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COMPANY PROFILE

NameTuring Inc.
Founded08/20/2021
Business DescriptionDevelopment of Fully Autonomous Driving AI
Head Office LocationTokyo Ryutsu Center Logistics Building A 6-1-1 Heiwajima, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
CEOIssei Yamamoto
Capital30 million yen (Total raised: 24 billion yen)
Number of Employees95 (65 full-time employees and 30 interns/fixed-term staff)

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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)

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HISTORY OF COMPANY

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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

CBO.Worked at Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., planning and selling gaming devices for overseas markets. He later moved to Mumbai, India, where he founded the Japanese restaurant Yugo Sushi, which became a popular local dining spot and won The Guide Restaurant Award from a major newspaper. Upon retur.ing to Japan, he took on roles launching and overseeing blockchain services at Metaps and Media Do. He joined Turing in March 2023 and was appointed CBO in August 2024.

Creating the common sense of the future.
We're looking for companions to take on the challenge together.

Under the banner of "We Overtake Tesla,"
will you join us in tackling one of humanity's greatest challenges—fully autonomous driving?