We build the businesses we wish existed.

ASVANTA is a venture studio working across Japan and Bangladesh. We find real problems, build the product, launch it, and stay to grow it.

Ventures index

DesignDotITLive · Tokyo
JapanexaLive · JLPT
Venture 03In discovery
2
ventures live and trading
2
markets: Japan & Bangladesh
10+
years building software
4
sectors we operate in

What we've actually built

Not a pipeline of concepts. Two operating businesses, with a third in discovery. Open one to see how it started and where it is now.

DesignDotITDigital product studio · Remote, Japan-based

Small teams in Japan need real engineering, but agencies price for enterprise and freelancers disappear.

DesignDotIT builds web applications, AI agents and automation for companies that want a senior engineer on the problem, not a junior on a template. Work is scoped tightly, shipped in weeks, and handed over with documentation the client's own team can maintain.

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  • SectorTechnology
  • ServicesWeb apps, AI automation, UI/UX
  • MarketJapan, remote worldwide
  • StatusLive, taking clients
JapanexaJapanese learning platform · JLPT preparation

Most JLPT material is written for people already living inside the language. Beginners abroad drop out in the first month.

Japanexa teaches Japanese the way it's actually used at work and in daily life in Japan, with structured JLPT preparation built around how learners really study: short sessions, spaced review, and context instead of isolated vocabulary lists.

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  • SectorEducation
  • FocusJLPT N5–N1, practical Japanese
  • MarketBangladesh, South & SE Asia
  • StatusLive, growing
Venture 03In discovery · Cross-border commerce

We're researching cross-border commerce between Japan and South Asia.

Nothing is committed yet — that's deliberate. We validate demand before we build. If you're working on something in this space, or you've hit a wall with it, we'd rather talk early than late.

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  • SectorCommerce
  • StageDiscovery & validation
  • Open toPartners, operators

Where we operate

Four areas, chosen because they compound into each other — the software we build for clients becomes the infrastructure our own ventures run on.

Technology

Software, web applications, AI agents and automation — built to be maintained, not just delivered.

Education

Learning platforms and courses, starting with Japanese language and JLPT preparation.

Commerce

E-commerce and cross-border products between Japan and South Asian markets.

Digital products

SaaS, tools and platforms that keep earning after the build is finished.

How a venture gets built here

The same four stages every time, whether it's our own idea or yours. We stop at any stage the evidence tells us to.

Discover

Find a problem people already pay to solve badly. Talk to the people living with it.

Build

Ship the smallest version that's genuinely useful. No six-month builds before first contact.

Launch

Put it in front of real customers in a real market and watch what they actually do.

Grow

Automate what repeats, cut what doesn't work, and scale the part that earns.

Mahabub Azam, Tokyo
I moved from Bangladesh to Japan as an engineer. ASVANTA exists because I kept seeing the same gap from both sides — and got tired of waiting for someone else to close it.
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