Patent-Focused AI Startup Wert Intelligence Secures Funding from Altos Ventures, Eyes 2026 Japan Expansion

Funding Overview

Wert Intelligence Co., Ltd., a specialist in AI for the patent domain, has announced a new funding round led by Altos Ventures. The company plans to leverage this capital to accelerate product development and scale its global operations.

About Wert Intelligence

The company provides "PlutoLM," a proprietary domain-specific language model trained on 170 million patent documents across 106 jurisdictions. Wert Intelligence is championing a new category dubbed "IP-AX" (IP AI Transformation), designed to automate the entire patent workflow for corporate R&D divisions. The platform is already being utilized by organizations like LG Electronics' R&D group, demonstrating tangible results, including up to a 3x increase in search accuracy and a 98% reduction in task completion times in live production environments.

Strategic Goals and Market Outlook

The new funds will be directed toward further refining their product suite and supporting expansion into the Asian market—with a targeted entry into Japan scheduled for the second half of 2026. As the world's third-largest patent filing nation, Japan maintains vast patent portfolios in critical industries such as semiconductors and batteries, yet much of its management workflow remains heavily manual. By introducing IP-AX, Wert Intelligence aims to redefine intellectual property management, tailoring its AI solutions to the specific linguistic nuances and regulatory practices of the region.

Future Roadmap

Wert Intelligence is set to participate as a speaker at the "IPBC Asia Tokyo" conference this November, leading a masterclass on semiconductor licensing. By positioning itself as more than just a software vendor, the company is committed to reshaping Asia's IP infrastructure and establishing a significant footprint in the Japanese market.