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Third Intelligence

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AI research and development for human-like AGI

Tokyo, JapanFounded 2025AI

Valuation $250–500M Last recorded · 2026

Headcount <100 Current team size

Total funding $100–500M Disclosed equity funding

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About Third Intelligence

Third Intelligence, Inc. is an artificial intelligence research and development firm focused on creating a new form of intelligence and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The company's stated goal is to build AI that can think, converse, act, and grow in a manner similar to humans, moving beyond conventional AI's limitations.

The company was founded by Professor Yutaka Matsuo and Matsuo Institute, Inc. Key leadership includes Junya Ishibashi as Representative Director and CEO, Shin Shinozaki as Director and CFO, and Yutaka Matsuo serving as Chief Scientist. In June 2025, the company announced the closing of its Pre-Series A funding round.

Third Intelligence is dedicated to developing AI that possesses capabilities beyond raw intellect, aiming to create systems that can generalize knowledge, transfer skills between different domains, and solve new problems without requiring task-specific programming. The firm operates in the highly competitive and research-intensive AGI sector, alongside major tech companies and specialized research labs all working towards the creation of human-level AI.

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At a glance

Status: Operational
Founded: 2025
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Employees: 26
Open positions: 27
Dealroom signal: 92.2/100
Industry: Enterprise Software
Sector: AI, Research and Development, Core AI, Generative AI, genAI Applications, AI Model Maker, AI Applications, ai model layer
Technology: Artificial Intelligence
Business model: Manufacturing
Client focus: b2b
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1 open role

Research DirectorTokyo, Japan · 2mo ago

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Funding history

3 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal type	Date	Amount	Valuation	Investors	Source
EARLY VCOther financing	Feb 2026	$0	—	Hakuhodo DY Ventures	↗
EARLY VCOther financing	Jan 2026	$15M	$308M	Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank · Shizuoka Financial Group	↗

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Third Intelligence website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Third Intelligence is 4.8K monthly website visits, up 2.1% over the last three months. Third Intelligence's team grew 100% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits4.8K 3-month web change+2.1% 1-year team growth+100%

Monthly website visitsNov 2025–Jul 2026

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Research DirectorTokyo, Japan · Other · Aug 14, 2026 Project Manager - Business Development AGIAIAITokyo, Japan · Business Development · Jul 31, 2026 Staff Software Engineer - Harness / AI Orchestration (harness)AITokyo, Japan · Backend Development · Jul 31, 2026 AI Product Manager AIAI AITokyo, Japan, Eastern Asia, Asia · Data Science & Engineering · Jul 10, 2026 Talent Acquisition Product / BizDev / CorporateTalent Acquisition ManagerHiring ManagerTokyo, Japan, Eastern Asia, Asia · Business Development · Jul 10, 2026 Head of Customer Support AGIAI Head of Customer SupportTokyo, Japan, Eastern Asia, Asia · CSM & Support · Jul 10, 2026 Software Engineer (Early Career) AIAIUXTokyo, Japan, Eastern Asia, Asia · Backend Development · Jul 10, 2026 Staff Software Engineer - iOS AGIiOSStaff EngineerTokyo, Japan, Eastern Asia, Asia · IOS Development · Jul 10, 2026

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