Godot

About Godot

Godot Inc. is a Japanese deep-tech startup developing physical AI for behavior change. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Kobe, with offices in Tokyo, Vienna and New York, Godot pursues its mission to “Inspire personal & societal growth using Human Augmentation.”

Godot is building an embodied intelligence platform that connects artificial intelligence with the physical world. The platform combines sensor data, cognitive models grounded in behavioral and cognitive science, and robotics to understand both human behavior and the physical environments in which it takes place. It runs as a continuous loop: it diagnoses behavior from sensing data and dialogue logs, designs interventions based on behavioral science, delivers them through messages, conversational agents, avatars, robots and devices, and learns from the results. By extending interventions from the screen into real-world spaces, Godot can address physical activity, daily habits and other behaviors that information alone cannot change.

Godot works with corporations, public institutions and research organizations across sports, education and coaching, health promotion, insurance and urban environments. Its technology enables sports and education organizations to provide personalized training, improve performance and support experiential learning, and helps health and insurance providers encourage healthier everyday behavior. In cities, Godot applies human behavior simulation to challenges such as climate action and mobility.

Intellectual property sits at the core of Godot’s strategy. Each product is grounded in academic research and protected by patents filed in Japan and internationally through the PCT, combined with trademarks, know-how, data and published research. Godot’s R&D hub in Vienna allows the company to build AI and data governance that meets the standards of the GDPR and the EU AI Act, so that its behavioral AI can be deployed with trust worldwide.

Godot is backed by investors including Minato Capital, JA Mitsui Leasing, ASICS Ventures, Akatsuki, Mobile Internet Capital, SBI Investment and INTAGE Open Innovation Fund, and has taken part in programs such as Plug and Play, ICT STARTUP LEAGUE, JETRO J-StarX and Endless Frontier Labs. The company was selected as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer 2026.