Guided by its mission to “Delivering the world’s quality information to the people who need it,” the company offers the SmartNews news application in Japan and the US
SmartNews utilizes AI and human hands to curate news from more than 3,000 diverse media in Japan and the US, delivering balanced information to users
After analyzing vast amounts of article and userbrowsing data, the AI delivers news that expands user interests and provides a discovery experience.
Humans and AI collaborate to resolve global social issues of “information bias” and “social fragmentation”
Company name
SmartNews, Inc.
Type of business
Information Technology(DX, AI, Internet Service)
Representatives
Ken Suzuki and Kaisei Hamamoto
Establishing a company
June 2012
Investment announcement date
September 2021
Capitalist
Toshiya Kishimura
HP
https://about.smartnews.com/en/Phasing
Middle to growth