What TAKE does

TAKE (有限会社テイク) is a privately-held Japanese software firm founded on March 4, 1996 and headquartered in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, that develops and sells proprietary management software exclusively for Japanese bus operators. The company operates as a small Yugen Gaisha with 1-10 employees and 3 million JPY of stated capital, marketing directly to enterprise bus companies through phone, FAX, and email-based inquiry channels. Its customer list includes major Japanese carriers such as Tokyu Bus, Niigata Kotsu, Nankai Bus, Kintetsu Bus, Tokyo Airport Transportation, Enoshima Electric Railway, and Toyama Chiho Railway, plus a municipal client (Kitakyushu City Transportation Bureau) and a technology-systems integrator (docomo Systems).

The company's core technology is a suite of seven PC-based, on-premise software systems covering the full lifecycle of Japanese bus operations: passenger boarding/alighting data aggregation (with native integration to Clarion vehicle-mounted voice synthesis broadcast units and passenger sensors), timetable creation (with seasonal schedules and furigana annotations), bus stop facility management (with photos, ownership, and advertising records), crew member ledger management (employment, health, license, accident, training records), maintenance planning (calendar-based, drag-and-drop scheduling), vehicle ledgers (inspection, insurance, mileage), and operations/maintenance manager qualification tracking for regulatory submission. Additional custom systems developed on request include accident statistics, roll-call management, boarding density aggregation, route triangle-table creation, and a bus location system (バスナビ/Bus Navi).

Revenue is generated through three streams: one-time license sales of proprietary package products, custom software development (受託開発), and system consultation plus maintenance and operation services. The firm has no external funding, no subsidiaries, no disclosed parent company, and no app or API distribution; its installed base is concentrated in Japan's high-frequency transit corridors across Tokyo, Kanagawa, Osaka, with regional reach into Niigata, Toyama, Hokkaido, and Kitakyushu. The suite has been marketed under the TAKE brand since at least 2005, per the company copyright notice.

Name

TAKE

Legal name

有限会社テイク

Website

https://take-kasukabe.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TAKE (有限会社テイク) is a privately-held Japanese software firm, founded 1996 and based in Kasukabe, that develops and sells a proprietary suite of seven bus operations management systems—covering passenger data aggregation, timetabling, vehicle maintenance planning, and regulatory compliance—to enterprise bus operators across Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bus Operations Management Software

NAICS

Urban Transit Systems (4851), Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation (48521)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Transit Bus Operations Management Contractors (TLAFAGAK)

Keywords

• Bus management software
• Passenger data aggregation
• Timetable creation systems
• Vehicle maintenance planning
• Crew management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Kasukabe

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. Proprietary Software Products Sales: TAKE develops and sells original package products including bus passenger data aggregation systems, timetable creation systems, bus stop management systems, driver management systems, bus maintenance planning systems, bus vehicle ledger systems, and operations/maintenance manager application systems. These are sold as software products to bus companies.
2. Custom Software Development: Custom software development services provided to meet specific requirements of bus companies. Also develops specialized systems such as accident statistics systems, roll-call management, boarding density aggregation, and bus location management systems (Bus Navi).
3. System Consultation and Maintenance: System consultation and ongoing system maintenance and operational services for deployed systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

TAKE develops and sells proprietary packaged software products for Japanese bus operators, covering the full operational lifecycle: passenger boarding/alighting data aggregation, timetable creation, bus stop facility management, crew (driver) records management, vehicle maintenance planning, vehicle ledger management, and operations/maintenance manager application for regulatory reporting. The company also provides custom software development, system consultation, and ongoing maintenance services to bus companies across Japan.

Product overview

TAKE offers a comprehensive suite of bus operation management software consisting of seven core systems: the Passenger Boarding/Alighting Data Aggregation System, Timetable Creation System, Bus Stop Management System, Crew Member Ledger Management System, Bus Maintenance Planning System, Bus Vehicle Ledger System, and Operations/Maintenance Manager Application System. These products work together to digitalize and streamline the complete lifecycle of bus operations—from route planning and scheduling, through vehicle and crew management, to compliance and regulatory reporting. The systems are designed for Japanese bus companies operating in high-frequency service areas such as Tokyo, Kanagawa, and Osaka, and can be customized to meet specific customer requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Passenger Boarding/Alighting Data Aggregation System (乗降データ集計システム)

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of vehicles can be managed with automated inspection planning
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Clarion Co., Ltd. (クラリオン株式会社)coreTechnology or IntegrationClarion provides vehicle-mounted audio synthesis broadcast devices and passenger sensors that integrate with TAKE's passenger boarding data aggregation system. The standard specification uses Clarion equipment for data collection in vehicles.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Optibus: Optibus offers an AI-driven platform for bus scheduling, rostering, and operations optimization. Comparable as a software vendor targeting the same bus operator workflows (timetabling, crew, vehicle) that TAKE addresses.
• Bytemark: Bytemark provides mobile ticketing, fare validation, and transit passenger technology to bus and rail operators. Comparable as a transit-focused software vendor, though more weighted toward fare collection than operations.
• INIT: INIT (Innovation in Transportation) provides integrated IT systems for public transit operators worldwide, including planning, scheduling, dispatch, and passenger information. Directly comparable as a vertical software vendor serving bus and transit operators.
• Trapeze Group (Modaxo): Trapeze Group, part of Modaxo/Volaris, provides fixed-route transit operations, scheduling, and maintenance software to bus and rail operators globally. Comparable as a dedicated transit operations software vendor serving the same end-customer profile.
• TripSpark Technologies: TripSpark (part of Modaxo) provides fixed-route scheduling, dispatch, and passenger information software to small and mid-sized bus operators in North America. Directly comparable as a vertical SaaS vendor for bus operator back-office workflows.
• GIRO: GIRO's Hastus software provides planning, scheduling, and operations management for public transit agencies (bus, rail, paratransit). Directly comparable as a specialist vendor for transit scheduling and operations.

Emerging players

• Padam Mobility: Padam Mobility provides on-demand transit, paratransit, and microtransit software to public agencies and bus operators. Emerging player in transit operations software with partial overlap with TAKE's bus operator focus.
• Spare: Spare operates a microtransit and on-demand transit SaaS platform for agencies and bus operators. Emerging player in the broader transit operations software space, intersecting with TAKE's operator customer base but focused on microtransit use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Cubic Transportation Systems: Cubic is a large incumbent providing fare collection, traffic management, and transit analytics to public agencies worldwide. Overlaps with TAKE's bus operations data and reporting scope but from a much broader portfolio.
• Conduent Transportation: Conduent delivers large-scale transit operations, fare collection, and mobility services to public-sector clients. Comparable as a broad transit technology incumbent with overlapping bus operator customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 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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