WeDraft, provider of personal information and information asset management platform "Flows", raises 100 million yen in seed round

WeDraft Inc. (Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, CEO: Hiroki Hashimura) has successfully raised 100 million yen in a seed round from DNX Ventures. WeDraft provides the personal information and information asset management platform "Flows" for businesses. With the acceleration of data business utilizing AI, the proper management of personal information and information assets has become a critical management issue that determines a company's growth. However, many companies are slow to respond, relying on existing operations, leading to cases where data utilization itself is halted.

With this funding, we will further strengthen our service infrastructure, generate results for early customers, and enhance our team to accelerate business, in order to quickly meet the growing demand.

Social Issues Solved by WeDraft

Transforming the legacy of personal information and information asset management at the "moment data utilization stops"

Data utilization, including AI, is accelerating irreversibly across all companies. On the other hand, regardless of scale or industry, many responsible individuals have experienced the "moment data utilization stops," where it takes months to coordinate with legal and information security departments every time a new data utilization plan involving personal information is initiated. Despite business plans and technical feasibility being confirmed, many stumble over legal risks and privacy/security risk countermeasures for information assets, including personal information. For companies engaging in data utilization in the AI era, considering risk countermeasures for data handling is an unavoidable theme.

However, when attempting to proceed with risk countermeasures, the lack of established operational rules for risk management tailored to the company's data handling status and measures makes it difficult and time-consuming to determine "what" and "to what extent" should be done and to reach an agreement.

These issues are influenced by the fact that information necessary for risk countermeasures is not managed centrally, is siloed, and the daily management burden is high, indicating numerous challenges in the operation of personal information and information asset management.

To address these social issues that are bottlenecking the data business, WeDraft offers a risk management service for personal information and information assets, starting with a personal information ledger, to achieve both appropriate risk management and promotion of data utilization.

Challenges Solved and WeDraft's Solution ❶: The Legacy of Personal Information and Information Asset Management

Many companies that use spreadsheets or proprietary tools for managing their own data face challenges such as high workload, siloed information, and legal, privacy, and security risks. To solve these problems, it is necessary to not only introduce optimized tools but also to transform systems, clarify risk management policies, and establish phased governance in an integrated manner. We provide a package solution that addresses these aspects together.

Challenges Solved and WeDraft's Solution ❷: The Burden of Risk Management

For risk management of data utilization measures, existing frameworks such as information security standards and Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) can be参考. However, attempting to implement them faithfully and comprehensively often proves difficult to sustain due to the barriers of specialized knowledge and operational burden. We provide a risk management framework that is sustainable and fits each company's situation and objectives.

Solutions Provided by WeDraft

Overview of Flows

Flows is a personal information and information asset management platform that allows for smooth, end-to-end registration and management of information assets, as well as risk countermeasures.

Flows can solve the aforementioned challenges of "the legacy of personal information and information asset management" and "the burden of risk management."

Good Governance, Good Brand.

"Good Governance, Good Brand." is the value that Flows promises and delivers to its customers.

By utilizing Flows, we create a state where data utilization can be promoted based on the grounds of appropriate risk understanding. By balancing "proper information asset management" and "business speed," we enhance the data business and improve corporate value.

Features of Flows

1 Platform

Incorporating requests from government and practical business perspectives, applications and workflows can be implemented and customized with no-code to match each company's operational procedures.

2 Ledger Management

Ensures the effectiveness and efficiency of ledger registration and inventory management for information assets such as personal information and confidential information, through a common interface and system for the entire organization.

3 Risk Management

Leveraging knowledge from the latest regulations and case studies from other companies, it automatically extracts action items related to information leakage, improper use, and compliance with laws and privacy, and manages related tasks.

4 Intuitive Operability

Provides a user-friendly UI/UX that allows for risk assessment while eliminating dependence on the knowledge and skills of personnel, ensuring appropriate management of information assets.

Flows Implementation Examples

It is already being adopted sequentially by major companies representing various industries and sectors in Japan, contributing to data governance and data business in various industries. For example, by migrating personal information ledgers and information asset ledgers, which were previously managed with spreadsheets, to Flows, we have achieved standardization and overwhelming efficiency in the workflow from ledger registration to inventory, resolved the issue of risk management operations being siloed and advanced it, improved on-site literacy, and strengthened governance across the entire group of companies, leading to many use cases that enhance the data business.

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Investor Comments

Yo Kurabayashi, Managing Partner & Japan Representative, DNX Ventures / Shuhei Nitta, Principal

DNX Ventures is pleased to have invested in WeDraft's total funding round of 100 million yen for their personal information and information asset management platform "Flows." While data business utilizing AI is irreversibly accelerating in large corporations, challenges such as legal risks and privacy/security risks related to information assets, including personal information, act as barriers, hindering data utilization.

The company's solution has already enabled "proper information asset management" and "business speed" to be achieved simultaneously by major domestic companies, making it an indispensable presence as infrastructure for data utilization in the AI era. We expect WeDraft, which is responsible for the data utilization infrastructure of the AI era, to lead data governance for Japanese companies.

CEO Comments

Hiroki Hashimura, Representative Director, WeDraft Inc.

Since releasing the beta version, the predecessor to Flows, in 2024, we have received numerous requests and expectations, in addition to achieving concrete results, through our support for leading Japanese companies.

As the challenges in information management and risk management operations have many commonalities across industries and sectors, and our approach to solving them becomes clearer, we are driven by the desire to "contribute to the success of existing customers more than ever before" and "help customers who are expecting our services as soon as possible."

With this funding, we will work on comprehensively strengthening our product and building a sustainable organizational structure. We will accelerate our business as one team with our employees and partners to ensure that "Flows" becomes widely recognized as the go-to solution for personal information and information asset management.

Company Overview

Company Name

WeDraft Inc.

Established

January 26, 2026

Location

STATION・Ai, 1-2-32 Tsurumai, Showa-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Company HP

https://wedraftinc.com/

Inquiries Regarding This Matter

WeDraft Inc. Public Relations

Email: contact@wedraftinc.com