DOLBIX Consulting

What DOLBIX Consulting does

DOLBIX Consulting is a Tokyo-based digital transformation (DX) and strategy consulting firm established in December 2020 as a subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation, one of Japan's major trading conglomerates. The firm combines Marubeni Group's cross-industry business assets and corporate network with consulting expertise spanning business strategy, digital transformation, sustainability transformation (SX), M&A and PMI, and operational excellence. Service offerings are organized across five consulting divisions — Business Strategy, Sustainable Growth & Resilience, Business Produce & Transformation, IT Strategy & Cyber, and Business Growth Partner — and include DX strategy formulation and execution support, supply chain emissions quantification, carbon footprint and avoided emissions calculation, IT due diligence, cybersecurity and digital governance, new business development, and BCP/ERM construction.

Productized and co-developed assets include the DX Garage® methodology (registered trademark applying lean startup and design thinking), PoX Trials for advanced technology proof-of-concept, a Google Cloud-based Sustainability Transformation Platform co-developed with Marubeni (launched February 2023), and the I-DIGIO next-AI series Chatbot service co-developed within the Marubeni ecosystem (launched April 2024). Generative AI guidance, predictive analytics for KPIs and climate risk, RPA/kintone no-code automation workshops, and consulting on supply chain decarbonization round out the technology footprint. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements with quote-based pricing, supplemented by named subscriptions such as the I-DIGIO Chatbot service.

The go-to-market is overwhelmingly enterprise direct sales, anchored by Marubeni Group internal cases, with secondary channels including financial-institution referral partnerships (notably Shizuoka Bank Consulting) and webinar-driven demand generation targeting Japanese large enterprises. Customer logos span food packaging (K社), major telecommunications (J社), trading and investment (H社, G社), large architecture firms (F社), and AI/IoT solution providers (E社). Headcount has grown to 150+ consultants as of April 2026 against a published 300-person aspiration; the firm underwent a CEO transition in April 2026 when founding COO Satoru Mutou (PhD Physics, University of Tokyo; MBA Stanford; ex-Mitsubishi Sogo Kenkyusho, Frontier Management, ABeam Consulting) succeeded two generations of Marubeni-appointed leadership. No public revenue, ARR, or GMV figures are disclosed.

Name

DOLBIX Consulting

Legal name

ドルビックスコンサルティング株式会社

Website

https://dolbix.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DOLBIX Consulting is a Tokyo-based DX and strategy consulting subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation that combines trading-company business assets with consulting expertise to deliver digital transformation, sustainability transformation, M&A/PMI, and IT strategy services primarily to large Japanese enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

M&A Advisory (Buy-side/Sell-side) (BPAHADAC), Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB), Customer Experience (CX) & Digital Experience (BPAHAEAC)

Keywords

• IT consulting services
• Digital transformation consulting
• Sustainability transformation consulting
• M&A advisory services
• Enterprise strategy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. コンサルティングサービス報酬: DX戦略策定・推進、新規事業開発、先端テクノロジー活用等をテーマとしたコンサルティングプロジェクト報酬。戦略×テクノロジーにより課題解決への多様な選択肢をご提案し、顧客企業との共創、伴走により価値創造を実現。プロジェクトベース的专业サービスとして提供。
2. SX/サステナビリティ関連サービス: SXアクセラレーション支援、気候変動リスク評価、Scope3算定支援、カーボンフットプリント算定、削減貢献量算定、TCFD/TNFD対応支援等、サステナビリティ領域のコンサルティングサービス
3. M&A・PMI関連サービス: M&A・コーポレートファイナンス、プレM&A支援、ITデューデリジェンス、PMI等、バリュエーション・合併後統合支援サービス

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

DOLBIX Consulting combines Marubeni Group's business assets, operational know-how and broad corporate network with consulting expertise to deliver end-to-end digital transformation (DX), sustainability transformation (SX), M&A and PMI, and corporate strategy formulation-through-execution support. The firm deploys 150 or more consultants drawn from consulting backgrounds, former management positions at operating companies, and the Marubeni Group to provide tangible, business-grounded recommendations. Its integrated DX Garage® framework and standalone offerings such as IT Due Diligence, PoX Trials, and SX acceleration services enable clients to move from strategy design to implementation within a single engagement.

Product overview

DOLBIX Consulting is a consulting firm that combines Marubeni Group's diverse business assets, networks, and executional capabilities with consulting expertise in strategy and digital transformation. The firm is organized into five consulting divisions: Business Strategy Consulting Division, Sustainable Growth & Resilience Strategy Division, Business Produce & Transformation Division, IT Strategy & Cyber Division, and Business Growth Partner Division. Its service portfolio spans business strategy (portfolio management, HR/personnel systems, group management), M&A and corporate finance (M&A advisory, pre-M&A, carve-outs, PMI, ITDD), DX and digital business (digital business strategy, DX Garage®, digital business architecture, next-generation IT architecture, cybersecurity & digital governance), sustainability transformation (SX acceleration, supply chain emissions, carbon footprint, climate transition planning, SCS evaluation support), and operational excellence (supply chain management, BCP/BCM, PLM/PDM, production management DX). Key named offerings include DX Garage® (lean startup/design thinking for new business scaling), PoX Trial (advanced technology proof-of-concept), the Google Cloud-based Sustainability Transformation Platform (co-developed with Marubeni, launched Feb 2023), and the I-DIGIO next-AI series Chatbot (co-developed, launched April 2024). Downloadable consulting resources and an SX Glossary round out the offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DX Garage® Digital Transformation Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• 500件を超えるプロジェクト実績
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor, strong and moderate.

• 静銀経営コンサルティング株式会社coreStrategic or Co-development Partner2025年12月業務提携。静岡県内の企業向けDX・SXコンサルティングサービスにおいて連携強化。静岡新聞・日本経済新聞・ニッキン等でも紹介
• ウイングアーク1st株式会社minorStrategic or Co-development Partner2024年12月共催ウェビナー「データドリブン人材マネジメントのすすめ」の共催パートナー
• 株式会社PID（Cyanoba）coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSX実践ウェビナーシリーズの共催パートナー。PIDのGXマネジメント支援サービス「Cyanoba」とDOLBIXのSXコンサルティングを組み合わせたオンデマンドウェビナーシリーズを提供。排出量算定、可視化、削減ロードマップ等の共同コンテンツ展開
• 株式会社RIMM JapanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSSBJ実務対応セミナー共催。サステナビリティ開示基準（SSBJ基準）対応支援に関する共同ウェビナー開催
• 丸紅株式会社strongTechnology or Integration親会社。丸紅の多種多様な事業資産・ネットワークとDOLBIXのコンサルティング知見を組み合わせた協業体制。Mobility DX支援サービス（スマートバリューとの3社提携）、Google Cloud活用SX支援サ费等共同開発案件多数
• スマートバリュー株式会社coreStrategic or Co-development Partner2021年3月3社業務提携。Mobility分野における総合的DX支援サービスの提供を開始。丸紅・ドルビックス・スマートバリューの3社で協業
• 丸紅情報システムズ株式会社moderateTechnology or Integrationグループ会社。生成AIサービス「I-DIGIO next-AI series Chatbotサービス」の提供等、技術領域での協業。ウェビナー共催等を通じた共同案件開発
• 丸紅ネットワークソリューションズ株式会社moderateTechnology or Integrationグループ会社。製造業向けDXウェビナー等他領域での共催・協業
• Google CloudmoderateTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Cloudを活用したサステナビリティ・トランスフォーメーション推進支援サービスの提供を丸紅と共同開發（2023年2月）
• ふたば（株式会社ふたば）minorStrategic or Co-development Partner2022年1月共同調査事業開始。復興庁「浜通り地域におけるドローンを活用した魅力ある地域づくり」に伴う、ドローン活用の測量・調査事業への協業
• 株式会社設備保全総合研究所minorStrategic or Co-development Partner製造業・インフラ事業者向け設備管理×生成AI活用ウェビナー（共催、2025年5月）

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture Japan: Global professional services leader with a large Japan DX and consulting practice spanning strategy, technology implementation, and operations. Competes with DOLBIX on enterprise DX programs and has deeper technology delivery capabilities across the same Fortune-equivalent Japanese client base.
• Hitachi Consulting: Global management and technology consulting arm of Hitachi with deep Japanese manufacturing, supply chain, and OT/IT integration capabilities. Comparable to DOLBIX in manufacturing-sector DX and operational excellence engagements in Japan.
• KPMG Consulting Japan: Japan member firm of KPMG's advisory practice providing strategy, M&A, and technology consulting to large Japanese corporates. DOLBIX's Managing Director Tanida came from KPMG-affiliated FAS, and the firm competes for similar M&A advisory and post-merger integration engagements.
• Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting: Japan arm of Big-4 advisory; offers strategy, technology, M&A, and human capital consulting for Japanese large enterprises. DOLBIX's COO Shibata previously served as Executive Officer Partner at Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting — direct talent overlap — and the two compete for similar enterprise transformation mandates.
• Fujitsu Consulting: Japan-based technology and management consulting arm of Fujitsu serving large enterprises on DX, IT strategy, and business transformation. Overlaps with DOLBIX on enterprise IT strategy, system modernization, and digital transformation engagements.
• Boston Consulting Group Japan: Global strategy consulting leader with a significant Tokyo presence serving large Japanese corporates on corporate strategy, portfolio review, and transformation. DOLBIX's new CEO Mutou and several other managers have strategic consulting pedigree, and BCG competes on the same enterprise strategy mandates.
• NRI (Nomura Research Institute): Japan-based consulting and IT solutions provider with strong enterprise DX, financial services consulting, and IT strategy offerings. Competes with DOLBIX on digital strategy, IT governance, and large-enterprise transformation in Japan.

Direct peers

• Recof: Japan-focused M&A advisory firm specializing in mid-market and large-enterprise deal sourcing, valuation, and PMI support. DOLBIX's COO Shibata previously served as Managing Executive Officer at Recof, and the two firms compete for similar M&A advisory and PMI mandates.
• Frontier Management: Japan-based management consulting firm focused on mid-cap and large-enterprise strategy, M&A, and business transformation. DOLBIX's CEO Mutou and Director Goto both previously worked at Frontier Management, making it a close peer in both service mix and talent-flow dynamics.
• ABeam Consulting: Tokyo-headquartered management and IT consulting firm serving Japanese enterprises across strategy, DX, M&A, and operational transformation. Highly comparable as DOLBIX's CEO and COO both came from ABeam, and its service portfolio (DX strategy, IT governance, M&A/PMI, supply chain) closely overlaps with DOLBIX's offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dolbix
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dolbix-consulting-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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