What CERIC CORPORATION does

CERIC CORPORATION is a privately held Japanese IT company founded in July 1997 and headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo. The company operates three business lines: custom business software development, proprietary SaaS products (PIM-ROBO for product information management and FilingROBO for document management), and autonomous mobile robot development. Technology stack centers on Java, Ruby on Rails, Spring Boot, Vue.js, MySQL, and AWS, supported by an internally developed code generation tool called IEM (Intelligence Entity Manager) that automates JDBC-based O/R mapping to enable lower-cost, faster custom system delivery.

The company serves industrial manufacturers dealing with complex product specifications (FA products, electronic components), enterprises pursuing paperless document workflows, and clients requiring custom application development. PIM-ROBO differentiates via JEITA ECALS dictionary standards compliance and a category-series-model hierarchy for specification data; FilingROBO offers QR-code-based automated document sorting and browser-based access. Revenue is generated through project-based custom development, subscription SaaS for the proprietary products, and engineer dispatch services enabled by the General Worker Dispatch Business Permit obtained in April 2019. The go-to-market is direct enterprise sales, primarily within Tokyo's 23 wards, supplemented by content marketing via an educational blog and recruitment marketing at IT job fairs.

CERIC maintains a wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary, Beijing East Silk Road Technology Co., Ltd., established in January 2007, which obtained High-Tech Enterprise certification shortly thereafter. Registered capital stands at JPY 22M, last increased in August 2010 through what appears to be a self-funded capital raise, with no external venture capital or private equity involvement disclosed. The company is founder-led, with President and Representative Director Zhao Guowei (趙 国威) leading since founding, supported by two board directors in a flat engineering-first organizational structure of approximately 20 employees.

Name

CERIC CORPORATION

Legal name

株式会社セリック

Website

https://ceric.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CERIC CORPORATION is a Tokyo-based Japanese IT company founded in 1997 that delivers custom software development, two proprietary SaaS products (PIM-ROBO and FilingROBO), and autonomous mobile robot R&D to industrial manufacturers and enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Software Publishers (51321), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Suites (HDAEAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Customer Service/Support CRM & Contact Center Platforms (BPAFAFAK)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• Product information management
• Document management software
• Mobile robotics development
• IT consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development / System Integration: IT consulting, software design, development, quality assurance, and operational maintenance services. Project-based engagements where engineers are assigned to client projects in teams.
2. Software Products and Packages (PIM-ROBO, FilingROBO): SaaS/cloud-based software services providing product information management and document management capabilities to clients.
3. Technical Staffing / Engineer Dispatch: Supply of technically skilled engineers to client projects. Company holds general worker dispatching permit obtained in April 2019.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CERIC CORPORATION is a Tokyo-based IT company that delivers custom business software development (IT consulting, design, development, QA, and operational maintenance) alongside two proprietary cloud SaaS products: PIM-ROBO for product information management of industrial and electronic components, and FilingROBO for paperless document management. The company also develops autonomous mobile robots integrating hardware, sensors, IoT, and AI, and dispatches engineers to client sites under a general worker dispatching permit.

Product overview

CERIC CORPORATION offers a portfolio of software products centered on PIM-ROBO (Product Information Management) and FilingROBO (Document Management System), complemented by autonomous mobile robot development services and custom business software development. PIM-ROBO is a cloud-based PIM service supporting hierarchical product data management following JEITA ECALS dictionary standards, while FilingROBO is a web-based document management system enabling paperless operations and centralized document management. The company also develops autonomous mobile robots combining robotics with IoT/AI technologies, and provides custom software development services including IT consulting and technical personnel dispatch.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PIM-ROBO: Product Information Management service for managing complex product data including specifications and properties for industrial products and electronic components
• FilingROBO
• IEM

Products and services

• PIM-ROBO Cloud-based Product Information Management (PIM) service that enables centralized management of complex product data with varying structures and specifications for industrial products and electronic components. Supports a category-series-model three-tier hierarchy, type-based specification value input (shared values, model-specific values, type-differentiated values), keyword search, and export to Excel and HTML for catalogs and websites.
• FilingROBO Cloud-based document management system that enables paperless operations through document digitization, centralized information management, and secure document search, browsing, and printing via web browser. Features hierarchical folder organization, QR-code cover sheet generation for automated document sorting via multifunction printer scanning, keyword search, access control, and delivery functions.
• Autonomous Mobile Robot (自律移動ロボット) Autonomous mobile robot development combining robotics technologies (hardware, sensors, actuators) with IoT, AI, and cloud technologies. Capabilities include path teaching, autonomous navigation with straight and arc following, obstacle detection using the URG-04LX laser range sensor, and real-time data collection using relational databases.
• Custom Business Software Development Services (業務系ソフトウェア開発) Custom software development services including IT consulting, system design, development, quality assurance, and operational maintenance for business systems and websites. Uses proprietary IEM code generation tool to enable short delivery times, low cost, and high quality. Includes software engineer dispatch services through a general worker dispatching permit.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction in specification data input time through type-based batch specification value entry
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Beijing East Silk Road Technology Co., Ltd. (北京東絲路科技有限公司)coreOthers · 1 January 2007Wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary established in January 2007 to develop business between Japan and China. Obtained High-Tech Enterprise certification (高新技術企業認定) in February 2007. Represents the company's 'global business model' in the software development domain, combining strengths of both countries.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DocuWare: Cloud document management and workflow automation platform directly competing with CERIC's FilingROBO for enterprise paperless-office and document control use cases.
• Salsify: Product Experience Management (PXM) platform with PIM functionality, targeting manufacturers and brands — comparable in PIM/Rich Product Data category to PIM-ROBO.
• Riversand Technologies: Master Data Management and PIM platform serving industrial manufacturers and distributors; comparable product scope to PIM-ROBO with cloud-based multi-domain data management.
• Akeneo: Global Product Information Management (PIM) SaaS platform directly competing with CERIC's PIM-ROBO in the enterprise product data management space, including industrial and manufacturing verticals.
• Stibo Systems: Enterprise master data management and PIM platform with strong presence in manufacturing and retail — directly comparable product offering to PIM-ROBO.

Broad incumbents

• Box: Enterprise cloud content management and collaboration platform with document management capabilities that overlap with FilingROBO's core use cases.
• BIPROGY: Major Japanese IT services and system integrator; competes with CERIC's custom software development and engineer dispatch lines for Japanese enterprise IT contracts.
• Informatica: Large enterprise data management and master data management platform; PIM is part of its broader product suite and competes with PIM-ROBO for product data governance mandates.

Regional players

• Cybozu: Established Japanese SaaS vendor (Kintone, Garoon) competing for the same Japanese enterprise customers seeking workflow and document management tools comparable to FilingROBO.
• Future Corporation: Japanese IT consulting and system integration firm serving enterprise customers; overlaps with CERIC's SI services and IT consulting offerings in the Japanese market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ceric_official

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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