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- Accrete Inc. (TSE:4395) engages primarily in the provision of application-to-person (A2P) short message service (SMS) delivery and related communication platforms in Japan and internationally. The company offers core messaging solutions including SMS delivery via domestic carriers and international aggregators; two-way SMS Connect; interactive voice response (IVR); SMS via phone; SMPP international gateway; next-generation +Message and RCS messaging; web management interfaces; and API integrations for authentication, customer support, marketing, reservations, debt collection, and notifications, with personal authentication comprising 39% of usage. Through subsidiaries, it provides complementary services such as email delivery via Technomix Inc.'s School Safety Email for schools, PTAs, and local governments; SMS and OTT messaging in Vietnam via VietGuys JSC; advertising planning and magnet advertising via ZUNO MEDIA SOLUTIONS Co., Ltd.; and bidding information services via ZUNO Co., Ltd.'s Bid King.
Accrete operates in three segments: Communication Business focused on SMS platforms; Solution Business encompassing AI solutions like ANOTHER AI for video/voice analytics and health monitoring, SchooMy Business educational IoT devices, eKYC/cybersecurity via DeepBlue dark web diagnostics, and GPU servers with generative AI services; and Investment and Incubation Business supporting venture growth through funding and alliances. Founded in May 2014 as a spin-off from Indigo Corp. and headquartered at 3F, Axle Ochanomizu, 3-28-5 Kandaogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0052, Japan, the company maintains 67 employees and holds telecommunications license A-18-8646. It targets enterprises, public organizations, schools, e-commerce firms, data centers, and educational institutions across Japan, Vietnam, and select Asian markets.
Recent developments include consolidated subsidiary acquisitions of ZUNO MEDIA SOLUTIONS Co., Ltd. in August 2024, ZUNO Co., Ltd. in December 2024 and January 2025 via simplified share exchange, and share transfer agreements with Xoxzo Inc.; capital and business alliance with SchooMy Inc. including a general sales agency agreement; strategic partnership with Singapore's VisionTech for generative AI and voice recognition integration into call centers; joint dark web diagnostic service launch with DeepBlue in April 2025; partnerships with Pindrop Security and SHINDEN HIGHTEX CORPORATION; product launches such as behavioral AI NudgeMaker for SMS, decentralized ID service SMS-OTP for DID, and CPaaS solutions; announcement of the Medium-Term Management Plan (2025-2027) emphasizing business diversification, structural reform, and AI-driven growth on February 10, 2025; and establishment of employee/executive stock ownership plans in May 2025.