CEO Katsuya Ito Featured in DEEPCORE/KERNEL Interview
Media Coverage
An interview article featuring CEO Katsuya Ito was published on KERNEL, operated by DEEPCORE. As an entrepreneur transforming large corporations' 'unused data' into weapons with on-premises generative AI, Ito discusses his background, the founding story of INDX, and his commitment to solving social challenges through data science.
Highlights:
Started with intellectual curiosity by deciphering an encyclopedia from a garbage dump in third grade
Passion for 'decoding the language of the universe'
Leveraging generative AI to transform unused data of large corporations into value
Activities as an early member of DEEPCORE's KERNEL community
INDX Co., Ltd. advanced to the finals of the 'JAFCO SEED Pitch 2025' hosted by JAFCO Group Co., Ltd. The company was selected as one of the top 5 finalists in this prestigious contest organized by one of Japan's leading venture capital firms.
Highlights:
Prestigious pitch contest aimed at supporting seed-stage entrepreneurs
Selected as one of the top 5 finalists, with CEO Ito presenting
Presented our proprietary lightweight data organization infrastructure model 'INDX' for enterprise data practical asset conversion technology
ASAC Startup Acceleration Pre-seed Program 1st Cohort Selection
Acceleration
INDX Co., Ltd. was selected for the first cohort of Tokyo Metropolitan Government's ASAC (Aoyama Startup Acceleration Center) acceleration program. This 3-month intensive program supports startups working in policy-related fields or areas where venture capitalists find it difficult to invest, particularly in manufacturing and other challenging sectors.
Highlights:
Intensive support program with approximately 120 mentors
Opportunities for business plan refinement and venture capital investment/corporate partnerships
Selected as one of 10 companies from 191 total applicants
INDX Co., Ltd. was selected for the 'Hiroshima AI Sandbox Project' hosted by Hiroshima Prefecture. After rigorous screening from a total of 266 applications, we were selected in the open proposal category.
Highlights:
Selected as one of 20 projects from a total of 266 applications
Collaborative project with Inships Co., Ltd.
Approximately 8-month demonstration period for AI solution development and testing in Hiroshima
INDX participated in the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence Annual Conference (JSAI 2025), presenting groundbreaking research in AI-driven investment strategies and interpretable feature engineering.
Highlights:
Oral presentation: 'Plug-FIN: Pseudo-Labeling Using Generative Approaches to Find Investment Strategies' (Joint research with Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.)
Poster presentation: 'PersonaForecast: Interpretable Feature Engineering via Vector Embeddings' (Joint research with Insight Edge Co., Ltd.)
INDX Company Establishment
Company
INDX Co., Ltd. was officially established with a mission to make Japan AI-ready through innovative data solutions and artificial intelligence applications.
Highlights:
Founded by AI experts Katsuya Ito and Kensuke Takatani
Initial capital of 3 million yen
Headquarters established in Minato City, Tokyo
Focus on bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI and Japanese enterprises
INDX is an AI & Data Platformer that organizes, analyzes, and transforms vast amounts of unstructured data lying dormant in companies into valuable insights.