Four companies from four countries, each needing something different from Japan. What they have in common is that none of them built a Japanese company to find out whether it would work.
Where the work happensTokyo
01
World
Sector
Digital identity / crypto onboarding
Origin
Global
From zero to 100,000+ verified users through offline execution
100,000+users onboarded from a standing start
A global digital identity and crypto onboarding project needed real-world verification volume in Japan — a market where the product could not be grown through digital acquisition alone. We ran the full offline execution: securing and operating physical locations, expanding into retail, and staging large-scale event activations that put the hardware in front of people who would actually complete onboarding.
What we ran
Retail and venue expansion across Japan
Large-scale event activations
On-site staffing and daily operations
Partner and location negotiation
02
Audion
Sector
Digital audio monetization
Origin
France
Japan GTM strategy and key partnerships secured ahead of a stealth entry
A France-based digital audio monetization platform needed to understand whether Japan's advertising market would support its model before committing to a public launch. We led the Japan go-to-market strategy, secured the key partnerships required to operate, and initiated market entry quietly while the commercial structure was proven.
What we ran
Japan go-to-market strategy
Key partnership sourcing and negotiation
Stealth market entry execution
03
Remoteli
Sector
Remote tech talent
Origin
Africa / Global
Market validated, then a full local execution team built and operated as exclusive partner
A global platform providing remote tech talent from Africa wanted to know whether Japanese companies would hire this way at all. We validated the market first, then built and operated the entire local execution team as their exclusive Japan partner — the sequence the model is designed for: prove it, then staff it.
What we ran
Market validation before headcount
Local execution team built and operated
Exclusive Japan partnership
04
namastay
Sector
Hospitality technology
Origin
Global
A Japanese sales team built and run, expanding from lead conversion to full-cycle execution
A hospitality technology solution focused on improving hotel guest experience needed Japanese-speaking sales coverage into an industry that does not buy from abroad. We built and operated a Japanese sales team, starting with lead conversion and expanding scope into full-cycle sales execution as the pipeline proved out.
What we ran
Japanese sales team recruitment and operation
Lead conversion, then full-cycle sales
Hospitality industry access
Next step黒衣
What would yours look like?
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