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.
SMFL plans to tailor its assetforce service using Replit
Imaeda said the combination will let SMFL's in-house, cloud-based asset management service, assetforce, meet the company-specific requirements of enterprise customers more quickly. SMFL intends to bring these capabilities to more businesses across Japan.
Replit counts Accenture, Visa, EY and PwC among enterprise customers
Replit says builders at 85% of Fortune 500 companies use the platform. Accenture, Visa, Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers are among the customers building with it. Masad called the Tokyo opening "a milestone for us."
He framed the company's strategy around the "Self-Driving Company," in which AI agents take on more execution work with security and controls built in.
Replit engineers nearly tripled code output in first half of 2026
Replit says it applies the same model internally. Its engineers nearly tripled their code output in the first half of 2026, designers use AI to ship product changes, and support teams use agents to investigate issues. The company says security and governance are critical as AI takes on more responsibilities.