Kotozna's Genri Goto to Speak at GFTN Forum 2025 'Founders Day'
Kotozna Inc. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Genri Goto; https://kotozna.com/, hereinafter ‘Kotozna’) is pleased to announce that CEO Genri Goto will speak at the panel discussion ‘Accelerating Ambition: The Road to 100 Unicorns by 2027’ during Founders Day, part of GFTN Forum Japan 2025. The event will take place at Kanda Myojin Shrine on Thursday, March 6, 2025.
●Speaking at GFTN Forum 2025’s “Founders Day”
A variety of sessions are planned for Founders Day, focusing on promoting entrepreneurship. Kotozna CEO Genri Goto will participate in the panel discussion “Accelerating Ambition: The Road to 100 Unicorns by 2027” from 10:35 AM to 11:15 AM, where he will discuss strategies and challenges for creating 100 unicorn companies by 2027.
[About GFTN Forum, Japan 2025]
GFTN Forum Japan 2025 will be held in Tokyo from March 3 to 7, 2025, featuring a range of programs exploring the latest developments in finance and technology. For detailed program information and registration, please visit the official website: https://gftnforum.jp/.
Kotozna is currently conducting a proof of concept (PoC) to introduce its digital concierge, Kotozna ConcierGAI, to financial institutions in Fukuoka Prefecture. Moving forward, the company plans to expand its business both domestically and internationally by providing multilingual communication tools for the finance and technology sectors.
●About Kotozna Inc.
Official website: https://www.kotozna.com/about
Representative: CEO Goto Genri
Established: October 2016
Capital: 212,499,840 yen (capital surplus 1,094,668,880 yen) (as of August 31, 2024)
Head office location: MetLife Motoakasaka West 1F, 1-7-20 Motoakasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Business: Providing services related to multilingual communication tools
Company website: https://www.kotozna.com
October 2016: Founded
September 2018: Developed multilingual chat tool “Kotozna Chat”.
June 2019: Certified as a member of J-Startup (Note 3), a Japanese startup development support program promoted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
February 2020: Established a business and capital alliance with JTB.
October 2020: Launched sales of “Kotozna In-room” (https://kotozna.com/in-room), a multilingual communication tool for accommodation facilities, in Japan with JTB. Accelerated expansion after being recognized as effective for digital transformation and social distancing amid a slump in inbound tourism.
March 2021: Selected as a fourth-term participant in the Singapore Tourism Accelerator.
August 2021: Selected for the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ Multilingual Explanation Development Project, and from 2018 to 2021, registered over 100 cultural properties in 27 regions on the “Japanese Cultural Properties Portal Site.”
December 2021: Began demonstration testing of “Kotozna Live Chat (now laMondo)” as part of the Singapore Tourism Board’s program.
May 2022: Kotozna Singapore Pte. Ltd. is established.
September 2022: Sales of “Kotozna laMondo” (https://kotozna.com/conciergai) begin.
June 2023: Launch of Kotozna ConcierGPT (currently integrated into Kotozna laMondo)
https://kotozna.com/news/pr-20230621/ )
January 2024: Kotozna In-room introduced in 47,000 rooms
January 2024: Formed capital and business alliance with Virtualex Holdings Inc. to support the use of generative AI in call center operations
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[Contact for media inquiries]
Kotozna PR Office: Hoshi and Takebe
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