Deploying Digital Labor: Launch of Sales Assistant 'AI Copan' That Provides Workforce

Parkour Japan Inc. (Headquarters: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Masaki Mizohashi; hereinafter 'Parkour Japan') has officially launched a new service, 'AI Copan', starting April 2026, which assigns autonomous AI as members of an organization to automate and enhance business operations.

## Background of AI Copan's Creation: AI Tools Alone Do Not Directly Solve Labor Shortages

Many companies are currently facing severe labor shortages. Against challenges such as soaring recruitment costs, excessive workloads for on-site employees, and lack of training time, simply introducing conventional SaaS (tools) often creates new operational burdens like 'data entry and operation', failing to provide a fundamental solution. While the advent of AI has contributed to individual productivity to some extent, it has not become a solution to the overall labor shortage of an organization.

'AI Copan' is distinct from conventional 'human-operated tools'; it is a 'digital workforce' directly deployed to Slack (a digital office). Users do not need to master the tools themselves; they simply talk to the AI on Slack, and the AI completes the necessary tasks. By welcoming AI not as a 'tool to use' but as a 'Copan (companion)' to work with, humans can focus on more creative tasks.

## Introduction of Main Copans

- **Shiori (AI Sales Assistant)**: By simply sharing meeting minutes on Slack, it handles the registration of opportunities and activity history in Salesforce. It drastically reduces the administrative burden on sales and transforms the CRM into a rich data platform.
- **Mamoru (AI Sales Manager Assistant)**: Patrols all deals, detects risks such as missed tasks or stagnation, and reports every morning. It substitutes for the manager's confirmation work and standardizes sales quality.
- **Tomoya (AI Business Researcher)**: Deeply understands the company's business content and proposal materials, supporting strategic brainstorming and proposal creation. It also regularly gathers competitor information and supports sales representatives in their solitary work, helping to improve closing rates.

## The World Parkour Japan Aims For

Parkour Japan is a company that solves the social issue of 'labor shortage' from both AI and reskilling perspectives. Currently focused on sales support, the company plans to establish a system capable of deploying 10 AI Copans with specialized skills within the next year, covering areas such as HR, marketing, customer success, and technical support (engineering). By deploying specialized labor with consistent quality for each customer, our service aims to provide high-quality digital labor (employees) to all companies, solve labor shortages, and further unlock the potential of working employees through reskilling.

## Thoughts of the Representative and Management

Representative Masaki Mizohashi and Executive Officer/CRO Riichi Osuka view AI not merely as a tool for efficiency but as a form of labor different from humans, defining it as a member of the organization. 'AI Copan is a sustainable workforce that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with uniform quality, without the loss of knowledge due to retirement. We will realize a future where humans and AI mix, leveraging each other's strengths to work together—a future where such 'AI-symbiotic teams' become the norm—through AI Copan.'

## Implementation of Free Trial Program

With the start of full-scale provision, we are conducting a '14-day free trial program' for a limited number of companies. In this program, you can experience the accuracy and convenience of AI Copan's main agents in an actual work environment.

**Provided Content**: Unlimited use for 14 days (Target agents: Aico, Tomoya, Shiori, Mamoru, etc.)

**Introduction Conditions**:
- Must have Slack already introduced (free version is acceptable)
- Use of Shiori and Mamoru requires a contract for Salesforce Sales Cloud (EE or higher)
- *Even without a Salesforce environment, Aico (shared memory base) and Tomoya (business advisor) can be used.

**Introduction Flow**: After application, the AI agent can be installed in your company's Slack environment and start operating as early as the same day. No complex settings or construction work is required; specialized staff will support you from installation to utilization.

We aim to further improve the service based on feedback obtained through this trial.

## Additional Resources
- Follow Parkour Japan on LinkedIn
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- Learn more about Salesforce's Agentforce announcement

## Inquiries
Parkour Japan Inc.
Public Relations [n.uehara@parkourjapan.com]

## Company Overview
- Company Name: Parkour Japan Inc.
- Location: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
- Representative Director: Masaki Mizohashi
- Business: Human resource development (BI/AI talent development), AI agent implementation support, AI Copan
- URL: https://parkourjapan.com/

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