Global Brain Corporation(GB) has invested in Allganize, Inc. (Allganize), a Silicon Valley based company run by Changsu Lee, a co-founder and CEO, through its KDDI Open Innovation Fund (“KOIF”).
Allganize offers an enterprise workplace automation platform by providing AI-driven knowledge management SaaS (Software-as-a-service). The company’s core strength lies within its state-of-the-art deep learning technology for natural language processing. Changsu Lee’s previous startup, 5Rocks was also funded by Global Brain in 2013 and successfully acquired by Tapjoy, one of the largest mobile AD platform companies based in San Francisco. Allganize has started offering closed beta services to selected clients in Silicon Valley in November, 2017 and will expand its services to 100 companies by Q1 of 2018.
Yasuhiko Yurimoto, a CEO of Global Brain, stated, “GB confidently invested in Allganize because of its strong technological foundation in deep-learning, outstanding founders, and proven track-record of the management team.”
Overview of Allganize
- Company name
- Allganize,Inc.
- Headquarter
- San Francisco, CA
- Chairman
- Changsu Lee
- Founded
- July,2017
- Operations
- Allganize offers enterprise workplace automation by providing AI-driven knowledge management SaaS (Software-as-a-service).
Overview of KOIF
- Fund Name
- KDDI Open Innovation Fund Ⅱ
- General Partner
- Global Brain Corporation
- Fund Size
- 5 Billion JPY
Overview of Global Brain
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japan
- Representative
- Yasuhiko Yurimoto
- Founded
- January, 1998