What Infortech does

Infortech (株式会社インフォーテック) is a Tokyo-based Japanese software development and IT services firm founded in 1972, operating as a subsidiary of the iFis Japan Group since 2012. The company employs 51-100 staff and operates from Minato-ku, Tokyo with paid-in capital of JPY 97 million. Infortech's business is organized around four core service lines: (1) VB Migration Partner (VBMP), an exclusive Japan-distributed VB6-to-VB.NET migration tool developed by Italy's Code Architects S.r.l., claimed to achieve 99.9% conversion accuracy and operate 8x faster than the Visual Studio Upgrade Wizard, offered alongside full-service migration engagements; (2) Annotation Services providing AI/ML training data preparation (bounding boxes, polygons, segmentation) for autonomous driving and surveillance applications, with 20+ years of operational experience and international photography coverage (US, Europe, China); (3) AI Chatbot Applications using natural language processing for HR inquiries, customer support, FAQ, and health consultations, deployable on AWS, Azure, or on-premise; and (4) Custom Software Development spanning financial systems (securities, banking), embedded software (AUTOSAR-compliant ECU, MPEG compression, 5G), and ERP/HRM applications.

The company's go-to-market is enterprise-focused with primarily client-site stationed (客先常駐) delivery models. Its customer base includes SMBC Nikko Securities (listed as its top major client and capital partner since 2007 via Nikko System Solutions), Mizuho Bank, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, NTT Data Shikoku, eSOL, Tosco, Data Stadium, and IST Software. Revenue derives from a mix of one-time software licensing (VBMP), per-unit annotation pricing (¥2-53 per annotation), project-based professional services, and recurring chatbot subscriptions. The firm holds ISMS (ISO/IEC 27001:2013) and Privacy Mark certifications, supporting its positioning with regulated financial and government clients.

Name

Infortech

Legal name

株式会社インボーテック

Website

https://infortech.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Infortech is a Tokyo-based Japanese IT services firm founded in 1972 that provides VB6-to-.NET migration tooling (under exclusive Japan rights), AI/ML training data annotation, AI chatbot solutions, and custom software development for enterprise clients in financial services, automotive, and embedded systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Database/Application Data Layer Modernization (DB migration, ORM, caching) (BPAEAFAL)

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. VB Migration Partner Licensing: Sale of VB Migration Partner licenses (tool purchase for self-service migration) and full-service migration service contracts where Infortech engineers perform the migration. Tool sales include approximately 80 companies, 110 licenses domestically. Services include asset analysis, conversion, compilation error removal, design verification, and acceptance testing.
2. Annotation Services: Per-unit pricing for annotation tasks (bounding boxes, polygons, classification, segmentation). Small-lot flexible orders supported. Includes bundled data collection and photography services. Pricing per annotation type: 矩形 ¥8/piece, 多角形 ¥17/piece, 分類 ¥2/attribute, セグメンテーション ¥53/piece.
3. Software Development Services: Custom software development including financial systems (securities, banking), ERP/HRM/payroll systems, embedded software, GIS applications, and web systems. Primarily client-site stationed engagements with both permanent and contract employment models.
4. AI/Chatbot Services: AI chatbot development and deployment services, including consultation, setup, and ongoing operation support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Infortech provides enterprise software development, VB6-to-.NET migration tooling and services (anchored by exclusive Japan distribution rights to VB Migration Partner), AI/ML training data annotation services for image and video, and AI chatbot application development. Supporting practices include embedded software development for automotive ECU (AUTOSAR Classic/Adaptive), financial system development for securities and banking clients, and ERP/HRM/payroll business applications. The company serves Japanese enterprises primarily through client-site stationed engagements and direct project contracts.

Product overview

Infortech provides three core service lines: (1) VB Migration Partner (VBMP) — a VB6-to-VB.NET migration tool with exclusive Japan distribution rights from Code Architects, offered alongside professional migration services; (2) Annotation Services — AI training data preparation including image/video annotation for autonomous driving and surveillance, plus dedicated photography services; and (3) AI-Linked Applications — a chatbot product line (AI Chatbot) covering customer support, HR inquiries, FAQ, and health consultations, deployable on AWS or Azure. Supporting these are software development services spanning business applications (ERP, attendance/payroll, GIS), embedded software (automotive ECU, consumer electronics), and financial solutions (securities, banking systems).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VB Migration Partner / VBMP: VB6からVB.NETへの移行ツール。Code Architects社の製品をインボーテック社が日本国内で独占販売権を保有している。
• アノテーションサービス
• AIチャットボット
• 撮影サービス

Quantifiable outcome

• VB Migration: up to 1/5 development cost vs. full rewrite
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• iFis Japan Group (アイフィスジャパングループ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Infortech became part of the iFis Japan Group in 2012. iFis Japan provides electronic information services to financial companies and investors via web systems. Infortech contributes embedded software development capabilities and handles infrastructure operations for iFis Japan Group's web services (PHP, VB.net, JavaScript, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server on AWS).
• Code Architects S.r.l. (Italy)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerCode Architects S.r.l. developed the VB Migration Partner (VBMP) tool. Infortech holds exclusive sales rights for Japan. The Italian company is the only Microsoft ISV Next Partner specializing in VB6 application conversion. Founders Francesco Balena and Giuseppe Dimauro are Microsoft Italy Regional Directors and bestselling Microsoft Press authors. Infortech distributes, supports, and provides migration services using VBMP in Japan.
• Grape City (グレープシティ)Technology or IntegrationGrape City provides the .NET version of SPREAD (multi-row grid control), used as replacement for VB6 ActiveX controls in migration projects. Infortech consulted Grape City during NTT Data Shikoku migration to resolve .NET version behavior differences from VB6 SPREAD.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Scale AI: Scale AI provides high-volume image, video, and text annotation for autonomous driving, mapping, and AI foundation-model customers, the same end markets Infortech's Annotation Service targets with its vehicle/person detection and surveillance labeling workflows.
• APPLAUSE: APPLAUSE operates a managed crowdtesting and AI training-data annotation platform serving enterprise digital-quality needs, directly comparable to Infortech's Annotation Services practice across bounding boxes, polygons, segmentation, and classification tasks.
• Code Architects S.r.l. Italy-based developer and Microsoft ISV Next Partner that built the VB Migration Partner tool that Infortech exclusively distributes in Japan; a direct technology peer in VB6-to-.NET migration tooling.
• Lionbridge (TELUS International): Global managed annotation and data-labeling provider supporting autonomous driving, surveillance, and multilingual AI use cases, overlapping directly with Infortech's Annotation Service across image, video, and text labeling at enterprise scale.

Broad incumbents

• NTT Data: Japan's largest systems integrator offering custom software development, financial-sector IT services, and large-scale modernization — directly comparable to Infortech's enterprise development and VB migration practice but at vastly larger scale.
• BIPROGY (formerly Nihon Unisys): Mid-to-large Japanese SI serving financial institutions and manufacturers with custom software, ERP and system integration, comparable to Infortech's enterprise custom development and financial sector engagements.
• Fujitsu: Japanese broad-line IT services and enterprise software provider covering financial systems, ERP, and modernization — overlaps with Infortech's financial sector software development, ERP/HRM and legacy system work.
• Transcosmos: Japanese BPO and contact-center services firm with growing customer-support chatbot and AI/data services lines, comparable to Infortech's AI Chatbot and BPO-leaning service offerings on a much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Yellow.ai: Generative-AI-powered enterprise chatbot and voice automation platform competing for the same HR and customer-service automation budgets as Infortech's AI Chatbot line.
• Cognigy: Enterprise conversational AI / chatbot platform supporting HR, customer service, and contact-center automation, comparable to Infortech's AI Chatbot use cases for HR inquiries, customer support, FAQ, and health consultation on cloud or on-prem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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