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Kaori Ayabe
EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ Asia-Pacific Class of 2025
CEO, SYNQROA Co. Ltd., Japan
Kaori Ayabe is the CEO of SYNQROA Co. Ltd., a lighting equipment company based in Japan. Established in 2011, SYNQROA specializes in optical equipment for various purposes, such as quality control and visual inspection.
SYNQROA's PHASERAY®, with its innovative phase polarization technology, eradicates shadows and glare, capturing pristine images without digital processing. Leveraging artificial intelligence, it streamlines data handling, proving invaluable in pharmaceuticals, food safety, automotive quality control and semiconductor manufacturing.
Kaori embarked on a career at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital after her graduation. By 1992, she had transitioned to marketing ultrasound equipment at Canon Medical Systems, contributing to the Japanese Society of Radiology and Endoscopic Gynecology, and translating medical record language standards.
In 2001, Kaori had launched an advertising agency with five female friends, focusing on hospital design. Her drive for innovation led to studying design and collaborating with SYNQROA's future CTO, resulting in the company's founding in 2011. The company pioneered phase polarization technology, earning seven patents.
Kaori’s entrepreneurial spirit earned her the Kawasaki Entrepreneur Award in 2022 and third place at the Japan National Start Pitch Competition in 2024. She continues to lead SYNQROA toward global expansion, having showcased at METALEX 2024 in Thailand, and set to initiate a business collaboration with a major Taiwanese manufacturer in 2025.
SYNQROA envisions leading the semiconductor inspection market, expanding PHASERAY® technology globally, and establishing a robust patent licensing business, targeting significant growth across the US and Asia by 2030.