Apollo Acquires Emisys to Build a One-Stop AI Support System

Apollo Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Kensuke Miyaji; hereinafter "Apollo") announced that it has acquired 100% of the shares of Emisys Inc. (Headquarters: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture; Representative Director: Hiroto Fujiki; hereinafter "Emisys"), making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Background and Purpose
In recent years, corporate demand for AI utilization has rapidly shifted from the "PoC/experimental" phase to "full-scale implementation, company-wide deployment, and continuous operation." However, professional firms capable of strategic planning and engineering organizations capable of execution have historically existed separately, forcing client companies to manage multiple vendors themselves. This has led to issues such as projects stalling at the PoC stage, low implementation quality, and a lack of operational design.

Apollo has previously focused on strategic and business consulting, AI implementation, mathematical modeling, and data analysis, but did not cover large-scale system implementation or long-term operation and maintenance. Conversely, Emisys has specialized in robust system design, implementation, DevOps, and operation/maintenance, while aiming to engage with client business value from an upstream position.

Through this partnership, we will fill each other's missing pieces and build a system that can accompany clients through the entire process of AI utilization, from strategy to implementation and operation.

Future Outlook
Starting with this partnership, we will provide more advanced and broader solutions to the challenges faced by our clients through the use of cutting-edge technologies centered on AI. Furthermore, we will not only engage in commissioned work such as consulting and system development but also create value that contributes continuously to our clients' business growth through the development of new products and services.

Additionally, we will accelerate the acquisition and development of AI and engineering talent across the entire group to continuously improve the quality and responsiveness of our services. In the medium to long term, we will move forward with an eye toward an initial public offering (IPO) through business growth driven by these efforts.

Comments from Representatives
■ Kensuke Miyaji, Representative Director, Apollo Inc.
Since our founding, we have upheld the slogan of connecting AI to the actual benefits of our clients' businesses. With the addition of Emisys to our group, we can now include AI implementation and operation in our scope, enabling us to truly "deliver" those benefits.

With the development of AI, clients can now easily perform AI and system development themselves, and many companies whose core business is not development are entering the market. Our group will make a fresh start as a professional firm that handles difficult and differentiated themes by bringing together experts in consulting, AI development, and system development.

■ Hiroto Fujiki, Representative Director, Emisys Inc.
While we have had strengths in high-quality system development and operation, we have believed that the fusion of business and engineering is essential for creating higher-level value. Furthermore, as AI utilization becomes full-scale, the "division between conception and implementation/operation" has become a fundamental issue for many companies.

I feel great significance in the fact that this group participation will establish a system capable of providing consistent value from conception to implementation and operation. Moving forward, we will evolve into an organization that can demonstrate value in both technology and business while expanding growth opportunities for our talent.