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The information you want,
right in front of you.

Nefront Inc. is a startup that uses AI and AR to make the information in a building easy to see and use. We record on site, organize it tied to place, and build a spatial AI platform that both people and AI can use.

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Founded by two people from the computer science programs at the University of Tokyo and the University of Tsukuba. We keep one foot in research and one on site.

Shota Imamura（Representative Director, CEO）
Representative Director, CEO

Shota Imamura

After graduating from the College of Information Science at the University of Tsukuba, went on to the Rekimoto Lab at the University of Tokyo Graduate School. Alongside developing and commercializing an indoor AR cloud, researches applications of AI and gaze interfaces for AR/VR head-mounted displays. Led the launch of new businesses as a PM during a long-term internship at the Zigexn group, then built and ran a social network built around event listings before founding Nefront.

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Kazuki Hemmi（Executive Officer, COO）
Executive Officer, COO

Kazuki Hemmi

PhD in Social Engineering. After completing the Department of Computer Science and its advanced course at the National Institute of Technology, Tokyo College, went on to social engineering (industrial engineering) at the University of Tsukuba Graduate School and earned a doctorate there. Researched AutoML (automated machine learning) with the Social Intelligence Research Team at the Artificial Intelligence Research Center, AIST, and published the results at several international conferences and in journals. A born idea person who simply loves getting his hands on new technology.

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PROFILE

Company profile

Company nameNefront, Inc. (株式会社Nefront)
RepresentativeShota Imamura, Representative Director & CEO
FoundedJune 2021
AddressShibuya Dogenzaka Tokyu Building 2F-C, 1-10-8 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
BusinessSolutions centered on image recognition and spatial processing
Principal banksMizuho Bank / GMO Aozora Net Bank / Japan Finance Corporation
University of Tsukuba Startup

On 17 March 2026 the University of Tsukuba recognized Nefront as a University of Tsukuba Startup, and on 19 March the university’s Office of Global Industry-University Collaboration conferred the title (category: student venture).

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Programs & awards

  1. 2022Inno-vation nomineeMinistry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Generation Award
  2. 2022Campus Venture Grand Prix Tokyo, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun AwardCo-hosted by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun and others
  3. 2023TechBizMinistry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  4. 2023–2026ICT Startup LeagueMinistry of Internal Affairs and Communications
  5. 2024–2026Be Smart TokyoTokyo Metropolitan Government
  6. 2026University of Tsukuba Startup title conferredUniversity of Tsukuba, Office of Global Industry-University Collaboration
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