- Lucanet expands its Asia-Pacific footprint with a local team in Japan as part of the continued international growth strategy
- The intelligent CFO Solution Platform combines consolidation, planning and analysis capabilities
- Growth to more than €200 million ARR is driven by strong customer momentum, increasing platform adoption and continued international expansion
Tokyo/Berlin, 16th June 2026 - Lucanet, the leading SaaS platform for the office of the CFO, today announced its expansion into Japan. The move marks a significant step in the company’s international growth strategy and strengthens Lucanet’s presence in Asia-Pacific alongside its Singapore and China operations. This strategic entry into one of the world's major economies comes on the heels of a fundamental financial milestone for the company.
Lucanet’s expansion into Japan follows the company’s growth beyond €200 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). This momentum is driven by continued new customer acquisition across all regions, eight-digit investments in cutting edge cloud technologies and further supported by expansion into new markets as well as the development of international growth hubs. At the same time, Lucanet is seeing strong adoption of its cloud-native CFO Solution Platform, with existing customers expanding their use across multiple solutions and a growing number of new customers choosing several platform capabilities from day one to automate business-critical finance, tax and compliance workflows end-to-end.
Enabling more connected and transparent finance operations in Japan
Japan represents one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated corporate markets, with a strong mid-market segment of multi-entity businesses and internationally active companies. Yet many finance teams still rely on spreadsheets, fragmented system landscapes and localized tools for consolidation and reporting processes.
As Japanese organizations continue to modernize finance processes, demand is growing for integrated technologies that improve transparency, efficiency and scalability across group structures. Seamlessly integrating with existing ERP and accounting software environments, Lucanet provides a cloud-based platform that unifies consolidation and planning capabilities. Lucanet’s software allows its customers to achieve superior time to value via fast and easy implementations and provides the trust layer for AI adoption while remaining compliant at all times.
“Japan is an exciting next step in our global expansion journey,” said Elias Apel, CEO of Lucanet. “This step is our response to an increasing demand for standardized and easy to use consolidation and planning solutions. We already serve customers in Japan and together with our local partners, we are now even more committed to bring cloud and AI innovation to the office of the CFO in Japan.”
Local presence, global platform
Lucanet’s Japan operations are led by Makoto Yabushita, Country Manager Japan, and an experienced local team with deep expertise in SaaS market entry, private equity, and the Japanese business landscape.
Makoto Yabushita brings more than 15 years of experience in enterprise software, strategic partnerships, and go-to-market leadership. He has a proven track record in building local market presence, driving growth through strategic alliances, and developing high-performing sales and customer engagement initiatives. Based in Tokyo, Yabushita oversees Lucanet’s local growth strategy and the continued development of the Japanese organization across sales, customer success, and partner relations.
“By combining a fully localized platform with a native team and Lucanet’s deep financial expertise, we’re committed to being a long‑term, trusted partner for Japanese CFOs and their teams”, said Makoto Yabushita, Country Manager Japan at Lucanet. "Our platform is designed to integrate seamlessly into existing finance environments while supporting both Japanese and international regulatory and compliance requirements. By streamlining manual processes, improving data consistency, and enhancing financial transparency, Lucanet supports finance teams in playing a more strategic role in business management and decision-making. We are committed to helping companies in Japan address increasingly complex business challenges and achieve sustainable growth as a trusted partner.”
About Lucanet
Lucanet is the CFO Solution Platform built for modern finance leaders to automate processes including consolidation and financial planning, extended planning and analysis, disclosure management, ESG reporting, lease accounting, tax compliance and reporting, and banking and cash management. More than 6,000 companies around the world rely on our easy-to-use and out-of-the-box SaaS platform to help them lead with ease by managing their strategic and reporting needs with speed and accuracy.
The company is headquartered in Berlin with additional offices in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, China, Singapore, Japan and the United States. Together with an international partner network, Lucanet’s professional service team and 900+ employees worldwide focus their passion and expertise on the performance and success of the CFO office.
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