ai& Strengthens Global AI Platform with Acquisition of Build.io

Global AI technology company ai& (Headquarters: Tokyo) has announced the acquisition of Build.io ("Build.io"), a leading Platform as a Service (PaaS) provider. Build.io is a full-stack cloud platform based on bare-metal infrastructure and AI workflows that enables product teams to deploy from code to production environments in minutes, operating in the US, Europe, and Japan. By combining Build.io's expertise with ai&'s vertically integrated AI platform, it realizes a complete stack covering everything from hardware to the application layer.

Background and Purpose of the Acquisition

This acquisition marks a significant milestone in ai&'s mission to build a seamless AI platform from the lowest infrastructure layer up to the application layer. With ai& and Build.io uniting, developers and enterprises can build, deploy, and scale AI-powered applications without friction between models and products.

Comments from David Bennett, CEO of ai&

"AI adoption stalls when teams have to manually stitch together compute, models, deployment, and compliance. By integrating Build.io into ai&, we are creating a space where teams can transition from vibe coding (*) to durable production systems. We provide a single platform that turns experiments into real-world business impact and ships AI services to end-users without compromising on performance, data sovereignty, or security."

* Vibe coding: A development method that generates code intuitively and experimentally using AI.

Strengths of Build.io

Build.io possesses proven expertise in operating the latest data center hardware, cloud-native developer tools, and secure application delivery at scale. It has approximately 60 actual deployment track records and generates multi-million dollars in revenue. Operating platforms in major global data center regions, it provides sovereign infrastructure in Japan. Furthermore, backed by a robust security track record, it provides Japan's first SBOM-native deployment platform, realizing end-to-end management traceability across all code assets and dependencies.

Comments from Lex Siegel, Founder of Build.io

"Build.io creates an exceptional experience that amplifies the power of both developers and AI agents. By joining ai&, I am excited to integrate infrastructure, models, and applications on a single platform and extend our mission into the AI era. I look forward to being part of the story of AI spreading from Japan to the world."

The Build.io team includes contributors to Cisco's Cilium Software Defined Networking for Datacenters, Rapid7's open-source security suite, and the Linux kernel.

Future Outlook

Through this acquisition, ai& and Build.io will support regulatory industry compliance, global expansion requirements, and modern AI application development from day one, while providing enterprises with a production-ready AI platform that has security, compliance, and software supply chain integrity built-in from the start.

Related URLs

ai& Official Website: https://www.aiand.com Build.io Official Website: https://www.build.io

[About ai&]

ai& is a global AI technology company founded on the simple belief that whoever owns and optimizes the full stack wins. It integrates next-generation data center infrastructure, heterogeneous computing, and state-of-the-art model services into a single optimized platform, providing enterprises and developers with performance, economics, and data sovereignty unmatched by single-layer providers. Founded in Japan and expanding globally, ai& is building the foundation for an AI-native future.

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[About Build.io]

Build.io believes that application delivery, observability, and security should be solved once at the platform layer for all workloads running on it.