B-Post

Name

B-Post

Legal name

株式会社エーアイエー (AIA Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://b-post.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

B-Post (b-post.com), operated by AIA Co., Ltd. from Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, is a regional web portal aggregating business information, financial product listings, electronic seminars, and a local goods marketplace for SMBs and residents of the Osumi Peninsula region of Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Business Information Portal

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519), Directory and Mailing List Publishers (51314)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAMAAAE

Local Search & Business Directories

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Search, Discovery & Web Portals

SECONDARYBPAMANAD

POI, Local Listings & Business Directory Platforms

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Maps, Location & Navigation Platforms

SECONDARYBPAMAAAD

Vertical/Specialty Search (e.g., jobs, real estate, travel, products)

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Search, Discovery & Web Portals

Keywords

• Regional business portal
• Local business directory
• SME information services
• Financial product listings
• Regional news website

Headquarters

HQ city

Kanoya

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

B-Post (b-post.com) is a web-based regional information portal that aggregates local business information, news, and community resources for Kanoya City and the broader Osumi region of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Its core offerings include electronic business seminars, a financial product database listing loan and investment products from regional banks and securities firms, business information resources covering finance/taxation/management/IT/HR/legal topics, simulation tools for business diagnostics, and an electronic shopping street featuring Kagoshima specialty products. The portal is operated by AIA Co., Ltd. and serves as a centralized regional hub connecting SMEs, local residents, financial institutions, and community organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electronic Seminars (電子セミナー)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FM Kanonya (FMかのや)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContent partnership with local radio station FM Kanonya. The partnership includes coverage reports from FM Kanonya recordings published on the b-post.com platform, providing local community content and engagement.
• Nikko Cordial Securities (日興コーディアル證券)minorOthersListed as a provider of investment trust products in the financial database section of the website.
• Mitsubishi Tokyo UFJ Bank (三菱東京UFJ銀行)minorOthersProvider of TKC Strategic Management Loan products featured in the financial database section.
• National Life Finance Corporation (国民生活金融公庫)minorOthersGovernment-backed financing institution listed in the financial database section.
• Kagoshima Shinkin Bank (鹿児島信用金庫)minorOthersRegional financial institution providing loan products featured in the financial database.
• Minami Nihon Bank (南日本銀行)minorOthersRegional bank providing financial products listed in the financial database section.
• Kagoshima Bank (鹿児島銀行)minorOthersRegional bank providing financial products listed in the financial database section.
• Kanoya Chamber of Commerce (鹿屋商工会議所)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured partner providing business information and member business services through the b-post.com platform. The chamber offers member business information and networking opportunities.
• Minamikyushu Newspaper Company (南九州新聞社)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional news content provider focusing on Kanoya and Osumi regional news distributed through the b-post.com platform.
• Eiko Group / Nampublish (映広グループ/南日本出版)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdvertising, media, events, publishing, and printing services company providing integrated information services. Featured as a provider of transportation advertising, media, events, publishing, and printing services.
• AIA (株式会社エーアイエー)coreOthersParent company of b-post.com, serving as the planning and operating entity. AIA staff contribute columns and operate the platform.

Scale indicators1 record

Broad incumbents

• Hotpepper Gourmet: Recruit-operated local business and restaurant directory with strong regional penetration across Japan. Comparable in monetizing local business listings and serving as a discovery platform, though focused on dining and beauty verticals.
• iTownpage (NTT): NTT-operated online local business directory and phonebook serving regional Japan. Highly comparable in serving the 'find local businesses' use case for SMBs and residents, with broader geographic coverage than B-Post's Osumi focus.
• Yahoo! Japan Local: Japan's largest general-purpose local search and business directory platform. Comparable because it aggregates regional business listings, events, and community information — overlapping with B-Post's core directory and local content offering, but at national scale.
• Goo Local: NTT Resonant-operated local search and directory platform covering Japanese regions. Comparable in providing regional business listings, area guides, and community content — a direct functional overlap with B-Post's portal offering.

Regional players

• Jorudan: Japanese travel and regional information platform providing transit, local area guides, and travel content. Comparable in the local travel/discovery portion of B-Post's offering, particularly the 'Travel' section featuring local Kanoya destinations.
• WAKUJO: Regional Japanese information portals and SMB support platforms (representative of other prefecture-level portals). Comparable in targeting Japanese regional SMBs and residents with consolidated business and lifestyle information, similar to B-Post's Osumi model.

Others

• Kanoya Chamber of Commerce (Kanoya Shoko Kaigisho): Local Chamber of Commerce serving Kanoya-area businesses with member information and networking. Comparable as a regional business information and networking resource, and an existing strategic partner integrated with B-Post's portal.
• Eiko Group / Nampublish: Regional Japanese information services company providing advertising, media, events, publishing, and printing services. Comparable as an integrated local information distribution partner within B-Post's portal ecosystem.
• Minami Kyushu Shimbun (Minami Kyushu Newspaper): Regional newspaper providing Osumi-area news and community information. Comparable as a content distribution partner on the B-Post platform and as a regional news/listing provider competing for similar Osumi-area audiences.

Emerging players

• TownWi: Japan-focused local discovery and information platform aggregating regional content, business listings, and community resources. Comparable in targeting local Japanese users with portal-style content aggregation, with a more modern mobile-first execution than B-Post.

Market position

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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