About Us
To bridge Japan and the world, driving growth for brands and businesses
- Create a future where Japanese brands sell worldwide
- Build systems for emerging global brands to succeed in Japan
Founder's Message
Wellridge was founded in July 2023 in the Shimogamo district of Kyoto.
We started our business with a mission to "bridge Japan and the world, driving growth for brands and businesses" through digital marketing.
In a Japan facing population decline, the three essentials for sustainable business growth are "digital," "direct sales," and "overseas sales."
We are committed to contributing to your business growth through digital marketing, aimed at increasing your revenue and eliminating unnecessary costs.
Biography
In the summer of 2010, while still in university, Ken served as assistant manager of a takoyaki shop in Shinjuku, Tokyo, driving store operations, financial management, and menu renewal with multilingual support — doubling revenue in three months. After an internship at food delivery e-commerce company Oisix, he studied abroad at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China in 2011 for one year. He then interned at the Beijing office of Clara Group, a Japanese IT company, for one year. After providing digital marketing support to Japanese companies expanding into China and managing data center operations in Beijing and Shanghai, he led the launch of the Shanghai office.
In April 2014, after graduating from Keio University, he joined Recruit Holdings as a digital specialist, handling SEO for job listing platforms. In 2015, he helped launch JAPAN PRIVATE TOUR, a tourism inbound venture for high-net-worth individuals, before moving to the UK, where he earned a master's degree from Goldsmiths, University of London's design school.
In 2017, he joined the Anker Group, a digital products manufacturer. He launched the Japan-exclusive e-commerce site "Anker Japan Official Online Store" and drove company-wide adoption of Slack and HubSpot. From 2019, he managed three categories on Amazon.co.jp — wireless chargers, charging cables, and USB hubs — leading five products to bestseller status.
In May 2020, he joined HubSpot Japan, working on B2B marketing and digital customer acquisition to grow prospective customers. He was responsible for SEO, conversion rate optimization, advertising operations, online seminar presentations, and marketing automation, contributing to the expansion of the Japanese market.
In July 2023, he founded Wellridge Inc., becoming fully independent by the end of December 2023. He now provides expertise in "digital customer acquisition" and "e-commerce sales acceleration" to rapidly growing ventures across Japan, offering hands-on support for revenue growth and profit improvement in both domestic and international markets.
COMPANY
| Company Name | Wellridge Co., Ltd. (Wellridge株式会社) |
|---|---|
| Representative | Ken Murohashi |
| Founded | July 2023 |
| Business | Digital Marketing Consulting / New Business Development Support |
| Address | 119-1 Shimogamo Miyazakicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0802, Japan |