[Frontier Co., Ltd.] Front-IA selected for “JETRO × Berkeley SKYDECK” acceleration program
*Frontier Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 4, 2024
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Front-IA selected for “JETRO × Berkeley SKYDECK” acceleration program *~Accelerating the development of solutions that bring innovation to the internal audit industry in Silicon Valley~*
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Front-IA, a professional firm specializing in internal audit/GRC (governance, risk management, compliance) field (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Shoda) Yohei (hereinafter referred to as “Frontier”) is a member of the Global Startup Acceleration Program (GSAP) sponsored by JETRO. Tech (AI, Enterprise BtoB, Life Science, etc) course by Berkeley We would like to inform you that our project has been selected for “SKYDECK”. *
JETRO Press Release “GSAP, which aims to become a top accelerator overseas and on a global scale, has decided on participating companies – total number of participating startups reaches 500”
GSAP is a program run by the world’s top accelerator, Berkeley In collaboration with SKYDECK, Frontier will accelerate the
development of innovative solutions to streamline internal audits in Silicon Valley. In this program, you can improve your business development skills for financing and overseas expansion, and receive practical training with a view to expanding your business not only in the U.S. market but also on a global scale.
Tsuchida, executive officer of Frontier and representative of the US corporation Front-IA Innovations (hereinafter referred to as “Innovations”), who is responsible for promoting this program. Hiroyuki commented on his selection into this program as follows:
“We are pleased to announce that our efforts to date on “internal audit x generative AI” have been recognized, and we have been selected by Berkeley, a world-renowned acceleration program. It is a great honor to be selected by SKYDECK. We have focused on the compatibility between internal auditing and generative AI, and have been the first in the internal auditing industry to engage in research and development in this area. As the person in charge, I am committed to this program, creating internal audit solutions that will be evaluated around the world, and contributing to the further
development of the internal audit industry. ”
Frontier and Innovations will continue to advance research and development that utilizes cutting-edge technology for internal audit/GRC, contributing to the business of client companies. * [Company information] Front-IA, Inc. * Address: PMO EX Nihonbashi Kayabacho, 2-12-10 Nihonbashi Kayabacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Yohei Shoda
Business content: Provision of consulting/advisory/digital solutions focused on internal audit/GRC areas, media planning and management Established date: June 2020
Homepage: https://www.front-ia.com/
* Front-IA Innovations, Inc. * Address: 2001 Addison Street, Suite 300, Berkeley, California, 94704, United States of America
Representative: Hiroyuki Tsuchida
Business content: Research and development of internal audit solutions using cutting-edge technology, provision of consulting/advisory mainly in the internal audit/GRC field
Establishment date: May 2023
Homepage: https://www.front-ia-innovations.com/
* [Contact information regarding this matter] * Front-IA Innovations, Inc. Representative: Hiroyuki Tsuchida
E-mail: hiroyuki.tsuchida@front-ia.com