Founded in 2014 in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, SHONAI operates as a local conglomerate under the vision "Be the hope of the regions." The group builds and runs businesses in three pillars: agriculture (e.g., water-saving and organic rice cultivation and the AI-enabled "Aigamo Robo" farming robot), tourism (including operation of the "Suiden Terrace" hotel, hotel turnaround projects, real-estate brokerage, and media for overseas affluent travelers), and corporate transformation (such as the “100-oku Think Tank” consulting arm and the management-talent matching platform "Chiikizukan"). By combining advanced technology with deep regional networks, the company delivers high-value services tailored to rural economies. SHONAI targets an IPO in fiscal 2030 and aims to help create 1,000 companies each exceeding ¥10 billion in revenue by 2040 as part of its "SHONAI Economic Sphere" vision. The group positions itself as a model for sustainable local growth that can be replicated across Japan and abroad.

Total raised

$3M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Jan 2026