Announced details
M&A execution, PMI for subsidiaries, M&A-related system development, manufacturing, mobility, infrastructure, automobiles, construction machinery, industrial robots, defense, railway equipment, and AI safety, quality assurance, and auditing
A railway equipment anomaly detection system jointly developed with East Japan Railway Company began trial implementation on the Yamanote Line in April 2026.
A business alliance agreement was signed on 22 June 2026. There were no capital or personnel relationships before the acquisition, and the company does not constitute a related party.
1-44-11 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The representative director is Yamamoto Kohei (山元 浩平). The company conducts research and development and implementation of AI in mission-critical fields, operations and quality assessment, and provides AI products. Established on 6 March 2017, with capital of ¥3,100,000 (as of 28 February 2026). Approximately 70 employees representing 23 nationalities, with offices in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Tsukuba.
JR East Startup Program DEMODAY Excellence Award
JR East Startup Program
Tokyo (head office), Nagoya, and Tsukuba
¥10,000,000 (total acquisition price for 10 stock acquisition rights)
¥1,000,000 per stock acquisition right
The impact on consolidated results for the fiscal year ending December 2026 is expected to be immaterial.
JR East Startup Program DEMODAY; NEDO’s “Project to Promote Research, Development and Verification for Ensuring AI Safety / Research and Development to Strengthen AI Safety”
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | 5th J-KISS-type stock acquisition rights; M&A and PMI-related services and system development using Physical AI |
| Counterparty | Corpy & Co., Inc. |
| Counterparty overview | 1-44-11 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The representative director is Yamamoto Kohei (山元 浩平). The company conducts research and development and implementation of AI in mission-critical fields, operations and quality assessment, and provides AI products. Established on 6 March 2017, with capital of ¥3,100,000 (as of 28 February 2026). Approximately 70 employees representing 23 nationalities, with offices in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Tsukuba. |
| Relationship with the Company | A business alliance agreement was signed on 22 June 2026. There were no capital or personnel relationships before the acquisition, and the company does not constitute a related party. |
| Contract Value | ¥10,000,000 (total acquisition price for 10 stock acquisition rights) |
| Offering price | ¥1,000,000 per stock acquisition right |
| Contract Date | Date of investment agreement: 28 October 2026. Date of business alliance agreement: 22 June 2026. |
| Launch date | Scheduled allotment and payment date for the stock acquisition rights: 30 October 2026. |
| Applicable area | M&A execution, PMI for subsidiaries, M&A-related system development, manufacturing, mobility, infrastructure, automobiles, construction machinery, industrial robots, defense, railway equipment, and AI safety, quality assurance, and auditing |
| Award/certification name | JR East Startup Program DEMODAY Excellence Award |
| Awarding / certifying body | JR East Startup Program |
| Location | Tokyo (head office), Nagoya, and Tsukuba |
| Location scale | Approximately 70 employees representing 23 nationalities |
| Usage history | A railway equipment anomaly detection system jointly developed with East Japan Railway Company began trial implementation on the Yamanote Line in April 2026. |
| Impact on Business Performance | The impact on consolidated results for the fiscal year ending December 2026 is expected to be immaterial. |
| Source | JR East Startup Program DEMODAY; NEDO’s “Project to Promote Research, Development and Verification for Ensuring AI Safety / Research and Development to Strengthen AI Safety” |
Items this document does not state (2)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To give concrete form to the capital relationship under the existing business alliance and promote the transformation of the group’s business by building a medium- to long-term relationship with 株式会社コーピー.