Remain in, Inc. Selected for Microsoft for Startups Program in AI Development Field on July 7, 2023

On July 7, 2023, Remain in, Inc. (Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo / CEO: Yuya Okawa) was selected for "Microsoft for Startups," a startup support program by Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Washington, USA), in recognition of its work in AI-related development. This includes its initiatives in high-security internal AI utilization, the development and sale of "DR Code" using generative AI, and its broader future AI-related business ventures.

〈Table of Contents〉

• What is "Microsoft for Startups"?
• Internal AI Utilization Initiatives: Streamlining tasks such as document creation by using our in-house Remain GPT in a secure, closed environment.
• Solutions Provided by Remain in
• Future Development
• About Remain in, Inc.

What is "Microsoft for Startups"?

It is a free support program that partners with startup companies offering innovative technologies and services, assisting them from service launch through to customer acquisition.
It is globally deployed by Microsoft.
Companies selected for this program can utilize various Microsoft tools (such as GitHub Enterprise, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, etc.) free of charge for up to four years, and receive support including 24/7 free mentoring from technology and development professionals, as well as customer acquisition assistance.

「Microsoft for Startups」
https://www.microsoft.com/ja-jp/biz/startups/

Internal AI Utilization Initiatives: Streamlining tasks such as document creation by using our in-house Remain GPT in a secure, closed environment.

We have implemented "Remain AI," an AI support system that employees can use for business in a closed environment (preventing information leakage), as a channel within our internal Slack using proprietary technology.
Employees freely utilize functions such as chat, translation, creation of meeting minutes from audio data, and summarization.
Through active use by employees, tasks like research, brainstorming, and document creation are being steadily streamlined.

Solutions Provided by Remain in
Currently, Remain in offers the following AI-related services:

① Internal GPT Development and Implementation Support
We provide a system for internal AI utilization that prioritizes security, based on our proprietary AI system. Service will begin with priority given to our existing clients.

② Development and Sales of "DR Code" – QR codes generated from images using generative AI
We sell visually rich QR codes created using image auto-generation AI.

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③ Seminars on GPT Utilization
We conduct seminars on themes such as business development using generative AI, internal utilization, and automated generation of advertising/creative content.

④ Development of a Personal Business Assistant AI Using Voice Recognition
We are internally testing a proprietary service that utilizes OpenAI's Whisper to enable voice-based processing of simple tasks.
Upon release, priority will be given to our clients.

Future Development

Remain in, Inc. plans to develop and sell the following services utilizing AI:
① Various marketing solutions
② Personal assistant systems
③ Advertising effectiveness analysis tools
④ Customer management systems

We aim to provide entirely new products, considering not only applications but also device development. Please look forward to Remain in's services, which will deliver unprecedented experiences to clients and users worldwide.

About Remain in, Inc.

Remain in, Inc., with the vision of "Create the everlasting values," is a growing company driven by two wheels: an advertising agency business leveraging world-class marketing expertise, and a startup studio that founds multiple innovative and challenging business subsidiaries across diverse industries. It is an entirely new "all-hands entrepreneurial organization" where every employee, within a DAO-type structure, constantly envisions new businesses anticipating future trends, plans for their realization, establishes companies, and brings them to fruition.

Corporate Site:http://localhost:10013/

【Company Profile】
Remain in, Inc.
Capital: ¥7,000,000
CEO: Yuya Okawa
Number of Employees: 57
Head Office: Riviera Minami-Aoyama Building A211, 3-3-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062, Japan
Business Activities: Integrated communication strategies / Management and business consulting / Influencer marketing / Digital marketing
【Contact Information】
Remain in, Inc. Public Relations Office Attn: Hideki Nakane
Phone: 03-6822-6906
E-mail: info@remain-in.com