KDDI eyelet, Uniting KDDI and eyelet's Technologies, Launches Today

KDDI eyelet Inc. announces today, April 1, 2026, the merger of eyelet Inc. and KDDI Digital Divergence Holdings Inc. to form the new "KDDI eyelet Inc. (hereinafter KDDI eyelet)," along with its new management structure.

As a core company of the "AI Integrator" within the KDDI Group, KDDI eyelet will maximize the results of customers' AI implementation by integrating the technical capabilities cultivated through cloud integration, data preparation (AI-Ready transformation), optimal AI model selection, and security assurance from the KDDI eyelet Group, with KDDI's communication infrastructure. We will provide one-stop support from AI project creation to development and operation.

Background and Future Outlook of "KDDI eyelet" Launch

In recent years, the utilization of AI in businesses has shifted from the "verification" phase to the "full-scale social implementation" phase. However, hurdles to implementation remain high, including data preparation (AI-Ready transformation), optimal AI model selection, and ensuring security.

KDDI eyelet was born from the integration of eyelet, which boasts top-class cloud integration achievements in Japan, with KDDI's sales and system engineering functions. Moving forward, it will maximize synergy with its group companies (KDDI Agile Development Center, Flywheel, ELYZA, KDDI Web Communications, Scrum Inc. Japan) to provide optimal solutions combining communication, AI, and systems.

By fiscal year 2028, the current engineering team of 1,698 members (as of April 1, 2026) will expand to approximately 3,000, contributing to the realization of a rich AI society with overwhelming speed and quality driven by AI-driven development.

This will enable KDDI eyelet to provide end-to-end support for customers' AI utilization, from concept formulation to development and operation, solving all challenges in a one-stop manner.

Reference: "KDDI eyelet" Launched to Accelerate AI Social Implementation

New Management Structure and Representative's Comment

Effective today, Shugo Takagi has been appointed Representative Director and President of KDDI eyelet, and the following new management structure has been established.

Representative Director and Chairman

Shohei Saito

Representative Director and President

Shugo Takagi

Representative Director and Vice President

Mitsumasa Iwanaga

Representative Director and Vice President

Hiroki Hirano

Director and CFO

Shusaku Yamanaka

Director

Akito Fujii

Director

Takashi Kimura

Director

Seigo Kajiwara

Director

Yuya Soneoka

Executive Officer, Senior Managing Director

Osamu Hishinuma

Executive Officer, Managing Director

Hiroyasu Suzuki

Executive Officer, Managing Director

Keiichi Kogure

Executive Officer

Shohei Hattori

Executive Officer

Kensuke Hirano

Executive Officer

Masahisa Endo

Executive Officer

Takashi Yamada

Executive Officer

Masaki Okamoto

Auditor

Takashi Kamiyama

Auditor

Noriyuki Kita

※Regarding this executive appointment, we respectfully decline any congratulatory flowers or gifts, gratefully accepting your kind intentions. We appreciate your understanding.

【Comment from Shugo Takagi, Representative Director and President】

"Today, I am deeply honored to announce the merger of KDDI Digital Divergence Holdings and eyelet, marking a new beginning as KDDI eyelet.

eyelet has supported the business transformation of over 2,500 customers as one of Japan's leading cloud integrators, providing total support from cloud introduction to design, development, and operation.

As AI significantly expands the possibilities for society and businesses, we, the KDDI eyelet Group, have assembled an end-to-end support system to accelerate 'AI social implementation – that is, implementing the power of AI into our customers' businesses.' This is achieved by leveraging the expertise of each group company, including cutting-edge cloud technology, AI-driven development for speed, quality improvement, and cost optimization, data preparation (AI-Ready transformation), and LLM development.

We will stand by our customers, addressing the challenges they face in AI introduction and utilization, and providing support as a partner from planning to development and operation.

With technology and inquisitiveness, we transform today's 'impossible' into tomorrow's 'possible.'

We, the KDDI eyelet Group, will continue to create a future where AI is rooted as a 'foundation supporting society' together with our customers.

Please look forward to the future of KDDI eyelet."

Shugo Takagi

Joined DDI Corporation (now KDDI Corporation) in 1997. After experience in corporate sales, new business planning, and alliance promotion, he served as Deputy General Manager of Public Sector Sales Department, General Manager of Partner Sales Department, and General Manager of Energy and Transportation Sales Department. From 2022, he was Deputy General Manager of Business Design Division, responsible for enterprise sales. Subsequently, he was appointed Executive Officer, and from October 2025, General Manager of Business Innovation Division. In April 2026, he assumed the position of Representative Director and President of KDDI eyelet Inc.

About KDDI eyelet (formerly eyelet)

KDDI eyelet is an AI integrator that accelerates the social implementation of AI by integrating over 2,500 cloud and multi-cloud implementation achievements with cutting-edge AI technology. Since 2010, it has provided "cloudpack," a comprehensive cloud introduction and operation support service, and in 2013, it was certified as one of Japan's first "APN Premier Consulting Partners (now AWS Premier Tier Services Partners)," a certification it has maintained to date. In January 2025, its high technical capabilities were recognized with the "AWS Generative AI Competency" certification, and through the continuous efforts of its engineers, the number of AWS certifications held exceeded 5,000 as of January 2026. Furthermore, as a Google Cloud Premier Partner*, in April 2025, it simultaneously received two awards, "Artificial Intelligence – Japan" and "Talent Development – Japan," at the "2025 Google Cloud Partner Award of the Year," in recognition of its achievements in generative AI introduction and utilization, as well as its efforts to improve knowledge and technical capabilities related to Google Cloud.

※ Certified in Sell and Service engagement models

In October 2025, it obtained "ISO/IEC 42001 (AIMS)" certification, an international standard for AI management systems, establishing a governance system for responsible AI use based on international standards. On October 15, 2025, celebrating its 22nd anniversary, it launched "gaipack," a comprehensive AI solution suite, fundamentally transforming customers' business processes with AI and cloud.

【KDDI eyelet Inc. Company Profile】

Company Name: KDDI eyelet Inc. https://www.iret.co.jp/

Established: October 2003

Location: Toranomon Hills Business Tower 29F, 1-17-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Representative: Shugo Takagi, Representative Director and President

Capital: 70 million yen

Major Shareholder: KDDI Corporation

Business Activities:

・Accelerating AI social implementation through AI integration

・Development and operation of cloud-based systems, smartphone applications, UI/UX design production

・Cloud design/construction, operation/maintenance, security support through "cloudpack"

・Generative AI introduction/utilization support and promotion of AI-driven development through "gaipack"

・Cloud development support in collaboration with the KDDI Group

※ The name cloudpack is a registered trademark of KDDI eyelet Inc.