LegalTech Inc. Launches R&D AI Platform Targeting 17 Strategic Sectors

LegalTech Inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Tomoyuki Hirai) announces the completion of a 114 million yen funding round to support the full-scale deployment of its Research and Development (R&D) AI platform. This funding brings the company’s total raised capital to 493 million yen.

To date, LegalTech Inc. has supported secure management and utilization of critical information in legal, intellectual property (IP), and R&D fields through its suite of products: the patent research and invention extraction platform "MyTokkyo.Ai," the knowledge base for IP asset management "IPGenius," and the secure data room for confidential information sharing "LegalTech VDR."

With this funding, the company will further enhance these products and fully launch an integrated R&D AI platform that enables secure AI utilization of technical information, patent data, R&D documents, experimental data, and internal knowledge.

Background of the Funding

The widespread adoption of generative AI has increased demand across enterprises for cross-functional AI utilization of technical documents, patent information, R&D materials, experimental data, and internal knowledge in R&D activities.

However, information handled in R&D is highly confidential and forms the foundation of corporate competitiveness. Simply inputting such data into external generative AI systems poses challenges in information management, security, access control, domain expertise, reproducibility, and expert review.

In large enterprises, R&D documents, experimental data, patent information, and technical know-how are often siloed across departments. Establishing a secure, shared information infrastructure that enables R&D, IP, and legal departments to collaborate effectively has become increasingly critical.

Japan’s national growth strategy anticipates significant public-private investment in 17 strategic sectors, including AI and semiconductors, quantum technology, biotechnology, aerospace, cybersecurity, food tech, energy security and GX, drug discovery and advanced medicine, fusion energy, materials science, defense, ICT, and marine industries.

In these growth sectors, the speed of R&D, efficiency in technical information discovery and organization, strategic use of patent data, and secure sharing of confidential information are key factors determining corporate competitiveness.

LegalTech Inc. aims to provide an AI-powered platform that bridges R&D and IP functions, supporting corporate innovation, IP strategy, and technological competitiveness in these 17 strategic and other growth industries.

Strategic Significance of This Initiative

This funding round is not merely a capital raise but a strategic move to expand LegalTech’s existing information management infrastructure—originally developed for legal and IP domains—into the R&D domain.

The patent research and invention extraction platform "MyTokkyo.Ai" has supported invention organization, prior art searches, and patent utilization. "IPGenius," a knowledge base for IP assetization, helps organize and leverage internal technical and R&D information. "LegalTech VDR" provides a secure foundation for sharing and managing confidential and critical documents.

Moving forward, the company will integrate and evolve these products into a comprehensive R&D AI platform, enabling secure, cross-functional AI utilization of technical, patent, and R&D data across R&D and IP departments.

Purpose of the Funding

The funds will be used to strengthen the following initiatives:

1. Enhancement of the R&D AI Platform Functionality

The platform will strengthen capabilities for cross-functional search, summarization, and analysis of technical documents, patent data, R&D materials, experimental data, and internal knowledge.

This will streamline traditionally manual and expertise-dependent processes such as technical information discovery, organization, comparison, and analysis, supporting early-stage R&D investigations, prior art searches, competitive technology analysis, and technology theme evaluation.

By enabling R&D and IP departments to work on a shared information foundation, the platform will enhance collaboration from invention creation through patent search to IP strategy formulation.

2. Development of AI Agent Functions

The company will advance the development of AI agent functions to support high-specialty tasks such as invention consultation, prior art search, competitive analysis, technology classification, patent data analysis, and R&D document organization.

In R&D environments, professionals must interpret technical documents and experimental data while cross-referencing relevant patents and historical project records. LegalTech aims to support these complex workflows with AI agents, improving operational efficiency and decision-making quality in R&D and IP teams.

3. Strengthening of Secure Information Management Infrastructure

The company will enhance its secure information management infrastructure to support access control, viewing restrictions, audit trails, and AI utilization for highly sensitive data—including R&D data, technical know-how, patent information, and M&A or litigation-related documents.

The platform will enable secure access and AI-powered analysis for internal and external stakeholders while preserving corporate confidentiality.

4. Expansion of Support for Enterprise, R&D, and IP Department Adoption

Beyond product delivery, LegalTech will strengthen support for business process design, operational integration, expert collaboration, and cross-departmental utilization.

Deploying R&D AI in large enterprises requires more than just tool implementation—it demands robust security, access management, integration with existing workflows, expert validation, and cross-functional operational design.

Leveraging its expertise in information management and domain-specific support from legal and IP fields, LegalTech will provide tailored support for enterprise R&D AI adoption.

Future Roadmap

Going forward, LegalTech will accelerate the real-world implementation of its R&D AI platform through the following initiatives:

- Advanced invention organization, patent search, and patent utilization via "MyTokkyo.Ai"

- Assetization of technical information, R&D data, and internal knowledge via "IPGenius"

- Secure sharing and management of confidential and critical documents via "LegalTech VDR"

- Provision of a cross-functional AI utilization platform for R&D, IP, and legal departments

- Support for adoption in growth industries, particularly the 17 strategic sectors

In growth industries such as the 17 strategic sectors, the ability to effectively leverage R&D information directly impacts corporate competitiveness. LegalTech will provide an integrated information infrastructure connecting R&D, IP, and legal departments, contributing to enhanced R&D capabilities, IP strategies, and technological competitiveness.

Comment from CEO Tomoyuki Hirai

"The proliferation of generative AI has significantly expanded the potential for information utilization in R&D. However, corporate R&D data and technical know-how are core competitive assets, and their AI utilization must be both secure and domain-specific.

In growth industries such as AI and semiconductors, quantum, biotech, food tech, GX, and materials science, the speed of R&D and strategic IP utilization will become increasingly critical.

By combining our expertise in information management, patent data utilization, and secure infrastructure for confidential data, we will deliver an AI platform that supports corporate R&D and IP activities.

With this funding, we will accelerate the development and deployment of a secure foundation for AI utilization of technical, patent, and R&D data, contributing to the enhancement of Japanese companies’ R&D capabilities and technological competitiveness."

Company Overview

Company Name: LegalTech Inc.

Established: March 2021