Symbiosis

What Symbiosis does

Symbiosis Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based systems integrator (SIer) and software house founded in March 2010 by Nakata Junichi (中田 純雄), President and Representative Director. The company provides information system design, development, and consulting services to enterprise clients in Japan, with a registered capital of 20 million yen and a workforce of 11–50 employees operating from a single headquarters in Chiyoda-ku, Iidabashi, Tokyo. Its service portfolio is organized around three stated pillars — consulting, optimization, and data utilization — and covers four solution areas: Business Intelligence services, business application development, management/ICT consulting, and system infrastructure construction and operational maintenance.

The company's technical stack spans enterprise and legacy technologies, including SAP (ABAP, BAPI), web platforms (Java, PHP, C#, .NET), relational databases (Oracle, DB2, MS SQL Server, MySQL, PL/SQL), and IBM midrange systems (COBOL, PL/I, RPG, ASM, z/OS). Its BI offering integrates EAI/ETL tools (DataSpider Servista) with BI platforms (QlikView, Qlik Sense, SAP BusinessObjects, WebFOCUS), supplied through a channel partnership with Ashisuto (株式会社アシスト). Symbiosis also implements self-service BI solutions using Qlik Sense's in-memory engine. The company holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (JIS Q 27001:2023) certification (Registration Number IS 277) and maintains JIS Q 15001–compliant privacy information management.

Symbiosis operates a purely professional services and managed services model, with revenue derived from full-lifecycle system development, BI implementation, consulting engagements, and infrastructure construction/maintenance contracts. Pricing is project-by-project with multi-year contract terms; no standard pricing is published. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales driven by a website inquiry form, supplemented by the Ashisuto reseller/channel relationship. The company does not disclose revenue, has not raised external funding, and operates exclusively in the Japanese domestic market with no publicly named customers.

Name

Symbiosis

Legal name

シンビオス株式会社

Website

https://symb.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Symbiosis is a Tokyo-based Japanese systems integrator and software house founded in 2010 that delivers BI implementation, application development, consulting, and system infrastructure services to enterprise clients, primarily through Ashisuto-enabled BI/EAI tool reselling and direct enterprise sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Consulting and Systems Integration

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

IT Program/Project Management (PMO) & Delivery Assurance (BPAEAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Program & Project Management (PMO) Consulting (BPAHACAL)

Keywords

• Systems integration services
• Business intelligence consulting
• Enterprise application development
• Project management consulting
• IT infrastructure services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. System Development and Implementation Services: Full lifecycle system development services spanning requirements definition, business process modeling, functional design, system design, unit testing, integration testing, system evaluation, manual creation, and ongoing operation/maintenance. Covers both large-scale and small-scale projects across business applications and system infrastructure.
2. Business Intelligence Services: Business intelligence services including monitoring tool implementation, operational improvement, and system construction/improvement covering the entire BI lifecycle from tool introduction to ongoing operations.
3. Consulting Services: Management consulting, process improvement, system improvement, and ICT utilization consulting services. Includes RFI/RFP creation, gap analysis, business rules management, CSF/KPI formulation, ERP/CRM/BI/EAI implementation consulting, project management, and internal controls.
4. System Infrastructure Construction and Operational Maintenance: System and infrastructure platform design, installation, version upgrades, tuning, and comprehensive operational management and maintenance services for both mainframe and open systems environments.
5. Project Management / PMO Services: Project management (PM) and PMO (project management office support) services to assist clients with project delivery and governance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Symbiosis is a systems integrator (SIer) that provides Business Intelligence consulting and visualization, business application development, IT infrastructure design/build/operate, and PMO/PM project management consulting. It serves enterprise clients primarily in the Tokyo metropolitan area, delivering end-to-end consulting, system optimization, and data utilization services.

Product overview

Symbiosis operates as a system integrator offering a unified portfolio of IT solutions organized around three core strengths: consulting, optimization, and data utilization. The product portfolio centers on Business Intelligence services (including Integrated BI and Self-Service BI solutions using tools like Qlik and WebFOCUS), supplemented by Business Application Services (enterprise systems, web development, legacy systems), Consulting Services (RFI/RFP, business rules, KPI/CSF), and System Construction and Operations Services (servers, databases, infrastructure). The offerings do not represent a single unified platform but rather a modular suite of service categories where BI forms the core competency, supported by application development and infrastructure services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BI Consulting and Visualization Services Consulting and implementation services for Business Intelligence and data visualization using tools such as Qlik, WebFOCUS, Tableau, Dr.Sum, and Denodo. Targets enterprises that need to visualize and leverage operational data for decision-making.
• Business Application Development Services Design, development, and operation of business applications on SAP, Java, PHP, C#, and .NET stacks, including database work on Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, and MySQL. Aimed at enterprise clients requiring custom business system development.
• Project Management (PMO/PM) Consulting Consulting support for project management offices and project managers, covering requirements definition, planning, and delivery oversight for IT projects. Delivered by certified PMO/PM consultants for clients lacking internal project leadership.
• System Infrastructure Design / Build / Operate Services End-to-end IT infrastructure services covering system design, construction, and operation, including EAI/ETL data integration using DataSpider. Targets enterprises needing infrastructure build-out and ongoing operational support.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ashisuto (株式会社アシスト)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSymbiosis has a partnership with Ashisuto (株式会社アシスト), through which it proposes and provides DataSpider (EAI/ETL tool), Qlik products (QlikView and Qlik Sense — in-memory BI tools), and WebFOCUS (BI platform) to enterprise clients. The company is a partner/reseller for these third-party platforms and incorporates them into its solution offerings. As an SIer, Symbiosis implements these tools as part of its consulting and system development services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture Japan: Global consulting and SI leader with a large Japan operation covering strategy, technology, and operations — including BI, data analytics, ERP, and managed services. Competes for the same enterprise transformation engagements Symbiosis targets, at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• NTT Data: Japan's largest systems integrator with global reach, offering consulting, BI, ERP, cloud, and managed services. Symbiosis competes for the same enterprise IT budgets, particularly on BI and data integration mandates, but NTT Data has materially more scale and offshore delivery.
• SCSK Corporation: Sumitomo-affiliated Japanese SIer with strong enterprise systems, infrastructure, and managed services practices. Overlaps with Symbiosis in application development, infrastructure construction, and BI-adjacent consulting, but operates at much larger scale.
• NRI (Nomura Research Institute): One of Japan's largest IT consulting and SI firms with deep BI/analytics, financial systems, and consulting practices. Operates across the same enterprise BI and data utilization value chain as Symbiosis, but at vastly greater scale and brand recognition.
• BIPROGY (formerly Nihon Unisys G): Major Japanese SIer serving financial, retail, and public-sector clients with system development, infrastructure, and consulting services. Comparable service portfolio to Symbiosis (consulting, SI, managed services) at significantly larger scale.
• ABeam Consulting: Japan-originated global consulting firm with strong ERP (SAP), BI, and management consulting practices. Direct overlap with Symbiosis's ERP/CRM/BI consulting and SI delivery, but with substantially larger global footprint and headcount.

Direct peers

• Future Corporation: Tokyo-based IT consulting and systems integrator with a strong BI/data analytics practice (Future Innotech) and a similar combination of consulting + technical delivery. Comparable in size bracket and service mix to Symbiosis, including SAP, BI, and infrastructure offerings.
• TIS Inc. Mid-large Japanese SIer offering consulting, system development, and managed services across financial services and enterprise verticals. Direct overlap with Symbiosis in BI consulting, ERP/CRM implementation, and IT infrastructure services.

Regional players

• FPT Software (Japan operations): Vietnamese-headquartered global IT services firm with significant Japan delivery presence, offering BI, ERP, application development, and managed services. Comparable service categories to Symbiosis, competing for similar Japan enterprise SI work but with offshore cost structure.
• Wipro (Japan operations): India-headquartered global IT services firm with a Japan office offering BI/analytics, consulting, system integration, and managed services. Overlaps with Symbiosis in BI and enterprise systems, but with global scale and offshore delivery model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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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