A press release regarding global expansion support for Canadian AI startup companies has been published.

Beyond Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Representative Director: Masahiro Haraoka), which provides cloud/server business, has a track record of business co-creation with startups to help Canadian AI startups expand in Asia and globally. We are partnering with Vertex Partners Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Masatomo Yamaguchi), which has a wealth of resources, and AI startup company Otafuku Lab Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Representative Director: Takashi Hamamichi). , signed an MoU (memorandum of understanding) to realize a global partnership in the field of business co-creation.

About Canada's startup environment

Currently, various companies are emerging in Canada, including the e-commerce platform Shopify.

Three points worth mentioning

1. AI pioneers gather

There are many AI pioneers, including Jeffrey Hinton and Joshua Bengio, who won the Turing Award in 2018 and are considered to be one of the fathers of deep learning. There are also many organizations in which our students participate.

2. Abundant ICT growth areas

Cutting-edge technologies such as AI, fintech, big data, and autonomous vehicles are being developed in areas such as Toronto, Waterloo, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, and Vancouver.

3. Government and universities support startups

Not only are there many types of subsidies provided by the government, but there are also many accelerators sponsored by universities.

Role of each company

Vertex Partners Co., Ltd.

Financing, resourcing (human resources) strategy support, marketing and sales, support for expansion in Japan and Asia

Otafuku lab Co., Ltd.

Responsible for AI technical support, technology evaluation, and support for technology collaboration partner matching in Japan

Beyond Co., Ltd.

Based in the Toronto area, we support AI startup discovery, research, collaboration and infrastructure construction for expansion into Japan.

Expectations of each company

Vertex Partners Co., Ltd.

This global partnership between the three companies will play a very important role in our future business co-creation strategy in North America. By participating as a strategic partner for business co-creation in Toronto, Canada, where basic AI research is advanced, we will provide opportunities for future expansion in Asia and impactful new business co-creation by Canadian AI startups in Japan. I hope that this will lead to something. Additionally, by collaborating with global business co-creation partners in the United States, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and other countries, we will scale our startup support even more globally.

Otafuku lab Co., Ltd.

Our strength is not only in AI development, but also in having a team of world-class, talented engineers with diverse backgrounds. There are many people who speak not only English but also French, so we believe that Canada has a very high affinity with Canada, the target country of this project. We will utilize the knowledge regarding AI that we have cultivated at our company to provide technical evaluation and support.

Beyond Co., Ltd.

We will utilize the location of our local subsidiary, Beyond GTA Inc., to catch up on information on the East Coast of North America, which is relatively difficult to access from Japan. Using local voices as an entry point, we aim to co-create business with an eye toward exit strategies through a partnership between the three companies. Additionally, we will utilize our strength in server construction and operational management know-how to support companies expanding into the market.

Company introduction

Vertex Partners Co., Ltd. ( https://www.vertex-p.com/ )

Vertex Partners combines the knowledge of a wide range of consultants in various fields with the know-how cultivated through our own businesses and business co-creation to help client companies aim to transform their existing businesses through new business creation, management innovation, and digitalization processes. We support the resolution of various business issues such as reform. Furthermore, we will work with business partners who have excellent visions, original ideas, and seeds to produce new businesses that bring new value to society.

<Business co-creation>

Business co-creation produces new business for society and the world by combining the wealth of knowledge and empowerment cultivated through consulting with collaboration with startups and business partners aiming to create innovative services and solutions. This is Vertex Partners' new value creation style. Our main areas are startup support, global business creation, and regional revitalization support.

Strategy formulation/execution support, new business creation, digital transformation (DX) promotion support, innovation creation support using cutting-edge solutions, work style reform support, support application support, other English training services for companies "VertexEnglish", human resource introduction We are developing "Convergence Co., Ltd." as a subsidiary to realize business growth through.

Otafuku lab Co., Ltd. ( https://otafuku-lab.co/ )

Otafuku Lab Co., Ltd. is a company headquartered in Osaka that engages in AI development, data analysis, and system development. We have excellent engineers of international standards. In addition to our high technological capabilities, we conduct development using and applying cutting-edge technology from overseas.

<System consultation>

In order to solve all kinds of management issues, from digitalization to digital transformation (DX), we combine the latest technology, products, and the best human resources, and also take into account the latest information from overseas to provide highly cost-effective proposals. We will consult with you.

<Data accumulation and analysis, utilization of machine learning (AI)>

Based on our track record of analyzing various data and the latest approaches, we propose the use of AI development, data analysis, data analysis, and machine learning that will lead to data management, sales improvement, profit improvement, and cost reduction.

<System infrastructure construction>

Utilizing the latest technology, we improve productivity, internal control/information centralization, and business improvements through systems such as CRM, warehouse management system (WMS), customer management system, marketing automation (MA), EDI, and core system (ERP). From achieving medium-term goals of increasing sales, we provide data design and middleware design that anticipate the use of in-house data, and build system infrastructure with long-term data utilization in mind.

Beyond Co., Ltd. ( https://beyondjapan.com/ )

Beyond Co., Ltd. was established in April 2007 and is a company that handles cloud/server design, construction, operation management, web system development, and web services.

We carry out the following operations.

<Cloud/server business>

We provide the best performance for your cloud/server, from cloud/server design, construction, and migration to 24/7 operation, maintenance, and monitoring.

<System development business>

We develop web systems and server-side APIs for social games, EC sites, advertising services, etc., and also provide EC application development for the EC platform "Shopify."

<Web service business>

We plan, develop, and operate a variety of cloud services, including our own services, ``reservation system EDISONE'' and ``website monitoring service Appmill.''