| 2000-09 |
Relocated headquarters and commenced full-scale operations |
| 2001-03 |
Started sales of mobile phone sound source IP/licenses and concluded licensing and royalty agreements |
| 2002-05 |
Acquired manufacturing and sales rights for Memory Stick ROM and started sales |
| 2003-04 |
Established AI Corporation in Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo |
| 2003-04-01 |
Established on April 1, 2003 |
| 2004-04 |
Started licensing the corpus-based speech synthesis engine AIVoice® series |
| 2004-05 |
Started sales of compact speech synthesis device HD AIVoice® |
| 2005-01 |
Signed a licensing agreement with NTT Docomo Inc. for sound source use |
| 2005-01 |
Entered the business of writing content for mock exams conducted by major prep schools onto memory cards and selling the cards |
| 2005-12 |
Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market |
| 2006-05 |
Signed a capital and business alliance agreement with NTT Docomo Inc. |
| 2006-12 |
Signed a business alliance agreement with ATR (Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International) |
| 2007-04 |
Started licensing the free-text speech synthesis engine series |
| 2007-04 |
Established a research and development center in Keihanna District, Kyoto Prefecture |
| 2007-04 |
Start of sales of speech file creation package "AITalk® Voice Craftsman®" |
| 2007-04 |
Opened R&D center in Keihanna district, Kyoto Prefecture: Started sales of speech file creation package "AITalk® Voice Craftsman®" |
| 2007-05 |
Participated in ATR-Lang as a capital investor |
| 2007-05 |
Changed the trade name of ATR-Lang to ATR-Trek and made it a subsidiary |
| 2008-02 |
Relocated headquarters to Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| 2009-09 |
Relocated headquarters to Nishikata, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo |
| 2009-09 |
Relocated headquarters to Nishi-Kata, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo due to business expansion |
| 2009-11 |
Relocated headquarters to Nishinakajima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka |
| 2011-04 |
Relocated headquarters to Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo |
| 2011-04 |
Relocated headquarters to Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo due to business expansion |
| 2011-04 |
Izu Corporation (later renamed Light Pocket Corporation) and Super One Corporation were made subsidiaries |
| 2011-11 |
Start of sales of consumer package "Easy! AITalk®" |
| 2011-11 |
Start of offering speech synthesis service "AITalk® WebAPI" |
| 2011-11 |
Started sales of consumer package "Easy! AITalk®"; Launched speech synthesis service "AITalk® WebAPI" |
| 2012-04 |
Start of offering original speech synthesis dictionary creation service "AITalk® Custom Voice®" |
| 2014-02 |
Received the "Chusho Kigyo Chocho Award" at Japan Venture Awards 2014 |
| 2014-04 |
Start of sales of personal input text reading software "VOICEROID®+ Kotoba Akane® & Aoi®" |
| 2014-05 |
Received the "Technical Development Award" at the Acoustical Society |
| 2014-09 |
Relocated headquarters to Nishikata, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo |
| 2014-09 |
Relocated headquarters to Nishi-Kata, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo due to business expansion |
| 2014-10 |
Media General Research Institute was made a subsidiary |
| 2014-10 |
Participated in Mirai Translation Corporation |
| 2014-11 |
Received the "Grand Prize" at the Tokyo Venture Technology Award |
| 2015-04 |
Absorbed and merged with the consolidated subsidiary Light Pocket Corporation |
| 2015-10 |
Renewed speech synthesis service as "AICloud®" |
| 2016-08 |
Succeeded the business of Adhoc Corporation through a company split (simplified absorption-type split) |
| 2016-08 |
Changed the market to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section after 10 years of listing on Mothers, based on the company's market selection |
| 2017-07 |
Made Media Japan Corporation and Media Japan Agency Corporation subsidiaries |
| 2017-10 |
Transferred all shares of Mirai Translation Corporation |
| 2017-11 |
Divested from Media General Research Institute through share transfer |
| 2018-06 |
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market |
| 2018-09 |
Entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with Glory Corporation |
| 2018-10 |
Signed a technology partnership agreement with Nuance Communications, Inc. (now Cerence B.V.) |
| 2019-01 |
Launched sales of PowerPoint® dedicated narration software "AITalk® Voice Plus®" |
| 2019-07 |
Transferred the promotion business |
| 2019-09 |
Launched sales of personal video narration and subtitle addition software "Easy! After Recording™" |
| 2019-10 |
Launched renewed sales of foreign language narration software "AITalk International®3" |
| 2020-02 |
Launched sales of personal input text reading software "VOICEROID®2 Iori Yuzuru™" |
| 2020-05 |
Launched sales of "AITalk®5" series products utilizing waveform connection type speech synthesis and DNN parametric speech synthesis methods |
| 2021-02 |
Launched sales of original personal brand "A.I.VOICE™" utilizing "AITalk®5" |
| 2021-08 |
Media Japan Corporation, a consolidated subsidiary, transferred its subsidiary Media Japan Agency Corporation through share transfer |
| 2022-04 |
Transitioned to the Growth Market following the reorganization of the Tokyo Stock Exchange market |
| 2022-06 |
Founder Daisuke Yoshida moved to Chairman of the Board, and Shinichi Hiroi was appointed as President |
| 2023-03 |
Closed the R&D center and consolidated development functions at the head office |
| 2023-05 |
Signed a capital and business alliance agreement with Fuutorek Co., Ltd. |
| 2023-05 |
Entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with AI Corporation |
| 2023-06 |
Acquired shares of Fuutorek Co., Ltd. and made it a related company |
| 2023-07 |
Acquired shares of CoEst Co., Ltd. and made it a subsidiary |
| 2023-09 |
Merged with CoEst Co., Ltd. |
| 2023-10 |
Announced "AITalk®6" utilizing advanced DNN speech synthesis method |
| 2023-12 |
Launched sales of the successor product "A.I.VOICE®2" for the personal original brand equipped with "AITalk®6" |
| 2024-01 |
Signed a basic agreement on business integration with Fuutorek Co., Ltd. |
| 2024-05 |
Signed a merger agreement with Fuutorek Co., Ltd. effective October 1, 2024 |
| 2024-05 |
Signed a merger agreement with AI Corporation, effective October 1, 2024 (scheduled) |
| 2024-10 |
Absorbed and merged with Fuutorek Co., Ltd. |
| 2025-04 |
Acquired shares of Lapis Live Inc. and became a subsidiary |
| 2025-09 |
Merged with ATR-Trek Inc. |
| 2025-12 |
Changed listing market segment to Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market |
