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avatarin

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avatarin.com

ANA Holdings spin-off (April 2020) with its own brand, leadership and commercial ops. Operates the 'avatar core' cloud teleoperation platform for remotely controlling robots and mobility devices, and the 'newme' avatar telepresence robot. Deployed at museums and aquariums since 2021 and, in 2026, as inter-airport passenger support for ANA (Hiroshima, Tsushima, Tottori airports operated remotely from Kansai). Classified as software/teleop per the teleop-platform ruling.

HeadquartersTokyo, JP
Founded2020
Corporate fundingNot disclosed
TeamNot listed
Deployments5
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries B
FoundersAkira Fukabori (Co-Founder & CEO), Kevin Kajitani (Co-Founder & COO), Charith Fernando (Co-Founder & CTO)
Regions servedJP
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-10-13
XNot listed
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-10-01ANA (All Nippon Airways) - Tottori Airportairport passenger-support avatar robot, operated remotely from Kansai Intl AirportJPNot disclosedAnnouncement
2026-09-03ANA (All Nippon Airways) - Tsushima Airportairport passenger-support avatar robot, operated remotely from Kansai Intl AirportJPNot disclosedAnnouncement
2026-08-21ANA (All Nippon Airways) - Hiroshima Airportairport passenger-support avatar robot, operated remotely from Kansai Intl AirportJPNot disclosedAnnouncement
2026-08-21ANA (All Nippon Airways) - Nagasaki AirportairportJPNot disclosedAnnouncement
2026-08-21ANA (All Nippon Airways) - Komatsu AirportairportJPNot disclosedAnnouncement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordDevelopment Bank of JapanMUFG BankOmron VenturesSoftBank Corp.Mizuho BankSumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-08-21ANA and avatarin launch inter-airport remote passenger support (Hiroshima, then Tsushima and Tottori)avatarin
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Source ledger

3 unique public sources

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avatarin Raises 3.7B JPY in Series B Fundingavatarin (joint release) · retrieved 2026-10-13
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avatarin Raises JPY 2 Billion in Series A Funding (USD approx. at ~135 JPY/USD)avatarin · retrieved 2026-10-13
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ANA and avatarin Launch Inter-Airport Remote Passenger Supportavatarin · retrieved 2026-10-13