Ridge-i

Ridge-i Inc. (株式会社Ridge-i) is a Tokyo-based AI solutions company founded on July 29, 2016 by CEO Takashi Yanagihara. Listed on the Growth Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Securities Code: 5572), Ridge-i delivers advanced AI technologies — including image analysis, mathematical optimization, generative AI, and large language model integration — combined with deep business consulting expertise to help organizations achieve digital transformation. The company's service portfolio spans AI application consulting and development, satellite data analysis with AI, data analytics services, and generative AI strategy and development. Ridge-i takes a full end-to-end approach, partnering with clients from AI strategy planning and requirements definition through research and development, on-site adoption support, and continuous MLOps operation and improvement. The company has worked with over 150 enterprise clients across diverse industries, including Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor, NTT DOCOMO, Ricoh, Seven-Eleven Japan, Subaru, and NHK, as well as government bodies including JAXA, Japan's Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry, and Ministry of Land Infrastructure Transport and Tourism. Ridge-i has won the Space Development and Utilization Award from Japan's Cabinet Office three consecutive times for its satellite image analysis capabilities. As of July 2025, the company employs 74 consolidated members and maintains its headquarters in Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.