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Uhuru

WeWork Kamiyacho Trust Tower, 23rd Floor, 4-1-1 Toranomon, Tokyo, Minato-ku, 105-6923, Japan

Overview

Uhuru Corp provides IoT services and solutions that process large volumes of data across cloud computing and edge devices. The company is described as having a solid track record in IoT projects and abundant experience in cloud-computing initiatives. Through a collaboration with Toyoda Gosei, Uhuru will work to enhance the value of products and services by analyzing data from e‑Rubber sensors. The partnership intends to combine Uhuru's data and cloud/edge expertise with Toyoda Gosei's e‑Rubber materials and automotive product development efforts. The article does not disclose financial terms or operating metrics for Uhuru. Toyoda Gosei framed the investment as part of its broader push for open innovation under its 2025 Business Plan. Uhuru operates a Data Science Laboratory and developed enebular, an IoT and Big Data data-integration platform released in 2014. The company leverages Salesforce technology and has been a longtime Salesforce consulting partner since an equity investment from salesforce.com in 2011. Uhuru uses enebular to connect APIs, cloud services, databases and social media to create analytic dashboards and machine-learning driven automation. Recent capital was raised to accelerate development of enebular and expand offerings across Public Cloud, Marketing Cloud and IoT business areas. The company has positioned collaborations with Mitsui & Co. and Mitsui Bussan Electronics to deepen IoT solutions and channel reach. Uhuru is headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo and is led by President Takashi Sonoda.

Total raised
$4M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
Oct 2015

Industries

  • Cloud Data Services
  • Consulting
  • Information Technology
  • Internet of Things
  • Social
  • Software
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    Oct 2015

    $4M

Team

  • Takashi Sonoda

    President, CEO, and Founder

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  • Tanaka Masamichi

    Director and CSO

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  • Shuukichi Kuwata

    Executive Vice President and COO

  • Takao Kobori

    Director