Company Profile
Slogan
Re-inventing Agriculture
In the current landscape of Japanese agriculture, challenges such as the decline and aging of the farming population, the discontinuity of agricultural know-how due to generational shifts, and the impact of factors like climate change have created increased uncertainty in agriculture.
Nileworks aims to address these challenges by introducing digital technologies to assist in labor-saving, knowledge transfer, and quality improvement in farming. We will create innovations that will support agriculture in the future.
Message from the President
We are connecting the next generation to a 'New Agriculture'
Nileworks' 'Agricultural Drone' was born to enhance Japanese agriculture. With a focus on high-precision, fully automated flight, effective pest control, and safety, it has been on the market since 2018, conducting over 10,000 hectares of pest control nationwide. Equipped with a dedicated camera, the drone captures close-up images of crops.Leveraging this globally rare and valuable asset, we drive 'Agricultural Digital Innovation, 'digitizing all agricultural data, supporting daily farming operations, andpreserving accumulated cultivation expertise for future generations.We are excited to share this expertise with you outside of Japan in the hopes that it will be ofmutual benefit and we look forward to working with you.
Aging populations, decreasing agricultural workforce, business succession, climate fluctuations, poverty–there is a myriad of challenges that exist in today’s society. Nileworks is has high aspirations, we want to be a company that solves various challenges in agriculture. We want to hear firsthand about the challenges from Famers, and utilizing cutting-edge technology to propose the 'new agriculture,' and connect it with the next generation as a sustainable agricultural solution.
Nileworks' 'Agricultural Drone' was born to enhance Japanese agriculture. With a focus on high-precision, fully automated flight, effective pest control, and safety, it has been on the market since 2018, conducting over 10,000 hectares of pest control nationwide. Equipped with a dedicated camera, the drone captures close-up images of crops.Leveraging this globally rare and valuable asset, we drive 'Agricultural Digital Innovation, 'digitizing all agricultural data, supporting daily farming operations, andpreserving accumulated cultivation expertise for future generations.We are excited to share this expertise with you outside of Japan in the hopes that it will be ofmutual benefit and we look forward to working with you.
Aging populations, decreasing agricultural workforce, business succession, climate fluctuations, poverty–there is a myriad of challenges that exist in today’s society. Nileworks is has high aspirations, we want to be a company that solves various challenges in agriculture. We want to hear firsthand about the challenges from Famers, and utilizing cutting-edge technology to propose the 'new agriculture,' and connect it with the next generation as a sustainable agricultural solution.
Company Overview
Company name
Nileworks Inc.
Established
January 7th, 2015
Head office location
KANDA SQUARE FRONT.2F 1-4-3, Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0054
Board members
Chief Executive Officer Yasuhiro Kojima
Chief Operating Officer Katsunori Tanaka
Director Masafumi Tokui
Director Takayoshi Matsui
Auditor Yujiro Okuni
Auditor Taisuke Sawamura
Chief Operating Officer Katsunori Tanaka
Director Masafumi Tokui
Director Takayoshi Matsui
Auditor Yujiro Okuni
Auditor Taisuke Sawamura
Number of Employees
43 FTE
Capital
97.820 Million Yen
Shareholders
SUMITOMO CORPORATION
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, Limited
DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD.
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Mirai Creation Fund Ⅱ (General Partner: SPARX Group Co., Ltd.)
The National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (ZEN-NOH)
Chiba Dojo Drone Fund II Investment Limited Partnership
The Agribusiness Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd.
5 others
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, Limited
DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD.
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Mirai Creation Fund Ⅱ (General Partner: SPARX Group Co., Ltd.)
The National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (ZEN-NOH)
Chiba Dojo Drone Fund II Investment Limited Partnership
The Agribusiness Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd.
5 others
Business sectors
Development, manufacturing, and sales of agricultural drones
Technology development and service provision in digital agriculture and agricultural DX
Technology development and service provision in digital agriculture and agricultural DX
Business phone number
+81 3-5577-3071
History
2015
- January: Nileworks established
- October: Completed drone flight control system (flight controller)
2016
- June: Completed fully automatic flight control system (automatic flight, automatic chemical spray pump ON/OFF)
2017
- April: Fully automatic flight control system: Successful flight with centimeter accuracy / Also equipped with automatic spraying function adjusted according to flight speed
- May: Adopted system in first external project to consider measures of safety for robotic technology in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries
- October: Jointly developed "intelligent battery" exclusively for agricultural drones with Maxell Corporation
- October: First external captial raise
2018
- May: Continuing from the previous year's project to measure safety for robotic technolog
- July: Agricultural drone “Nile-T18” launched
- August: Camera for surveying growth via photosynthesis rate measurement intergrated into to system
- October: Won the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award at the 8th Robot Awards in Japan
2019
- February: Second external captial raise completed
- May: Begun mass-producing drones at VAIO Corporation
- July: Agricultural drone "Nile-T19" sales begin/Japan's first aircraft equipped with LTE communication put into practical use
- September: Rice growth simulator prototype completed
2020
- January: Supported by the Innovation TOKYO Project to Open Up the Future (Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs)
- June: Supported/Approval by the Collaborative Support Project to Strengthen Commercial and Service Competitiveness (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry New Collaborative Support Project) *Agricultural drone sharing demonstration project
- July: Agricultural drone “Nile-T20” launched
- December: Third external capital raise completed
2021
- April: Support/Approval garnered from High-spec Drone Development Consortium of Jpan (Development of safe and secure agricultural high-spec drones and usage technology)
2022
- May: Agricultural platform “NileBank” service launched
2023
- January: Fourth external capital raise completed
- April: Farming matching “Bridge Boost” service launched
- August: Agri-assist service launched
- October: Agricultural drone “Nile-JZ” launched
2024
- April: Agricultural drone “Nile-JZ Plus” launched(Variable rate application compatible)