DENCYU Launches DataBuddy’s AI Excel Parsing Feature to Turn Excel Files into Structured Data Automatically

DENCYU Inc., headquartered in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture and led by CEO Takumi Tanaka, has launched an “AI Excel Parsing Feature” for its conversational data utilization AI agent, DataBuddy. The feature allows AI to automatically analyze Excel files and convert them into structured data. It supports Excel files used directly on the front line, including daily reports and forms in manufacturing. In many workplaces, Excel is used for daily reports and forms rather than as a proper data foundation. As a result, teams face obstacles when trying to analyze or aggregate data, such as difficulty converting complex Excel files with merged cells into structured data and extra work caused by different report and form formats across factories and sites. To address these issues, DataBuddy developed a feature that automatically reads the structure of forms and converts them into a format ready for analysis and aggregation. The feature also enables integration, aggregation, and analysis with data obtained from core systems and APIs. Users only need to upload .xlsx or .xlsm files. The AI automatically interprets the data structure and converts it into structured data, without requiring predefined formats or rule settings. Key features include automatic interpretation by AI, which classifies elements such as titles, metadata, data tables, and free-text fields based on visual cues like merged cells, cell formatting, borders, and background colors. Users can also adjust extraction results through natural-language chat instructions such as “treat this column as a date” or “exclude metadata,” without writing rules or scripts. Normalized results can be previewed before being applied, allowing users to visually check column types and missing values. In addition, once AI has structured a form, the conversion rules can be saved as reusable “skills,” enabling the same structured output instantly from the second upload onward for forms in the same format. A customer said that Excel files previously used only for viewing product specifications can now be uploaded directly and handled as structured data. This eliminated the need to manually reorganize the files into CSV for specification searches and aggregation, a process that previously took one to two hours each time. The ability to save the conversion as a skill and instantly convert the same format from the following month was also highlighted as highly convenient. Going forward, DataBuddy plans to expand support to PDFs and scanned images of paper forms, including handwritten entries and documents received by fax, so that AI can automatically read and structure forms beyond Excel. DataBuddy is an AI agent that enables data utilization through Japanese-language conversation. Users can operate it simply by asking questions in chat, without complex setup or tool training. It can connect directly to existing databases, Excel files, and CSV files, and supports ODBC connections with most enterprise core and business systems. It also allows users to search across connected databases and files, reducing the need to know where specific information is stored and helping teams share and preserve business knowledge. DENCYU is recruiting up to five early companies for a three-month PoC program. The special PoC price includes no initial setup fee, a monthly license fee of 100,000 yen for three months, support for up to three teams, unlimited users, access to all features, and implementation support. AI model usage fees are charged separately at actual cost. Participation conditions include providing ongoing feedback to DataBuddy, permitting use in public case-study materials, and allowing the company name and logo to be listed as an implementation record. DENCYU Inc. operates under the mission “Rise Japan as No.1 with AI,” aiming to restore Japan’s industrial competitiveness through AI. The company was established on February 5, 2025. Its businesses include development and operation of the conversational data utilization AI agent DataBuddy, DX consulting for manufacturing, and commissioned system development. Corporate site: https://dencyu.co.jp. Service site: https://databuddy.jp.