速递｜对标SAP，1年客户增长50%，日本AI SaaS平台LayerX获1亿美元B轮融资

Group 1 - The article highlights the acceleration of automation in Japanese companies' finance, tax, procurement, and HR departments due to factors like aging population, labor shortages, the adoption of generative AI, and the mandatory implementation of electronic invoices in 2023. However, only 16% of digital transformation efforts are successful, with traditional industries seeing even lower success rates of 4-11% [1] - LayerX, a Japanese AI SaaS startup, has raised $100 million in Series B funding led by Technology Cross Ventures (TCV), marking the largest funding record for Japanese startups in the B round stage in seven years. The total funding amount has reached $192.2 million [2][4] - LayerX's core product, Bakuraku, automates enterprise spending workflows for over 15,000 companies, while also developing a retail digital securities investment platform in collaboration with Mitsui & Co. and a generative AI solution called Ai Workforce [2][4] Group 2 - Founded in 2018 by Yoshinori Fukushima, LayerX emerged from the founder's insights into the bottlenecks in Japanese companies' workflows, particularly in paper invoice processing. The company has transitioned to the SaaS field, developing the AI-driven Bakuraku platform [4][5] - LayerX's competitive landscape includes domestic rivals like Money Forward Cloud Keihi and freee, as well as global competitors such as SAP Concur and Brex. The company differentiates itself through AI-driven user experiences and continuous upgrades to automation features [5][6] - The company aims to achieve approximately $680 million (100 billion yen) in annual recurring revenue by fiscal year 2030, with half expected to come from its AI Agent business. Additionally, it plans to expand its workforce to around 1,000 employees by 2028 [6][7]