PLAIDロゎ
PLAIDロゎ

About Us

Company
PLAID, Inc.
Location
GINZA SIX 10F, 6-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0061
Established
October 2011
Capital
Â¥2,671,035,2782021.12
CEO
Kenta Kurahashi
Business
- Development and delivery of SaaS including CX platform “KARTE”
- DX support for companies, organizations, and municipalities with Professional Service
Group Company
Certification Acquired
ISO/IEC 27017:2015
ISO/IEC 27001

Access

Nearest Station
2 minutes walk from "Ginza Station"(Tokyo metro Ginza line, Hibiya line, Marunouchi line)
9 minutes walk from "Hibiya" station (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, Hibiya Line, Toei Mita Line)​
8 minutes walk from"Ginza 1 chome" station (Tokyo metro Yurakucho line)
3 minutes walk from "Higashi Ginza" station (Toei Asakusa line)​ / 10 minutes walk from JR Yamanote line "Yurakucho" station
10 minutes walk from "Shimbashi" station (Yamanote · Yurikamome line)​ ​
Route Guide
Enter from the GINZA SIX office entrance located at the back of the building and receive an admission card from the reception on the 7th floor Sky Lobby.
Pass through the security gate and go up to the 10th floor.
Click here for the route with actual pictures

Board Members

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    Kenta
    Kurahashi
    CEO
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    Naoki
    Shibayama
    Director CPO
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    Keitaro
    Takayanagi
    Director
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    Kentaro
    Muto
    Director CFO
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    Yuki
    Makino
    CTO
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    Kenichi
    Suzuki
    CDO
Kazuhiko
Umemura
Executive Officer
Tomoe
Kitai
Executive Officer
Jun
Kusahana
Executive Officer
Yuichiro
Kuwano
Executive Officer
Mahiro
Saka
Executive Officer
Naohiko
Takemura
Executive Officer
So
Nishina
Executive Officer
Keiji
Goto
Corporate Auditor
Masao
Hirano
Outside Director
Kaoru
Matsuzawa
Outside Director
Akihito
Nakamachi
Outside Corporate Auditor
Kenji
Yamanami
Outside Corporate Auditor

Our History

  • October
    Foundation
  • July
    Announced KARTE and financing of 150 million yen
  • March
    Official release of KARTE
    August
    PLAID, Inc. raises 500 million yen in funding
  • March
    Official release of KARTE Talk
  • March
    Launched "KARTE" for App
    May
    Raises approximately 2.7 billion yen
  • November
    Announces funding from Google
  • May
    Announces investment and strategic partnership with Emotion Tech Inc.
    July
    Launches closed beta version of "KARTE Blocks"
    December
    Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers (Stock code: 4165)
  • July
    Launched "STUDIO ZERO".
    August
    Establishes a new company ".ME inc." (dot me) with MITSUI & CO., LTD., one of the largest trading companies in Japan.
    Acquires majority stake in Emotion Tech Inc. to expand coverage into customer survey field, offering services in and around NPS.
    December
    Launched a new company, RightTouch Inc., to offer solutions tailored specifically in the customer support area.
  • October
    Acquires a majority stake in agito, Inc. to expand its services in the Internet advertising business.
    March
    Launched beta version of "KARTE RightSupport".
  • July
    Launched "KARTE Craft".
    October
    Launched "PLAID ALPHA".
    Established CODATUM Inc.
  • September
    Launched beta version of "Wicle".
    October
    PLAID Group's total ARR exceeded 10 billion yen.
    December
    Concerning acquisition of assets from Newt, Inc. ("Newt").