Cogent Labs is a Tokyo-based artificial intelligence company founded in 2014. It develops AI technologies aimed at solving business challenges related to productivity enhancement and labour shortages, with a focus on AI-powered document automation and business process automation.
The company's flagship product, SmartRead, is an AI-OCR service designed to extract and process data from documents in various formats. Its technical work spans artificial intelligence, document automation, and workflow automation, serving industries centred on document processing and business process optimisation.
Headquartered in Tokyo, Cogent Labs operates with an international team and maintains a strong product focus. The company's stated mission is "Powering Productivity with Artificial Intelligence", with the goal of helping individuals and enterprises achieve multiplied performance improvements.
