secondz digital Raises ¥300M in Series A
secondz digital, a Japan-based company that provides AI-native support to enterprise companies across customer touchpoints, has raised ¥300 million at the first close of its Series A funding round.
The funding round was co-led by existing investor JAFCO Group and new investor Sumisho Venture Partners.
JAFCO Group is one of Japan’s oldest and largest venture capital and private equity firms. Founded in 1973 as Japan Associated Finance Co., Ltd. and headquartered in Tokyo, the firm operates across two primary investment areas: venture capital for startups and buyout investments for established businesses seeking revitalization or succession solutions. JAFCO has invested in more than 4,200 companies and achieved over 1,000 IPO exits globally. The firm focuses heavily on seed and early-stage investments across sectors such as AI, software, healthcare, robotics, fintech, manufacturing, and deep technology.
The company will use the funds to accelerate development of its AI brand agent, “secondz Agentsense,” expand recruitment of strategic consultants, AI engineers, and Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs), and strengthen organizational capabilities to support enterprise AI-led sales transformation.
Led by Representative Director Tatsuya Itai, secondz digital is an AI-native enterprise solutions company specializing in AI-driven customer touchpoint optimization and enterprise sales transformation. Its flagship product, secondz Agentsense, is an AI brand agent platform designed to improve brand visibility and discoverability across AI search platforms such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and Google AI Mode through AEO/GEO optimization. It also provides FDE-style sales transformation consulting services that redesign enterprise sales operations around AI agents, enabling businesses to automate research, customer analysis, proposal generation, and knowledge utilization workflows. secondz digital has supported major enterprises, including Asahi Group and ORIX Life Insurance.
Funding Details
Company: secondz digital Inc.
Raised: ¥300.0 million
Round: Series A First Close
Funding Date: May 2026
Lead Investors: JAFCO Group, Sumisho Venture Partners
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Company Website: https://secondz.digital/
Software Category: AI Sales / AI Brand Agent Platform