DevRev, Inc. establishes Japan Entity

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DevRev, Inc. establishes Japan Entity
Satoshi Kawaminami
Satoshi KawaminamiHead of Japan Business, DevRev

Announces Agentic AI Customers and
Breakthrough AI Partnerships

Record Adoption of Knowledge Graph and DevRev Computer

DevRev, Inc. (Headquarters: San Francisco, California; CEO: Dheeraj Pandey, DevRev) announces the establishment of its Japanese entity, DevRev Japan G.K. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), effective September 18, 2025, with Satoshi Kawaminami appointed as the Head of Japan Business. In addition, Eisaku Machida is appointed as Chairman, leveraging his extensive experience at global technology companies to support DevRev's full-scale expansion into the Japanese market. The company is also announcing its first customers in Japan, Macnica, Inc., KOKUYO CO., LTD. and Hokugin Software Corporation, and a reseller partnership with Classmethod, Inc. and Synthesy K.K. The establishment of the Japan entity will enable the company to provide faster and more precise solutions to Japanese customers who are actively considering the adoption of generative AI powered by knowledge graphs.

1. Background of the Establishment of Japan Entity

DevRev has earned strong recognition in the U.S., European, and Asian markets for its innovative solution, “Computer” solutions leveraging AI and data platforms. In response to growing demand in the Japanese market, known for high-quality support services and advanced product development capabilities, the company has established a local entity to strengthen customer support.

2. First Customers in Japan

KOKUYO Co., Ltd., Hokugin Software Corporation and Macnica, Inc. have adopted DevRev’s AI platform as the first domestic customers. This implementation will help improve their customers’ operational efficiency and enhance customer experience.

KOKUYO - Space Management System

Kokuyo provides a cloud-based system that supports the operation and space management of facilities such as rental offices, shared offices, and meeting rooms. Support for expanding clients is managed through a co-existence model of AI agents and human staff.

Hokugin Software - Business Efficiency Platform

This business efficiency platform aims to enhance operational efficiency across the entire development division, comprehensively integrating unstructured data—such as customer emails and meeting minutes—with structured data like Jira project management systems used in system development. By enabling cross-platform data search across both unstructured and structured data, it allows to streamline business processes.

Macnica - Omatome Ninja

An automated platform for extracting insights and generating reports, designed around the concept of “turning massive reports into profits with 1-click.” AI instantly analyzes vast amounts of field-generated report data, visualizing customer insights and improvement proposals. By integrating with DevRev, it rapidly feeds user inquiries and requests back to the development team, driving continuous enhancement to the customer experience.

3. AI Solution Partnerships

DevRev has also signed reseller partnership agreements with Classmethod, Inc. and Synthesy K.K., to strengthen product development, sales and support systems in Japan. By combining each company's technical capabilities and consulting expertise, this will deliver value to a broader customer base and offer solutions tailored for the Japanese market.

Endorsements from customers and partners

Customers

Donan Noka, General Manager, Innovation Center, Corporate Planning Headquarters, KOKUYO, Co., Ltd.

“We extend our sincere congratulations on the founding of DevRev Japan G.K. Facing the need for more advanced and efficient support as our user base expands, our company chose to implement the DevRev AI platform across our co-working and facility management operations. By combining the strengths of human staff and AI, we expect to provide quicker, higher-quality service that truly addresses individual customer needs. The launch of the Japanese entity is sure to accelerate the formation of powerful new partnerships between DevRev and its clients, and we wish DevRev tremendous success.”

Hiroto Hori, Executive Officer and Head of Development Division, Hokugin Software Corporation.

“We adopted DevRev Computer to reduce the daily administrative tasks of sales and technical/development staff through AI agents, thereby improving operational efficiency and enabling each employee to focus on their core responsibilities. We anticipate streamlining customer support through AI, achieving seamless collaboration between the Solution Sales Department and Banking Development Department, and enabling rapid decision-making through cross-departmental information retrieval using knowledge graphs. We wholeheartedly welcome DevRev's expansion into Japan as a partner that will further accelerate our transformation through co-creation initiatives deeply rooted in an understanding of Japanese corporate needs.”

Kento Motomura, Director, Business Dept., Strategic Innovation Business Group, Macnica, Inc.

“Through the implementation of DevRev, we increased the frequency of customer insight extraction by 30 times within just one month compared to past methods. This enabled us to establish a system where new customer insights drive the development of improvement cycles. This represents a significant result, demonstrating how AI has made previously unknown “potential customer needs” visible. DevRev’s platform is the ideal foundation supporting our vision of “AI-driven knowledge-based circular management.” By combining our ‘Omatome Ninja’ with DevRev's Knowledge Graph technology, we instantly transform unstructured data like conversations, meeting minutes, and customer feedback into intellectual assets, continuously evolving the customer experience. We will continue to deepen our collaboration with DevRev, jointly accelerating the democratization of AI adoption within Japanese companies and the realization of a future where knowledge connects.”

Solution partners

Nobuo Takeda Manager of Business Efficiency Solutions Department, Industry Support Group Classmethod, Inc.

“At Classmethod, through sharing technical expertise on platforms like DevelopersIO and supporting our clients' digital transformation journeys, we've gained a firsthand understanding of the 'information silos' challenge facing Japanese businesses. We view DevRev as the ideal solution to overcome this issue. We are deeply inspired by the philosophy of 'Team Intelligence'—connecting people and teams—which goes beyond mere AI automation. We are thrilled that this partnership with DevRev will allow us to help our Japanese customers build environments where they can use technology to focus on truly creative work. By combining Classmethod’s strength in hands-on, collaborative support with DevRev's innovative platform, we are committed to driving success for every one of our customers.”

Maki Matsuzaki, CEO and Representative Director, Synthesy K.K.

“We see DevRev as the next-generation business platform designed to maximize the potential of AI utilization. Synthesy provides end-to-end transformation support—from collaborative guidance to full implementation—to help companies achieve a new era of AI-powered management. By integrating Synthesy's consulting expertise with the DevRev platform, we empower every corporate division to fully leverage AI. This facilitates seamless communication, not just internally, but also with customers and partners, ultimately achieving cutting-edge management control and business operations.”

Dheeraj Pandey, Co-founder and CEO of DevRev, Inc. stated, “Japan will be an AI nation. We are in the country early to learn, like we did at Nutanix a decade ago. Agents need to have skills and tools that are specific to the Japanese environment and culture. DevRev is committed to fast, accurate, and hyper-personalized agents with its latest offering, Computer by DevRev.”

Satoshi Kawaminami, Head of Japan Business, stated upon his appointment, “I am honored to have been appointed as the Head of DevRev's Japan Operations. I am confident that DevRev Computer’s Knowledge Graph and AirSync will unleash enterprise business applications and data from silos, dramatically increase operational productivity. I look forward to working with our partners to contribute to the further growth and development of our Japanese customers."

Company Overview

Company Name: DevRev, Inc.
Head Office: Palo Alto, California, USA
CEO: Dheeraj Pandey
Established: October 2020
Business: Development and provision of AI solutions
Website: https://devrev.ai/

Japanese Entity Overview

Company Name: DevRev Japan G.K.
Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Head of Japan Business: Satoshi Kawaminami
Established: September 2025
Business: Provision of AI solutions for the Japanese market

About DevRev

At DevRev, we’re building the future of work with Computer – your new AI teammate that unifies your knowledge, automates work, and delivers Team Intelligence across every workflow. Unlike other AI tools, Computer connects structured data (CRM records, tickets, log data) and unstructured data (documents, emails, chats) into a single AI-ready source of truth: Computer Memory. This is achieved with our patented two-way sync engine, Computer AirSync. Computer doesn’t just find information. It takes action in your systems, automates workflows, and generates insights grounded in your complete business context. From automated ticket resolution to complex business analysis, Computer works alongside your teams through purpose-built apps and custom AI agents. Above all else, Computer brings people back together. By breaking down silos and connecting people, it ushers in the future of AI-human collaboration. We call this Team Intelligence. It’s time to stop juggling scattered tools and start focusing on what matters.

© 2025 DevRev, Inc. All rights reserved. DevRev and the DevRev logo are registered trademarks or trademarks pending registration of DevRev, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other brand names mentioned in this release are used for identification purposes only and are trademarks of their respective owners.

Satoshi Kawaminami
Satoshi KawaminamiHead of Japan Business, DevRev

Head of Japan Business of DevRev since Nov 2024, with 30+ years in sales&marketing, engineering, development at Nutanix, Lenovo, Dell, Isilon and Sun.

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