For founders doing business with Japan
For founders who meet more people than they can keep track of
Meishio cleans up your Google Contacts and checks for role changes when you ask, so the right name and email are there when you need an introduction.
Free while in early access. Meishio never deletes the contacts already in your Google account and writes only the changes you approve.
On iPhone and the web · iPhone app in TestFlight · ask for an invite
When founders reach for it
Your network is in your phone, and it is out of date
Investors, customers and partners change roles and companies. Your address book keeps the old title, the old email and a number saved without a country code.
Event weeks add a stack of cards you mean to type in, and a trip starts with scrolling through contacts to remember who is in town. A CRM is more than you need to remember who someone is.
Investors and partners
Notice when they change jobs
Meishio Search checks public sources for new roles and companies and shows the before and after with its source. Accept it and the contact updates, and with Google Contacts sync on the change reaches Google too. Ignore it and nothing changes.
Event weeks
Scan the stack after a meetup
Lay up to 12 cards in each photo. Cards scanned at the same time and place become one event, people you already have are flagged, and follow-up drafts open in your own Gmail, WhatsApp or LINE.
Trips
Who do I know in Singapore or Tokyo?
The Network map shows where the people you know are, by country and city. Open a city before you fly and see who you know there.
Fundraising
Follow up after every meeting
Set a follow-up date and a note on each investor you met. Meishio writes a short draft that opens in your own apps; it never sends anything for you.
For founders doing business with Japan
Japan and India, and beyond
Founders doing business with Japan meet people from everywhere in one week. India is the first example. Meishio is made for the address book that results.
English and Japanese cards
Reads English and Japanese cards (名刺) and keeps a person's Japanese and English names together on one contact.
Google Workspace or Gmail
Sign in and connect Google Contacts with your company Google Workspace account or a personal Gmail account. Approved changes reach Gmail, Android and iPhone through Google.
+65 where it is missing
Singapore numbers saved without a country code get +65 suggested, as do +91 for India and +81 for Japan. You approve each fix.
Stored in Singapore
Your contacts are kept on servers in Singapore, private to your account. Meishio never sells your data.
How Meishio helps
Three steps
Clean up Google Contacts
Connect Google Contacts. Meishio merges duplicates you confirm, fills in companies from work email addresses, adds missing country codes, and picks out business contacts from personal ones.
Keep them current
When you start a check, Meishio Search looks for new roles and companies in public sources and shows any findings for you to accept or ignore. Company news for the companies you know is free.
Add people, see the network
Scan a card after a meeting to add someone in seconds, browse people by company and on the Network map, and write approved changes back to Google Contacts.
What stays private
- Your contacts are private to your account and stored in Singapore; other users cannot see them.
- Meishio Search sends only a contact's name, company, title, city and email domain to its search provider.
- Nothing on a contact changes until you accept it.
Questions
Is Meishio a CRM?
No. It keeps your contacts correct and current in the address book you already use. It has notes and follow-ups, but no sales pipeline to maintain.
Can I move my contacts to HubSpot, Zoho CRM or Outlook?
Yes. Download a CSV that uses the column names of Outlook, HubSpot, Zoho CRM, Salesforce, Pipedrive or kintone, so their import step matches the columns for you; your private notes stay out unless you include them. Apps that import from a web address can use a private vCard link instead, which you can turn off at any time. Coming from Eight or Sansan, import their CSV export.
What does keeping contacts current cost?
Meishio is free while in early access, and company news is free and isn't counted. A check looks up whether one person still works where your card says. You start them; each person checked counts as one. Research finds a person's public work profile. Your first research, up to 5 people, is free; after that each person uses one research credit. Each action shows what it will use before you start.
Will it message my contacts?
No. Meishio has no way to send messages. Follow-ups open as drafts in your own apps.
Does it work with Google Workspace?
Yes. Sign in and connect Google Contacts with a Google Workspace account or a personal Gmail account. If your company's Workspace administrator limits third-party apps, Google may ask them to allow Meishio first.
Can it read Japanese business cards?
Yes. Meishio reads English and Japanese cards, up to 12 cards in one photo, and keeps a person's Japanese and English names together on one contact.
Can my team share contacts?
Yes. Company workspaces support reviewed sharing, collections, shared context and assigned follow-ups. Personal notes stay private. Find Workspaces under More; paid team plans are planned.
All questions about Meishio · For events and trade shows · For sales teams · For recruiters and staffing firms · For consultants and agencies · For manufacturers and trading companies · For staff rotation and handover · For teams · For individuals
See who in your network has moved.
Connect Google Contacts to clean up the address book you already have, then check the people who matter for new roles. Nothing changes until you accept it.
No payment card needed. Free while in early access.