UPWARD

AI agent for field sales — work comfortably from anywhere

Tokyo, Japan · Founded 2016

Headquarters
Tokyo
Employees
51–200
Founded
2016
Business Model
B2B
Website
upward.jp

About

UPWARD is a Japanese AI-powered mobile SaaS platform specialized for field sales and customer visit management, founded in July 2016 by Tatsusuke Kaneki in Tokyo. The platform deeply integrates with Salesforce and leverages location-based services (LBS) and AI agent technology to automate activity recording, route planning, and customer data utilization for field sales teams. Adopted by approximately 450 companies globally — primarily large enterprises — UPWARD holds the top market share in Japan in the AI agent service category for field sales, and is expanding across APAC markets including Singapore and Bangkok.

Summary

UPWARD is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2016.

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