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Reshaping Startup Management with AI

In a groundbreaking move, AI Data Inc. has introduced AI StartupPro on IDX, a platform designed to significantly enhance the survival rates of startups by utilizing artificial intelligence. The company, based in Minato, Tokyo, aims to eliminate traditional reliance on intuition and faith, replacing it with a structured approach driven by data and AI technologies. This initiative addresses the high failure rate of startups in Japan, where approximately 90% do not survive beyond their initial stages.

Addressing Structural Challenges in Startup Management

The challenges faced by startups often stem not from lack of talent but from the overwhelming responsibility placed on founders. With decision-making typically requiring the effort equivalent to that of seven individuals, founders find themselves in a precarious position. AI StartupPro on IDX seeks to resolve this by integrating AI advisors across seven key areas of business management: operations, customer relations, development, finance, sales, human resources, and overall management. This innovative approach aims to minimize uncertainties and setbacks, thus expediting the path to Product-Market Fit (PMF).

Features of AI StartupPro on IDX

This new platform boasts several key features that empower startups:

1. Seamless Integration with IDX Platform: AI StartupPro operates on the IDX platform, ensuring secure management and integration of corporate data, documents, and financial information all in one place.

2. 24/7 Support from AI Advisors: The service offers continuous assistance with specialized AI advisors focusing on each domain, thereby enhancing the decision-making process of founders at any hour.

3. Building a Reproducible Growth Engine: By moving away from intuition-based management, the platform promotes data-driven strategies that lead to sustainable business growth.

4. Ease of Implementation: Startups can quickly adopt management AI through a no-code interface for data connection and AI model utilization.

AI Advisor Functionality

AI StartupPro on IDX employs a combination of Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and a Virtual Data Room (VDR) foundation to support startups through its seven specialized AI advisors:

• - Business Design Advisor: Assists in structuring business ideas, analyzing competition, supporting pivot decisions, and providing business model templates.
• - PMF & Customer Advisor: Helps define target markets, summarizes customer interviews, verbalizes customer issues, and designs hypothesis testing cycles.
• - Development Advisor: Provides support for MVP design, prioritizing features, technology selection, and managing development roadmaps.
• - Finance & Funding Advisor: Calculates runway, manages burn rates, strategizes capital raising, and aids in preparing investor materials.
• - Sales & Partnership Advisor: Assists with creating sales materials, designing stories, strategizing pricing, and identifying winning patterns.
• - Talent & Organization Advisor: Aids in drafting recruitment requirements, designing role distributions, articulating organizational culture, and analyzing skill gaps.
• - Management Advisor & PMO: Organizes weekly KPIs, provides decision-making frameworks, prioritizes initiatives, and oversees execution.

Delivering Value to Startups

The introduction of AI StartupPro is aimed at dramatically increasing the probability of startup success. Key deliverables include:
1. Improving Survival Rates: Aiming to enhance survival rates from a mere 10% to significantly higher figures through accelerated PMF.
2. Speeding Up and Optimizing Decisions: Transforming weekly decision cycles into daily ones for optimal overall management.
3. Reducing Founder Stress: By having a team of AI advisors, founders can alleviate their psychological burdens, promoting sustainable management practices.

Target Market

AI StartupPro is designed for various segments within the startup ecosystem:

• - External Startups: Founders and teams in seed to Series A stages.
• - Corporate Ventures: New business units and innovation departments within large corporations.
• - Accelerators: Venture capitalists, incubators, and support organizations.
• - Investors: Angel investors, VCs, and corporate venture capitalists looking for startup support tools.
• - Consulting Firms: Strategy and business development consulting companies.

Launch Timeline

The launch of AI StartupPro on IDX is set for mid-February 2026, with plans for free trials and demo sessions for early adoption companies.

About AI Data Inc.

Founded in April 2015, AI Data Inc. is dedicated to protecting and utilizing data assets for businesses and individuals. With a customer base exceeding 1 million and over 10,000 companies trusting their services, AI Data has been recognized for its comprehensive data ecosystem and innovative solutions in data management. Their product offerings include cloud data management, forensic investigations, and support for intellectual property management. With a commitment to strengthening social infrastructure through data and intellectual property protection, AI Data continues to pave the way for future advancements in the tech industry.