23 Daily — According to thebridge.jp, on October 28, 2026, Japanese company Booost completed the final closing of its Series C funding round, raising 1.75 billion yen, bringing its total cumulative funding to 5.2 billion yen. The funds will be used to accelerate the development of AI and data integration technologies to strengthen its corporate value management operating system, "booost," enhancing the linkage and analysis of financial and non-financial data.
Booost Develops AI-driven Corporate Value Management Platform Integrating Financial and Non-Financial Data
Founded in 2015, Booost focuses on developing the corporate value management operating system "booost," which connects financial and non-financial data via AI to support regulatory compliance, management decisions, growth investments, and business transformation. Its core product, "booost Sustainability," is an ERP-based sustainability management tool that automates the collection and aggregation of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data from domestic and international group companies and supply chains, enabling real-time monitoring, multi-level approval flows, XBRL disclosure formats, third-party assurance coverage, and assessment of financial impacts.
Multi-functional System Widely Adopted by Large Public Companies
The "booost Sustainability" platform supports 25 languages and includes four dedicated AI agents responsible for supplier ESG evaluation, report creation compliant with SSBJ and CSRD standards, audit trail management, and calculation of greenhouse gas emissions across Scopes 1 to 3. Tailored versions for manufacturing, logistics, and automotive industries are also available. Its customers primarily include prime market-listed companies with market capitalization exceeding 500 billion yen. As of December last year, the system was deployed across more than 95 countries, about 6,500 companies, and over 197,000 locations, including prominent corporations such as Asics, Dai Nippon Printing, and Itochu Corporation.
Regulatory Changes Drive Demand; Funds to Target Three Strategic Development Areas
From fiscal year ending March 2027, Japanese prime market-listed companies with market capitalization over 3 trillion yen must disclose financial statements according to SSBJ standards, with third-party assurance mandated from fiscal year ending March 2028. This shifts companies toward continuous year-round management of financial and non-financial data rather than annual aggregation. In July, the government released growth strategies and investment guidance emphasizing profitability exceeding capital cost as a key management metric, urging companies to integrate dispersed financial and non-financial data across departments and sites. Booost plans to use its Series C funds to: enhance AI infrastructure for analyzing impacts of human capital, climate change, and geopolitics on future earnings and investments; strengthen cross-border data linkage, multilingual operations, and enterprise governance control features; and recruit talent and expand partner networks to support customer onboarding and utilization.
Editor's take: AI Integration of Financial and Non-Financial Data Holds Significant Potential
Booost stands out as one of the few platforms focusing on integrating ESG and financial data with AI, addressing regulatory and capital market trends faced by publicly listed companies. Its cumulative funding exceeding 5 billion yen underscores market confidence in its leadership in corporate value management. Entrepreneurs should watch how Booost leverages technology innovation to overcome traditional data silos, building cross-departmental and cross-regional integrated governance platforms. Effectiveness can be validated by deploying pilot projects within large enterprises to evaluate data collection efficiency, reporting accuracy, and decision-support capabilities, then monitoring improvements in governance and management metrics post-implementation.