Leach Inc. Selected for Cloudflare's Startup Support Program 'Cloudflare for Startups'

Leach Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Takuya Tominaga) is pleased to announce its selection for "Cloudflare for Startups," a startup support program provided by Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET, Headquarters: San Francisco, USA).

With this selection, the company will receive up to $250,000 worth of Cloudflare credits, an upgrade to the Enterprise plan, and access to edge computing, storage, and AI inference resources such as Workers, R2, and Workers AI. This will significantly strengthen the global delivery and security infrastructure of its proprietary SaaS products: the document matching AI cloud "Totsugo.com" and the AI-powered business automation platform "Saturn."

Background of the Selection — Delivering Japanese-Quality AI SaaS to the World

Since its founding in November 2024, Leach has provided all-in-one industry-specific AI systems, custom AI development, and generative AI advisory services under the concept of "Delivering Generative AI entirely." Across its track record of supporting over 40 companies (including individual support), the need for AI automation in accounting and back-office operations has surged, leading to an expansion in the number of user companies and data processing volume for its proprietary products "Totsugo.com" and "Saturn."

To ensure stable operations for massive PDF document distribution, OCR preprocessing, AI inference, and API integration with external SaaS like freee and COREC, robust and high-speed edge infrastructure is indispensable. At this business phase, being selected for Cloudflare for Startups represents a strategic step to simultaneously optimize infrastructure costs and meet the security requirements of listed companies and financial institutions.

About Cloudflare — The Global Infrastructure Supporting Approximately 20% of the World's Internet Traffic

Founded in the US in 2009 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange (Ticker: NET) in 2019, Cloudflare is an internet infrastructure company. It provides integrated services including CDN, DDoS protection, WAF, DNS, Zero Trust security, serverless computing (Workers), object storage (R2), and an AI inference platform (Workers AI).

■ The Scale of Cloudflare
- Operates data centers in over 120 countries and over 330 cities worldwide
- Relays approximately 20% of global internet traffic
- Utilized by approximately 30% of Fortune 1000 companies
- Listed on NYSE in 2019 (Ticker: NET), with a market capitalization of approximately $40 billion (as of 2026)

What is Cloudflare for Startups? — A Program Serious About Supporting Growing Companies' Infrastructure

"Cloudflare for Startups" is a global program operated by Cloudflare to support the infrastructure foundations of startups in their scaling phase. Selected companies are provided with the following resources and benefits:

- Cloudflare credits (up to $250,000 value)
- Upgrade to Enterprise plan (up to 3 domains)
- Security features including Advanced DDoS Protection, Bot Management, and Advanced WAF
- Performance features including CDN, load balancing, and Argo Smart Routing
- Compute, storage, and AI resources such as Workers, R2, and Workers AI
- Priority support tickets and dedicated technical support
- Access to the startup community and partner ecosystem

The evaluation comprehensively assesses the technical uniqueness of the product, the scalability need for Cloudflare's infrastructure, business growth potential, and the technical capabilities of the team.
* Provided resources and amounts are based on official Cloudflare information as of 2026.

Leach's Utilization Policy — Globalizing Japanese-Quality AI SaaS with Edge Computing

The company has fully adopted Cloudflare as the infrastructure for its corporate site (leach.co.jp), the document matching AI cloud "Totsugo.com," and the AI automation platform "Saturn." This selection will accelerate the following utilizations:

- Full implementation of Enterprise security: Applying Advanced DDoS Protection, Bot Management, and Advanced WAF to all products, meeting the security requirements of listed companies and financial institutions.
- Migration to edge processing with Cloudflare Workers: Shifting OCR preprocessing and PDF normalization for Totsugo.com, as well as data conversion (COREC to freee) for Saturn to Workers, significantly reducing API response times.
- Revamping PDF document storage with R2: Adopting S3-compatible, zero egress-fee R2 to drastically cut storage and delivery costs for PDF documents, invoices, delivery slips, and drawing data.
- Edge AI inference with Workers AI: Executing lightweight AI processing, such as document classification and orthographical matching, at the edge to achieve low latency and low costs.

Philosophy on Infrastructure Investment — Balancing "Defense" and "Offense" for Startups

For startups, infrastructure foundations often become an area of "hidden costs." While AWS or GCP free tiers may suffice in the early stages, it is not uncommon for infrastructure costs to skyrocket as user numbers grow, squeezing product development resources.

The impact of being selected for Cloudflare for Startups:
1. Defense: Optimization of infrastructure costs × Reinforcement of security foundation
2. Offense: Accelerated response times × Global delivery × Edge AI
3. Trust: Improved capability to respond to security check sheets from listed companies and financial institutions

A Trinity Structure of "Infrastructure × AI × Business" Through Three Programs

The company is currently selected for the following three programs, building a business promotion structure that combines the strengths of each layer:

Layer | Program | Main Support Content
Infrastructure Layer | Cloudflare for Startups | CDN, Security, Edge Computing
AI Execution Layer | E2B for Startups | Sandbox execution environment for AI agents
Business Support Layer | Tokyo Acceleration Program | Business strategy, channel expansion, PR support

Through this trinity of support, Leach will establish a competitive advantage in AI SaaS product development speed, technical robustness, and business growth.