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MENOU

Manufacturing & Industrial
Japan Japan, 中央区, 東京都
Founded 2019 · 1-10 employees

About MENOU

MENOU is a Japanese company, founded in 2019, that develops no-code visual-inspection AI for manufacturers. Its "MENOU" platform lets factory staff build and run image-based quality-inspection models without programming, and it has been adopted by more than 200 companies across automotive parts, medical devices, food and consumer-goods sectors. Beyond software, MENOU delivers end-to-end inspection setups spanning cameras, lighting, work-handling mechanisms and robotic arms.

Latest Funding

Series B
¥520M

Announced 2026-06-01

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Spend Intent

5 signals · where the capital is going

Expansion

Relocation and expansion of the Tokyo and Osaka offices to support business growth.

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General Operations

Strengthening the service delivery and customer-support organization.

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Employees
1-10
Founded
2019
HQ
中央区, 東京都
Industry
Manufacturing & Industrial
Tags
AI/ML Computer Vision No-Code / Low-Code Industrial Automation Medical Devices
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3 investors
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Mercuria Investment

Lead investor · Series B

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Contacts

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Sarah M.

Head of Sales

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With this round, MENOU's cumulative equity raised reached approximately ¥890M, and total funding including bank debt reached approximately ¥1.06B.

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