Strategic Investment and Incubation to Create New Growth Engines

「Investment track record: ¥2.85 billion invested in 28 companies (as of July 2026)」

「Regarding growth investments, under the 14th Medium-Term Management Plan, which began with the fiscal year ending June 2024, we will make business investments, pursue M&A and take other actions to create new value as a company providing services that integrate MI and BI, under the Group's basic policy of moving toward a "New Portfolio as a Data + Technology company."」

「Investment activities are progressing as planned toward establishing a CX marketing platform and renewing SCI.」

「Investment activities are progressing as planned toward establishing a CX marketing platform and renewing SCI.」

「In the consolidated fiscal year under review, the final year of the 13th Medium-Term Management Plan, we are accelerating investment activities based on our growth strategy under the Group's basic policy: "Let's change the design of business!! – Along with the changes in our customers and consumers – Reframe, Connect, Create."」

「We have redefined investment activities under our growth strategy as "platform investments" and "strategic investments," and will accelerate strategic investments from the 14th Medium-Term Management Plan onward.」

「In our investment activities, some investments were shifted from the first half to the fourth quarter due to the spread of COVID-19, semiconductor shortages and other social conditions. Overall, however, progress is in line with plan, centered on 株式会社リサーチ・アンド・イノベーション and 株式会社データスプリング, which became a subsidiary in March 2020.」

「With 株式会社スイッチメディア, with which we entered into a capital and business alliance, we are promoting the joint development of a solution supporting the optimization of television commercial placements.」

「In May 2021, we made 株式会社リサーチ・アンド・イノベーション a subsidiary and began developing a CX marketing platform that enables consumer goods manufacturers to communicate directly with consumers, starting with the expansion into a purchasing data service covering several hundred thousand people nationwide by combining its data with purchasing data held by 株式会社インテージ. In May 2021, we also entered into a capital and business alliance with 株式会社スイッチ・メディア・ラボ to further advance our core media measurement services.」

「We have actively collaborated with partner companies such as 株式会社Welby, which provides PHR (1) platform services specializing in treatment areas,」

「We will continue to expand our one-stop services, moving beyond the mere introduction of AI to supporting the entire process from creating training data through algorithm development, implementation and improvement, including through our business alliance with グローバルウォーカーズ株式会社, which specializes in creating AI training data through offshore personnel.」

「In our Group's marketing support business for consumer goods and services, we intend to expand our mobile panel base and strengthen our technological capabilities in Asia by making 株式会社データスプリング, established through the transfer of the international business of 株式会社マーケティングアプリケーションズ, an equity-method affiliate, a subsidiary.」

「For AI solutions, we will actively pursue collaboration, including with シーシーエス株式会社, which has strengths in imaging, and expand our one-stop business covering everything from data utilization consulting to the provision of analytics platforms.」

「For our AI solutions, we have actively collaborated with companies including 株式会社サーバーワークス, which has expertise in implementing cloud services for businesses, including Amazon Web Services. We have launched a one-stop business covering everything from data utilization consulting to the provision of analytics platforms.」

「For AI solutions, we have launched a one-stop business with Serverworks Co.,Ltd., which has expertise in implementing cloud services for businesses, including Amazon Web Services, covering everything from data utilization consulting to the provision of analytics platforms.」

「In the business intelligence business, with the aim of expanding the segment, we made 株式会社ビルドシステム, which provides system development and operations support, a subsidiary in March 2018. In October 2018, we made エヌ・エス・ケイ株式会社 a subsidiary. The company operates a software business based on its strengths in system development capabilities accumulated through extensive system development experience across various industries, primarily manufacturing, as well as expertise in business operations such as production, procurement, sales and accounting.」

「At 株式会社インテージテクノスフィア, inquiries for services such as AI-based anomaly detection in manufacturing have increased. In June 2018, we also announced that, in collaboration with NetBase Japan Co., Ltd., we had begun considering the joint launch of a social intelligence business supporting corporate marketing and company-wide business strategies using social media data. These are among our new initiatives.」

「We announced a succession of new services, joint research projects and validation initiatives through business alliances and collaboration with external companies offering significant synergies.」

「In March 2018, to further strengthen the technological capabilities of our business intelligence business, we made 株式会社ビルドシステム, which broadly operates businesses leveraging its expertise in web applications, mobile systems and other technologies across various fields, a consolidated subsidiary. We will continue to invest in expanding our business intelligence business.」

「We have made active business investments and pursued R&D activities to accelerate the development of next-generation services with the aim of further enhancing corporate value.」

「We have made active business investments and pursued R&D activities to accelerate the development of next-generation services with the aim of further enhancing corporate value.」

「We have made active business investments and pursued R&D activities to accelerate the development of next-generation services with the aim of further enhancing corporate value.」

「In October 2016, to strengthen our innovation activities, we jointly established the private fund INTAGE Open Innovation Fund with SBI Investment Co., Ltd. and began investing in venture companies.」

「During the third quarter, the Company established INTAGE Open Innovation Investment Limited Partnership and included it in the scope of consolidation.」

「The Business Intelligence business posted higher revenue but lower profit, despite solid orders for healthcare-related projects, due in part to increased investment in new businesses using AI.」

「The Group aims to further expand its business foundation by continuously monitoring these advanced technology trends and actively promoting incubation to create new growth engines, as well as strategic investments in players that possess useful foundational technologies.」