Fact Base Raises $28.8M Series D to Digitize the Factory Floor

Drawing management platform ZUMEN expands to 14 countries as small and medium-sized manufacturers accelerate their shift away from paper-based operations.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fact Base, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Masataka Takeuchi; hereinafter "Fact Base"), which operates the drawing management system "ZUMEN", announced today that it has raised a total of approximately USD 28.8 million in their Series D funding round, consisting of a third-party allotment of new shares and the transfer of existing shares.

The round was led by Insight Partners (Headquarters: New York, USA), which also participated as the lead investor in Fact Base’s Series C round, along with news investors Artemis Ventures Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) and MPower Partners (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo).

Background and Purpose of the Funding
Through ZUMEN, Fact Base has worked to support the sharing of drawing-based information and the streamlining of related operations, addressing challenges faced by small and medium-sized manufacturers, including small machine shops. As a result, revenue grew 2.3x year-on-year, and the number of companies adopting ZUMEN increased 2.2x year-on-year. The service is now deployed in 14 countries including Japan, steadily strengthening its global presence.

The funds raised will be used to further strengthen hiring and sales operations in overseas markets, as well as to advance the technical development and feature expansion of ZUMEN. In addition, the company will invest in expanding its business portfolio through new business development, and in building the management foundation needed to support global expansion, including strengthening administrative functions and establishing governance structures.

Comment from Masataka Takeuchi, Representative Director and CEO of Fact Base, Inc.
“We are delighted to continue our partnership with Insight Partners, which supported us in our Series C, and to welcome two new and highly valued partners, Artemis Ventures and MPower Partners.

“Fact Base was born from a conviction I developed through visiting countless manufacturing sites: that Japanese manufacturing still faces significant challenges that technology can solve. Since our founding, we have stayed close to the shop floor, listened to our customers, and remained committed to delivering the products they truly need faster than anyone else.

“ZUMEN began with drawing management, but our ambition goes well beyond digitizing drawings. Using drawings as the starting point, we aim to seamlessly connect the many workflows of manufacturing, including quoting, ordering, production, and procurement, so that everyone involved in making things can focus on the work that matters most.

“A product born on the floors of Japanese manufacturers has expanded to 14 countries in just four years since our founding. From here, we are determined to take on the challenge of winning globally with software from Japan. Looking at the world, the problems we have solved so far are only a fraction of what remains. We see this funding round not as a destination, but as the next starting point for winning on the global stage.

“Going forward, we will accelerate our overseas team expansion and product development, while actively pursuing new businesses and products beyond ZUMEN. As a software company from Japan, we will become indispensable to manufacturers around the world and grow at even greater speed to fulfill our mission: 'Manufacturing made seamless.'

“Finally, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone connected with Fact Base: our customers who trust us and use ZUMEN every day, our employees who take on this challenge alongside us, our shareholders, and all our stakeholders.”

Investor Comments

Comment from Insight Partners
"Fact Base is solving one of the most persistent challenges in global manufacturing, the digitization of drawing and document management for small and medium-sized manufacturers,” said Max Wolff, Managing Director at Insight Partners. “ZUMEN addresses a real operational pain point in a way that is both accessible and immediately impactful for manufacturers around the world. We are proud to continue our partnership with Masataka and the Fact Base team as they expand globally and build toward their next stage of growth."

Comment from Artemis Ventures Co., Ltd.
“At Artemis Ventures, we hold Fact Base's future potential in high regard. For small and medium-sized manufacturers around the world, digitizing data and adopting digital solutions have become urgent challenges,” said Archibald Ciganer, Managing Partner. “Fact Base offers an affordable, easy-to-use product that solves critical operational challenges faced by small and medium-sized manufacturers.”

“Built around a core team with backgrounds at Keyence, Fact Base has cultivated an outstanding sales culture and grown rapidly since its founding in 2022, expanding into markets around the world and establishing a meaningful presence in the industry.”

“We expect the company to continue driving global expansion and product growth, developing into a company with an even stronger presence in the industry. We look forward to supporting Fact Base's growth over the next ten years, together with Insight Partners and MPower Partners.”

Comment from MPower Partners
“Manufacturing, Japan's largest industry, is made up of small and medium-sized enterprises accounting for more than 99% of all companies in the sector,” said Masatoshi Fukasawa, Partner at MPower Partners. “Drawing data, the most critical interface connecting designers and clients with manufacturers, has long remained buried as tacit, individualized knowledge held by craftspeople on the shop floor, largely left unaddressed.”

“Through their work with thousands of factories, CEO Takeuchi and the rest of the management team have cultivated a deep understanding of on-the-ground challenges and the structure of the industry. Building on this foundation, Fact Base has developed a groundbreaking software product that solves the challenges faced by small and medium-sized manufacturers and helps evolve their operations, and adoption across manufacturing sites and processes is progressing rapidly.”

“The company's strength lies not only in its genuine understanding of the shop floor, but also in its execution: it thoroughly systematizes its approach to customers and follows through relentlessly until results are delivered. What is especially notable is that a product built for small and medium-sized manufacturers in Japan has already expanded to 14 countries since its founding in 2022,” said Kazuhiro Hosaka, Vice President at MPower Partners. “We at MPower Partners see this as the export of a solution born in Japan, a country that is a manufacturing powerhouse, and as an extremely scalable initiative that leverages Japan's strengths to upgrade manufacturing and supply chains globally. We will do everything we can to support the company's product development, overseas expansion, and business growth going forward.”

On Hiring
As the business grows, the organization is also expanding rapidly. The company currently operates 5 domestic locations and 11 overseas locations. Going forward, Fact Base will further strengthen global hiring, recruiting talent across a wide range of roles including engineering, sales, and customer success, in order to build a robust organizational foundation in preparation for an IPO.

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About Fact Base, Inc.
Founded in September 2022 under the mission of "making manufacturing seamless," Fact Base is a SaaS startup for the manufacturing industry.

Its core service, the drawing management system "ZUMEN," was developed to enable digital transformation (DX) for small and medium-sized enterprises and small machine shops. Paper drawings and related documents remain central to work on manufacturing floors, and the complexity of managing them means that accumulated data is still not being fully utilized. To solve these challenges, ZUMEN centrally manages drawings and related documents in the cloud, dramatically streamlining what has been a cumbersome management process. As a first step toward data utilization in manufacturing, ZUMEN is being adopted by an increasing number of small machine shops and small and medium-sized manufacturers.

Website: https://fact-base.com/en
Service site: https://lp.zume-n.com/en

About Insight Partners
Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of December 31, 2025, the firm has over $90B in regulatory assets under management. Insight Partners has invested in more than 900 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has a global presence with leadership in London, Tel Aviv, and the Bay Area. Insight’s mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with tailored, hands-on software expertise along their growth journey, from their first investment to IPO. For more information on Insight and all its investments, visit insightpartners.com or follow us on X @insightpartners.