When was Qlay Technologies founded?

Qlay Technologies was founded in 2023 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Qlay Technologies located?

Qlay Technologies is headquartered in Minato, Japan.

How many employees does Qlay Technologies have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Qlay Technologies is 12.

Is Qlay Technologies a funded company?

Qlay Technologies is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Aug 05, 2025.

When was the latest funding round of Qlay Technologies?

Qlay Technologies' latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Aug 05, 2025, with participation from 12 investors. Its primary sector is Brands Tech. In Japan, the Brands Tech sector has seen $10.3M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Qlay Technologies rank among its competitors?

Qlay Technologies ranks 98th amongst 424 active competitors, of which 93 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Outset, which secured $30M in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Qlay Technologies?

Qlay Technologies' top competitors include User Testing, Ai Palette and Turing. Among them, Outset secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

Qlay Technologies - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Generative AI tool to support product planning and development. The platform offers tools for consumer packaged goods companies. It extracts consumer sentiments from online customer data to support product developers and marketers in decision-making.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2023

Location

Minato, Japan

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$1.4M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Aug 05, 2025, $*****

Investors

Z Venture Capital & 11 more

Ranked

98^th among 424 active competitors

Employee Count

12 as on Jun 30, 2026

Similar Companies

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Qlay Technologies has raised a total funding of $1.4M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Aug 05, 2025 for $*****. 12 investors participated in its latest round. Qlay Technologies has 12 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Qlay Technologies:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 05, 2025	2498774	Seed	8167498	3240645	4677496	7974040

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The founders of Qlay Technologies is Tomofumi Nakata.

Here are the details of Qlay Technologies' key team members:

Tomofumi Nakata: Co-Founder & COO/CTO of Qlay Technologies.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Qlay Technologies' employee count trend

Qlay Technologies has 12 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Qlay Technologies's employee count trend over the years:

Employee count trend for Qlay Technologies

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Top competitors of Qlay Technologies include User Testing, Ai Palette and Turing. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Qlay Technologies, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	User Testing 2007, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of platform for gathering and analyzing user experience feedback	$148M	Accel, Insight Partners & 15 others	81/100
2nd	Ai Palette 2018, Singapore (Singapore), Acquired	AI-powered platform for CPG innovation, trend discovery, and product development	$12.7M	Exfinity Venture Partners, pi Ventures & 10 others	71/100
3rd	Turing 2018, Palo Alto (United States), Series E	Provider of talent as a service for on demand software development solutions	$247M	WestBridge Capital, Khazanah Nasional Berhad ... & 49 others	70/100
4th	Terminal 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Remote developers hiring platform	$30M	8VC, Craft Ventures & 12 others	68/100
5th	PostHog 2020, San Francisco (United States), Series E	Cloud based product analytics tools	$194M	Peak XV Partners, Y Combinator & 13 others	68/100
6th	dscout 2011, Chicago (United States), Series C	Provider of a platform for conducting and analyzing user experience research	$81M	Guidepost Growth Equity, Beringea & 3 others	68/100
7th	Vypr 2013, Manchester (United Kingdom), Series B	Provider of a platform for product and consumer intelligence solutions	$13.9M	YFM Equity Partners, ACF Investors & 28 others	66/100
8th	Mixpanel 2009, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Provides product analytics software for product teams	$277M	Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital & 9 others	65/100
9th	micro1 2022, Palo Alto (United States), Series A	Provider of human data and intelligence platform for AI development	$41.6M	Motley Fool Ventures, Companyon Ventures ... & 19 others	62/100
10th	Outset 2022, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Platform offering AI enabled product lifecycle management solution	$51.3M	8VC, Radical Ventures & 10 others	62/100
98th	Qlay Technologies 2023, Minato (Japan), Seed	Generative AI tool to support product planning and development	$1.4M	Z Venture Capital, Nissay Capital & 10 others	33/100