Toda Corporation Invests in Highreso, a GPU Data Center Operator and Cloud Service Provider for Generative AI
Toda Corporation has invested in Highreso to build a cooperation framework for regional revitalization. The partnership aims to realize 'Watt-Bit Integration,' linking renewable energy with decentralized GPU data centers to support AI infrastructure and local industries.
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Toda Corporation (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Seisuke Otani) has invested in Highreso Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yoshiyuki Shikura), which operates GPU-specialized data centers essential for generative AI training and inference and provides GPU cloud services. The two companies have also agreed to build a cooperative structure for regional revitalization.
*1: GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a specialized processor for speeding up high-load tasks such as video processing, image processing, and AI calculations.
About Highreso
Highreso is a startup that operates its own GPU-specialized data centers used for generative AI training and inference, providing high-performance computing resources via the cloud. By repurposing idle facilities such as closed schools into data centers, the company contributes to solving the social issue of regional revitalization. It also promotes the development of domestic GPU infrastructure through its high-performance GPU cloud service, "GPUSOROBAN."
Background and Objectives of the Investment
In recent years, the demand for GPUs as a computing resource has surged globally with the spread of generative AI. Furthermore, in the field of "Physical AI," which is expected to be implemented in various industries, using distant data centers could make real-time processing difficult due to increased latency. Therefore, it is desirable to place data centers near the regions where production facilities are located, necessitating the decentralization of GPU data centers.
Meanwhile, Toda Corporation's suitable sites for offshore wind power generation are dispersed in regional areas, far from major urban demand centers, which poses a challenge in fully utilizing their power generation potential. Leveraging this investment and the partnership with Highreso, Toda aims to operate GPU data centers using renewable energy. This initiative seeks to realize the "Watt-Bit Integration" concept promoted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), which aims to bridge the gap between energy production and consumption by effectively linking power (watt) and communication (bit) infrastructures, thereby contributing to the revitalization of regional industries.
Future Developments
To achieve its "Future Vision CX150," the Toda Group is promoting co-creation activities to become a "Value Gatekeeper" that creates new value through unprecedented combinations of information and functions. In 2018, Toda established a specialized organization for value co-creation with outstanding startups. It set an investment framework of 3 billion yen in 2020 and an additional 3 billion yen in 2024 to strengthen collaboration with startups. To date, Toda has gathered information on over 3,400 prominent domestic and international startups and has collaborated with many companies, including investments in 16 companies and 8 funds. Moving forward, Toda will continue to deepen its collaboration with startup companies, striving to innovate business processes and enhance the value provided to customers.
Highreso Company Profile
Company Name: Highreso Co., Ltd.
Location: 106-1 Moroura, Genkai-cho, Higashimatsuura-gun, Saga Prefecture
CEO: Yoshiyuki Shikura
Established: December 2007
Business: Operation of GPU data centers and provision of GPU cloud services
URL: https://highreso.jp/
*1: GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a specialized processor for speeding up high-load tasks such as video processing, image processing, and AI calculations.
About Highreso
Highreso is a startup that operates its own GPU-specialized data centers used for generative AI training and inference, providing high-performance computing resources via the cloud. By repurposing idle facilities such as closed schools into data centers, the company contributes to solving the social issue of regional revitalization. It also promotes the development of domestic GPU infrastructure through its high-performance GPU cloud service, "GPUSOROBAN."
Background and Objectives of the Investment
In recent years, the demand for GPUs as a computing resource has surged globally with the spread of generative AI. Furthermore, in the field of "Physical AI," which is expected to be implemented in various industries, using distant data centers could make real-time processing difficult due to increased latency. Therefore, it is desirable to place data centers near the regions where production facilities are located, necessitating the decentralization of GPU data centers.
Meanwhile, Toda Corporation's suitable sites for offshore wind power generation are dispersed in regional areas, far from major urban demand centers, which poses a challenge in fully utilizing their power generation potential. Leveraging this investment and the partnership with Highreso, Toda aims to operate GPU data centers using renewable energy. This initiative seeks to realize the "Watt-Bit Integration" concept promoted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), which aims to bridge the gap between energy production and consumption by effectively linking power (watt) and communication (bit) infrastructures, thereby contributing to the revitalization of regional industries.
Future Developments
To achieve its "Future Vision CX150," the Toda Group is promoting co-creation activities to become a "Value Gatekeeper" that creates new value through unprecedented combinations of information and functions. In 2018, Toda established a specialized organization for value co-creation with outstanding startups. It set an investment framework of 3 billion yen in 2020 and an additional 3 billion yen in 2024 to strengthen collaboration with startups. To date, Toda has gathered information on over 3,400 prominent domestic and international startups and has collaborated with many companies, including investments in 16 companies and 8 funds. Moving forward, Toda will continue to deepen its collaboration with startup companies, striving to innovate business processes and enhance the value provided to customers.
Highreso Company Profile
Company Name: Highreso Co., Ltd.
Location: 106-1 Moroura, Genkai-cho, Higashimatsuura-gun, Saga Prefecture
CEO: Yoshiyuki Shikura
Established: December 2007
Business: Operation of GPU data centers and provision of GPU cloud services
URL: https://highreso.jp/