ugo
Tokyo developer of AI robots for business operations, including the ugo Pro security and guidance robot and the ugo mini facility inspection robot.
ugo was established in 2018 and is based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, led by chief executive Ken Matsui, and it builds robots for business operations such as the ugo Pro for security and visitor guidance, the ugo TS avatar security robot and the ugo mini inspection robot, which its newsroom says have been deployed or trialled at sites including Hankyu Umeda, Toyota Boshoku and Narita Airport. On January 31, 2024 it announced a third party allotment of new shares raising 850 million yen from investors including NTT Docomo Ventures, Mizuho Capital and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, bringing its cumulative funding to about 1.65 billion yen. On May 27, 2025 it announced a further third party allotment of undisclosed size to Sankei Building, Daiwa Tsushin, TBI, Toyota Boshoku, Persol Venture Partners and Leave a Nest Capital.
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- Founded
- 2018
- Country
- Japan
- May 27, 2025Third party allotment (undisclosed amount)—
- Jan 31, 2024Third party allotment (JPY 850 million)—