We aim to create value as a "Voice AI Enabler" *1 by combining AI speech recognition with our development capabilities and human resources.
Advanced Media, Inc. (Headquarters: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; Chairman and President: Kiyoyuki Suzuki; hereinafter referred to as Advanced Media) is pleased to announce that it has decided to acquire all shares of feat Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Takenori Shibata; hereinafter referred to as feat), a company that handles everything from software design to development, primarily focusing on software testing and third-party verification, and will make it a wholly owned subsidiary.
Our company aims to become a "voice AI enabler" *1 that comprehensively supports companies' AI utilization starting with voice. In this context, based on our unique "M-Dev (Market Development with Enterprise Deployment)" *2 philosophy, we will actively promote collaboration with other companies, including M&A.
With the complete acquisition of feat, we will combine our voice AI technology with feat's development and verification capabilities to build a robust AI solution development system.
feat is a company specializing in technical talent, with 181 engineers among its 195 employees. Its main businesses include software testing and third-party verification, software design and development, hardware design and development, and technical support. Its strengths lie in its systematic verification process based on its proprietary test standard "TESTOLOGY" and its review system conducted by qualified professionals, accumulating over 15 years of expertise in the field of third-party verification. Furthermore, it possesses a broad range of capabilities and solid technical expertise, enabling it to handle everything from software and hardware design to development and verification.
As the automation of business processes rapidly advances with the spread of generative AI, "human checks and evaluations" that ensure the final quality of completed software and applications from a user's perspective remain a crucial process that significantly impacts the completeness of the service. We believe that the need for personnel with extensive know-how and high levels of expertise to handle quality assurance and verification tasks—areas that are difficult for AI to replace—will continue to increase.
At our company, we believe that as the momentum for AI utilization increases in society, collaboration between AI and humans will become increasingly important. We are promoting "AISH (AI Super Humanization)," which aims to improve work efficiency and effectiveness by utilizing AI, and to make work more enjoyable by making AI our partner.
This acquisition of shares is part of that effort. By combining our company's overwhelming strengths in AI speech recognition and voice AI with feat's high development capabilities and abundant human resources, we aim to create new integrated solutions and services as a "voice AI enabler" *1 that maximize our strengths in Japanese language, speech recognition, and industry specialization, thereby improving the value we provide to our client companies and expanding the acquisition of new projects.
Advanced Media will continue to integrate the technologies, talent, and customer bases of both companies to achieve sustainable growth and enhance corporate value in the medium to long term.
feat Inc. Overview
Company Name: feat Inc.
Location: 3-3 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Imas Shibuya 3F
Established: December 2008, 9
Representative: Shigetoku Shibata, Representative Director
Business activities: Software testing/third-party verification, software design and development, hardware design and development,
technical support
Capital: 10,000 yen
URL:https://www.feat-inc.com/
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*1 A voice AI enabler is a business entity that promotes AI enablement for client companies and partner companies and advances the development of the AI market through voice AI based on generative AI and voice.
*2 M-Dev (Market Development with Enterprise Deployment) refers to evolving the market development of AI speech recognition into the market development of AI as a whole by developing and expanding sales channels through collaboration with other companies, including M&A.
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