Jibannet

What Jibannet does

Jibannet Co., Ltd. (地盤ネット株式会社) is a Japanese ground investigation and analysis company headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo, operating as the primary subsidiary of publicly listed Jibannet Holdings (TSE: 6072, listed December 2012). The company specializes in residential ground risk assessment, providing SWS (Screw Weight Sounding) testing, microtremor exploration via its proprietary Jishin Eye® system, third-party reanalysis through its Jiban Second Opinion® service, and 20-year differential settlement compensation backed by P&C insurance partners. Its technology stack includes the patent-pending iGP® fully automated ground investigation machine, the SWS Expert predictive analytics system leveraging 50,000+ accumulated ground data records, and the SJS (Smart Ground System) platform built on NTT Data's Intra-Mart framework and AWS that connects franchise partners, homebuilders, and surveyors nationwide.

Jibannet operates a hybrid distribution model combining 300+ franchise partner stores across all 47 Japanese prefectures, four directly operated regional branches (Hokkaido, Chubu/Nagoya, Kansai/Osaka, Kyushu/Fukuoka), a Vietnam-based subsidiary (JIBANNET ASIA CO., LTD., established 2013) handling BIM rendering and BPO services, and self-service consumer web tools. Revenue streams include freemium consumer services (free Jiban Karte® and Jiban Anshin Map® reports), enterprise subscriptions (Jiban Anshin Map PRO at 5,000 yen/month per account with 24-month contracts), hardware sales of Ground Pro II / iGP equipment, paid Jiban Karte PLUS on-site investigations, BIM visualization services, and recurring compensation program premiums. The company has conducted over 120,000 cumulative ground investigations and approximately 60,000 ground analyses annually, with its Second Opinion service having saved customers an estimated 43 billion yen across 43,000+ properties found not to require improvement work.

The company's core differentiation is its structural refusal to accept ground improvement construction contracts, positioning it as Japan's only truly independent ground investigation provider. This independence, combined with the largest proprietary ground database in Japan (160M+ nationwide data points and 10.9M+ building-use location records), enables AI-powered predictive capabilities unavailable to competitors who typically both investigate and profit from improvement work. Jibannet maintains industry recognition including the 2017 Japan Resilience Award Gold Prize, Nikkei NEXT1000 #1 ranking for operating cash flow growth, and joint research partnerships with Japan's National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management and Kyoto University Graduate School of Engineering.

Name

Jibannet

Legal name

地盤ネット株式会社

Website

https://jibannet.co.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jibannet is a Japanese ground investigation company providing SWS testing, microtremor analysis, third-party second opinions, and 20-year ground compensation for residential construction, serving homeowners, homebuilders, and real estate firms via 300+ franchise partners nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ground Investigation Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Building Inspection Services (541350)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

Keywords

• Ground investigation services
• Soil survey analysis
• Geotechnical engineering
• Seismic risk assessment
• Construction due diligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 地盤ロングライフ補償 (Ground Long Life Compensation): Warranty and compensation services tied to ground quality certification. Provides coverage for differential settlement for up to 20 years after handover, with maximum compensation of 50 million yen per incident. Generates recurring revenue through certification and compensation services.
2. 地盤安心マップPRO (Jiban Anshin Map PRO): Premium subscription service for real estate and construction companies providing 40+ layers of ground risk data. Monthly fee of 5,000 yen per account with 24-month contract.
3. グラウンド・プロⅡ (Ground Pro II) Sales: Sale of proprietary semi-automatic SWS testing equipment to franchise partners and third parties. One-time hardware revenue.
4. 地盤セカンドオピニオン (Second Opinion): Free initial assessment; revenue generated from optional ground quality certificate issuance. Provides third-party ground analysis to check if improvement work is necessary.
5. 地盤カルテ (Jiban Karte): Free for consumers - generates demand for paid services. Returns scores on 5 ground risk indicators via email.
6. BIMパース・ウォークスルー動画: 3D rendering and walkthrough video production service for homebuilders. Custom quote-based pricing for rendering and animation services.
7. 地盤適合耐震住宅 services: Comprehensive earthquake-resistant housing service combining triple investigation, triple design, and triple compensation. Includes structural calculations, seismic simulations, and long-term warranty.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Jibannet provides independent ground investigation, analysis, and long-term compensation services for residential and commercial construction projects in Japan. The company performs SWS (Screw Weight Sounding) tests, microtremor earthquake surveys, and soil sampling, then delivers risk reports, third-party second opinions, and 20-year differential-settlement warranties. It operates through four regional branches plus a franchise network of more than 300 partner stores across all 47 prefectures.

Product overview

Jibannet operates a multi-tiered platform of ground investigation, analysis, and compensation services. The core product is 地盤安心住宅®R (Jiban Anshin Jyutaku R), a comprehensive end-to-end service managing the entire ground investigation lifecycle from SWS testing through third-party analysis, construction inspection, and long-term compensation. This core is extended by 地盤安心住宅®Rプラス, which adds liquefaction risk assessment and extended compensation coverage. A separate consumer-facing tier includes the free 地盤カルテ® report service and the paid 地盤カルテ®PLUS investigation service. The 地盤安心マップ®RPRO web platform serves as the analytical hub, offering 40+ data layers and the SWSエキスパート predictive feature. Add-on inspection services include the 微動探査システム 地震eye® for ground shaking analysis, デジタル耐震チェック for building seismic assessment, and 地盤セカンドオピニオン®R for third-party data verification. The proprietary iGP® automated investigation machine and ReportPAD mobile tool power field data collection. The スマート地盤システム® (SJS) serves as the cross-party operational backbone. BIM visualization, 3D scanning (SCANnavi), and the JIBANGOO property portal extend the ecosystem into adjacent services. The franchise network and 地盤ネット itself are subsidiaries of listed parent company Jiban Holdings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 地盤安心住宅®: Comprehensive residential ground services including investigation, analysis, and long-term compensation.
• 地盤セカンドオピニオン®
• 地盤安心マップ®
• 地盤カルテ®
• 地盤カルテPLUS
• 地震eye®
• iGP®
• グラウンド・プロ®
• SWSエキスパート
• 地盤ロングライフ補償®
• BIMパース・ウォークスルー
• デジタル耐震チェック
• 地盤適合耐震住宅™

Products and services

• Jiban Anshin Jyutaku R (地盤安心住宅R) Comprehensive end-to-end ground service for homebuilders covering SWS testing, third-party analysis, construction inspection, and 20-year differential-settlement compensation backed by insurance. Sold to housing companies as a bundled service for each project.
• Jiban Anshin Jyutaku R Plus (地盤安心住宅Rプラス) Enhanced version of Jiban Anshin Jyutaku R that adds soil sampling, groundwater level measurement, and liquefaction risk assessment per MLIT technical guidelines, with additional liquefaction compensation coverage up to 5 million yen per case.
• Jiban Anshin Map PRO (地盤安心マップRPRO) Subscription web platform offering 40+ layers of geotechnical, disaster risk, and historical land-use data (liquefaction risk, flooding, seismic hazard, borehole data) for real estate and construction professionals conducting land evaluation and acquisition due diligence.
• Jiban Karte (地盤カルテ) Free consumer-facing web service that delivers a one-page A4 ground and disaster risk assessment covering five indicators (earthquake shaking, liquefaction, flooding, landslides, tsunami) scored out of 100 points for any Japanese address, sent by email within seconds.
• Jiban Karte PLUS (地盤カルテPLUS) Paid on-site ground investigation service for individual homebuyers and property owners, adding soil sampling and groundwater measurement to the free web-based Jiban Karte data, providing detailed liquefaction and differential-settlement risk assessment before construction.
• Jiban Second Opinion (地盤セカンドオピニオン) Independent third-party reanalysis of existing ground investigation data, allowing homeowners and builders to verify whether recommended ground improvement work is actually necessary. Free initial assessment with optional paid ground quality certificate.
• Jiban Long Life Compensation (地盤ロングライフ補償) Long-term warranty program providing compensation for differential settlement up to 50 million yen per incident over 20 years from handover, backed by P&C insurance. Renewable every 10 years through periodic inspections using digital seismic check technology.
• iGP (iGroundPro) Proprietary fully automated digital ground investigation machine sold to franchise partners and third parties, performing JIS-compliant screw weight penetration testing with closed-loop data capture and direct wireless transmission to the central data system to prevent transcription errors and tampering.
• Jishin Eye (地震eye) Microtremor Exploration System Microtremor survey service developed jointly with Japan's National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management that measures ground shaking characteristics during earthquakes using proprietary sensor arrays, determining site amplification factors and dominant ground periods to predict building damage in advance.
• Digital Seismic Check (デジタル耐震チェック) Building seismic resistance assessment using precision seismometers to measure natural frequencies of existing 2-3 story wooden structures, comparing measured stiffness against required stiffness to produce a seismic adequacy rating for the property.
• BIM Perspective & Walkthrough Video (BIMパース・ウォークスルー動画) High-definition 3D rendering and video walkthrough creation service for homebuilders, produced at the Da Nang BCPO center in Vietnam with standard 4-business-day delivery and optional VR walkhome experience.
• SCANnavi 3D measurement and terrestrial laser scanning service for as-built documentation and site surveying for construction and real estate projects.
• Smart Jiban System (SJS / スマート地盤システム) Cloud-based integrated management platform connecting housing companies, franchise partners, and ground investigation firms, centralizing property records, investigation data, analysis, construction, compensation, billing, and photo documentation in one system built on Intra-Mart and AWS.
• Jiban Inspector (地盤インスペクター) Certification Program Third-party construction inspection certification program managed by the General Incorporated Association Jiban Anshin Jyutaku Seibi Shien Kiko, training qualified inspectors to verify the quality of ground improvement construction work.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 43,000 properties saved from unnecessary ground improvement work, totaling ~43 billion JPY in customer savings
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 国立研究開発法人 防災科学技術研究所 (National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Joint research partner for microtremor exploration (地震eye) technology. World's first technology to predict earthquake building damage through microtremor analysis. The institute holds international patent rights. Joint development enables commercial deployment of this technology for consumer and enterprise applications.
• 京都大学工学研究科 (Kyoto University Graduate School of Engineering)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Industry-academia joint research on liquefaction risk assessment methodology for small-scale buildings. Started July 9, 2014 for 1 year. Jibannet provided Ground Pro II equipment, soil samplers, and groundwater level meters to the university for the study.
• 白山工業株式会社 (Hakusan Industries Co., Ltd.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry partner in the microtremor exploration technology research collaboration for 地震eye system development.
• 一般社团法人 地盤安心住宅整備支援機構 (General Incorporated Association Jiban Anshin Housing Support Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative organization established to promote Jiban Anshin Home services. Develops inspection standards, trains Jiban Inspector qualifications, and supports industry quality standards. Headquarters: Tokyo Shinjuku. Organization runs the Jiban Inspector certification program.
• NTTデータ (NTT Data) / Intra-MartcoreTechnology or IntegrationSJS platform built on Intra-Mart integrated framework (NTT Data group product) and AWS cloud infrastructure. Provides stable, scalable web services infrastructure for the franchise management system connecting all stakeholders.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationCloud infrastructure provider for SJS platform. AWS-based deployment ensures scalability and reliability of the web service serving franchise partners and enterprise customers.
• JIBANNET ASIA CO., LTD. (ジバンネットアジア)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVietnam-based subsidiary (established December 30, 2013) operating the Da Nang BCPO Center. Provides BIM rendering, walkthrough video production, and business process outsourcing. CEO: Tamaki Hitoshi. Capital: 2 billion VND (~$10 million). Serves as business continuity and BCP base for the group.
• 工務店フォーラム (General Incorporated Association Kōmuen Forum)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAssociation of homebuilders using Jiban net services. Listed as general office location (埼玉県八潮市). Represents builder community integrating with SJS platform.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS SA: Swiss-headquartered global TIC leader providing inspection, testing, and certification services across industrial and construction sectors. Comparable to Jibannet's TIC-style positioning, with significantly broader geographic and vertical reach.
• Fudo Tetra Co., Ltd. Japanese ground engineering and foundation contractor specializing in ground improvement, soil stabilization, and foundation construction. Adjacent to Jibannet in the ground-related services value chain and a likely candidate to compete as a vertically integrated player.
• Nittoc Construction Co., Ltd. Established Japanese ground improvement and slope stabilization contractor. Operates on the execution side of the same value chain as Jibannet (whose Second Opinion service explicitly steers customers away from this type of work), making it a structural counterpart and potential adjacent competitor.
• Applus+ Servicios Tecnológicos: Spanish-headquartered global TIC operator with significant construction and infrastructure inspection exposure. Comparable to Jibannet as a building inspection and certification peer operating at much greater geographic scale.
• Bureau Veritas SA: Paris-listed global TIC (Testing, Inspection, Certification) giant operating across construction, infrastructure, and real estate verticals. Comparable as a broad incumbent that could enter or expand Japanese ground investigation services with greater capital and geographic reach.
• Intertek Group plc: UK-listed global TIC provider with established construction materials and building inspection service lines. Comparable in TIC methodology, though Jibannet specializes narrowly in ground/seismic risk versus Intertek's broader quality assurance focus.

Direct peers

• OYO Corporation: Japan's largest publicly listed geotechnical and geo-engineering consulting firm, providing ground investigation, geological surveys, and ground risk assessment services. Directly comparable as a Japanese ground investigation specialist serving similar infrastructure, construction, and government clients with overlapping SWS-style testing capabilities.
• Kiso-Jiban Consultants Co., Ltd. Major Japanese foundation and ground consulting firm offering geotechnical investigation, ground risk analysis, and foundation design services. Directly comparable to Jibannet's core ground investigation and analysis business, serving overlapping homebuilder and infrastructure clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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