Replit announced the opening of an office in Tokyo to support its growing enterprise business in the region, marking the agentic software creation platform's first office in Asia. The announcement was made at a press conference held in partnership with Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, Limited (SMFL).

The Tokyo opening follows Replit's London office opening in September, as the company says more enterprises worldwide are adopting its platform to build and scale applications.

SMFL as First Enterprise Customer

Replit described SMFL as its first enterprise customer in Japan, noting the company has operating assets of 9 trillion yen ($57 billion). The press conference featured Replit co-founders Amjad Masad and Haya Odeh alongside SMFL President Tetsuro Imaeda.

According to Replit, its partnership with SMFL demonstrates the power of AI to accelerate enterprise software development and reduce costs. The company said a single SMFL employee using Replit completed a project in one week that previously required six people over six months. SMFL and Replit are expanding their partnership to help more businesses across Asia build custom software using Replit's AI platform.

Executive Comments

“Opening our first office in Asia is a milestone for us,” said Masad. "Our partnership with SMFL demonstrates how AI can transform the way companies operate. We believe the future is the Self-Driving Company, where AI agents take on more of the execution work, with security and controls built in. We're excited to help more companies across Asia make this transition."

Imaeda commented: "By combining Replit's platform with our enterprise expertise, we can help companies build applications faster, and accelerate innovation. This will also enable our cloud-based asset management service developed in-house, 'assetforce' to become an even more tailored solution that can quickly meet the complex, company-specific requirements of our enterprise customers. We look forward to expanding our partnership and bringing these capabilities to more businesses across Japan."

Enterprise Momentum

Replit said it has seen growing momentum in its enterprise business globally, with customers including Accenture, Visa, Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers already building with the platform.

The company said it is already putting its Self-Driving Company blueprint into practice internally. In the first half of 2026, Replit's engineers nearly tripled their code output, while designers are using AI to ship product changes and support teams are using agents to investigate issues. Replit said security and governance are critical to making this possible safely and at scale as AI takes on more responsibilities across the company.

Company Background

Replit describes itself as an agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications without learning code. Founded in 2016, the company says it has more than 60 million users worldwide, including users at 85% of the Fortune 500 companies. Replit says teams at enterprises including Atlassian, Accenture, Adobe and Databricks use its platform, and that it has partnerships with Google, Stripe and Slack, among others. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London and Tokyo.