Third Intelligence融资80亿日元，押注无处不在的AGI

做的是什么生意

AI research and product development: developing 'ubiquitous AGI' (遍在型AGI) that starts from foundational capabilities and grows by continually updating parameters through use, with a consumer-facing product planned for launch in 2026.

启动资金：First round of 8 billion yen third-party allotment capital increase (2025-11-12, led by Mitsubishi UFJ Bank (三菱UFJ银行), with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (三井住友银行), SBI Group (SBI集团) and Hakuhodo DY Ventures (博报堂DY风投) participating)

起因

On 2025-03-27, Yutaka Matsuo (松尾豊) and Junya Ishibashi (石橋準也) established Third Intelligence in Chiyoda, Tokyo, carving out part of the AI development business advanced by Matsuo Research Institute (松尾研究所); about 40 researchers and engineers relocated with it. In June, the company formally began developing its own AI. The company's stated public rationale was that frontier foundation models are concentrated in the hands of a few global technology companies, with usage restrictions arising from competitive and geopolitical factors, and that Japan needs its own AGI option.

经过

On 2025-11-12, the company completed a first round of 8 billion yen third-party allotment capital increase, led by Mitsubishi UFJ Bank (三菱UFJ银行), with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (三井住友银行), SBI Group (SBI集团) and Hakuhodo DY Ventures (博报堂DY风投) participating. The funds were used to recruit AI researchers and engineers and accelerate development of its own models. In February 2026, Hakuhodo DY Holdings (博报堂DY控股) announced a capital and business alliance with the company, and the FUTURE DESIGN FUND it operates completed its investment. Forbes Japan reported in July 2026 that the company's enterprise value in its first year reached 110 billion yen, that it plans to launch a consumer product within 2026, and that it has targeted the United States market from the outset.

可借鉴之处

当算力竞赛无法取胜时，转向个性化、持续学习的AI，并从银行而非仅风投处寻求资金。