Outline

Company Information

Company Name

T2 Inc.

Representative

Masatomo Kumabe, CEO

Date of Establishment

Aug, 2022

Offices

T2‐H Base(Head Office):Hibiya Kokusai Building, 2-2-3 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Zama Tech Base:3F Prologis Park Zama 1, 2-10-7 Hironodai, Zama-shi, Kanagawa

Our Business

(1) Development of autonomous driving systems and trunk line transportation service using trucks equipped with such systems.
(2) Trunk line transportation related services.
(3) Other businesses and related services utilizing autonomous driving systems.
(4) All business incidental and related to each of the preceding items.

Shareholders

USAMI KOYU CO., LTD, Preferred Networks, Inc., Kiyo Capital Management, Suzuyo & Co., Ltd., Daiwa Logistics CO.,LTD., Tokyo Century Corporation, Toho Acetylene Co., Ltd., Japan Freight Railway Company, Japan Post Capital I, LLP, Fukuyama Transporting Co., Ltd., Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, MITSUI-SOKO HOLDINGS Co., Ltd., MITSUI & CO., LTD., MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD., EEI Fund 5 Innovation and Impact Investment, JA MITSUI LEASING, LTD., KDDI CORPORATION, NX・TC Lease & Finance Co.,Ltd., TSVF2 Investment Limited Partnership, Value Chain Innovation Fund

History & milestones

History & milestones

2020
Jul

Start of PoC

Oct

Completed development of an experimental passenger vehicle

Dec

Confirmed basic autonomous driving in closed course

2021
Apr

Passenger car: Driving experiment on expressway (control OFF) Memorandum of Understanding with a major transportation company

Sep

Began development of an experimental truck

2022
Jan

Replaced major modules with in-house developed components

Feb

Successfully controlled truck in simulator

Jun

Completed development of an experimental truck

Aug

Founded T2 Corporation

Nov

Conducted on-road demonstration with a passenger vehicle

2023
Apr

Conducted on-road demonstration with truck

Jun

Raised ¥1.25 billion in Pre-Series A funding

Aug

Raised ¥3.5 billion in Series A funding

Oct

Raised ¥700 million in Series A follow-on round

2027
Oct

Commenced commercial operations with Level 4 autonomous trucks between Kanto and Kansai

2029 ~

Expansion of Level 4 autonomous transportation service areas

2020
Jul

Start of PoC

Oct

Completed development of an experimental passenger vehicle

Dec

Confirmed basic autonomous driving in closed course

2021
Apr

Passenger car: Driving experiment on expressway (control OFF) Memorandum of Understanding with a major transportation company

Sep

Began development of an experimental truck

2022
Jan

Replaced major modules with in-house developed components

Feb

Successfully controlled truck in simulator

Jun

Completed development of an experimental truck

Aug

Founded T2 Corporation

Nov

Conducted on-road demonstration with a passenger vehicle

2023
Apr

Conducted on-road demonstration with truck

Jun

Raised ¥1.25 billion in Pre-Series A funding

Aug

Raised ¥3.5 billion in Series A funding

Oct

Raised ¥700 million in Series A follow-on round

2027
Oct

Commenced commercial operations with Level 4 autonomous trucks between Kanto and Kansai

2029 ~

Expansion of Level 4 autonomous transportation service areas

Leadership

Leadership

Management Member

Masatomo Kumabe MITSUI & CO., LTD.
MITSUI & CO., LTD.

CEO

Masatomo Kumabe

Soshi Watanabe Preferred Networks
Preferred Networks

Director

Soshi Watanabe

Koji Araki MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD.
MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD.

Director

Koji Araki

Daisuke Hori MITSUI & CO., LTD.
MITSUI & CO., LTD.

Director

Daisuke Hori

Toshinori Nemoto Professor, KEIAI UNIVERSITY and Professor Emeritus of Hitotsubashi University
Professor, KEIAI UNIVERSITY and Professor Emeritus of Hitotsubashi University

Director

Toshinori Nemoto

Masahide Teraishi Professor, Otsuma Women's University and Professor Emeritus of Gunma University
Professor, Otsuma Women's University and Professor Emeritus of Gunma University

Audit

Masahide Teraishi

Head of Division

Hiroyasu Fujii Previously with Sumitomo Corporation
Previously with Sumitomo Corporation

Head of Corporate Headquarters

Hiroyasu Fujii

Ken Kunitoshi MITSUI & CO., LTD. and previously with TOYOTA
MITSUI & CO., LTD. and previously with TOYOTA

Head of Business Development Division

Ken Kunitoshi

Yuki Tsuji Former Preferred Networks
Former Preferred Networks

Head of Technology Development Division

Yuki Tsuji

Advisor

Ryosuke Okuta Former CTO, Preferred Networks
Former CTO, Preferred Networks

Technology Development Division Advisor

Ryosuke Okuta

Katsuhiro Nishinari Professor, University of Tokyo
Professor, University of Tokyo

Katsuhiro Nishinari

Toshiyuki Uemura Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University
Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University

Toshiyuki Uemura