What Luminai does

Luminai Inc. (ルミナイ株式会社) is a Tokyo-based AI software company founded in April 2025 that builds agent-based AI platforms for industrial manufacturers and operates a manufacturing business succession (M&A rollup) business. The company's core product, Lluminai Core, is a manufacturing-focused AI agent platform that uses Model Context Protocol (MCP) open connections to cross-reference data in existing enterprise systems — including ERP, MES, CMMS, PLM, and QMS — without requiring data migration or centralization. Pre-configured AI agents serve four departmental workflows (equipment maintenance, production engineering, quality assurance, and production management) and operate via chat or automated triggers based on sensor thresholds, time events, or webhooks. The architecture supports Claude, GPT, Gemini, and local models via AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, and Google Vertex AI across four deployment tiers (SaaS, cloud, hybrid, and fully closed/on-premise).

The company generates revenue through a combination of SaaS subscriptions, usage-based billing tied to AI token consumption, and project-based professional services for AI solution development (strategy formulation, PoC, full development, and internalization support). A parallel succession business acquires small-to-mid-sized Japanese manufacturers facing successor shortages and applies the Lluminai platform to operational improvement post-acquisition, aligned with NYC Corporation's vision of 100 SME investments by 2027. Disclosed customer engagements span chemical, automotive components, transportation equipment, metalworking, power/utilities, financial services, logistics, SIer, and healthcare verticals, including a Cleveland Clinic partnership extending into US healthcare operations automation.

Luminai pursues direct enterprise sales for large manufacturers, a hybrid self-serve/product-led motion for mid-market, and relationship-driven distribution for the succession business. Marketing is anchored in a tech blog on Zenn (lluminai_tech), culture content on note.com, active event presence (NexTech Week 2026, iProS AI Summer 2026), and an AI-agent-driven corporate website. The company was founded by CEO Daichi Ito and is headquartered in Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 16F, Minato-ku, Tokyo following a March 2026 relocation. The team comprises 11-50 employees, and funding milestones include a Japan Policy Finance loan (October 2025), a NYC Corporation minority investment (February 2026), a ~¥50M seed round via J-KISS convertible notes (April 2026), and a $38M Series B led by Peak XV Partners (April 2026).

Name

Luminai

Legal name

ルミナイ株式会社

Website

https://lluminai.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Luminai Inc., a Tokyo AI software company founded in 2025, builds Lluminai Core — a manufacturing AI agent platform that connects to existing ERP/MES systems via MCP — and operates an SME manufacturing succession business. It serves Japanese industrial enterprises in chemical, automotive, energy, and other manufacturing sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Manufacturing AI Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Agents & Autonomous Workflows (Tool Use, Planning, Multi-Agent) (HDAAACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

End-to-End Enterprise AI Platforms (MLOps & Model Lifecycle Management) (HDAEANAA), AI Integration & Orchestration Platforms (Connectors, Workflow, iPaaS for AI) (HDAEANAI), AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF)

Keywords

• Manufacturing AI agents
• Industrial AI platform
• Enterprise system integration
• AI agent orchestration
• Manufacturing digital transformation

Headquarters

HQ city

Ginza

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI Solution Development (Custom Projects): Project-based professional services for manufacturing companies covering strategy formulation, PoC (4-8 weeks), full development, and internalization support. Services include knowledge structuring, industry-specific AI model development, and operational AI agent implementation. Revenue recognized over project duration.
2. Lluminai Core SaaS / Subscription: Lluminai Core manufacturing AI agent platform sold as SaaS (4-tier deployment: SaaS / Cloud / Hybrid / Closed). Pricing based on deployment configuration, license scope (department-level), and usage volume (users, tokens, connected systems). Land-and-expand model from single-department PoC to multi-department and full company deployment.
3. Usage-based Component (Lluminai Core): Usage-based billing component tied to AI utilization volume (token consumption), number of connected existing systems, and data retention period. Combined with subscription for a hybrid pricing model.
4. Manufacturing Business Succession (Succession): Business succession services for small-to-mid-sized manufacturing companies. Revenue through M&A transaction fees, ongoing management participation, and AI implementation services bundled with succession. Revenue recognition through acquisition structuring and post-acquisition value-up.
5. Training & Consulting Programs: Corporate training programs for AI adoption including Claude Code onboarding (2-month program for IT consulting firm management), Microsoft Copilot citizen development workshops for government AI ambassadors, and manufacturing DX seminars. Billed as professional service engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Luminai develops and sells a manufacturing-focused AI agent platform (Lluminai / Lluminai Core) that connects to existing enterprise systems (ERP, MES, CMMS, PLM, QMS, PI Historian) via MCP (Model Context Protocol) open connections without requiring data migration. The platform provides department-specific AI agents for equipment maintenance, production technology, quality assurance, and production management, combined with professional services (AI Solutions) for AI implementation and a Manufacturing Business Succession program for SME manufacturers.

Product overview

Luminai (ルミナイ株式会社) offers a unified manufacturing-focused AI agent platform centered on the Lluminai product, which provides department-specific AI agents (equipment maintenance, production technology, quality assurance, production management) using MCP open connection to integrate with existing enterprise systems (ERP/MES/CMMS/PLM/QMS) without data migration. The platform is supported by the Lluminai Core backend technology for business succession operations. Core features include AI agent chat, automated triggers based on sensor events or data thresholds, existing system integration, and skill accumulation for organizational knowledge reuse. Professional services (AI Solution Development) provide knowledge structuring, industry-specific AI model development, and operational AI agent implementation from strategy through PoC to internalization. The Manufacturing Business Succession service combines technology and finance to support SME manufacturing succession. Deployment options include SaaS, cloud (recommended for most manufacturers), hybrid, and closed (fully on-premise with local LLM).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lluminai Core: 製造業向けAIエージェント。設備保全・生産技術・品質保証・生産管理の意思決定を既存システムを残したまま加速する産業特化AIプロダクト。MCPオープン接続でERP・MES・CMMS・PLM・QMS等の既存システムへ接続し、データを集約せず必要なときに必要な分だけ横断参照・推論する。
• Lluminai

Products and services

• Lluminai AI agent platform for manufacturing engineers and planners. Provides pre-configured agents for equipment maintenance, production technology, quality assurance, and production management that cross-reference existing systems (SAP, Oracle, Maximo, PI Historian, Teamcenter, TrackWise, etc.) via MCP without data migration. Supports BYOK, Confidential Computing, audit logging, and multi-LLM flexibility (Claude, GPT, Gemini, local).
• AI Solutions Development

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration24 records

AI capability14 records

Feature14 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Cleveland CliniccoreTechnology or Integration · 9 April 2026Luminai announced a major enterprise AI deployment partnership with Cleveland Clinic on April 9, 2026, coinciding with the Series B close. The project aims to improve referral routing using AI that encodes hospital SOPs, significantly reducing implementation times. This represents Luminai's first major enterprise healthcare operations automation deployment, validating its AI platform in a high-stakes clinical environment.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Uptake: Industrial AI platform focused on asset-intensive industries including manufacturing, energy, and transportation. Direct competitor in the industrial AI agent category with comparable predictive maintenance and operations optimization capabilities.
• C3.ai: Enterprise AI application platform offering pre-built industry solutions including manufacturing and process industries. Closest US peer to Luminai in combining vertical AI applications, integration with existing enterprise systems, and agent-style workflows.
• SparkCognition: Industrial AI company deploying machine learning solutions across manufacturing, energy, and defense for predictive maintenance, asset optimization, and operational intelligence. Direct competitor in enterprise industrial AI agent category.

Regional players

• Preferred Networks: Japanese deep-learning and industrial AI company backed by Toyota and other Japanese corporates, focused on manufacturing, transportation, and healthcare AI. Directly comparable to Luminai as a Japan-headquartered industrial AI specialist with manufacturing domain focus.
• Sakana AI: Japan-based foundation model company with applied AI initiatives including industrial applications. Comparable to Luminai as a Japanese AI specialist with strong technical credibility, though operating at the foundation model layer rather than applied vertical software.

Emerging players

• Landing AI: Andrew Ng-founded computer vision and AI platform with strong manufacturing focus, particularly visual inspection and quality control. Comparable to Luminai's computer vision and OCR capabilities for manufacturing document and inspection workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Hitachi Vantara (Lumada): Hitachi's industrial IoT and AI platform serving manufacturing, energy, and transportation verticals globally. Competes with Luminai in Japan manufacturing AI but at vastly larger scale and with bundled OT/IT capabilities.
• Palantir Foundry: Enterprise AI and data integration platform used by industrial customers including manufacturers. Compares to Luminai's enterprise data integration and AI agent approach but operates globally across multiple verticals at much larger scale.
• Yokogawa Electric: Japanese industrial automation leader with AI-augmented solutions for process manufacturing, plant operations, and PI Historian (which Luminai integrates with). Competes indirectly via OT data ownership and existing customer relationships in Japanese process industries.
• Fujitsu Manufacturing AI: Japanese IT services major with manufacturing-focused AI offerings including production planning, quality management, and supply chain optimization. Competes for the same Japanese enterprise manufacturing DX budgets as Luminai with broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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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