What UnGate does

UnGate is a privately held Japanese technology company founded on April 2, 2019, and headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It sells enterprise solutions to businesses operating in Japan that serve the foreign-resident population, organized into three product categories: Fintech Solution, IT Solution, and Marketing Solution. The Fintech Solution is the primary offering and incorporates MoMoMo Face Recognition, a proprietary computer-vision capability used for identity verification and authentication of foreign residents accessing financial services.

Underlying technology is centered on the branded MoMoMo Face Recognition engine, which processes facial images for identity verification. No additional technical details — model architecture, training data, accuracy benchmarks, or third-party validation — are disclosed, and no public API, SDK, or developer documentation is offered. The company maintains no mobile app, no published integrations, and no listed partnerships, suggesting a direct-sales, custom-implementation model rather than a self-serve product.

The business model is B2B direct sales targeting enterprise buyers in the foreign-resident services vertical. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled via a contact form with a stated 3-business-day response window. The company operates as a single-country, single-region (Tokyo Metropolitan Area) entity with no disclosed funding, no reported revenue, no headcount data, and no known external investors; ownership information is limited to the founding Representative Director, Moriuma Takayuki. Distribution is constrained to inbound inquiries through the corporate website, indicating a low-scale, founder-led go-to-market.

Name

UnGate

Legal name

株式会社UnGate

Website

https://ungate.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

UnGate is a Tokyo-based Japanese company founded in 2019 that provides Fintech, IT, and Marketing solutions to businesses serving foreign residents in Japan, anchored by its proprietary MoMoMo Face Recognition identity-verification technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Identity Verification / Fintech Software

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611)

akta.pro primary industry

Identity Verification & Digital ID (IDV, eIDAS, biometrics) (FSAGAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Authentication (MFA/Passwordless/Biometrics) Platforms (BPAMAEAE), Account Verification & Ownership (AVS/AOV, micro-deposits, auth) (FSAGACAB)

Keywords

• Identity verification
• Face recognition technology
• Fintech solutions
• Biometric authentication
• Foreign resident services

Headquarters

HQ city

Shinjuku

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

UnGate provides a Fintech Solution that delivers face recognition-based identity verification (MoMoMo Face Recognition) for businesses serving foreign residents in Japan. Alongside the core fintech line, the company also offers an IT Solution and a Marketing Solution, all targeting the foreign resident services vertical. Its core deliverable is biometric identity verification technology for fintech and compliance use cases.

Product overview

UnGate is a Japanese technology company offering three integrated solution categories: Fintech Solution (the primary offering with face recognition technology for identity verification serving foreign residents), IT Solution, and Marketing Solution. All three solutions are focused on serving businesses that target the foreign resident market in Japan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fintech Solution A fintech solution focused on foreign residents in Japan, featuring face recognition technology (MoMoMo Face Recognition) for identity verification and authentication. Targeted at businesses that provide services to foreign residents living in Japan.
• IT Solution IT solution services targeting businesses that serve foreign residents in Japan. Offered as a complementary line alongside the company's flagship Fintech Solution.
• Marketing Solution Marketing solutions targeting businesses focused on the foreign resident market in Japan. Offered as a complementary line alongside the company's flagship Fintech Solution.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Jumio: Global identity-verification vendor offering face matching, liveness detection, and KYC workflows used by Japanese fintech and cross-border platforms. Competes with UnGate in foreign-resident onboarding scenarios but at enterprise scale with a much broader geographic footprint.
• NEC (NeoFace / NEC Cloud KYC): Large Japanese technology incumbent with NeoFace face-recognition products and NEC Cloud KYC offerings serving banks and government. Overlaps with UnGate's face-recognition technology but at vastly larger scale and with established enterprise/government customers.
• Onfido (Entrust): Global identity-verification platform (now part of Entrust) providing document and biometric verification to fintech and digital businesses. Comparable technology stack to UnGate's face-recognition offering but with established enterprise integrations, global scale, and regulated-industry compliance posture.

Direct peers

• TRUSTDOCK: Japan-focused KYC/identity-verification platform serving online lenders, fintechs, and sharing-economy operators. Closely comparable in target customer (Japanese regulated businesses performing identity checks) and core technology, though TRUSTDOCK operates as a more mature API-first platform.
• eKYC.jp (Cybernet Systems): Japanese online identity-verification service operated by Cybernet Systems, providing eKYC to financial institutions and online businesses in Japan. Directly comparable to UnGate's foreign-resident KYC use case and the same Japanese fintech procurement ecosystem.
• Liquid Inc. Japanese biometric identity-verification vendor offering face-recognition-based eKYC to Japanese enterprises. Direct overlap with UnGate's MoMoMo Face Recognition KYC value proposition, though Liquid operates at meaningfully larger scale with broader enterprise adoption.

Regional players

• Money Forward: Major Japanese fintech SaaS platform serving SMBs and personal finance users with accounting, payroll, and financial workflows. Comparable as a Japan-focused fintech vendor serving domestic businesses, but operates at significantly larger scale and without UnGate's foreign-resident focus.
• freee K.K. Japanese cloud accounting and HR/payroll SaaS vendor serving SMBs in Japan. Comparable as a Japan-domestic fintech/SaaS targeting regulated SMB workflows, but a much larger scaled incumbent; useful as a Japanese enterprise SaaS benchmark rather than a direct IDV peer.

Emerging players

• iProov: Specialist face-verification vendor focused on biometric authentication and liveness for digital onboarding. Comparable technology overlap with UnGate's face-recognition stack and a similar niche-led differentiation strategy, though iProov serves a more international customer base.

Others

• Auth0 / Okta: Global authentication and identity platform with face/biometric authentication capabilities relevant to fintech onboarding. Adjacent to UnGate's authentication use case rather than directly competitive, but commonly evaluated alongside KYC vendors in Japanese enterprise identity stacks.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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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