Hacarus
About
About Hacarus
HACARUS develops machine-vision inspection systems that train anomaly models from small sets of acceptable product images. The software identifies surface or assembly defects and highlights them with heat maps or bounding boxes, reducing the need to catalogue every possible failure type.
HACARUS Check combines this AI with cameras and FANUC CRX collaborative robots for automated multi-side inspection. Systems are deployed as turnkey cells or integrated into manufacturing lines, with installations across Asia, Europe and North America.
Funding
- 2020-11-16 - Series B - Hacarus closes Series B
Hacarus closed its Series B with strategic investors to expand research and international operations. - source: hacarus.com
- 2018-10-19 - Series A - $1.7M - Hacarus closes ¥270M Series A
Hacarus completed a ¥270 million Series A to accelerate edge-AI product development. - source: hacarus.com
Investors
- Chushin Venture Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2020-11-16
- Innovation Engine - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2018-10-19
- Japan Finance Corporation - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2020-11-16
- Kaga Electronics - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2018-10-19
- Miyako Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2020-11-16
- MTG Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2020-11-16
- Ohara Pharmaceutical - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2020-11-16
- PALTEK - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2018-10-19
- PARKINSON Laboratories - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2020-11-16
- Resona Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2020-11-16
Team
- Takashi Someda - Chief Executive Officer - Leads Hacarus's industrial AI, visual-inspection and factory-integration business.
Timeline
Events
- 2024-01-22 - Partnership - Mitsubishi Electric invests in Hacarus partnership
The companies announced the capital and business alliance on January 22, 2024. Hacarus contributes compact visual-inspection AI and factory-automation integration expertise. Mitsubishi Electric brings factory-automation products and global sales infrastructure to develop and distribute integrated inspection systems.
Source - 2022-07-08 - Org Change - Hacarus reorganizes around industrial and medical units
Hacarus announced the organizational change on July 8, 2022, effective July 1. The new structure created Industrial, Medical, Overseas Business and Business Development departments. Dedicated quality-control and information-systems functions were added to strengthen governance and security.
Source - 2021-09-29 - Product Launch - Hacarus and Osaka Gas launch GPR AI software
Hacarus announced the jointly developed software on September 29, 2021. The system detects gas and water pipes, communications cables and electrical lines from ground-penetrating-radar imagery. Hacarus reported an 89% detection rate and designed the software to run on edge devices without cloud communication.
Source - 2020-11-16 - Funding - Hacarus closes Series B
New investors included MTG Ventures, Resona Capital No. 6, PARKINSON Laboratories and Japan Finance Corporation. Existing investors Ohara Pharmaceutical, Miyako Capital and Chushin Venture Capital also participated. Capital supports materials-informatics and drug-discovery research, plus domestic and overseas expansion.
Source - 2018-10-19 - Funding - Hacarus closes ¥270M Series A
Hacarus announced completion of the Series A on October 19, 2018. The round totaled ¥270 million, including a new ¥100 million tranche from three technology-focused investors. Hacarus allocated the capital to FPGA-based AI chips, ARM edge computers and supporting development and commercialization partnerships.
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