Sailboat

What Sailboat does

Kimaroom Inc. (株式会社キマルーム) is a privately held Japanese SaaS company that builds digital transformation (DX) software for the Japanese real estate leasing industry. The company targets real estate operators, leasing companies, and property management firms with five purpose-built modules: Convert (cross-functional conversion), B2B (dedicated portal for business-to-business transactions), CRM (customer management and follow-up support), Electronic Application & Contract (electronic application and contract signing), and Renewal Management (digital lease renewal processing). Together the modules cover the full leasing lifecycle from customer acquisition through contract execution and renewal, addressing a fragmented, paper-heavy market that has been slow to adopt digital tooling.

The company's stated competitive position rests on group-level access to a large pool of real estate assets ("overwhelming held assets"), which provides both a built-in distribution channel to operators and a first-party data advantage on user and market dynamics. Technology components are described at the product-feature level — domain-specific workflows, electronic application and contract execution, and renewal management — without disclosure of proprietary AI/ML or underlying platform architecture. APIs, SDKs, and MCP availability are not indicated in the source material.

Kimaroom operates a sales-led B2B go-to-market model with subscription-based recurring revenue across its SaaS modules. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; prospective customers are routed through inquiry forms and direct phone numbers on the corporate and service websites. Marketing relies on owned digital channels (corporate site, service portal, Facebook, X, note), industry trade exhibitions (e.g., the Real Estate DX Business Solution Exhibition), and executive speaking engagements at industry seminars. Geographic reach is Japan-only, with offices in Tokyo (headquarters, Chiyoda-ku) and Hiroshima, and activity concentrated in the Kanto and Chugoku regions. No funding rounds, investors, headcount, or revenue figures are disclosed.

Name

Sailboat

Legal name

株式会社キマルーム

Website

https://sailboat.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kimaroom Inc. (株式会社キマルーム) is a Japanese private SaaS company that provides five integrated DX modules — Convert, B2B, CRM, Electronic Application/Contract, and Renewal Management — to real estate operators and property management firms in Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hiroshima

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS / DX Software Subscriptions: Kimaroom generates revenue through subscription-based software services delivered to real estate companies and property management firms. Services include Convert (cross-functional conversion), B2B portal, CRM, electronic application/contract, and renewal management — each operating as a SaaS module within the Kimaroom DX platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sailboat operates (under the Kimaroom brand in the source data) a real estate DX (Digital Transformation) SaaS platform offering five integrated modules to Japanese real estate operators and property management firms: Convert (cross-functional conversion), B2B (dedicated portal for B2B partners), CRM (customer management and follow-up), Electronic Application & Contract (paperless digital signing), and Renewal Management (lease renewal DX). The suite covers the end-to-end rental/leasing workflow from customer acquisition through contract execution to renewal management.

Product overview

Kimaroom Inc. operates as a real estate DX (Digital Transformation) platform company offering a suite of five integrated SaaS products. The portfolio includes: キマルーム Convert (cross-functional conversion tool), キマルーム B2B (dedicated portal for B2B operations), キマルーム CRM (customer management and follow-up support), キマルーム 電子申込・契約 (electronic application and contract service), and キマルーム 更新管理 (renewal management DX). These products work together to serve property management companies and real estate businesses, providing end-to-end digital solutions for the Japanese real estate industry's operational needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• キマルーム Convert: 業務横断型コンバート (Cross-functional conversion service)
• キマルーム B2B
• キマルーム CRM
• キマルーム 電子申込･契約
• キマルーム 更新管理

Products and services

• Kimaroom Convert (キマルーム Convert) Cross-functional conversion service that supports conversion across business operations in the real estate industry. Designed for Japanese real estate operators and leasing companies to optimise customer acquisition and conversion workflows.
• Kimaroom B2B (キマルーム B2B) Dedicated portal B2B solution for business-to-business transactions in the real estate sector. Enables real estate ecosystem partners to collaborate through a dedicated B2B portal.
• Kimaroom CRM (キマルーム CRM) Customer management and follow-up support system for real estate businesses. Provides customer relationship management tooling tailored to Japanese leasing workflows.
• Kimaroom Electronic Application & Contract (キマルーム 電子申込･契約) Electronic application and contract service enabling digital document workflows for real estate transactions. Delivers paperless lease contract execution for Japanese real estate operators and property management firms.
• Kimaroom Renewal Management (キマルーム 更新管理) Renewal management DX solution for property management digital transformation. Digitalises the lease renewal process for property management companies and real estate operators.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• GA technologies (RENOSY): Japanese real estate technology company operating the RENOSY platform across real estate transactions, SaaS for agents, and property management — comparable multi-product PropTech strategy in the same domestic market.
• WealthPark: Japan-focused real estate asset management and operations SaaS serving property owners and managers — comparable vertical SaaS targeting Japanese real estate operators with workflow digitization.
• いえらぶ (ielove): Major Japanese real estate CRM and SaaS platform targeting rental agencies and property managers with customer management, inbound, and back-office tools — overlapping directly with Kimaroom's CRM and Convert modules.
• いい生活 (iisoft): Long-standing Japanese real estate SaaS provider serving real estate agencies and property managers with CRM, listing, and back-office solutions — directly comparable vertical SaaS positioning in Japanese leasing.
• いえらぶCLOUD / 株式会社いえらぶ: Cloud-based CRM and operations platform for Japanese real estate agencies — direct overlap with Kimaroom's CRM and cross-functional conversion tooling for leasing operators.
• ITANDI Inc. Japanese PropTech SaaS offering leasing operations, electronic contracts, and tenant screening for property managers and real estate agencies — the closest direct competitor to Kimaroom's leasing-focused DX suite.
• TATERU: Japanese rental real estate technology company focused on rental management and tenant-side services — overlapping with Kimaroom's property management and renewal management DX modules.
• いえらぶ /いえらぶまとめて: Japanese rental property search and move-in platform serving both renters and property managers — adjacent end-user-facing product that complements a back-office SaaS suite like Kimaroom's.

Broad incumbents

• LIFULL (HOME'S): Major Japanese real estate portal and PropTech incumbent operating HOME'S with a broader suite spanning listings, media, and adjacent services — broader incumbent in the same Japan real estate ecosystem.
• Recruit (SUUMO): Recruit's SUUMO is Japan's largest real estate portal with adjacent SaaS offerings for agencies and property managers — a broad incumbent competing for the same Japanese leasing workflow digitization budget.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/_kimaroom
• Facebookfacebook.com/kimaroom

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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