Uzabase, Inc. provides information infrastructure to support decision-making in business activities primarily in Japan and internationally. It operates SPEEDA, a business information platform that provides insights for business strategy development and market analysis, including global corporate data, industry reports, market data, M&A deals, and expert insights to financial institutions and general businesses; FORCAS, a B2B marketing platform; and NewsPicks, a social business media that offers economic and business news articles. The company also operates INITIAL, a startup information platform that provides one-stop source to general data, financing, investors, and business partners of startups, as well as articles on related topics; and AlphaDrive, a consulting business that supports corporate clients in relation to new business development, next generation human resource development, and revitalising organizations. In addition, it operates MIMIR, a network business; SPEEDA EDGE, a market intelligent platform that offers industry-driven insights, including emerging tech trends, disruptors, partnership deals, and custom research; and UB VENTURES, a venture capital business that focuses on financing seed to early-stage SaaS and media startups. Uzabase, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. As of December 22, 2022, Uzabase, Inc. was taken private.
