Route06
ROUTE06 is a digital transformation partner that empowers product builders to transform ideas into impactful digital experiences through AI-powered solutions, providing enterprise software infrastructure and agile commercialization support to help leading companies create new business value.
At a Glance
- Large Japanese enterprises undergoing digital transformation
- Product development teams
- Software engineering teams
- SIers and IT departments
- +5 more
AI Tools by Route06
(1)Giselle
No Code AI Agent Builder
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Giselle: A Visual AI App Builder Now Open-Source for the World
Requirements Definition AI Acsim Partners with Supabase
ROUTE06 and Vercel Announce Strategic Partnership
ROUTE06 and DG Business Technology Form Business Alliance to Launch Acsim
Products & Services
A Visual AI App Builder that is open-source under Apache License 2.0. Enables teams to create advanced AI Agents through an intuitive node-based interface that integrates multiple LLMs and data sources. Features drag-and-drop AI app creation, GitHub-native integration, multi-agent workflows, and managed cloud deployment.
A SaaS platform that revolutionizes requirements definition with AI. Supports conversation-based business flow generation, problem identification, prototype construction to automatic design documentation output, same-day frontend construction, and integrates with Supabase and Vercel.
A business API platform for enterprises designed for the digital transformation of all business transactions. Supports online marketplaces, order receipt platforms, OMO stores, cloud EDI, and business matching platforms. Features security standards for large companies, reporting and monitoring functions, and real-time normalized data acquisition.
A Next-Generation Order and Delivery Platform for the PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) Industry developed in partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation.
Market Position
ROUTE06 positions itself as a DX partner for major Japanese enterprises that combines AI-driven product development tools with professional services. Unlike traditional system integrators, ROUTE06 offers a modern, remote-first approach with GitHub-native workflows, open-source AI tools, and agile development methodologies. The company differentiates through its 'Customer Zero' principle of building tools for internal use first, and its focus on empowering intrapreneurs within large traditional companies with cutting-edge digital capabilities.
Leadership
Founders
Takafumi Endo
Former roles at Development Bank of Japan, Dream Incubator, Smarby (founder), STRIPE DEPARTMENT (CPO and CMO), and Delight Ventures (EIR). Currently serves as Founder and CEO of ROUTE06.
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Former roles at BayCurrent Consulting, Rakuten, Yahoo! JAPAN, STRIPE DEPARTMENT (CTO), and Welby (Development Division Head). Co-Founder and Director at ROUTE06.
Tadashi Shigeoka
Graduate of Kumamoto University with a Master's degree in Computer Science. Former roles at WEBIMPACT (contract developer) and Tokyo Otaku Mode (software engineer on cross-border e-commerce). Co-Founder and CTO at ROUTE06 since November 2022.
Executive Team
Takafumi Endo
Founder / CEO
Former roles at Development Bank of Japan, Dream Incubator, Smarby (founder), STRIPE DEPARTMENT (CPO and CMO), and Delight Ventures (EIR).
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Co-Founder / Director
Former roles at BayCurrent Consulting, Rakuten, Yahoo! JAPAN, STRIPE DEPARTMENT (CTO), and Welby (Development Division Head). Focused on data platform development and operations.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Founded in January 2020 to support large traditional Japanese companies undergoing digital transformation. The company focuses on helping 'intrapreneurs' within major Japanese enterprises who possess significant physical and intellectual assets but lack digital domain skills, enabling them to create new business opportunities through innovative digital technology and system infrastructure.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Subscription-based SaaS for Acsim and Giselle products, professional services for enterprise DX consulting and agile development, API platform usage fees for Plain, and custom enterprise software development projects.
Pricing Tiers
Self-hosted deployment, unlimited document and GitHub vector stores, create and deploy agents, multi-agent workflows, community support
30 minutes of AI model usage (limited-time offer), access to basic AI models, managed cloud deployment, single user account, GitHub issues and community forums
All Free features, $20 of AI credits included monthly, access to all premium AI models (GPT-4, Claude), 5 Document Vector Stores, 3 GitHub Vector Stores, email support, custom scaling. Additional usage billed at cost plus 10% markup
All Pro features, team collaboration and sharing, up to 10 users, 20 Document Vector Stores, 10 GitHub Vector Stores, priority email support, custom scaling (Coming Soon)
Target Markets
- Large Japanese enterprises undergoing digital transformation
- Product development teams
- Software engineering teams
- SIers and IT departments
- B2B commerce and distribution businesses
- Manufacturing and materials industries
- Digital transformation of large enterprises
- AI-driven product development
- Requirements definition and documentation automation
- Cross-border e-commerce platforms
- B2B marketplace development
- Order and delivery platform modernization
- Sogo & Seibu Co., Ltd.
- Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
- Mitsubishi Corporation