What Temp does

合同会社temp (Temp LLC) is a Tokyo-based generative AI services company founded in December 2020 by CEO Taichi Matsubayashi with ¥9,000,000 in registered capital. The company operates four integrated revenue streams anchored on generative AI: (1) hospitality-focused AI training programs (the AI Omotenashi Comprehensive Learning Course and customized on-site training), positioned for Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 人材開発支援助成金 subsidies; (2) the xFactory AI-powered digital production platform that delivers websites, video, brand tools and marketing materials at claimed 1/4 to 1/10 of industry pricing; (3) consumer applications including the AI matching app Teee, pet merchandise service Pet is your..., and interior coordination service Casa.66; and (4) customized generative AI consulting.

Its core technology stack is built on ChatGPT-based generative AI rather than proprietary foundation models; the differentiated IP is vertical packaging — a hospitality-tuned curriculum, the Generative AI Passport credential co-developed through GAIUA (a 2023 association Temp co-founded), and a templated production pipeline. Distribution is anchored on three industry-association partnerships (GAIUA, JHTA signed September 2025, and the Zenriren hotel federation in October 2025), supplemented by a self-serve e-learning channel and on-site enterprise sales. The consumer apps act primarily as brand-building and experimentation vehicles rather than meaningful revenue contributors at current scale.

Temp is organized as a Japanese LLC with wholly owned subsidiaries Casa.66 (interior), tagstandard (IT × NFC card DX, established June 2023), and meme (online English learning E-change, 2022). No venture capital, private equity, or public-market participation is disclosed. The six-person executive team (CEO, CFO, CSO, CTO, CDO, CAIO) is drawn primarily from Kyoto University, Hokkaido University, and prior experience at foreign consulting firms and a foreign financial institution, giving Temp an unusually credentialed leadership bench for a company of its size.

Name

Temp

Legal name

合同会社temp

Website

https://llctemp.me

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Short description

合同会社temp is a Tokyo-based generative-AI services company founded in 2020 that delivers hospitality-focused AI training, customized enterprise consulting, the xFactory AI production platform, and consumer apps (Teee, Pet is your..., Casa.66), distributing through GAIUA, JHTA and Zenriren partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Training and Education Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Graphic Design Services (54143), Pet and Pet Supplies Retailers (459910)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Safety, Alignment & Content Moderation (Guardrails, Red Teaming) (HDAAACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

LLM/GenAI Guardrails & Safety Controls (policy, filtering, routing) (HDAAAKAD), Regulatory Readiness & Audit Automation (e.g., EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001) (HDAAAMAE), Responsible AI, Security & Privacy Platforms (Safety, Guardrails, PII) (HDAEANAG), Enterprise Foundation Model Integration & APIs (Connectors, Governance, Deployment) (HDAAACAO)

Keywords

• AI training services
• Generative AI consulting
• AI hospitality training
• AI-powered digital production
• Consumer AI applications

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI Training and Education: E-learning and on-site customized AI training programs for businesses, particularly hospitality industry. Programs are eligible for government training subsidies (人材開発支援助成金). Revenue from course fees, certification fees.
2. AI-Powered Digital Production (xFactory): Flat-rate or per-project digital production services for websites, videos, branding, and marketing materials. Uses AI and process automation to deliver at significantly reduced costs compared to traditional agencies.
3. Consumer AI Products: Revenue from Teee AI matching app, Pet is your... custom pet merchandise, and Casa.66 interior coordination services. Mix of subscription and transaction-based revenue.
4. AI Consulting and Support: Customized generative AI consulting and accompaniment services for enterprise clients implementing AI solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

合同会社temp is a Japanese generative AI services company delivering three main lines of business: (1) AI training and education programs — including the "AI Omotenashi" Comprehensive Learning Course combining AI literacy and AI skills for the hospitality industry, with Generative AI Passport certification co-developed with GAIUA; (2) customized on-site generative AI consulting and support for enterprise clients; and (3) xFactory, an AI-powered digital production platform delivering websites, videos, branding, and marketing at 1/4 to 1/10 of industry standard pricing. The company also operates consumer AI products (Teee matching app, Pet is your... pet merchandise, Casa.66 interior coordination) through wholly owned subsidiaries.

Product overview

Temp operates a diversified portfolio of generative AI services and digital products organized around three core divisions: (1) AI Training & Education Services, including the AI Omotenashi Comprehensive Learning Course (offering AI Literacy and AI Leader Training tracks), and Customized Generative AI Consulting & Support; (2) AI-Powered Digital Production via xFactory platform; and (3) Consumer Applications including Teee (matching service), Pet is your... (pet merchandise), and Casa.66 (interior coordination). The company also maintains strategic partnerships in sports (MINERVA UBE) and technology ventures (tagstandard). The portfolio is unified by generative AI as the enabling technology across all offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Teee: AI-powered matching app enabling casual meetings with high-class individuals at cafes via button activation.
• Casa.66
• Pet is your...
• xFactory
• JHTA AI おもてなしアカデミー

Products and services

• AI Omotenashi Comprehensive Learning Course (AI Literacy) A comprehensive AI training program for the Japanese hospitality industry combining AI literacy (Generative AI Passport curriculum covering AI fundamentals, generative AI trends, information literacy, and prompt creation) with hospitality-specialized AI risk and data management content. Delivered via e-learning with 1-3 month course duration. Targets hotel, ryokan, and accommodation staff from any function. Eligible for 厚生労働省 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) 人材開発支援助成金 (Human Resources Development Subsidy) for qualifying companies.
• AI Omotenashi Comprehensive Learning Course (AI Leader Training / Practical Edition) Practical AI leader training curriculum for the hospitality industry designed to develop internal AI utilization leaders responsible for organizational transformation. Covers industry-specific AI risks, data management, and customer-facing AI literacy. Targets managers and AI champions within hotel and ryokan operations. Delivered via e-learning with subsidy eligibility.
• Customized Generative AI Consulting & Support Fully customized on-site generative AI training program tailored to individual business operations. Delivered nationwide across Japan with practical-output emphasis to rapidly integrate generative AI into daily workflows. Targets enterprises seeking organization-specific AI training.
• xFactory AI-powered digital production platform that consolidates website, video, brand tools, recruitment, and marketing production onto a single AI-driven production line. Delivers at 1/4 to 1/10 of industry standard pricing through AI automation and process systematization. Targets mid-market companies seeking affordable digital production services.
• Teee AI-powered matching app enabling users to casually meet high-class individuals at cafes via a single button press. Teee is a registered trademark. Targets individual consumers seeking social connections. Featured on Tokyo terrestrial TV in November 2022.
• Pet is your... Service that creates unique custom goods from user-submitted pet photos, supporting pet owners in expressing their affection. Targets individual consumers; the brand's official Instagram account surpassed 10,000 followers in December 2024.
• Casa.66 Interior coordination service supporting personalized space and time creation aligned with lifestyle preferences. Operated through subsidiary 株式会社Casa.66. Launched as "ToKiDoKi" in April 2024 and rebranded to "Casa.66" in February 2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivers digital production at 1/4 to 1/10 of industry standard prices
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 全旅連 (全国旅館ホテル生活衛生同業組合連合会)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025All Japan Ryokan Hotel Federation representing the hospitality industry. temp conducted AI seminars for federation members in October 2025, providing generative AI training tailored to ryokan and hotel operations.
• JHTA (Japan Hospitality Tourism Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025JHTA AI おもてなしアカデミー was established in September 2025 as a specialized AI training program for the Japanese hospitality industry. temp collaborates with JHTA to deliver AI literacy and skills training for accommodation businesses.
• 京都光華女子大学 (Kyoto Koka Women's University)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2025temp CEO Taichi Matsubayashi serves as guest lecturer at Kyoto Koka Women's University, delivering generative AI training and education to university students and faculty.
• MINERVA UBE (ミネルバ宇部)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024temp serves as IT Partner for MINERVA UBE, a women's futsal team based in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Provides technology support and digital services to support the team's operations and community engagement.
• 株式会社tagstandardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023Group company established in June 2023, focused on IT×NFC card solutions for enterprise DX. Founded by CEO Taichi Matsubayashi as part of temp's business portfolio of AI and technology ventures.
• 生成AI活用普及協会 (GAIUA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2023General Incorporated Association for Generative AI Utilization and Promotion. temp CEO Taichi Matsubayashi co-founded GAIUA with Kohei Miura (CEO of Poseidon Inc.) in April 2023. GAIUA developed the 生成AIパスポート (Generative AI Passport) certification program. temp utilizes this certification in their AI hospitality training curriculum.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Preferred Networks: Japan's leading deep learning company, providing enterprise AI solutions, consulting, and educational programs. A much larger incumbent competing for the same Japanese enterprise AI budget though focused more on custom model development.
• AI inside Inc. Listed Japanese AI platform company offering OCR, AI-OCR, and generative AI services including training and consulting to enterprises. A broad incumbent with overlapping enterprise AI training and integration services competing for the same Japanese corporate budget.
• Wix.com Japan operations: Global website builder and digital production platform. Competes with temp's xFactory in the AI-powered website and digital production space for Japanese SMBs, though at a vastly different scale.

Emerging players

• ELYZA Inc. Japanese company developing enterprise-focused Japanese LLMs and providing AI implementation consulting. Comparable to temp's generative AI consulting and training practice, with deeper proprietary model technology.
• SQUEEZE Inc. Japanese hospitality tech company providing hotel operations software, contactless check-in, and digital tools for ryokans and hotels. Adjacent peer sharing temp's Japanese hospitality focus, though operating in operations software rather than AI training.
• HACARUS Inc. Kyoto-based AI company providing AI consulting and custom AI solutions for Japanese enterprises. Comparable to temp on the AI consulting and education side, with similar geographic roots in Kyoto and overlapping enterprise training offerings.
• tripla Inc. Tokyo-based hospitality technology company providing AI-powered chatbots, concierge services, and guest communication tools for hotels and ryokans. Direct overlap with temp's hospitality AI focus, though tripla sells AI tools rather than training.
• Altive Inc. Tokyo-based AI development and consulting firm offering AI integration services and AI training for Japanese enterprises. Comparable in size and stage to temp with overlapping generative AI consulting and education offerings.

Direct peers

• Lightblue Technology: Japanese AI company offering generative AI training, prompt engineering education, and AI literacy programs for enterprises. Closest direct peer to temp's AI hospitality training and Generative AI Passport business in the Japanese market.
• SIGNATE Inc. Japan's leading AI talent platform offering data science competitions and AI training/education programs for corporate upskilling. Direct competitor for the same enterprise AI literacy budgets temp targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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