Actcast Edge AI Fleet Platform

Idein Inc. was founded on 7 April 2015 and is headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. It develops edge AI technology and the Actcast software platform, with forward-deployed engineering from problem framing through long-term operation. The company reports about 3.9 billion yen of equity funding raised as of June 2025.

Actcast is a platform for operating large fleets of edge devices. It manages app distribution, monitoring, updates, data integration, authentication and security from one place, sitting between devices at each site and downstream data systems. Hardware is based on Raspberry Pi, and the site lists manufacturing, retail, automotive and urban infrastructure as business areas.

• App distribution: Central rollout of edge AI applications to many devices.
• Monitoring: Remote status monitoring of devices across sites.
• Updates: Remote updates and continuous improvement after deployment.
• Data integration: Connects devices to downstream data systems.
• Security and authentication: Operations, data management and security for large fleets.
• Raspberry Pi foundation: Low-cost hardware base available worldwide.

Camera-based customer flow analytics across a Vietnamese retail chain. Factory safety monitoring on many production sites using low-cost edge devices. Remote update and monitoring of sensor nodes at infrastructure sites.

Central, remote management cuts the operational load at each site. Apps can be rolled out and improved after deployment without visiting devices. Inexpensive, widely available Raspberry Pi hardware keeps device cost low. Customers choose which data to capture and what to do with it.

Enterprises are placing AI on large numbers of cheap edge devices such as cameras and sensors, which makes remote fleet management the main operational challenge. Multi-site retailers and factories in Vietnam face the same scaling issue as they add camera analytics.

Founded 7 April 2015, headquartered at Kanda-Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. About 3.9 billion yen total equity funding as of June 2025. Site lists Information Security Policy and Defense Technology Guideline.