Six partners establish BIRD INITIATIVE
NEC and five industrial and financial partners established BIRD INITIATIVE to turn collaborative AI research into new businesses.
Evidence notes
- NEC, Obayashi, Japan Industrial Partners, Japan Investment Adviser, ITOCHU Techno-Solutions and a UTokyo Innovation Platform fund formed the company.
- BIRD planned to begin operations in October 2020 using a co-creative R&D model spanning industry, finance and academia.
- The venture drew on intelligent simulation and automation research from NEC collaboration with AIST and RIKEN to define projects, prototype systems and prepare commercialization.
Company context
Co-creative industrial AI research, prototyping and venture formation.