Lens
SaaS for third-party vendor risk management.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
* | N/A | Seed | |
| Total Funding | 000k | ||
Lens, Inc. is a Japanese startup that provides SaaS solutions within the risk and security sector, specifically targeting the complexities of vendor and third-party risk management for large enterprises and financial institutions. The company was established on August 18, 2022, by co-founders and co-representatives Shingo Fushimi and Takashi Nozawa.
Shingo Fushimi is a serial entrepreneur with a background in new business development at Recruit Co., Ltd. He was a founding member of Origami Inc., which was later acquired by the Mercari Group. At Mercari, he served as an executive officer for both Mercari and Merpay, and as a director for the NFT division, Mercoin, before dedicating himself fully to Lens in July 2023. This experience in scaling technology ventures and navigating corporate integrations informs Lens's strategic approach.
The company's core product is Lens RM, a SaaS platform designed to streamline and enhance the efficiency of managing third-party relationships. It addresses the challenges of risk, compliance, and information security by digitizing and automating vendor management processes and risk assessments. The business model is subscription-based, providing these software solutions to clients. Lens RM helps companies move away from manual processes, like Excel spreadsheets, to a more robust, secure, and certified framework for governance, risk, and compliance (GRC). The platform has already been adopted by financial institutions and major corporations.
In a seed funding round announced in February 2025, Lens, Inc. raised ¥844 million (approximately $5.37 million) to strengthen its financial base and enhance product development. The company is certified for ISO/IEC 27001:2022, underscoring its commitment to information security standards.
Keywords: third-party risk management, TPRM, vendor risk management, SaaS, GRC, governance, risk management, compliance, information security, enterprise software, financial institutions, supply chain security, cybersecurity, Lens RM, Japan, B2B SaaS, security audit, compliance automation, risk assessment