corporate credit information bureau, providing nationwide corporate databases, credit reports, and screening services. Directly comparable to CCE's Belle-collection® and CRIO offerings in serving financial, retail, and government customers with curated Japanese enterprise data.
• Tokyo Shoko Research (東京商工リサーチ / TSR): Major Japanese corporate data and credit bureau providing company profiles, financial statements, and bankruptcy screening. Overlaps heavily with CCE's enterprise database, credit screening (CRIO), and bankruptcy screening (JHP) product lines for the same Japanese B2B customer base.
• Mobile Commerce Solution (モバイル・コマース・ソリューション): Japanese data marketing and B2B list provider focused on direct marketing data, customer prospecting, and CRM data services. Closely comparable to CCE's 営業・分析ターゲットデータ and Chain Master offerings for catalog/mail-order and B2B sales prospecting use cases.
• Piped Bits (パイプドビッツ): Japanese B2B data platform providing databases, marketing lists, and CRM integration services (SPIRAL). Competes directly with CCE in enterprise data licensing, list provisioning, and CRM/database integration for Japanese enterprises.

Others

• JustSystems (ジャストシステム): Japanese software publisher offering enterprise data/text-mining and database solutions (JUST.DB, ConceptBase). While not a direct telephone-directory competitor, JustSystems addresses similar Japanese enterprise data management and integration use cases for regulated industries.

Broad incumbents

• NTT Town Page (NTTタウンページ): Operated by NTT group, providing the Japanese telephone directory (iタウンページ, ハローページ) and related search services. A broad incumbent in telephone directory data with much larger scale than CCE; overlaps directly with CCE's 104サーチ, 全国e電話帳, and Bellemax® telephone directory products.
• Macromill (マクロミル): Major Japanese online market research and data analytics company. Adjacent to CCE in serving enterprise customers with structured Japanese business/consumer data, though focused on research panels rather than telephone directory databases.

Emerging players

• GMO Research & AI (GMOリサーチ&AI): Japanese online research panel and data collection platform (part of GMO Internet Group). Competes in providing structured Japanese consumer/business data for enterprise customers; less direct overlap than credit bureaus but addresses similar enterprise marketing analytics use cases.
• Neo Marketing (ネオマーケティング): Japanese marketing research and B2B data services firm providing list services, marketing research, and database support. Comparable to CCE in B2B list/prospect data offerings but with a more marketing-research orientation and smaller customer data focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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