Company
About Us
Company Name
Photosynth inc.
Incorporated
September 1st, 2014
Executive Officers
CEO
Kodai Kawase
Executive Vice President
Hiroaki Watanabe
Board Director
Yuya Kumagai
Outside Director
Kazue Shimada
Outside Director
Atsuko Suzuki
Corporate Auditor
Yasuo Nakajima
Outside Corporate Auditor
Masashi Yazawa
Outside Corporate Auditor
Shunsuke Nishimoto
Fiscal Year-End
December
Locations
Head Office
G-BASE Tamachi 15F 5-29-11
Shiba Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0014Osaka Office
202 Umeda Pacific Bldg.
2-5-10 Sonezaki,Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka 530-0057Fukuoka Office
AMU Plaza Hakata City B1
Co-Working & Co-Learning Space ”Q“ 1-1
Hakataekichuogai Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City Fukuoka Prefecture 812-0012Logistics Center
LOGS Nihonbashi Horidome Bldg. 1F
1-10-9 Nihonbashi Horidomecho Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0012Physical AI Lab
Minato-ku, Tokyo
Stock Exchange Listings
Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market
ISMS Number
JUSE-IR-462
Group Companies
Access
Head Office
Nearest Station
2-minute walk from Toei Subway Asakusa
Line Mita Station
4-minute walk from Toei Subway Mita
Line Mita Station
4-minute walk from JR Tamachi Station
(Yamanote Line and Keihin Tohoku Line)
Osaka Office
Nearest Station
3-minutes walk from Higashi Umeda Station
(Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line)
5-minutes walk from Umeda Station
(Osaka Metro)
6-minutes walk from Osaka Station
(JR Line)
5-minutes walk from Osaka Umeda Station
(Hankyu and Hanshin Lines)
Fukuoka Office
Logistics Center
Nearest Station
4-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Hibiya
Line Kodemmacho Station
5-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Hibiya
Line & Toei Subway Asakusa Line Ningyocho Station
6-minute walk from JR Sobu
Line Shin-Nihonbashi Station
8-minute walk from JR Sobu
Line Bakurocho Station
7-minute walk from Toei Subway Shinjuku
Line Bakuroyokoyama Station and Toei Subway Asakusa
Line Higashi-Nihonbashi Station
History
2014
September
Launched company in one-room apartment in Gotanda with 6 people
October
Selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as a candidate for the 2014 R&D Venture Support Program/Startup Innovator (SUI), received 69 million yen in funding
2015
January
Relocated Head Office to Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
March
Announced the Akerun Smart Lock Robot, the world's first retrofitted smart lock
July
Announced the Akerun Remote, a web-based remote unlocking and status checking system
December
Announced the Akerun Entrance, a control system for automatic door with auto-lock function
2016
January
Relocated Head Office to Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
July
Announced the Akerun Pro, the world's first smart lock with NFC capability
2018
March
Relocated Head Office to G-BASE Tamachi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
2019
May
Announced the Akerun Controller for direct control of electric locks and automatic doors
June
Established Osaka Office
2020
June
Established Fukuoka Office
August
Redesigned Akerun service logo
October
Established Logistics Center in Shinbashi, Tokyo
2021
June
Announced next-generation of hardware for Akerun Pro
August
Established Nagoya Office
November
Listed on Tokyo Storck Exchange Mothers Market (Currently called as “Growth Market”)
2022
August
Established Sapporo Office
2023
February
Rebuilt the Akerun brand around reliability, scalability, and innovation
May
Released the latest version of the Akerun mobile app
2024
July
Entered the facility management BPaaS (Business Process as a Service) market with Migakun, a gig worker–powered service
September
Established Migakun Co.,Ltd. to lead the facility management BPaaS business
Launched Akerun Digital ID, available in Apple Wallet
November
Launched Akerun QR Reception System, a new addition to the Akerun lineup
2025
March
Deployed Akerun in a smart building OS trial at Osaka Metropolitan University
November
Began a partnership with STEP GOLF, one of Japan’s largest indoor golf brands
2026
March
Launched “Photosynth Physical AI Lab”, entering the physical AI field
Selected for the Physical AI Development Program by AWS Japan
May
Akerun achieved the No. 1 market share in Japan for business smart locks and cloud-based access control systems
July
Began a partnership with Kumahira, a leading Japanese security equipment manufacturer, to drive digital ID adoption
Photosynth inc.
G-BASE Tamachi 15F 5-29-11
Shiba Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0014
Photosynth inc.
Head Office／Osaka Office／Fukuoka Office／Logistics Center／Physical AI Lab
