AnyMind Group Establishes 'AnyAI Lab' in Hangzhou, China, for Advanced AI Agent Development

AnyMind Group Establishes 'AnyAI Lab' in Hangzhou, China, for Advanced AI Agent Development

AnyMind Group Inc. (CEO: Kosuke Sogo) announced that it will establish 'AnyAI Lab' in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, in June 2026 as a core hub for promoting the development of AI agents and their application to the company's businesses and products.

At this hub, the company will accelerate its 'AI Native Transformation' by integrating data accumulated through its operations in 15 countries and regions across Asia with Hangzhou's AI development environment. The company will also sequentially implement these developments into its products through its 'AnyAI' platform, driving the advancement of its AI features and product portfolio.

In conjunction with this, the company is starting a global recruitment drive for AI engineers and AI product development talent across its offices.

### Rationale for Selecting the Location

In recent years, the business application of AI has expanded into the automation of work and operations. Hangzhou has gained global presence as a city where advanced AI talent and development communities gather in fields such as AI applications and robotics, being designated as a 'National Next-Generation AI Innovation Development Pilot Zone' in China. It hosts thousands of digital and AI-related companies and maintains one of the top levels of net inflow of high-level IT talent in the country.

In particular, an ecosystem has formed that rapidly develops and applies the latest AI technologies and research findings to actual services and businesses. Active implementation and utilization of autonomous AI agents are also underway.

The company decided to establish the hub in Hangzhou, judging that gaining early access to such an AI development and implementation environment, and incorporating cutting-edge AI technical insights and development know-how into its products and operational processes, will lead to strengthening its mid-to-long-term competitiveness.

### Main Initiatives of 'AnyAI Lab'

At AnyAI Lab, the company will promote the following initiatives in various business domains, including the development of various solutions for its data & AI platform 'AnyAI':

- **Applied Development of Autonomous AI Agents**: The company will promote the applied development of rapidly evolving AI agents. This includes designing mechanisms for multiple AI agents to collaborate in supporting and automating work, enhancing AI capabilities such as memory, reasoning, and external tool utilization, designing and implementing AI-driven business flows, and promoting the introduction and operation of these in actual business processes. - **Accelerating Development of 'AnyAI' Product Portfolio**: Insights and development achievements gained at AnyAI Lab will be sequentially integrated into the company's 'AnyAI' solutions. By utilizing operational data and feedback obtained from business sites in 15 countries and regions in Asia, the company will advance its AI features to meet actual operational and customer needs. - **Advancing Company-wide Operations for AI Native Transformation**: AnyAI Lab is positioned as a core function for business transformation premise on AI utilization throughout the company. Currently, AI is being utilized globally across business domains such as sales and planning, and the company plans to achieve further productivity improvements through the use of AI agents.

### AnyMind Group's Strengths in AI Development

The biggest feature of AnyAI Lab is its ability to directly connect the company's business infrastructure, developed across various Asian markets, with local AI implementation environments. The company possesses transaction and consumer contact data that is accumulated daily in fields such as marketing, e-commerce, and live commerce. By combining this primary data with Hangzhou's AI implementation environment, the company will drive a cycle of development, operation, and improvement of AI agents linked to actual business sites, going beyond mere PoC (Proof of Concept).