In this series of articles, we are focusing on the Japanese startups that recently got in the spotlight, discussing their concepts, goals and activities. Today’s company is UZABASE.
UZABASE
Overview
UZABASE is an online financial data service provider aimed for BtoB clients, providing related business news, financial report data, stock price data as well as a wide range of industrial analysis reports through its business platform called SPEEDA and NewsPicks.
Mission
We guide business people to insights that change the world
We provide a foundation of intelligence that supports the needs of business and business people. We analyze, organize, and create global information so you can make the right decisions at the right time unleashing your creative and innovative potential.
Values
1. Be free & own it
We are a community of self-starters. Each one of us has the freedom to think beyond the norm and make our best decisions. That kind of freedom comes with responsibility. We inspire each other to be bold, and we hold each other to the highest standards.
2. Unleash ingenuity
Is this fresh? Will our users be excited? Are we excited? If the answer to those questions is no, then we don’t do it. We use our strengths as a team, fusing our technological skill with sharp business prowess to deliver original products and services that radiate creativity and outpace the zeitgeist.
3. Thrill the user
Approach every situation with the user in mind. Anticipate their needs. We listen—with open ears, hearts, and minds—to understand what they want. And then we give them more. We capture their imagination, and we strip away anything that doesn’t make their experience better.
4. How fast? Wow fast.
Surprise users (and yourself) with the speed of our results. Think faster. Develop faster. Speed is our culture. From decision making and product evolution to how we respond to our users, we want to be first. Scrap obstacles or inefficiencies that get in the way so we can create amazing things quickly.
5. Don’t know? Choose brave.
If there’s a challenge, chase it. Find the point of difficulty and push. If it means making mistakes—that’s fine. Failure is a master teacher. We’ll learn. We’ll get smarter. And we’ll do it over and over. In our world, success only comes from trying something new then learning how to do it better than anyone else.
6. In it together. No matter what.
Approach every situation with the user in mind. Anticipate their needs. We listen—with open ears, hearts, and minds—to understand what they want. And then we give them more. We capture their imagination, and we strip away anything that doesn’t make their experience better.
7. We need what you bring
We communicate openly—expressing ourselves honestly and listening with respect turning our differences into strength. The unique way you see the world makes all of us smarter. The way you express yourself inspires us to be more creative. Speak your mind. Share from the heart. Express your talents and be yourself. We celebrate diversity of experience, thought, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and culture. Whatever your path, we need your point of view.
Services
UZABASE operates 7 services.
1. SPEEDA
A business intelligence platform that provides financial institutions and general businesses with the insights they need for business strategy development and market analysis—including global corporate data, industry reports, market data, M&A deals, and expert insights.
Service URL: https://asia.ub-speeda.com/en/
2. NewsPicks
A business news media that provides users with economic and business news articles, along with comments from business professionals and experts. On top of news articles from over 100 worldwide media, NewsPicks' Editorial Team distributes its own original articles and video content.
Service URL: https://corp.newspicks.com/
3. FORCAS
A B2B marketing platform that integrates Uzabase Group's company information database with each customer's internal data to identify prospects with a high probability of closing based on in-depth data analysis. It also provides support for implementing Account Based Marketing practices.
Service URL: https://www.forcas.com/
4. INITIAL
A startup information platform that provides one-stop source to general data, financing, investors, and business partners of startups, as well as original articles on related topics.
Service URL: https://initial.inc/
5. UB Ventures
A venture capital business that focuses on financing seed to early-stage SaaS and media startups.
Service URL: https://ubv.vc/en/
6. AlphaDrive
A consulting business that supports corporate clients in relation to new business development, fostering the next generation of talent, revitalising organizations, as well as implementing Uzabase Group SaaS services.
Service URL: https://alphadrive.co.jp/
7. MIMIR
A expert network business that provides two main services: 1) "NewsPicks Expert", an expert platform for gathering expert knowledge, co-developed with NewsPicks; and 2) "SPEEDA EXPERT RESEARCH", a service offering access to the opinions of industry experts in cutting-edge fields, co-developed with SPEEDA.
Service URL: https://mimir-inc.biz/
Market Cap
90.490B (JPY) / Bloomberg Markets (as of 07/16/2021)
Top Message (from Co-Chief Executive Officer Yusuke Inagaki, Taira Sakuma)
3 Promises to Shareholders/Investors
We at Uzabase, Inc. could not have gotten to where we are now without the support of countless people since our inception. We are indebted to all those who have taken this rollercoaster ride with us so far— our suppliers, our users, and our employees— and now, we are delighted and humbled to welcome our shareholders into the Uzabase family. To pave the way for a relationship of long-term growth, security, and trust, we hereby pledge the following 3 promises to our shareholders and investors.
1. Absolute Commitment to Our Mission : “We guide business people to insights that change the world”
Information is what forms the core foundation of each businessperson’s decision-making process. Through the accumulation and dissemination of information, we are thus accorded with the tools necessary to affect change in the world. We believe that our unparalleled devotion to our mission will help us make the world a better place— that is our raison d’etre.
2. Unwavering Honesty
We believe that it is essential for our shareholders to acquire a true and comprehensive understanding of Uzabase: our mission, our successes and, most crucially, our failures. We will thus do our utmost to cultivate a culture of transparency and full disclosure, through the good times and the bad.
3. Our Word is Our Bond
We believe the fastest way to earn our shareholders’ trust is by accumulating proven results. But it’s also important to recognise that things don’t always go according to plan. Failure is not something to be feared or shunned. Rather, it is our responsibility to reflect deeply upon our mistakes and take whatever action is necessary to rectify them in the fastest way possible.
