Poium Raises Funding from MOSH and Individual Investors, Forms Capital and Business Alliance with MOSH

Poium Inc. (headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo; CEO: Takuto Kawakami) announced that it received investment from multiple individual investors, including Kunihisa Miyamoto, in January 2026, and from MOSH Inc. in April 2026, while also entering into a capital and business alliance with MOSH. Under its mission to “heal the world,” Poium operates online education, physical schools, SNS marketing education and support, AI products, and international competitions and events, mainly in the therapy, massage, beauty, and wellness fields. The company also runs online schools for SNS marketing and creator development, building systems that help skilled professionals, sole proprietors, and creators communicate their value, get chosen, and continue to thrive. Through the capital and business alliance with MOSH and the latest funding from multiple investors, Poium aims to further accelerate online education, customer acquisition support, and global expansion for professionals whose value is expected to rise in the AI era. As AI advances and automates various tasks, Poium believes that professionals who directly engage with people’s bodies and minds, and those who turn personal experience, sensibility, and skills into value, will become increasingly important. Therapists, estheticians, hair stylists, nail artists, and other skilled professionals provide value through human touch, sensibility, empathy, and trust-based relationships that AI cannot fully replace. At the same time, many professionals with strong skills and expertise face challenges in customer acquisition, communication, branding, online transition, and building systems for continuous learning. Poium has addressed these issues by combining online schools, SNS marketing education, physical schools, international competitions, and its personal AI consultant “Shimei.AI,” which supports communication, customer acquisition, and business improvement for professionals, salons, and sole proprietors. Poium will strengthen six areas going forward. First, it will expand its online school business beyond therapy, beauty, and wellness skills to include SNS marketing, creator development, and communication support for professionals. Second, it will support customer acquisition through Shimei.AI, including persona design, SNS posts, short-form video planning, SEO articles, and business advice. Third, it will strengthen SNS and creator education, helping professionals and creators improve communication, planning, video production, branding, fan engagement, and acquisition funnels. Fourth, it will develop the Massage Championship World Tour as a global platform where therapists can present techniques, learn from one another, and connect. Fifth, it will pursue product integration and content co-creation with MOSH by combining Poium’s professional education and community base with MOSH’s online sales and operations platform. Sixth, it will create new culture and social infrastructure by combining professional skills, education, SNS, AI, and global events. MOSH provides a platform that enables individuals and small teams to sell and operate their services online under its mission to “create an economy where passion circulates.” The alliance will combine Poium’s education and community base for professionals with MOSH’s online sales and operations platform, helping professionals and creators develop and monetize services online using their expertise. Poium stated that it is not simply building an online school or SNS support business. Its goal is to create new infrastructure for education, communication, and customer acquisition so that people with professional skills can properly deliver their value, be learned from, be chosen, and succeed globally. New investors and partners include Kazuya Yabu, CEO of MOSH Inc.; Kunihisa Miyamoto; Kazuya Fujii, CEO of BoardLia Inc.; and Takahiro Kotabe, CEO of Phalanx Inc. They expressed support for Poium’s potential in professional education, communication, customer acquisition, and global expansion, as well as CEO Takuto Kawakami’s track record as a world-class therapist and entrepreneur. Takuto Kawakami, CEO of Poium, said that precisely because this is the AI era, the value of professionals who heal people through human touch will continue to rise. Poium will use online education, SNS, the personal AI consultant Shimei.AI, international competitions, and its partnership with MOSH to build a system in which outstanding professionals are learned from, chosen, and able to thrive around the world, growing it into a shared global culture and infrastructure. Poium also plans to recruit talent to drive business expansion in areas such as online school business development, SNS marketing and video planning, customer success, instructor and influencer management, AI product development, global event operations, and corporate and business management. Company overview: Poium Inc. is located at 4F Kurashima Shibuya Building, 2-3-8 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. It was established on November 22, 2021, and is led by CEO Takuto Kawakami. Its businesses include online schools, physical schools, SNS marketing education and support, planning and operation of the Massage Championship World Tour, and development and operation of the personal AI consultant Shimei.AI.