About Us

Our Team

Director

CEO
Takayoshi Fukuyo

CTO
Ryohei Takahashi

CIO
Kanta Yanagida

External Director
Kojiro Hatada

External Director
Shingo Yoshimura

Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Internal Audit
Shigeru Omura

External Audit
Takashi Imai

External Audit
Yumiko Honma

Executive Officer

CFO
Executive Officer
General Manager of Finance & Accounting Dep.
Seigo Morita

Executive Officer General Manager of Corporate Planning Office & Satellite Solution Dept. Tomoaki Yasuda

Executive Officer
General Manager of Production Dept.
Nobuhiro Funabiki

Executive Officer
General Manager of Advanced Project Dept.
Kota Kakihara

Executive Officer
General Manager of Radio Infrastructure Dept.
Takeshi Matsumoto

Executive Officer
Shuhei Matsushita

Executive Officer
Ryo Suzumoto

History

2023

Oct.

Selected for the METI SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program. After the program, commenced the development of original cameras and the satellites to carry them, and the commercialization of remote sensing. (Maximum grant amount: 3.5 billion yen)

Mar.

Finished construction of our ground station in Makinohara, Shizuoka.

Mar.

Commenced development of our VDES Satellite Constellation as part of NEDO’s “Development and Demonstration of Maritime Domain Awareness Technology through Shipborne Communication Satellite Constellation. (Total project cost: 14.7 billion yen)”

Feb.

Successful Launch of OPTIMAL-1: After placing the micro-satellite OPTIMAL-1 into orbit, established communication and succeeded in image capturing, validating its utility as a multi-platform solution.

2022

Nov.

Selected by JAXA as a contractor for the development, system testing, and operational support of the “Comet Interceptor” probe system.

Oct.

Selected by JAXA for Concept Studies and Element Prototyping for Lunar Navigation System Technology Demonstration Missions.

Oct.

Participated as a Founding Member in the “VDES Satellite Consortium.”

Sept.

Selected for Toyo Keizai Weekly’s ‘100 Most SUGOI (Exciting) Startups of 2022.’

Mar.

Completed Series A Funding Round with a total of 2.3 billion yen raised.

Mar.

Selected by METI for “Satellite Data Utilization Platform Strengthening Project” for the development of multi-wavelength sensors for Small Satellites.

Jan.

Selected by JAXA as a contractor for “Study on Navigation and Communication Technology Development for Lunar Activities.

2021

Aug.

Selected by METI for Demonstration of Small Satellite Constellation Technology to start the development of a 6U Satellite Constellation.

July

Selected for METI’s “Space Development and Utilization Promotion Research and Development” for the domestic development of AOCS (Attitude and Orbit Control System) units.

Mar.

Completed Seed Round Funding with 400 million yen raised (Incubate Fund, Real Tech Fund, etc.).

Jan.

Changed Company Name to ArkEdge Space Inc.

2020

Nov.

Conducted a joint LoRa communication experiment with RWASAT-1 between Japan and Rwanda.

June

Received Order from Taiwan National Space Center for ONGLAISAT Satellite.

2019

Nov.

Successfully Launched RWASAT-1 Ordered by the Rwandan Government into Orbit.

Aug.

Selected for METI’s “Industrial Technology Practical Development Subsidy” and started the development of 3U Satellite OPTIMAL-1.

2018

July

Establishment of Space Edge Lab Inc.

July

Founded Space Edge Lab Inc. Selected for NEDO’s Research and Development Venture Support (NEP) Program.

2017

July

Received the Special Jury Award at the Cabinet Office’s Space Idea Contest “S-Booster 2017” for the “Global Ripple Satellite Network” concept.

Company Overview

Company Name

ArkEdge Space Inc.

Headquater

DOME ARIAKE HEADQUATER 3F, 1-3-33 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Established

July 18, 2018

Number of Employees

117 (Including part-time and temporary staff) *As of April 2024

Capital

2.7 billion yen (including capital reserve) *As of July 2024

Business

・Design, Development, and Operation Services for Micro-Satellites
・Building Satellite Constellations for Various Missions
・Providing Components and Software Related to Micro Satellites
・Operating Satellite Control Ground Stations
・Offering Educational and Consulting Services

Office

Ariake Headquater

1-3-33 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan 3rd Floor, Dome Ariake Headquarters

Nihonbashi Office

2-1-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0022, Japan 6th Floor, Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower

Makinohara Ground Station

Makinohara, Sizuoka