Hacarus

Hacarus develops lightweight artificial-intelligence systems for industrial visual inspection and operational analytics. Founded in Kyoto in 2014, the company uses sparse modelling and compact data-efficient techniques to detect defects and support decision workflows in manufacturing and other regulated environments.

Facts

Segment: Perception
Country: Japan
Founded: 2014
Website: https://hacarus.com/

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

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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

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Market context

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Timeline

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… - source: hacarus.com
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… - source: hacarus.com
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… - source: hacarus.com

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Team

Takashi Someda - Chief Executive Officer - Leads Hacarus's industrial AI, visual-inspection and factory-integration business.

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Relations

Mitsubishi Electric - Visual Inspection - Hacarus and Mitsubishi Electric jointly develop and commercialize automated AI visual-inspection systems.

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