Grand Prize winner in Nomura Innovators, the Nomura Group's first business competition. Full-scale launch of the business as a part of the Nomura Financial Innovation Office
COMPANYProfile
| Company Name | aiQ Corp. Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Established | June 2018 |
| Capital | 61,288,000 yen |
| Location | 3-12-4 Uchi-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 101-0047 |
| Affiliated Company | I-N Information Systems, Ltd. (largest shareholder) Pronexus Inc. |
| Description of the Business | ・Alternative dataset publishing ・AI based data analysis support |
MEMBERSour executives
Chairman
YUTAKA KAJIHARA
梶原 豊
Currently President and Representative Director of I-N Information Systems, Ltd. He joined The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (now Mizuho Bank) in 1990 and, over more than 30 years, held a wide range of key positions—from corporate and retail sales to management administration—including branch manager (Ginza Branch) and general manager of head-office sections. Since 2023 he has served as President and Representative Director of I-N Information Systems, leading the management of its traditional data services business. His strengths lie in the deep financial knowledge and broad corporate network cultivated over many years of banking practice. At aiQ, he provides advice on existing businesses and also works to build new relationships with financial institutions and operating companies.
CEO
YUKI YAMAMOTO
山本 裕樹
Data scientist and quant analyst at the forefront of the financial & AI field; joined Nomura Securities in 2006 (financial engineering), founded aiQ in 2018; PhD in Yutaka Matsuo's lab at the University of Tokyo in 2022; in November 2015, he created the Nomura AI Business Sentiment Index, which uses deep learning to generate a business sentiment index from Bank of Japan and government reports. In July 2017, he developed and published the SNS x AI Index with the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI); he has appeared on NHK, TV Tokyo, and many other media outlets; in 2010, he received the Securities Analysts Journal Award for "Comprehensive Assessment of a Business Portfolio". Doctor of Engineering
COO
TAKESHI AKINO
秋野 豪士
Financial Engineer with expertise in numerous financial instruments including derivatives. He has taken on diverse responsibilities across various financial institutions, including roles in investment banking utilising risk management, derivatives, and data analysis. Additionally, he has worked on system development as an actuarial engineer for a life insurance company and gained experience in client advisory at an asset management firm. In 2012, he developed and launched an educational app service. M.A. in Economics (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006)
Outside Director
KIYOYUKI MURAKAMI
村上 清幸
CEO of Intage Research, Inc. He launched DOCOMO Insight Marketing, a joint venture between DOCOMO and Intage in 2012, becoming the first Representative Director, and later served as Director and CMO at Intage. Based on his experience in private sector marketing research and panel business, he promoted the utilisation of location information and payment data and market development from early on. At aiQ, he not only provides advice on existing businesses, but also builds new relationships with business partners
Outside Director
KATSUMASA SUZUKI
鈴木 克昌
Currently Executive Officer and Head of the Overseas Business Division at Pronexus Inc., and Director of I-N Information Systems, Ltd. In 2001 he launched the database business division at Pronexus and drove its expansion through business acquisitions. In 2011 he set up a representative office in Taiwan and, following the acquisition of a local company, founded Pronexus Taiwan in 2014, becoming its first Head of Overseas Business. In 2019 he established PRONEXUS VIETNAM, leading the build-out of the company's overseas business foundation. At aiQ, he draws on his extensive business-development experience through new ventures and M&A to provide practical management advice and to drive strategy for business growth.
Outside Director
MASARU ENDO
遠藤 勝
Currently Director and Head of the Systems Department at I-N Information Systems, Ltd. He joined the company in 1992 and built his career as an engineer responsible end-to-end for infrastructure systems—from the construction of finance data services and migration to open systems through to the design, construction, management, and operation of infrastructure. He has actively embraced the use of AI technologies, continually adapting to the changes of the times while accumulating broad technical expertise and hands-on field experience. At aiQ, he is responsible for strengthening systems-centered collaboration within the group, promoting the mutual use of data and the integration of services.
HISTORYkey events in our history
With the support of Matsuo Laboratory from the University of Tokyo and Nomura Group, aiQ was established as an independent company
Released aiQ Geolocation, the first mobile location-based investment information in Japan
Venture capital funded by the Future Generation Fund, NTT Docomo Ventures, and Deep30
Released aiQ POS datasets
AI data analysis support & consulting business started
ASR (Big Data Analysis Tool for Investments) released
aiQ Sight (alternative data analysis platform) released
Became a subsidiary of I-N Information Systems