Back-Office AI Automation Platform TASKBASE Developer AVIATE Raises 70 Million Yen from ANOBAKA, East Ventures, and MIXI Founder Kasahara
AVIATE Inc., the developer of the back-office AI automation platform 'TASKBASE', has raised 70 million yen in a seed round from ANOBAKA, East Ventures, and Kenji Kasahara, founder of MIXI. Rather than a standalone tool, TASKBASE is a comprehensive platform that supports end-to-end management, from breaking down operational tasks and designing human-AI roles to secure, consistent, and permission-isolated automated execution.
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AVIATE Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Ryota Hagiwara; hereinafter 'AVIATE') announces that it has raised a total of 70 million yen in a seed round, with investments from ANOBAKA, East Ventures, and Kenji Kasahara, founder of MIXI Inc.
The raised funds will be allocated to the product and business development of 'TASKBASE', a platform that automates back-office operations using AI.
◆ What is the Back-Office Automation Tool 'TASKBASE'?
TASKBASE is an automation platform designed for back-office operations.
It allows BPO providers to manage operations per client, and operating companies to manage them per department or domain, all within a single workspace. It provides end-to-end support, from visualizing operations and designing the division of roles between humans and AI, to executing the automation.
▶︎ Click here for the service website
Service image of TASKBASE
◆ Background of Development | A Product Born from the Front Lines
TASKBASE was not born from our own ideas, but from dialogues with those who struggle daily on the front lines of back-office operations.
Through conversations with accounting, HR, and labor affairs professionals, as well as BPO providers, we encountered the same 'walls' time and again.
Voices we frequently heard on the front lines
Voices we frequently heard on the front lines
'I don't even know where to start automating, or what tasks should be done by humans versus what should be left to AI.'
'There are too many manuals and pieces of tacit knowledge. We get stuck at the task breakdown stage before even attempting automation.'
'We tried various workflow tools, but ultimately they didn't work out, including issues with service integration.'
'We tried automating with AI agents, but we are anxious about accuracy and security for production use.'
Despite the emergence of many convenient tools, front-line operations rarely change.
The starting point of TASKBASE was our conviction that the cause lies in the missing 'fundamental design before starting automation'—a problem that standalone automation tools cannot solve.
◆ The TASKBASE Approach | Designed to Answer Customer Needs
We designed TASKBASE with the goal of creating a product that directly addresses these concerns.
TASKBASE is not a one-off automation tool.
It is a platform that organizes back-office operations by workspace and provides end-to-end support from operational visualization to designing human/AI roles and executing automation.
1. Centralized Management of Operations per Workspace
Operations can be organized by workspace, allowing centralized management from design to execution and operation. Independent operational environments can be built per client for BPO providers, or per department/domain for operating companies.
List screen of workspaces (Image)
2. Accompanied Support for Breaking Down Operations into Tasks and Steps
In response to the voice, 'I don't know where to start,' we provide accompanied support to organize entire back-office operations into meaningful tasks and actionable steps.
3. Designing the Boundary Between 'Human Tasks' and 'AI Tasks'
In response to the voice, 'I don't know what humans should do and what AI should handle,' we design the division of labor for each step. We also structure un-manualized exception handling and tacit knowledge into formats that AI can reproduce.
4. Complete Separation of Permissions and Credentials per Workspace
To tackle security risks head-on, access permissions and credentials for core systems and SaaS are completely isolated per workspace. This structurally prevents the mix-up of information between clients or departments and provides an operational foundation where accountability for AI decisions is guaranteed.
5. Consistent, Audit-Ready AI Execution
In response to the biggest hurdle of AI utilization—'results fluctuate with every execution'—we adopted a design where dedicated processes are pre-built for each operation, and the AI's role is simply to 'call' them. Because the AI 'chooses' rather than 'thinks' to execute, the results remain consistent no matter how many times it runs.
▶︎ Click here for TASKBASE details and demo requests
◆ Please Contact Us If You Are:
TASKBASE allows for small starts from minor tasks, such as parts of monthly closings or invoice processing for specific clients, rather than requiring a large-scale, company-wide rollout immediately. You can easily test it and expand the scope of automation while confirming its effectiveness.
Those who operate a back-office BPO business
Your company's accounting, HR, and labor affairs
The raised funds will be allocated to the product and business development of 'TASKBASE', a platform that automates back-office operations using AI.
◆ What is the Back-Office Automation Tool 'TASKBASE'?
TASKBASE is an automation platform designed for back-office operations.
It allows BPO providers to manage operations per client, and operating companies to manage them per department or domain, all within a single workspace. It provides end-to-end support, from visualizing operations and designing the division of roles between humans and AI, to executing the automation.
▶︎ Click here for the service website
Service image of TASKBASE
◆ Background of Development | A Product Born from the Front Lines
TASKBASE was not born from our own ideas, but from dialogues with those who struggle daily on the front lines of back-office operations.
Through conversations with accounting, HR, and labor affairs professionals, as well as BPO providers, we encountered the same 'walls' time and again.
Voices we frequently heard on the front lines
Voices we frequently heard on the front lines
'I don't even know where to start automating, or what tasks should be done by humans versus what should be left to AI.'
'There are too many manuals and pieces of tacit knowledge. We get stuck at the task breakdown stage before even attempting automation.'
'We tried various workflow tools, but ultimately they didn't work out, including issues with service integration.'
'We tried automating with AI agents, but we are anxious about accuracy and security for production use.'
Despite the emergence of many convenient tools, front-line operations rarely change.
The starting point of TASKBASE was our conviction that the cause lies in the missing 'fundamental design before starting automation'—a problem that standalone automation tools cannot solve.
◆ The TASKBASE Approach | Designed to Answer Customer Needs
We designed TASKBASE with the goal of creating a product that directly addresses these concerns.
TASKBASE is not a one-off automation tool.
It is a platform that organizes back-office operations by workspace and provides end-to-end support from operational visualization to designing human/AI roles and executing automation.
1. Centralized Management of Operations per Workspace
Operations can be organized by workspace, allowing centralized management from design to execution and operation. Independent operational environments can be built per client for BPO providers, or per department/domain for operating companies.
List screen of workspaces (Image)
2. Accompanied Support for Breaking Down Operations into Tasks and Steps
In response to the voice, 'I don't know where to start,' we provide accompanied support to organize entire back-office operations into meaningful tasks and actionable steps.
3. Designing the Boundary Between 'Human Tasks' and 'AI Tasks'
In response to the voice, 'I don't know what humans should do and what AI should handle,' we design the division of labor for each step. We also structure un-manualized exception handling and tacit knowledge into formats that AI can reproduce.
4. Complete Separation of Permissions and Credentials per Workspace
To tackle security risks head-on, access permissions and credentials for core systems and SaaS are completely isolated per workspace. This structurally prevents the mix-up of information between clients or departments and provides an operational foundation where accountability for AI decisions is guaranteed.
5. Consistent, Audit-Ready AI Execution
In response to the biggest hurdle of AI utilization—'results fluctuate with every execution'—we adopted a design where dedicated processes are pre-built for each operation, and the AI's role is simply to 'call' them. Because the AI 'chooses' rather than 'thinks' to execute, the results remain consistent no matter how many times it runs.
▶︎ Click here for TASKBASE details and demo requests
◆ Please Contact Us If You Are:
TASKBASE allows for small starts from minor tasks, such as parts of monthly closings or invoice processing for specific clients, rather than requiring a large-scale, company-wide rollout immediately. You can easily test it and expand the scope of automation while confirming its effectiveness.
Those who operate a back-office BPO business
Your company's accounting, HR, and labor affairs
FAQ
What kind of service is TASKBASE?
It is an AI automation platform for back-office operations provided by AVIATE, supporting everything from task design to execution.
How is it different from traditional AI automation tools?
Unlike standalone tools, it offers accompanied support from the pre-implementation stages of 'task breakdown' and 'designing human and AI roles'.
Is TASKBASE's AI execution secure?
Yes. Permissions and data are completely isolated per workspace, and the AI only 'chooses' pre-defined processes, ensuring secure and consistent results.