What Solude does

Solude Co., Ltd. (ソリュード株式会社) is a privately held Japanese IT services company founded on July 6, 1999, and headquartered in Osaka with a regional office in Kyoto. The firm operates three core service lines for corporate clients: (1) custom software development spanning web systems, client-server systems, ERP, and legacy environments, with full-cycle delivery from investigation and analysis through programming, operation, maintenance, and after-sales support; (2) IT engineer temporary staffing delivered through its FM (Facility Manufacturing) division, supplying business system, web, server operations/maintenance, and embedded engineers to client companies under Labor Dispatch Permit 派27-303193; and (3) corporate and one-on-one IT training covering programming languages, system construction methods, and communication skills. Underlying technical breadth is a notable feature, with coverage of legacy stacks (COBOL, PL/1, RPG400, NATURAL, MVS, CICS) alongside modern environments (VB.NET, JAVA, PHP, Python-adjacent web stacks), multiple relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, DB2), and Windows/Linux servers.

The revenue model is project-based professional services with quote-based pricing; consumer revenue is limited to two self-developed smartphone applications distributed through Google Play: 'Blood Pressure Memo' (血圧memo), an Android blood pressure and BMI logging app released January 2021 with a v1.1.0 update in April 2021, and 'Enzai STOP' (冤罪STOP), a screen-state utility intended to defuse false accusations. Customer segments are horizontal, primarily large and mid-sized Japanese enterprises requiring bespoke system development and ongoing maintenance, plus IT engineers and corporate trainees as secondary segments, with individuals as a long tail for the consumer apps. Go-to-market is sales-led via direct website inquiry, Hello Work recruitment channels, and Google Play app store listings; international project work has previously extended to the USA, China (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Hong Kong), Singapore, and Indonesia, though current operations are concentrated in the Kansai region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo) with project-based reach into the Tokyo metropolitan area. The company is led by Representative Director Watanabe Miyuki (渡辺 美幸), is not externally funded, and operates with registered capital of 10 million yen and an 11-50 employee headcount band.

Name

Solude

Legal name

ソリュード株式会社 (Solude Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://solude.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Solude is a privately held Japanese IT services firm founded in 1999, headquartered in Osaka, providing custom software development, IT engineer dispatch, and corporate IT training, plus two consumer smartphone apps on Google Play.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development and IT Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Application Outsourcing (AO) (BPAEAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Software Engineering & Application Development Training (Languages, Frameworks, Testing) (BPAEANAI), Enterprise Application Modernization (Monolith-to-Modules, Domain Modernization) (BPAEAFAG)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• IT engineer staffing
• Corporate IT training
• Mobile app development
• Enterprise system integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Osaka

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Computer Software Development (受託開発): Custom software development services for corporate clients including web systems, client-server systems, and general-purpose systems. Revenue generated through project-based engagements with services spanning system investigation, analysis, design, programming, operation, maintenance, and after-sales support.
2. IT Engineer Staffing (FM事业部): IT engineer temporary staffing services through FM (Facility Manufacturing) division, providing business system engineers, web system engineers, server operation/maintenance engineers, and embedded control system engineers to client companies.
3. Education Services (教育事業): Corporate training and one-on-one education services for engineers learning new technologies. Topics include programming languages, system construction methods, presentations, and communication skills. Flexible response to client needs.
4. Self-developed Package Software: Proprietary smartphone applications including Blood Pressure Memo and Enzai STOP distributed through Google Play Store, generating revenue from consumer downloads.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Solude is a Japanese IT services company that provides entrusted custom software development spanning web systems, client-server systems, and general-purpose enterprise systems, with full in-house maintenance support. It also operates an IT engineer dispatch/staffing business through its FM Division placing business, web, server, and embedded engineers, and runs an education business offering corporate training and one-on-one instruction in programming languages and system design. The company additionally publishes two proprietary Android consumer applications (Blood Pressure Memo and Enzai STOP) on Google Play as a supplementary product line.

Product overview

Solude is an IT services company offering three core service lines: custom software development (spanning web, client-server, and legacy systems), IT engineer dispatch/staffing (via its FM division), and IT education/training. In addition, the company develops proprietary smartphone applications, including the blood pressure management app 「血圧memo」 and the false accusation prevention tool 「冤罪 STOP」. The portfolio is organized as a service-based business with consumer-facing mobile apps as supplementary products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FM Division (Facility Manufacturing): A staffing services division under the motto 'Creating talent' that provides IT engineer dispatching services, aiming to help staff achieve skills improvement and self-realization through their work.

Products and services

• Computer Software Development (コンピュータソフトウェア開発) Custom entrusted software development for corporate clients covering system investigation, analysis, design, programming, operation, maintenance, and after-sales support across web systems, client-server systems, and general-purpose enterprise systems. Includes development history of order/shipping, BOM, production management, sales, and ERP systems, with in-house maintenance.
• IT Engineer Staffing / Dispatch (ITエンジニア人材派遣) — FM Division (Facility Manufacturing) Temporary staffing and dispatch of IT engineers through the FM (Facility Manufacturing) Division, providing business system engineers, web system engineers, server operation/maintenance engineers, and embedded control system engineers to client companies. Operates under labor dispatch business permit number 派27-303193 with a 'talent cultivation' (才能を創りだす) philosophy.
• Education Business (教育事業) IT training and education services for corporations and individual engineers, including corporate in-house training and one-on-one tutoring. Topics cover programming languages, system construction methodologies, presentation skills, and communication skills. Instructors include active SEs, project managers, and university lecturers.
• Blood Pressure Memo (血圧memo) — Android smartphone app Android smartphone application for personal blood pressure management. Users can record daily blood pressure (systolic/diastolic), pulse rate, weight, and notes (up to 15 characters); view trends in graphs and data lists; perform condition searches; calculate BMI from height and weight; and import/export data via CSV. Distributed via Google Play.
• Enzai STOP (冤罪STOP) — Android smartphone app Android smartphone application designed to help users early-de-escalate situations where they are falsely suspected of wrongdoing. By showing that the phone was in hand and that the user was stationary at the relevant time, the app provides an on-device evidence trail.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Systena Corporation: Japanese IT services firm offering custom software development, mobile app development, and engineer staffing with a similar mix of enterprise and consumer-facing solutions. Closest size and business-model comparable to Solude across all three service pillars.
• JBCC Holdings: Japanese systems integrator offering enterprise application development, infrastructure services, and IT staffing. Closely aligned to Solude across entrusted development, multi-platform support, and engineer dispatch.
• CORE Corporation: Japanese IT services company providing custom system development, embedded systems, and engineer staffing. Comparable to Solude in its combined software services plus IT engineer dispatch model.
• Meitec Corporation: Japanese engineer dispatch and R&D services firm focused on high-quality engineer placement into manufacturing and IT clients. Comparable to Solude's FM division in dispatch model and emphasis on engineer development.
• TechnoPro Holdings: Japan's largest independent IT engineer staffing and engineering services firm. Most relevant peer to Solude's FM-division engineer dispatch business, particularly for the talent-cultivation positioning Solude emphasizes.
• Computer Engineering & Consulting (CEC): Mid-sized Japanese IT services company providing custom system development and consulting to enterprise clients. Directly comparable in service mix, customer segment, and project-based delivery model to Solude's software development pillar.
• Pro-Ship Incorporated: Japanese custom software development firm focused on enterprise systems and product development for corporate clients. Comparable to Solude's core entrusted development business in target market, customer profile, and project-based revenue model.

Broad incumbents

• Otsuka Corporation: Large Japanese IT services and staffing company serving SMB and enterprise customers with a broad portfolio of development and engineer dispatch services. Comparable in service mix to Solude but with materially larger scale and nationwide footprint.
• BIPROGY (formerly Nihon Unisys): Large Japanese SI offering enterprise application development, IT services, and staffing at national scale. Competes with Solude in the same enterprise custom development market but as a much broader, established incumbent with significantly larger resources.
• NS Solutions Corporation: Major Japanese systems integrator providing enterprise software development and IT solutions, backed by Nippon Steel. Competes with Solude in enterprise custom development and system integration but at significantly larger scale and broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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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