ZEN Architects recognized as a finalist of 2025 Microsoft Mobility Partner of the Year

For Immediate Release
November 12, 2025

Tokyo, Japan — November 12, 2025 — ZEN Architects today announced it has been named a finalist of the Mobility 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.

"ZEN Architects has been recognized for transforming design and engineering in automotive and broader manufacturing through Azure AI–powered multi-agent solutions. By deploying our ‘O-Beya’ architecture across the automotive sector, we’re enabling a new way of working where AI amplifies human creativity.

We are proud to have fundamentally reinvented manufacturing design and development with multi-agent solutions built on Microsoft Azure technologies. This recognition is the result of our entire team’s dedication to exploring what’s possible with AI and the cloud—together with our customers.” — Kazuyuki Miyake, CEO, ZEN Architects

The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered outstanding Microsoft Cloud applications, services, devices, and AI innovation during the past year. Awards were classified in various categories, with honorees chosen from more than 4,600 nominations across more than 100 countries. ZEN Architects was recognized for providing outstanding solutions and services in Mobility.

The Mobility award recognizes partners serving Automotive, Transportation, Logistics, Travel, and Hospitality with solutions that showcase differentiated value on Microsoft Cloud—including Azure AI design wins, Copilot adoption, security, Microsoft 365 execution, and migrations to Azure—while adding new customer logos and driving measurable impact.

"Congratulations to all the winners and finalists of the 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards, said Nicole Dezen, Chief Partner Officer and Corporate Vice President at Microsoft. This year, our partners harnessed the transformative power of Microsoft’s Cloud and AI platforms to deliver transformative solutions that redefine the boundaries of innovation. The energy and ingenuity across our ecosystem continue to inspire us. The 2025 honorees exemplify what’s possible when technology and vision unite to empower customers around the world."

The 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards are announced ahead of Microsoft Ignite, which will be held in San Francisco from November 18–21. Additional details on the 2025 awards are available on the Microsoft Partner blog: https://aka.ms/2025POTYA_Announcement The complete list of categories, winners and finalists can be found at https://aka.ms/2025POTYAWinnersFinalists

About ZEN Architects

ZEN Architects (ZEN) is a cloud and AI consultancy based in Tokyo, specializing in Microsoft Azure and GitHub. ZEN designs and delivers secure, scalable solutions across data, AI, and modern application platforms—with a focus on agentic architectures, developer productivity, and responsible AI engineering for enterprise customers in manufacturing and mobility.