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Softroid
Physical AI transforming construction and other core industries
About Softroid
Zen Intelligence, formerly known as SoftRoid, is a Physical AI startup focused on revolutionizing core industries through spatial intelligence. The company was founded by CEO Hiroki Nozaki. On July 15, 2025, SoftRoid rebranded to Zen Intelligence as part of a broader rebranding strategy, though the management structure remained unchanged. The firm is dedicated to developing what it terms "Physical AI," which combines 3D vision and proprietary foundation models to digitize and analyze physical job sites, thereby enabling automation and remote management.
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The company’s flagship product, "zenshot," allows for the creation of digital twins of construction sites. This enables supervisors to remotely monitor progress and manage operations, addressing the chronic labor shortages and aging workforce in the construction industry. By deploying AI agents and a construction-specific Vision-Language Model (VLM), Zen Intelligence aims to automate tasks traditionally performed by site supervisors, such as inspection, decision-making, and issuing instructions. The business model appears to be centered on providing its AI-driven products to large enterprises, with a focus on deep integration into their operational workflows. The company has successfully secured 1.5 billion yen in a Series A funding round to accelerate the development of its AI agent and VLM technologies.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- Hiroshima, Japan
- Employees
- 19
- Open positions
- 3
- Dealroom signal
- 89.9/100
- Industry
- Real Estate, Robotics
- Sub-industry
- Construction
- Sector
- Robotics, Core AI, Construction Robots, Facility Inspection and Maintenance Robots, Generative AI, AI Tools, DT and LS, science-based
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Deep Tech
- Business model
- Manufacturing
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEBT✓Debt | May 2026 | $7.7M | — | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group · The Hokkoku Bank · Mizuho · Shoko Chukin Bank | ↗ |
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | May 2026 | $19M | $77M | Undisclosed | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Softroid is 3.9K monthly website visits, up 8.3% over the last three months. Softroid's team grew 5.6% over the past year.
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed2 investors entered at this stage
First Light Capital
Incubate Fund
Series B and later4 investors entered at this stage
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
The Hokkoku Bank
Mizuho
Shoko Chukin Bank
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