Replit Opens Tokyo Office With SMFL as First Asian Enterprise Client
Tokyo – November 04, 2026 -- Replit has opened its first Asian office in Tokyo, anchored by Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, Limited (SMFL), a Japanese customer with operating assets of 9 trillion yen ($57 billion). The San Francisco-based software creation platform follows its September London opening with a second international hub for its enterprise business.
SMFL reports one employee replaced a six-person, six-month project
A single SMFL employee using Replit finished a project in one week that previously took six people six months. SMFL is Replit's first enterprise customer in Japan, and the two companies are expanding their partnership to help more businesses across Asia build custom software on Replit's AI platform.
The companies announced the office at a Tokyo press conference featuring Replit co-founders Amjad Masad and Haya Odeh and SMFL President Tetsuro Imaeda.