What apollonet does

apollonet (株式会社アポロネット) is a privately-held Japanese software development services company headquartered in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, founded in April 1992 by president Hirata Koichi (平田浩一). The firm provides three lines of business: contracted software development for PC and mainframe systems, engineer dispatching under a general labor dispatching permit (派34-300535, obtained November 2017), and hardware/PC and telecommunications equipment sales. The delivery model spans information-system consulting, application development, and ongoing operations and management, serving Japanese enterprise and system-integration buyers including Fujitsu, Hitachi Solutions West Japan, Advanced Information Design, and Japan Automation Development.

The underlying technology stack is multi-platform and explicitly conservative: JAVA, VB, C#, PHP, COBOL, and dbMAGIC across PC and mainframe environments, with hiring materials requiring at least one year of programming experience and giving preference to information-processing certification holders. Information security is formalized at the management-system level through ISO 27001:2013 certification (ISA IS 0346, obtained January 2020) covering software development, operations, management, engineer dispatching, and system engineering services. There are no proprietary products, no app or API surface, no SDK, and no AI/ML capability disclosed in available sources.

Revenue mechanics are split across contract software development (one-time project licensing), professional services via engineer dispatching (the dispatch license enables this higher-margin staffing layer), and peripheral hardware resale. Salaries for system engineer/programmer positions range from 190,000 to 386,000 yen per month adjusted for skills and experience, consistent with small-to-mid Japanese IT-services firm economics. The company self-describes as 小規模 ("still small-scale") in the president's most recent published statement. Geographic footprint has expanded in a measured cadence: headquarters in Hiroshima (since 2009), Osaka office added in April 2019, and Tokyo office opened in May 2026 in Shinagawa-ku Higashi-oi, covering Japan's three principal metro economic regions (Chugoku, Kansai, Kanto). Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales and SI partnerships with no consumer channel, no public digital-marketing presence beyond the corporate website and recruitment postings, and no funding or M&A activity.

Name

apollonet

Legal name

株式会社アポロネット

Website

https://apollo-net.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Apollonet (株式会社アポロネット) is a privately-held Japanese software development services firm headquartered in Hiroshima, providing contracted PC and mainframe application development, ISO 27001-certified engineer dispatching, and hardware resale to enterprise and system-integration clients including Fujitsu and Hitachi Solutions West Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hiroshima

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Software Development Contracts: Computer information processing system planning, proposal, consulting, and software development on a contract basis. Covers application software development for PCs and mainframe systems.
2. Engineer Dispatching Services: Dispatch of software development engineers and system engineering service personnel to client sites. Registered under general labor dispatching permit (派34-300535).
3. Hardware and Equipment Sales: Sales of personal computers and telecommunications equipment as part of its broader information service offerings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Apollonet is a Hiroshima-based Japanese software services firm that plans, proposes, and consults on computer information processing systems, develops custom application software for PCs and mainframes under contract, dispatches licensed software development engineers and system engineering personnel to client sites, and sells personal computers and telecommunications equipment.

Product overview

apollonet is a software development services company offering a unified portfolio of services rather than a single platform product. The core offerings include computer information processing system planning and consulting, contracted software development with operation and management, technical staff dispatch services (licensed under permit 34-300535), and PC/communication equipment sales. The company primarily develops applications for PCs and mainframe systems using technologies including JAVA, VB, C#, PHP, COBOL, and dbMAGIC.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Computer Information Processing System Planning, Proposal, and Consulting
• Contracted Software Development, Operation, and Management
• Software Engineer Dispatching Service
• PC and Telecommunications Equipment Sales

Named customers3 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

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Hiroshima Bank (広島銀行)minorOthersMain transaction bank for Apollonet. Banking relationship supporting operational finance needs.
• Momiji Bank (もみじ銀行)minorOthersMain transaction bank for Apollonet. Banking relationship supporting operational finance needs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Pasona Inc. Major Japanese HR services and IT engineer staffing firm. Overlaps with Apollonet's dispatch business but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• BIPROGY Inc. (formerly Nihon Unisys): Major Japanese system integrator offering consulting, custom development, and outsourced IT services. Targets similar enterprise customers and includes mainframe/legacy system work comparable to Apollonet's COBOL/mainframe practice.
• Future Corporation: Japanese IT consulting and system integration firm with strong custom development and enterprise IT services practice. Larger scale but overlapping customer base and service offerings.
• TechnoPro Holdings: Largest Japanese engineer-staffing and IT services group with broad capabilities including software outsourcing, dispatch, and R&D engineering. Operates a much larger engineer pool but addresses the same enterprise demand Apollonet serves.
• NS Solutions Corporation: Established Japanese SI providing enterprise system integration, custom software development, and consulting. Larger, broader portfolio than Apollonet, with similar enterprise/custom-development orientation.

Direct peers

• Cross Cat Co., Ltd. Japanese SI and IT services firm providing custom software development, system consulting, and engineer dispatch to mid-market and enterprise clients. Closely matches Apollonet's services-led, non-product model.
• DTS Corporation: Japanese IT services and embedded/system software firm with similar contract development, engineer dispatch, and enterprise SI customer mix. Comparable in offering software development services across multiple platforms to Japanese corporates.
• INTLOOP Inc. Japanese IT engineer staffing and consulting firm focused on dispatching engineers and providing system consulting to enterprise clients, similar in business model to Apollonet's dispatch business.
• JBCC Holdings Inc. Japanese IT services company delivering system integration, software development, and managed services to enterprise customers. Comparable services portfolio targeting Japanese enterprise buyers.
• Nihon Computer System Co., Ltd. (NCS): Mid-sized Japanese SI offering custom software development, system consulting, and engineer dispatch to enterprise and government clients. Similar services orientation and customer profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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