Companies in Japan with foreign founders

At Omise, we believe that online payment is a necessity to develop a successful business on the internet. We provide our... See more

We provide a website localization service ”WOVN” to the users who want to provide their services in multiple languages. ... See more

We are a global DX company and we generate impact on the world's most valuable brands. See more

Zehitomo runs a matching platform for freelancers and local businesses across Japan. They connect people looking for ... See more

Reaktor is a team of curious engineers and designers that build custom digital products for a diverse portfolio of clien... See more

The company behind the "world's #1 job site" and one of the absolute best options for software developers in Japan. The... See more

Houzz runs a social network for people looking to remodel their homes, and they've apparently started searching for soft... See more

This online payments company has had a few people in Japan for a while, but recently established a proper office in Toky... See more

A company that needs no introduction. They have a major office in Tokyo, where they maintain an environment with a mixt... See more

Wrike is a privately held American project management application platform for managing cross-functional work and enable... See more

MaaS Global is a Finnish software company that provides its users with all types of city transport services in a single ... See more

Instagram is a US-based social networking service that offers free photo and video sharing features. See more

Ascent Robotics is an AI startup company that develops intelligent solutions for industrial robotics and autonomous vehi... See more

TradingScreen is a US-based financial technology and an independent provider of SaaS-based liquidity, trading, and inves... See more

Criteo is a global technology company that provides advertising services through personalized online display advertiseme... See more

Microsoft has a huge office in Tokyo that houses both foreign and Japanese developers working on various projects for th... See more

Tigerspike is a really cool international company that hires developers and designers to work on consulting projects. T... See more

Apple Japan doesn't have a huge number of actual software engineering positions, but we have heard about a few lately so... See more

Circle CI is a cloud-based continuous integration tool that's popular for developers in Japan. They're building up thei... See more

The creators of Pokemon Go. This company has a mixture of Japanese and foreign developers, but apparently has a fairly ... See more

Bloomberg is a very popular news and finance service from the US. We've heard lots of positive things from people who w... See more

Standard Cognition is an AI start-up that's attempting to streamline the process of shopping in physical stores. Their ... See more

BCG Digital Ventures is a branch of Boston Consulting Group focused on helping build digital products. They like to hir... See more

Nvidia is a bit more hardware-focused than many of the companies we showcase, but we've heard nothing but positive thing... See more

Gengo provides web-based translation services. They work in English and most of their engineers and designers are forei... See more

Pivotal is a company with both a consultancy and some of their own services. They're huge fans of pair programming and ... See more

For those interested in finance, Goldman Sachs has a major presence In Tokyo. It's not a tech company exactly, but they... See more

The company behind projects like Elasticsearch, they don't have a huge team in Japan but they do have a handful of engin... See more

Game Closure is a gaming start-up that's building a web platform for other gaming companies to use in their development.... See more

Enthought is an AI start-up aimed at improving data science processes through technologies. It's originally from the US... See more

Spotify is one of the world's most popular music streaming services. Their presence in Japan is pretty small, but they'... See more

Rainforest QA offers QA services for companies. Their headquarters is in San Francisco, but they've been known to hire ... See more

Ustwo Studio is a digital design studio. They have a small office in Tokyo where they occasionally hire designers and e... See more