ROUTE06

About Us

Define the route

ROUTE06 exists to "Define the route" together with change agents who face business challenges. As a DX partner to our clients, we strive to create new business opportunities and economic value by leveraging the existing assets of large companies. We do this by providing the latest digital technologies and system infrastructure, and by supporting digital business startups with our professional team. Collaborating with challengers who transform enterprises, we aim to contribute to a society where new generations can hold more hope for the future by solving various business challenges.

Creating new business opportunities and economic value requires the power to bring about transformation in the client's business and organization. No matter how sophisticated the technologies and methods, or how many talented people are gathered, the transformation of businesses and organizations is not straightforward; the scene is complex and dramatic. Like a storybook, the signs of significant change become evident as the number of collaborators gradually increases both within and outside the company, experiencing ups and downs along the way. We believe that the origin of such change is an organization capable of gently and smoothly transmitting its passion to all stakeholders. With this belief, ROUTE06 upholds the motto "Be a disruptor / Continue to be a gentle change agent".

Give first

It starts with trust

Every transformation begins with trust. We value steady delivery of results and honest communication.

Build beyond, act besides

Collaborating to achieve excellence

We aim to innovate and create craftsmanship that goes beyond common sense and established theories to enhance the user experience.

Ops-native

Commitment to progress

We prioritize frontline operations to drive sustainable business growth and value creation.

Overview

Name

  • ROUTE06, Inc.

Address

  • Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building, 9F, 1-6-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Capital

  • 100 million yen

Directors

  • Takafumi Endo (CEO)
  • Hitoshi Matsumoto
  • Tadashi Shigeoka
  • Tomoya Konishi

Business

  • Enterprise Software Services
  • Professional Services

Investors

  • ALL STAR SAAS FUND
  • JAFCO Group
  • Delight Ventures
  • Genesia Ventures
  • Mizuho Capital
  • SMBC Venture Capital
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Capital

Legal Counsel

  • Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Board

Directors

Takafumi Endo

Founder / CEO

TakafumiEndo

After graduating from the Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University, he worked at the Development Bank of Japan Inc. and Dream Incubator Inc. He then founded Smarby, Inc., where he served as CEO. After the company's acquisition by a major apparel company through an M&A, he became Director, CPO, and CMO at STRIPE DEPARTMENT CO., LTD. Following his involvement as an EIR at Delight Ventures, Inc., he founded ROUTE06.

Hitoshi Matsumoto

Co-Founder / Director

HitoshiMatsumoto

After working at BayCurrent Consulting, Inc., he joined Rakuten, Inc. and Yahoo Japan Corporation, where he was responsible for development and product management, focusing on data platforms such as EC systems, DMPs, and log unification across all services. He subsequently served as Executive Officer and CTO at STRIPE DEPARTMENT CO., LTD. and Executive Officer and Director of Development at Welby Inc., before co-founding ROUTE06.

Tadashi Shigeoka

Co-Founder / Director

TadashiShigeoka

Graduated from the Master's program in Computer Science at Kumamoto University. He worked as a contract developer on food industry, real estate, and EC projects at WEBIMPACT, INC. He then joined Tokyo Otaku Mode Inc. in its early stage, working as a software engineer on cross-border EC services. After serving as Engineering Manager, he co-founded ROUTE06 and became CTO in November 2022.

Tomoya Konishi

Director

TomoyaKonishi

After working for Sumitomo Computer System Corporation (now SCSK Corporation), he founded Increments Inc. and assumed the role of Director. Alongside his duties as Director, he also worked as a designer, handling a wide range of tasks from service concept design and user interviews to implementation. The service he developed grew significantly and was accessed by millions of users each month. After the company was acquired by a major IT company, he joined ROUTE06.

History

Access

Tokyo Office

〒100-0005

Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building, 9F, 1-6-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Tokyo Metro Tozai Line - Directly connected to Otemachi Station

JR Lines - 1-minute walk from Tokyo Station's North Exit underground passage

Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line - 1-minute walk from Tokyo Station's North Exit underground passage