LOOV Rebrands Video Agent "LOOV" to "TALKsmith". Delivering Presentations That Move People as Infrastructure.

LOOV Inc., which deploys Video Agents that achieve optimal explanation/demonstration experiences, is rebranding its Video Agent "LOOV" to "TALKsmith" and will commence service provision as a new presentation infrastructure utilizing AI. Concurrently, we announce a refresh of our product strategy centered on strengthening AI-related functions, focusing on the core of enhanced AI features utilizing RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) for real-time AI presentations. Background of Rebranding In Japan, the acceleration of the declining birthrate and aging population is speeding up the decrease in the working population. In areas where people have traditionally been responsible for "explanations and presentations," such as sales, recruitment, and customer support, labor shortages, personalization issues, and variations in response quality have become significant barriers hindering corporate growth. Meanwhile, past digitalization efforts have leaned towards the efficiency of the "presenter," leaving the "receiver" with communication stagnation, such as "inability to understand at their own pace" and "inability to resolve doubts on the spot." LOOV, within this trend, has used "AI × Video" to scale high-quality dialogue even in an era of labor shortage, providing an experience where receivers reach understanding via the shortest path. This rebranding signifies our determination to transcend the framework of video solutions and aim to be an "infrastructure for agreement formation" in business. What can be achieved with "TALKsmith" TALKsmith is a platform that allows users to create and utilize "Video Agents" that automate presentations tailored to the viewer's attributes and questions, without requiring specialized knowledge. Not only can personalized presentations be deployed on a large scale without significant effort, but by acquiring and utilizing viewing data and dialogue data, it visualizes "which explanations lead to understanding and which information hinders decision-making." The number of adopting companies has surpassed 200 within two years of service launch. It automates customer-facing presentations in sales, marketing, and customer success domains. Furthermore, it updates all business scenarios, including company information sessions and casual interviews in the HR domain, onboarding, and training for agencies and distributors, transforming them from personalized tasks into organizational assets. Official Website: https://talk-smith.com/

Focus on Real-time AI Presentation Function that Resolves Individual Questions On the Spot through Dialogue with AI

In line with this rebranding, we will strengthen the value proposition of our "real-time AI presentation function," which allows viewers to directly interact with AI during a presentation. Questions are supported in both text and voice. Based on pre-learned internal documents and knowledge, an AI agent utilizing our proprietary RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) engine will generate optimal answers and slides on the spot, delivering the presentation instantly. Conventional video viewing tends to be one-way information reception. "Real-time AI Presentation" removes psychological and temporal costs such as "inquiring later" or "waiting for a reply," thereby eliminating stagnation in business communication and creating an environment where receivers can concentrate on the next action: "decision-making." The Meaning Encompassed in "TALKsmith" TALKsmith's "Smith" is "one who crafts technology," or a master craftsman or artisan in English. Just as lyricists are called "Songsmiths," they are beings who polish words and shape them into valuable forms. We do not simply want to automate explanations for "efficiency." We aspire to be "craftsmen of dialogue" who remove communication noise from the act of presentation and refine it into an experience that reaches the recipient. We have embedded this aspiration into the name. The symbol mark is a design that fuses the brand's initial "T" with "!" (exclamation mark), symbolizing a new realization. The moment the viewer realizes the essential value through presentation (TALK) (!). Removing noise in communication, generating understanding in the shortest distance, and enabling concentration on decision-making – this is the new business infrastructure we provide. We are determined to transform the presenter's passion into the receiver's conviction through presentations, and to change the world's decision-making more vibrantly with this symbol. We are a startup with the purpose of "Updating Uniquely Human Jobs." We automate and assetize communication, such as presentations and explanations, which were previously thought to be exclusively human, through AI. In Japan, with its decreasing working population, DX (Digital Transformation) is accelerating, and efficiency of operations and optimization of human resources are being emphasized in the Japanese business environment. Within this context, by automating and assetizing presentation tasks, which have until now been considered "uniquely human," we aim to remove "impurities in reaching understanding" from business communication across Japan and build infrastructure for smooth decision-making. Starting with our core product "TALKsmith," we will update "communication" across a wide range of fields such as sales, customer support, HR (recruitment/education), and IR, making it smarter and more effective, and create a future where people can focus on truly creative value delivery. In 2024, we were selected for the "Amazing Ventures 100" 2024 latest edition by Weekly Toyo Keizai. (※1) In 2025, we received the "TOP SaaS DEVELOPMENT SERVICE IN APAC 2025" award selected by CIOReview APAC, an influential technology magazine in the Asia-Pacific region. (※2) ※1 "Amazing Ventures 100" 2024 Latest Edition, Full List (Toyo Keizai Online): https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/824233 ※2 CIOReview APAC "LOOV: Powering The Intelligent Evolution Of Enterprise Communication": https://www.cioreviewapac.com/loov Company Name: LOOV Inc. (LOOV) Representative: Masato Uchida, Representative Director CEO Location: 2-4-4 Megurohoncho, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-0002 Established: April 2022 Business Content: Research, development, and provision of "TALKsmith" URL: https://talk-smith.com/