What Artelligence does

Artelligence Inc. (株式会社アーテリジェンス) is a Tokyo-based private company founded in January 2020 by Satoshi Yamaguchi, self-described as Japan's first "Product Innovation Firm." The company operates three integrated business lines: corporate training (its core), consulting (organizational design, M&A support, HR systems, DX), and incubation (new service planning and digitalization of existing businesses). Its flagship AI product, MichibikaAI (ミチビカAI), is a course-based business training platform that uses generative AI avatars to conduct multi-turn role-play scenarios across sales, management, communication, and compliance, with real-time analysis of speech content, tone, and emotional expression. The platform supports customizable scenarios reflecting client-specific products and evaluation criteria, an organizational analytics dashboard for managers, and a no-code + generative AI workflow builder for non-technical staff.

The company's commercial model combines professional services revenue (custom training, consulting engagements, incubation support) with SaaS-style subscription revenue from MichibikaAI offered in standard (immediate-use) and fully customized (1-2 month deployment) tiers on multi-year enterprise contracts. Go-to-market relies primarily on direct enterprise field sales, supplemented by executive referrals, content marketing via blog and whitepapers, earned media placements in Nikkei CrossTech Active and NTT DATA's Digimaism, and exhibition participation at major Japan industry events such as DX Comprehensive EXPO 2026 Spring at Makuhari Messe. Distribution is domestic-only with a current primary market in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area.

Artelligence serves large Japanese enterprises and is currently headquartered at Forestgate Daikanyama MAIN Building 3F, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, with a former office address in Meguro-ku. The company maintains a small team (1-10 employees) backed by a credentialed curriculum director network spanning Harvard, Goldman Sachs, Acumen, Palantir, Quora, and IBM Design. Notable client logos displayed include NTT DATA, Asahi Kasei, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, NEC, NS Solutions, BIPROGY, SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE, MediaDo, and Trans-cosmos; an NTT DATA SDDX Division engagement was the subject of a 3-part serialization in Digimaism DX media. The company reports an 83% trainee-reported behavioral change rate at 6 months post-training for a recent client engagement, and operates under an ISMS Information Security Policy (Version 2, effective March 2025).

Name

Artelligence

Legal name

株式会社アーテリジェンス

Website

https://artelligence.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Artelligence is a Tokyo-based private corporate training and consulting firm founded in 2020 that offers AI-powered soft skills training via its MichibikaAI platform alongside consulting and incubation services, serving large Japanese enterprises across finance, IT, manufacturing, and real estate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Training and Professional Development Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & AI Training (BI, Data Engineering, ML/GenAI) (BPAEANAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data Science, Machine Learning & AI (Modeling, MLOps, GenAI) (EDABAFAE)

Keywords

• Corporate training services
• AI training platform
• Executive education
• Management consulting
• Soft skills development

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Corporate Training Services: Customized corporate training programs delivered both online and in-person, covering sales, management, communication, and executive development. Revenue is generated through project-based or recurring service contracts with enterprise clients. Remote work-compatible online delivery options are available.
2. MichibikaAI SaaS Subscription: AI training platform offered as a course-based subscription service. Standard programs can be used immediately upon contract signing; fully customized programs take 1-2 months to deploy. Annual and project-based billing models implied for enterprise clients.
3. Consulting Services: Advisory services covering assessment, organizational transformation, M&A support, organizational design, HR system structuring, and DX implementation. Provided alongside training services as a bundled or standalone offering.
4. Incubation Support: Incubation services combined with corporate training, targeting business monetization. Includes alliance support, new service planning, and digital transformation of existing businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Artelligence is a Japan-based product innovation firm that delivers corporate training programs, management consulting, and incubation support to enterprise clients. Its flagship offering is Michibika AI, a course-based AI training platform that uses avatar-driven role-play conversations with real-time feedback on speech content, tone, and emotional cues to build soft skills in sales, management, communication, and compliance.

Product overview

Artelligence is a Product Innovation Firm that maximizes digital value, offering a portfolio centered on corporate training services with AI-powered business training products. The main offerings include: (1) Michibika AI - a course-based AI business training service where AI serves as training instructor, providing dozens of practical courses across sales, management, communication, and compliance with real-time feedback; (2) Corporate Training Business - custom, group, and executive training programs; (3) Consulting Business - organizational design, HR systems, M&A, and DX support; and (4) Incubation Business - new service development and digitalization support. The company positions Michibika AI as its flagship AI-powered training product, combining training design expertise with AI technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ミチビカAI (Michibika AI): AI-powered course-based business training platform that provides role-play conversations with AI avatars for corporate soft skills training in areas such as sales, management, communication, compliance, and coaching.

Products and services

• Michibika AI (ミチビカAI) Course-based AI business training platform in which AI avatars act as training instructors and dialogue partners. Includes dozens of practical courses across sales, management, communication, and compliance, with real-time multi-dimensional feedback on conversation content, tone, and emotion, plus an organizational analytics dashboard. Designed for enterprise HR and L&D departments in Japan seeking scalable soft-skills training.
• Corporate Training Business (コーポレート研修事業) Customized, group, and class-based corporate training for new/young employees, executives, and managers, including assessment and coaching. Delivered online and in-person, tailored to each client's organizational form and requirements, with remote-work-compatible online delivery.
• Consulting Business (コンサルティング事業) Advisory services covering organizational assessment, organizational transformation, M&A support, organizational/HR system design, management reform, and DX implementation. Often delivered alongside training engagements, with overseas-collaboration capability for cross-border engagements.
• Incubation Business (インキュベーション事業)

Quantifiable outcome

• 83% of trainees reported direct behavioral change within 6 months post-training (based on recent client follow-up survey)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• D.Force (株式会社D.Force)notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 December 2024Artelligence partnered with D.Force (headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Akihisa Kawakami) to jointly implement a solution that provides generative AI and no-code tool-based feedback on young sales employees' negotiation content. This collaboration resulted in a published article in Nikkei CrossTech Active and demonstrated the integration of Artelligence's training expertise with D.Force's technical capabilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Coursera for Business: Enterprise arm of Coursera offering curated content and skill development from top universities and companies. Comparable in delivering structured, measurable corporate learning outcomes, though primarily content-led rather than AI role-play-led.
• Docebo: Global AI-powered enterprise learning management system serving corporate L&D departments. Comparable as an enterprise training platform with AI capabilities, though positioned as broader LMS infrastructure rather than role-play coaching.
• EdCast (by Cornerstone): Enterprise learning experience platform with AI-driven personalization. Comparable as a global incumbent offering AI-augmented corporate learning at scale.

Direct peers

• Globis Corporation (グロービス): Japan's largest private business school and corporate training provider offering MBA-style programs and corporate leadership/management training. Directly comparable to Artelligence in targeting Japanese enterprises for professional and management development training.
• Yoodli: AI role-play coaching platform focused on sales calls, management conversations, and communication skills with real-time feedback. Directly comparable to MichibikaAI's AI avatar role-play and communication analysis capabilities.
• Sana Labs: AI-powered enterprise learning platform that uses generative AI for personalized training and knowledge management. Closely comparable to MichibikaAI in applying AI to corporate learning workflows.

Regional players

• SkillUp (スキルアップ): Japanese e-learning and corporate training marketplace covering IT, business, and language skills. Comparable as a Japanese market alternative for online corporate training, though broader and less customized than Artelligence's offering.
• HRBrain: Japanese HR tech company offering talent management and HR evaluation platforms that overlap with Artelligence's HR system design consulting and people-development offerings.

Emerging players

• RIIS (Beeholme / AI Me): Japanese AI-powered corporate training and English conversation platforms. Comparable as a Japan-focused AI training tool competing for the same HR/L&D enterprise budget.
• Speak (English AI tutoring): AI-powered conversational speaking practice with feedback; shares MichibikaAI's avatar-based dialogue training pattern but focused on language learning rather than corporate soft skills.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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