Singapore IoT service provider opens Tokyo office in regional expansion

SINGAPORE Internet of Things (IoT) service provider UnaBiz on Thursday announced the opening of its new office in Tokyo to support its growing strategic alliance in the country and explore new collaborations to expand its existing smart solutions offering.

Pascal Gerbert-Gaillard has been appointed the managing director of UnaBiz Japan.

Henri Bong, chief executive officer and co-founder of UnaBiz, noted that with Mr Gerbert-Gaillard's experience in several industries, he is able to bring a wealth of knowledge in retail, food, energy and technology to the company, which are all key sectors of UnaBiz.

"We believe that the new entity will bring us closer to our Japanese shareholders like KDDI, and our customers like NICIGAS, to help them develop high-quality, sustainable, and reliable IoT solutions for the Japan market and the rest of the world," Mr Gerbert-Gaillard said.

Currently, Mr Gerbert-Gaillard is a trade adviser to the French government, and a board member in the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry Japan.

In 2018, UnaBiz had raised over US$10 million in its Series A funding round led by KDDI, Japan's global telecommunications pioneer. Post Series A, UnaBiz joined the "Invest Tokyo" programme and worked with Accenture, the global management consulting group, on its Japan market entry strategy.

"We want to connect with Japan's vibrant innovation ecosystem to increase our global competitiveness and accelerate the buildout of stronger IoT infrastructure and scale globally," Mr Bong said.