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This month’s roundup covers the latest innovations and developments from Japan’s SaaS industry, including a cloud hospital platform closing a ¥3 billion Series C on the back of new government digitization mandates, an all-in-one hospitality SaaS raising its Series A amid Japan’s inbound tourism surge, a sales AI agent attracting regional bank CVCs with early ARR traction and a CRM automation pitch and a seed-stage startup that lets SaaS companies plug generative AI camera vision into their existing products without building the infrastructure themselves.

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Episode 11 – Japan’s Talent “Epidemic” (and How to Fix It), with Dr. David Sweet

Japan’s talent shortage is not a pipeline problem. It is, in David Sweet’s words, an epidemic and most foreign companies are making it worse by using the wrong tools and hiring for the wrong tasks.

The SaaS Source: April 2026

April 2026's Japan SaaS roundup covers a Series A for a satellite data platform backed by NTT Docomo and JR East, a scholarship management SaaS closing its Series B, a Niigata-based 3D decision-support platform raising its first-ever outside capital, and construction SaaS giant rolling out AI agents across its platform.

Episode 10 – B2B Buyer Journey Reset: How AI Is Driving the Silent Shortlist, with Halel Porat

B2B buyers are already 60 to 80% through their decision before they ever contact your team. In Episode 10 of the Asia AIM Podcast, Trendemon COO Halel Porat explains how the rise of AI is reshaping the B2B buyer journey and what marketers need to do right now to stay visible.

The SaaS Source: March 2026

March 2026's Japan SaaS roundup covers Money Forward's ¥4.18B acquisition of AKASHI, Smart Craft's manufacturing MES funding, Kurashi Tech's AI agents for nursing care, and ATOMica's Series B close.

Episode 9 – Beyond Marketing: Why Your Brand Should Run the Business, with Andreas Moellmann

Most leadership teams treat brand as a cost. Andreas Moellmann reveals why your brand should be a decision-making system that runs the business.

The SaaS Source: February 2026

The Master GEO Strategy: Positioning Your B2B Brand as an AI Search Authority

Hosted by our Content Strategy Director Ignacio Davalos, a specialist in Entity Clarity for generative models, and COO Sam Bird, a recognized leader in global B2B content acceleration. We'll show you the essential technical and content strategies that position your B2B brand as an objective, trusted authority.

Episode 4 – One Region, Many Markets: Maximizing the Impact of Global Campaigns in Japan and Rest of APAC with Vivien Dao

In Episode 4 of the Asia AIM Podcast, AIM B2B CEO Robert Heldt sits down with Vivien Dao, Growth Marketing Lead for Asia Pacific and Japan at a Leader Cybersecurity Global company, to unpack what it truly takes to drive effective growth marketing in the region.

The SaaS Source: October 2025

This month’s roundup covers the latest innovations and developments from Japan’s SaaS industry including new SaaS platforms, seed funding round updates and a new communication service for businesses.

Episode 3 – The Unwritten Rules of B2B Sales in Japan: Relationships First

During the third episode of the Asia Aim podcast, AIM B2B CEO Robert Heldt and Dr. Greg Story, President of Dale Carnegie Training Japan, uncover the critical aspects of B2B sales success in the Japanese market. Dr. Story has over 40 years of experience in Japan and is the author of Japan Sales Mastery.