Funlead Achieves Over 200 AWS Certified Professionals, Awarded "AWS 200 APN Certification Distinction"

Taiyo Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hitoshi Saito; Securities Code: 4626; hereinafter "Taiyo Holdings")'s subsidiary, Funlead Inc. (Headquarters: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Keiichi Kobayashi; hereinafter "Funlead"), which handles the ICT business, is pleased to announce that it has surpassed 200 AWS certified professionals and has been awarded the "AWS 200 APN Certification Distinction".

About AWS 200 APN Certification Distinction

The "APN Certification Distinction" is a program by AWS that recognizes partner companies participating in the AWS Partner Network (APN) when the total number of valid AWS certifications held by their employees reaches certain thresholds (50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 1,000, 2,000).

Awarded "AWS 200 APN Certification Distinction"

Funlead has now obtained the "AWS 200 APN Certification Distinction" by exceeding 200 AWS certified professionals.

As of July 2026, the AWS certifications obtained by our engineers are as follows. Furthermore, 5 of our engineers have been selected as "2026 Japan AWS All Certifications Engineers" for holding all AWS certifications.

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

AWS Certified AI Practitioner

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate

AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate

AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate

AWS Certified Developer – Associate

AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty

AWS Certified Security – Specialty

AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty (Exam retired on March 31, 2026)

Continuous Efforts to Improve Technical Skills at Funlead

Our company is certified as an "AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner" with advanced expertise in AWS and extensive support experience for customers, and we consider the development of AWS engineers as one of our important management strategies.

We are continuously working to improve the technical skills of each engineer through initiatives such as a support system for obtaining AWS certifications, internal study sessions and technical sharing sessions, and keeping up with the latest technologies.

One-Stop Support from AWS Introduction to Operation and Optimization

Our company provides total support for customer cloud utilization, from the design and construction of AWS environments to migration, operation, maintenance, and optimization. Leveraging our technical expertise and track record with numerous AWS certified professionals, we provide optimal cloud environments tailored to customer challenges and objectives, as follows:

Design and construction of AWS environments

Migration from on-premises to AWS

System operation, monitoring, and maintenance

Cost optimization and performance improvement

Security enhancement

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Funlead Inc. AWS Service Page https://www.funlead.co.jp/business/aws/

〈About Taiyo Holdings and Funlead〉

Taiyo Holdings is a leading company boasting the world's No.1 market share※ in solder resist (an insulating material that protects the surface of printed circuit boards used in various electronic devices). In addition to the electronics business, which develops, manufactures, and sells chemical materials for electronic components crucial for numerous electronic products, the company is also engaged in the healthcare and pharmaceuticals business, which manufactures and sells medical drugs and provides contract manufacturing services. Furthermore, it promotes various business activities leveraging the power of chemistry, including the ICT business, which supports our group and customers in the digital domain; the fine chemicals business, which conducts contract synthesis and development; the energy business, which promotes the spread of renewable energy; and the food business, which operates plant factories.

Funlead is an IT company that supports the businesses of the Taiyo Holdings Group and external customers from the digital domain. It has realized a business model that handles consulting, design, development, and maintenance/operation in an integrated manner, creating external sales products from the resolution of group issues. Utilizing the latest technologies such as generative AI, it focuses on DX support, particularly in the manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries.

※ "Current Status and Future Prospects of Advanced Electronic Materials 2024" researched by Fuji Chimera Research Institute, Inc.

Funlead Inc. Company Overview

[Headquarters] 15F, Metroplitan Plaza Building, 1-11-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0021

[Representative] Keiichi Kobayashi [Established] March 26, 2013 [Capital] 80,000,000 yen

[Number of Employees] Standalone: 219 (including 179 engineers), Consolidated: 385 (as of June 1, 2026)

URL: https://www.funlead.co.jp/