COMPANY PROFILE
| Name | Turing Inc. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 08/20/2021 |
| Business Description | Development of Fully Autonomous Driving AI |
| Head Office Location | AE2-1-2, Tokyo Ryutsu Center Logistics Building A 6-1-1 Heiwajima, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| CEO | Issei Yamamoto |
| Capital | 30 million yen (Total raised: 19 billion yen) |
| Number of Employees | 95 (65 full-time employees and 30 interns/fixed-term staff) |
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Head Office
Tokyo Ryutsu Center Logistics Building A 6-1-1 Heiwajima, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Approximately a 7-minute walk from Ryutsu Center Station (Tokyo Monorail)
CxOMEMBERS
Issei Yamamoto
FOUNDER, CEO.CEO of Turing, the company with the mission of “We Overtake Tesla.” Spent 10 years developing the computer shogi program Ponanza, achieving the milestone of defeating a professional master. After graduating from the University of Tokyo Graduate School, he joined HEROZ Inc., where he served as a lead engineer and supported the company through its IPO. He has given numerous talks, both in Japan and internationally, and has appeared on the TV program Jounetsu Tairiku. He concurrently serves as a Specially Appointed Professor at Aichi Gakuin University.
Daisuke Tanaka
COO.Graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in Economics. After working at SPARX Group and Digital Hearts Holdings, he joined Google, where he gave numerous talks as an “Evangelist” for corporate cloud services. In 2016, he joined Medley Inc., contributing to its IPO as an Executive Officer and Business Head. In January 2023, he joined Turing as Director and COO.
Yu Yamaguchi
CTO / Generative AI Team Manager.While working as a researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and as a visiting researcher at the U.S. NIST, he began independently developing deep learning for game AI. As the lead developer for a Japanese Go AI project, he designed and implemented parallel distributed reinforcement learning across up to 1,100 GPUs, becoming a runner-up and later winning a world championship in Shogi AI. After serving as an Executive Officer at HEROZ Inc., he helped found Turing in 2022 and was appointed CTO in August 2024, and also serves as manager of the Generative AI Team.
Masato Morishima
CFO.Graduated with High Distinction from Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business. After working at GE Japan and GE’s U.S. headquarters, he joined Morgan Stanley’s Menlo Park office, where he handled IPOs, fundraising, and M&A advisory for technology companies. Upon retur.ing to Japan, he joined One Capital Inc., leading the ¥4.5 billion Series B fundraising for portfolio company oVice Inc., where he later became CFO. In July 2024, he joined Turing as CFO.
Yugo Tokuchi
Chief Business Officer (CBO) in charge of External Affairs and Business Development.
After working in international business at Bandai Namco Entertainment, he founded a business venture in India. Upon returning to Japan, he led the launch of new businesses and served in executive roles at Metaps Inc. and Media Do Co., Ltd. Throughout his career, he has focused on business development with stakeholders across diverse industries and cultures.He joined Turing in March 2023, where he leads coordination among government, industry, and academia in national projects with organizations such as Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). He also oversees a large-scale consortium focused on safety assurance for end-to-end autonomous driving, managing the initiative from regulatory design to technical demonstrations. In addition, he works on building strategic partnerships with major automakers, suppliers, and transportation operators.