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Quantum's Leanmodels: A New Era in Business Development

On July 28, 2025, Quantum Corporation, headquartered in the Minato Ward of Tokyo and led by CEO Kazuhiko Kawashita, officially launched its innovative AI-driven new business development tool called Leanmodels. This solution aims to provide comprehensive support for companies during various phases of launching new businesses, from brainstorming ideas to executing hypothesis validation.

Leanmodels is designed to enhance and optimize the success rates of business development by assisting with critical tasks such as market analysis and strategic planning. The beta version of Leanmodels was introduced in February 2025, and based on feedback received from users, the company has already implemented improvements such as a new team plan that facilitates collaboration amongst team members along with significant upgrades to key features.

Many businesses face challenges in new business development due to a lack of necessary expertise and resources, especially small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups that struggle to secure experienced personnel and specialized knowledge. As a response to this growing demand for efficient support tools that harness the power of AI, Quantum has leveraged its decade-long experience in supporting various companies through their new business creation processes in the development of Leanmodels.

The beta version of Leanmodels was tested by over 200 new business representatives during the Startup JAPAN EXPO 2025 at Tokyo Big Sight in May, sparking positive reactions. Many users who adopted the beta version reported factors such as increased efficiency in idea evaluation and recognition in internal business idea contests thanks to Leanmodels. Phrases like, "Leanmodels significantly optimized our time in discussing ideas," and, "We secured an award in our company’s business idea contest after utilizing Leanmodels," highlight the positive impact of this tool.

Key Features of Leanmodels

1. Business Plan Creation Support
Transforming simple flash ideas into convincing business plans in just a few minutes. Users can develop realistic business plans from ideas of just a single sentence in approximately three to five minutes, using Quantum's proprietary workflow for crafting unique business plans that exhibit a competitive edge. Should the generated plan require updates, users can leverage the AI-driven brainstorming function, facilitating the refinement of ideas and validation plans.

Improvement from Beta Version: The AI model has been enhanced to generate ideas that possess greater uniqueness and superiority based on user need.

2. Hypothesis Validation Navigation
This feature guides users by suggesting what aspects should be validated based on the tailored business plan. Leanmodels presents an essential validation plan while considering the priority of the items needing verification, ensuring that users know where to focus their efforts. With specific validation methods provided, users can jump straight into validation activities. Additionally, AI can extract insights from raw data collected during validation to enhance analysis efficiency.

Improvement from Beta Version: The user experience has been upgraded for intuitive planning and analysis of validation results.

3. Presentation Slide and Script Creation Support (Scheduled for Release in Early August)
Users can generate presentation materials and scripts based on the latest business plan with a single click. Leanmodels gathers necessary materials for presentations while also researching the relevance, market potential, and competitive advantages of the business plan.

Improvement from Beta Version: New functionalities allow for simple generation of presentation slides and scripts that summarize business ideas quickly.

4. Common Workspace Functionality (Available in Team Plan)
This feature centralizes all information regarding the new business, making team collaboration smoother. It allows for the sharing of the entire work environment across organizations and teams, providing a consolidated management hub for business ideas and validation insights.

Improvement from Beta Version: Designed to enable teams to work collaboratively on business ideas, making it easier for members to refine and develop projects together.

Pricing Plans

1. Basic Plan
- Monthly Fee: 7,480 JPY (tax included)
- Unlimited access to the business plan creation support and hypothesis validation navigation features.
- Limited utilization of presentation material/script creation per user.
- History browsing and sharing of business plans.
- Payment by credit card only.
- Target Audience: Individual users (B2C)

2. Team Plan
- Monthly Fee: 110,000 JPY (tax included) for up to 10 accounts
- Annual Payment: 1,100,000 JPY (tax included) for up to 10 accounts (includes a two-month discount).
- Offers collaborative workspace in addition to all features of the Basic Plan.
- Account registration is supported by operational assistance.
- Invoice payment available.
- Target Audience: Corporate users (B2B)
- A free 10-day trial is provided for new users.

Conclusion

As Quantum strives to further enhance its offerings through Leanmodels, it remains committed to supporting the emergence of impactful new business ventures that can change the world. Continuous updates and improvements will aim at better UX/UI and integration with other systems.

For more details and inquiries regarding Leanmodels, visit Quantum's website.

Understanding this innovation, Product Manager Yuki Naniwa remarked, "With the official launch, we have significantly enhanced the features based on precious feedback collected during the beta phase. We are committed to continuously improving user experience to meet the needs of businesses engaged in new endeavors."

About Quantum

Founded in 2016, Quantum is a startup studio dedicated to fostering new business development through incubation, venture creation, and hands-on investment to support growth. The company has executed incubation practices with over 100 organizations and universities. Quantum continues its mission to create impactful new enterprises that can change the world through its three business segments: new business incubation, venture creation and growth support, and design and engineering.