CrowdChem Achieves SOC 2 Type II Compliance

Background and Overview of SOC 2 Type II Compliance

CrowdChem Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa, Tokyo; CEO: Hisataka Ikehata; hereinafter 'CrowdChem'), a leading company in Material Informatics (MI) utilizing AI, is pleased to announce that as of March 19, 2026, it has completed the SOC 2 Type II audit, an international certification standard for system and organizational management.

This certification verifies that internal controls related to data security, availability, and processing integrity are properly designed and operated, as validated by a third-party organization over a specific period. With this achievement, CrowdChem has further strengthened its reliability with customers as a company with a global-standard data protection framework.

Our company operates a data platform that aggregates millions of chemical data points and proprietary R&D insights, providing advanced research and development support to companies in the chemical and materials industries. In this context, the safe handling of customers' intellectual property and confidential information is a top priority, and this SOC 2 Type II compliance serves as evidence of those efforts.

CEO Comment

'Achieving SOC 2 Type II compliance is an important milestone for our company. To protect the critical intellectual property entrusted to us by our partner companies in the chemical and materials industries, we have built a rigorous security system. This certification is an objective evaluation of our efforts by a third party and will serve as a foundation for our customers to promote digital transformation with peace of mind.

This achievement is driven by the progress of our international expansion and the strengthening of collaborations with major chemical manufacturers. We will continue to work on continuously strengthening our security system to realize "Trusted Intelligence" in the field of Material Informatics.'

Hisataka Ikehata, CEO, CrowdChem Inc.

About CrowdChem Inc.

CrowdChem Inc. is a Tokyo-based deep-tech company specializing in Material Informatics (MI). By utilizing machine learning and natural language processing to analyze and structure vast amounts of unstructured chemical data, we support the efficiency of research and development and the discovery of high-performance materials.

Company Name: CrowdChem Inc. Headquarters: 6F Tonami Omori Bldg., 6-16-4 Minami-oi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Representative: Hisataka Ikehata, CEO Business Description: - Material development support using proprietary algorithms - Provision of data platforms - Data analysis support Established: January 17, 2022 URL: https://www.crowdchem.net