AlarmBox

AlarmBox Inc. provides a cloud-based service focused on corporate credit and risk management for businesses in Japan. The company was founded in June 2016 by Hirokazu Takeda. Takeda's background includes experience in the leasing business for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), where he managed credit risk and business strategy, which directly informed the creation of AlarmBox. He identified a need for an accessible and easy-to-use credit management solution for companies that may lack specialized knowledge or resources.

The firm's core offering is a SaaS platform that automates the entire credit management process, from initial vetting of new business partners to ongoing monitoring and even accounts receivable guarantees. The service leverages AI and online data to notify users of changes and potential risks associated with their clients, thereby reducing the manual workload of information gathering and enabling a rapid response to shifts in a partner's credit situation. The platform includes several key services: "Power Search" for pre-transaction corporate investigations, including reputation and anti-social forces checks; "Monitoring" for automated alerts on existing clients' risk status; and "Guarantee" which covers the risk of uncollected payments. Additionally, the company offers a business rent guarantee service for commercial real estate.

AlarmBox primarily serves the B2B market, with a particular focus on SMEs and startups that require streamlined credit management. Revenue is generated through a subscription-based model. In July 2025, Yayoi Co., Ltd., a major provider of business software, acquired a majority stake in AlarmBox, making it a group company. This partnership aims to combine Yayoi's quantitative accounting data with AlarmBox's qualitative credit data to build a more precise AI credit model for SMEs. Prior to the acquisition, AlarmBox had raised ¥220 million in funding over two rounds.

Keywords: credit risk management, corporate credit check, accounts receivable guarantee, SaaS, FinTech, AI credit model, business risk monitoring, B2B financial services, corporate investigation, vendor screening, credit analysis, SME financing, risk management automation, payment default protection, business rent guarantee, Japanese market, due diligence, financial software, credit information service, automated alerts