Truestar Inc. Becomes Independent from Group through MBO (Effective March 31, 2026)

Truestar Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Toshihisa Fujii) is pleased to announce that it has become independent from its group through a Management Buyout (MBO) effective March 31, 2026, welcoming Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd., Hachijuni Investment Co., Ltd., and Giken Shoji International Corporation as new shareholders.

To date, we have operated as an implementation-focused consulting firm, providing end-to-end support for large enterprises in data utilization, focusing on data engineering and data science. Furthermore, we have positioned our data commerce business, which includes sales of data products and analytical applications, license reselling, and implementation/operation support, as a growth area, and are expanding our business foundation.

Through this MBO, our company will transition to a management system capable of more flexible and rapid decision-making in the highly uncertain data analysis market. We will accurately capture the latest trends, swiftly adopt optimal technologies, and aim to strengthen our existing data consulting business and accelerate the growth of our data commerce business.
※Please note that there will be no change to our trade name, and we will continue to operate as "Truestar Inc.".

■ Background of Independence

The market surrounding data analysis and utilization is in a highly uncertain environment, characterized by rapid technological innovation centered on generative AI and evolving customer needs. To enhance competitiveness in such a market, it is essential to continuously identify market and technological trends, swiftly introduce optimal technologies, and speedily implement them until they are established in practice.

Truestar has supported customer data utilization through its data consulting business. Moving forward, we will build upon the customer base and implementation capabilities cultivated in our existing business, developing the data commerce business as a second pillar of growth.

To more reliably promote these growth strategies, we have recently reviewed our management structure and transitioned to an independent business operation system. With the participation of new shareholders, we will strengthen our financial base, enhance decision-making speed and execution capabilities, and achieve sustainable growth.

■ Future Outlook

Moving forward, Truestar will fully embark on expanding its data commerce business while leveraging the strengths gained from its existing data consulting operations. Through the manufacturing and sales of data products and analytical applications, license reselling, integration with data utilization establishment support, and provision of data to external parties along with monetization support, we will proceed to build a highly reproducible revenue base.

Continuing to operate in the rapidly changing data market, we will provide data utilization support that directly contributes to our clients' business growth, leveraging our strengths of flexible and rapid decision-making and high execution capabilities.

■ Comments from Investors

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd., Junichi Taguchi, Director, Investment Department II
We are pleased to support Truestar Inc., which has abundant know-how and a proven track record in accompanying clients to the point where they can actually utilize data. With environmental changes driven by generative AI, the extent to which data can be utilized is becoming increasingly important for solving management and on-site challenges.
We became a shareholder due to our resonance with the Truestar team, led by the honest representative Fujii, who sincerely addresses customer challenges and provides services.
Moving forward, we will provide support by maximally leveraging the resources held by MUFG.

Hachijuni Investment Co., Ltd., Gaku Kano, Principal
While many companies face challenges with data silos and utilization, Truestar's exceptional technical and communication skills, which provide end-to-end support from data infrastructure construction to analysis and in-house development, are a solution that achieves fundamental DX.
With this investment, we hope Truestar's advanced knowledge will be shared with companies in Nagano Prefecture, strongly supporting data-driven management in regional industries. We have great expectations for their leap to become a leading data professional firm in Japan, and we will fully support them!

Giken Shoji International Corporation, Yoshinori Matsumoto, Director
We are extremely pleased about this capital alliance with Truestar Inc., which has partnered with us to support data infrastructure construction and dashboard development for our client companies' decision-making. The company's greatest strengths, "high-speed implementation" in the field and a "long-term partnership" approach that adapts to change, are highly regarded by our client companies.
Moving forward, we will further deepen our collaboration with our area marketing platform, jointly promoting data infrastructure construction, consulting, and data utilization in data commerce, thereby accelerating the businesses of both companies even further.