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Acompany, Co., Ltd. (Nagoya City, Nishi Ward, Aichi Prefecture; CEO Ryosuke Takahashi; hereinafter “Acompany”) won the Tokyo Regional of the Startup World Cup 2025, one of the largest global business pitch contests in the world, organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures (Headquarters: San Jose, California, USA; Founder & CEO: Anis Uzzaman) on Friday, July 18, 2025. Acompany will represent Japan in the global finals to be held in San Francisco starting Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

Acompany’s mission is Trust. Data. AI. (Trust in all data and AI utilization). The company is a startup that enables safe use of data, with a strength in high-speed secure computation technology that allows data to be analyzed while remaining encrypted at speeds comparable to plaintext processing. On Wednesday, May 7, it co-authored a research paper with Intel, a company providing environments for this technology.*1

On Wednesday, July 16, it also announced a business partnership with KDDI Corporation*2 to accelerate social implementation of secure computation technology.

At the Startup World Cup 2025 Tokyo Regional, Acompany presented its generative AI safety SaaS, AutoPrivacy AI. Leveraging its core strength in secure computation, AutoPrivacy AI can automatically mask personal and confidential information.

*1 Press release: Acompany Publishes Joint Research Paper with Researchers from Intel, a Global Leader in Confidential Computing

 https://en.acompany.tech/news/acompany-joint-research-intel

*2 Press release: KDDI Corporation and Acompany Begin Partnership in Privacy-Preserving Technology  

https://en.acompany.tech/news/kddi-acompany-partnership

What is Confidential Computing?
Confidential Computing is technology that allows data to be processed while still encrypted. It not only ensures data confidentiality but also provides integrity verification - ensuring the executing code matches the pre-disclosed code.

In Japan, confidential computing has been recognized as an essential technology for the Government Cloud. Overseas, companies such as Apple and Google have announced its use, and adoption has expanded globally, including by the U.S. Navy and Army.

About the Startup World Cup
The Startup World Cup, organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures, is one of the world’s largest global pitch contests and conferences. First held in 2017, the 2025 competition marks its 7th year. Regional competitions are held in over 100 countries and regions worldwide, with Japan hosting events in Kyushu, Tokyo, and Tohoku. Winners of each regional round are invited to the world finals in San Francisco in autumn 2025 to compete for an investment prize of approximately 150 million yen. The contest offers attractive benefits including not only the grand prize but also opportunities for global fundraising, networking with companies and prominent individuals, and increased recognition both domestically and internationally.

Tokyo Regional official website: https://www.startupworldcup.io/tokyo-regional

About Pegasus Tech Ventures
Pegasus Tech Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, USA, with LP investments from over 40 major corporations worldwide. It has invested in more than 270 startups, mainly in the U.S., Japan, and Southeast Asia.
https://ja.pegasustechventures.com/

Company Overview
Company Name: Acompany, Co., Ltd
CEO: Ryosuke Takahashi
Address: Nagono Campus, 2-14-1 Nagono, Nishi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan
Founded: June 2018
Website: https://en.acompany.tech/ 
Business: Provision of secure computation-related products/technologies and consulting services on the use of confidential data

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