NONVERBAL

What NONVERBAL does

NONVERBAL Co., Ltd. (株式会社ノンバーバール) is a Japanese brand strategy and design consultancy founded circa 2010 and headquartered in Osaka with a secondary office in Tokyo. The firm operates under a proprietary 'Brand Management™' (ブランド経営™) methodology that integrates business strategy, corporate identity (CI), brand identity (BI), and visual identity (VI) development into a single service framework, positioning itself as a converter of intangible organizational value into tangible brand assets.

The company's core offering is professional services delivery across the full branding lifecycle: new business branding, re-branding, BI/CI/VI development, brand tools creation, and international branding projects. The visible project portfolio spans at least eight verticals — including food and beverage (FUKUNAO, BOARD CO., TAKARA SUSHI, TOKYO HARVEST), wellness and health products (DOCTORAIR / DREAM FACTORY, 101 / INTEFEEL), technology and SaaS (OSIRO), aerospace (Space BD), fashion and apparel (LA SHANG SEN / TMGB), architecture (THE NOMU), and traditional arts and entertainment (OMIAGE BOX / SHOCHIKU) — plus international engagements such as HE VISION GROUP. Named senior creatives (TAKENORI FUJI, ERIKA IKEBE, CHIHIRO YAMADA) recur across the portfolio, indicating a concentrated creative bench.

Commercially, NONVERBAL runs a sales-led, direct-consultation GTM model: prospective clients reach the firm via website contact form or downloadable company materials, and engagements are bespoke professional services projects rather than productized or SaaS offerings. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm does not maintain software products, APIs, or AI tooling in its disclosed technology stack. Marketing is conducted through an owned note.com blog, Instagram, and a Wantedly recruitment page. On 2026-05-18 the firm announced a strategic grouping with KASASAGI Inc., the most material recent strategic event. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding, headcount, or revenue figures.

Name

NONVERBAL

Legal name

株式会社ノンバーバル

Website

https://nonverbal.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

NONVERBAL Co., Ltd. is a Japanese brand strategy and design consultancy founded circa 2010, operating from Osaka and Tokyo under a proprietary Brand Management™ methodology. It serves enterprise clients across food/beverage, wellness, technology, aerospace, fashion, and entertainment with new branding, re-branding, and international branding services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Osaka

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Branding and Design Services: Professional services revenue derived from brand management consulting, brand strategy development, BI/CI/VI (Brand Identity/Corporate Identity/Visual Identity) design, and brand tools creation. Projects range from new business branding to re-branding initiatives for established companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NONVERBAL is a Japanese branding consultancy that sells the proprietary ブランド経営™ (Brand Management™) methodology, integrating business strategy with corporate identity, brand identity, and visual identity design. Its commercial offerings include BI/CI/VI development, brand tools creation, new business branding, re-branding, and international branding services delivered to enterprise clients across multiple industries.

Product overview

NONVERBAL is a brand management and design consultancy offering strategic branding services. Their core offering is the ブランド経営™ (Brand Management) methodology, which includes BI (Brand Identity), CI (Corporate Identity), and VI (Visual Identity) development, along with brand tools and re-branding services. They operate as a service-based consultancy rather than a software product company, working with clients across various industries on new business branding, international projects, and brand revitalization initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ブランド経営™ (Brand Management™) Consulting Integrated brand management methodology combining business strategy, brand identity, and visual design to transform intangible corporate value into tangible brand assets. Sold to enterprise clients as the overarching consulting engagement.
• BI / CI / VI Development Brand Identity (BI), Corporate Identity (CI), and Visual Identity (VI) system design and development for enterprise clients, including new business branding, re-branding, and international projects.
• Brand Tools Creation

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• KASASAGI Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 May 2026NONVERBAL announced a strategic group formation with KASASAGI Inc. on May 18, 2026. This partnership represents a significant strategic alliance between the two companies, combining their respective expertise and capabilities in the branding and creative services industry.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Interbrand: Global branding consultancy offering brand strategy, identity, and naming. Operates in the same BI/CI/VI and re-branding space as NONVERBAL but at significantly larger global scale.
• IDEO: Global design and innovation consultancy with deep enterprise client base. Overlaps with NONVERBAL on brand-driven design but extends well beyond into product and service design.
• frog (Capgemini Engineering): Design and brand consultancy now part of Capgemini, serving global enterprises on brand and experience. Comparable in category but operates at significantly larger integrated scale.
• Landor & Fitch: Large global brand consulting and design firm covering strategy, identity, and experience design. Direct category overlap with NONVERBAL's brand management services, but at a much broader portfolio scale.

Regional players

• Takram: Tokyo-based design and innovation firm working on brand, product, and experience design. Comparable as a Japan-headquartered creative consultancy serving enterprise clients on brand and design challenges.
• Nendo: Prominent Japanese design studio with founder-led creative direction, working across product, brand, and spatial design. Most directly comparable Japanese peer to NONVERBAL on design-led, senior-creative model.

Direct peers

• Pentagram: Independent multi-partner design and branding consultancy. Closely comparable to NONVERBAL's model of senior-led, project-based brand identity and visual design work for enterprise clients.
• FutureBrand: International branding consultancy focused on brand strategy, identity, and experience design. Comparable end-to-end brand management services for enterprise clients.
• Lippincott: Brand strategy and identity consultancy serving enterprise clients on BI/CI/VI development and re-branding. Highly comparable service offering and client profile to NONVERBAL.
• Wolff Olins: Global brand consultancy delivering brand strategy and identity systems for large enterprises. Direct competitor in the strategic branding and BI/CI/VI space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/nonverbal.inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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