SELF Co., Ltd. raised 1 million yen through a third-party allotment of shares underwritten by Tokyo University of Science Venture Fund (TUS Capital No. 2 Investment Limited Partnership *) and Avex Co., Ltd.The funds raised will be used for SELF's AI engine development and service expansion.
SELF's AI engine (communication algorithm) is a conversation engine that enables automatic communication.It is a system that can automatically understand and guess and promote natural conversation.Unlike single-layer recommendation services and bot services, various information obtained from users is decomposed into each element and comprehensively linked to conversation and information presentation. A library of nearly 30 conversations is independently developed, and the system automatically selects suitable conversations from the library and establishes communication.
The Tokyo University of Science Venture Fund aims to contribute widely to society through management support and technical guidance, and is actively investing in companies with unique technologies and service platforms that bring about social innovation.This time, we decided to participate in capital based on the possibility that the AI engine developed by SELF will actually acquire users and make it a platform, and that it has been applied to BtoB business and the introduction effect has been demonstrated.After raising funds, we will aim for a comprehensive alliance in terms of services, technology, and human resources, such as the development of new services that support the campus life of students, joint research, and new technology development.
On the other hand, Avex Co., Ltd., a major Japanese entertainment industry, is actively developing innovation businesses that utilize VR / AR / MR and AI (artificial intelligence) technologies.As the first initiative after this funding, the Avex Artist Academy will introduce service navigation type AI.We aim to automate the natural customer service experience, convey necessary and effective information to members and prospective members in an easy-to-understand manner, and promote the use of services.After that, AI will be introduced to Avex's services related to music content, etc., and artists and anime characters will be converted to AI.
* TUS Capital No. 1 Investment Limited Partnership will be operated by Astmax Fund Management Co., Ltd., a member of the general partnership.Tokyo University of Science Investment Management Co., Ltd. is entrusted with part or all of the management and technical guidance for investee businesses.
