AI Workflow Platform DataFlow AI Raises 180 Million Yen in Seed Round
The funding supports UnlimiTech's push to convert skilled workers' tacit knowledge into explicit, automated workflows, addressing Japan's technical succession crisis in manufacturing.
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UnlimiTech Inc., developer of the AI workflow platform DataFlow AI for manufacturing, raised approximately 180 million yen in a seed round in July 2026. The funding came from Genesia Ventures, SMBC Edge, and Delta X1 Investment Limited Partnership. The company will use the funds to accelerate product development and strengthen hiring, aiming to build an "OS for manufacturing."
UnlimiTech, the Tokyo-based developer of the AI workflow platform DataFlow AI, has raised approximately 180 million yen in a seed round. The third-party allotment of shares was underwritten by Genesia Ventures, SMBC Edge, and Delta X1 Investment Limited Partnership, with the round closing in July 2026.
The company launched DataFlow AI in January 2026 to tackle technical succession in Japanese manufacturing, where aging skilled workers and labor shortages have left operations reliant on individuals and black-boxed in Excel macros. The platform has already been adopted by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokuyama, ENEOS Materials, and Sammy, where on-site staff build and improve their own workflows.
UnlimiTech says the funds will go toward product development, including a database function for operational records and a "context" function that captures skilled workers' decision-making criteria, plus hiring on the engineering and business sides.
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