Kaizen — async retros for distributed eng teams

Kaizen is a lightweight async retro tool for distributed engineering teams. What it does: - Async retros that close in under 15 minutes of writing per person - Pulls action items into Linear, Jira or GitHub Issues automatically - Quarterly trend reports across themes, blockers and wins Used by 200+ engineering teams, mostly in Japan and Southeast Asia. Bootstrapped, profitable, ~$340k ARR. Open to feedback from eng managers running async or hybrid teams, and conversations with operators thinking about engineering effectiveness tooling.