What Frontier Consulting does

Frontier Consulting Co., Ltd. is a Japanese workplace consulting firm founded in February 2007 that delivers end-to-end office development services to corporate enterprises and real estate owners. The company operates three business lines: Workplace Development consulting (workspace brokerage, project management, design, construction management, and construction), Building Renewal services (renovation, repair, and value-improvement of office buildings including furnished office space development), and Flexible Workplace Solutions covering third-place (cafés, shared offices, hotels, workation) and fourth-place (metaverse virtual office) environments. The firm is led by President & Representative Director Kuniyuki Kawahara and Vice President & Representative Director Masashi Sasaki, with a group headcount of 420 as of January 1, 2026.

Name

Frontier Consulting

Legal name

FRONTIER CONSULTING Co., Ltd.

Website

https://frontierconsul.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Frontier Consulting is a Japanese workplace consulting firm founded in 2007 that delivers end-to-end office development, building renewal, and flexible workplace services to enterprise clients across nine Japanese offices and international subsidiaries in Vietnam and China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workplace Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Workplace & Collaboration Consulting (BPAHAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital & Technology Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAH)

Keywords

• Workplace consulting services
• Office interior design
• Building renovation services
• Flexible workspace solutions
• Project management consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Chuo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Workplace Development Consulting: Provides end-to-end consulting services for workplace development projects including location selection, project management, design, construction management, and property management support. Revenue generated through professional consulting fees and project-based engagements.
2. Building Renewal Services: Building renovation, renewal, and repair services, including furnished office space development. Revenue through project fees and construction management services.
3. Flexible Workplace Solutions: Third place development (shared offices, workation spaces) and fourth place solutions (metaverse virtual offices) including reservation systems and platform services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Frontier Consulting is a Japanese consulting firm providing end-to-end workplace development services. Its three core business lines are: (1) Workplace Development consulting — covering office space brokerage, project management, design, and construction; (2) Building Renewal — renovation, repair, and furnished office space development for real estate value improvement; and (3) Flexible Workplace solutions — including third place (shared offices, workation) and fourth place (metaverse virtual offices) offerings delivered through branded platforms comolu and Metawork Oasis.

Product overview

Frontier Consulting is a consulting firm offering physical workplace design and construction management services through three core business lines: Workplace Development (ワークプレイス構築事業), Building Renewal (ビルリニューアル事業), and Flexible Workplace (フレキシブルワークプレイス事業). The firm provides end-to-end services from office space brokerage and project management through to design, construction, and property management support. In the flexible workplace domain, Frontier Consulting offers two named digital service offerings: comolu (a third-place private room workspace reservation platform) and Metawork Oasis (a fourth-place virtual metaverse workplace platform). The company operates primarily in Japan with affiliated subsidiaries in Vietnam and Shanghai.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• COMOLU: Private room style shared office space reservation platform offering workspaces usable in 15-minute intervals, part of the third place development business.
• MetaWork OASIS
• OTEMACHI KORTO
• WELAGO (Izu-Oshima Co-Working Lab)
• Office Design Competition

Products and services

• Workplace Development Consulting (ワークプレイス構築事業) End-to-end consulting service that designs and delivers ideal workplace environments for corporate clients, covering office space brokerage, project management, construction management, design, and construction work from project inception to completion.
• Building Renewal Services (ビルリニューアル事業) Building renovation and renewal services that create value-added office spaces and buildings, including office building renovation, renewal, repair, furnished office space development, and concept design, supporting real estate value improvement and sustainable income through to leasing after completion.
• Flexible Workplace Services (フレキシブルワークプレイス事業) Flexible workplace services covering both third-place (cafés, shared offices, hotels, workation) and fourth-place (virtual metaverse) environments, providing freedom in where and how people work, with the goal of improving work-life balance.
• comolu Third-place reservation service offering private-room-style shared office workspaces usable in 15-minute intervals, enabling users to book and access shared office spaces via smartphone from reservation through entry and departure.
• Metawork Oasis (メタワークオアシス) Virtual metaverse platform that sets up a workplace in a virtual space where employees can work and communicate with others. Features include 1on1 and Talk chat functions as well as status indicators, providing a new way of working not bound by conventional workplace ideas.
• Workscape powered by STYLY Next-generation office tour solution using XR (Extended Reality) technology to visualize office spaces, featuring 10 viewing spots across the company's Otemachi headquarters over approximately 20 minutes. Shifts from conventional office tours to XR-complemented experiences that enhance understanding of corporate culture and values.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced guide expertise dependency and educational costs through XR office tour visualization
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• STYLY Co., Ltd. (STYLY株式会社)coreTechnology or IntegrationCo-development partnership for 'Workscape powered by STYLY' - a next-generation XR-based office tour solution. Frontier Consulting provides workplace expertise while STYLY contributes Extended Reality technology platform. The solution features 10 viewing spots across the company's Otemachi headquarters over approximately 20 minutes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Steelcase Inc. Global leader in workplace design, furniture, and applied research; competes with Frontier in workplace strategy and space design for multinational and large enterprise clients, especially those operating in Japan.
• MillerKnoll (Herman Miller): Global collective of workplace brands including Herman Miller and Knoll offering furniture and workplace design services; broad incumbent with overlapping workplace strategy and design capabilities for enterprise accounts.
• Mori Building Co., Ltd. Japanese urban real estate developer with deep involvement in office building design, tenant workspace customization, and corporate tenant services in Tokyo — overlaps with Frontier's workplace development and building renewal services for premium enterprise clients.
• Haworth Inc. Privately held global workspace solutions company offering furniture, architectural interiors, and workplace consulting; comparable to Frontier's integrated workplace development model at a much larger global scale.

Direct peers

• Itoki Corporation: Japanese office furniture manufacturer and total workplace solutions provider offering furniture, space design, and consulting services — the most direct domestic comparable to Frontier Consulting's end-to-end workplace development business.
• Okamura Corporation: Major Japanese office furniture and workspace solutions company providing office furniture, layout design, and space consulting — directly comparable in serving Japanese enterprise clients with integrated workplace offerings.
• Kokuyo Co., Ltd. Japanese office furniture and workspace solutions provider with furniture, interior design, and workplace consulting offerings — comparable to Frontier's design and project management capabilities for enterprise customers.

Others

• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with workplace strategy, project management, and occupancy consulting; comparable to Frontier's advisory and brokerage side for enterprise office portfolios, though broader in scope and global in reach.
• Gensler: Global architecture, design, and planning firm with a major workplace practice; comparable to Frontier in delivering workplace strategy and design for large enterprises, but operates globally with significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• WeWork: Global flexible workspace provider; overlaps with Frontier's third-place (comolu) and flexible workplace segment, though WeWork operates a hub-based model versus Frontier's consulting-led, customized workplace offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/frontierconsul

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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