PLANTIO, Inc. 20232025

Tokyo, Shibuya Ward

Our vision is “Sustainable Food and Agriculture in an Agritainment World.” We aim to democratize agriculture and food, creating spaces and opportunities to engage with farming and food everywhere—from home balconies and building rooftops to indoor spaces in apartments. We develop vegetable cultivation guide systems utilizing IoT, AI, and ICT, create content and programs related to agriculture and food, and provide consulting for community development centered around farming and food. A social impact startup selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's startup support program, ‘J-Startup’.

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PLANTIO, Inc.'s Main Innovation
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Developing a new market by updating traditional home vegetable gardening and gardening through the globally expanding trend of “urban farming” combined with gamification and social contribution.

Developing a new market by updating traditional home vegetable gardening and gardening through the globally expanding trend of “urban farming” combined with gamification and social contribution.

Until now, we had our proprietary IoT sensors to realize the vegetable cultivation guide called “grow CONNECT.” We are now significantly updating its core AI, the “Crowd Farming System,” by integrating it with cutting-edge technologies like generative AI. This will not only enable more precise vegetable cultivation guidance but also empower the sustainable practice of local production for local consumption—where everyone enjoys growing and eating together—expanding the world of agritainment.

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PLANTIO, Inc. Representative Introduction
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Representative Takanori Serizawa Takanori Serizawa
Takayoshi Serizawa ◎ After working as an entertainment content producer, he joined Seron Industries, the family business that first conceived, developed, and popularized the Japanese-made English term “planter.” In 2015, he founded Plantio Inc. to redefine and reinvent the original planter. Recognizing that the essence of his grandfather's invention lay not in developing a high-performance planter but in creating opportunities to engage with agriculture, he launched the “grow” brand in 2020, aiming to democratize food and farming. Kaoru Koyama × Forbes JAPAN's “25 People Shining the Future of Food” Final Presentation Judge for “Start Next Innovator 2020” hosted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Main Achievements Founded Plantio in 2015
Received the "MIRAI" Award at Mirai 2018 in 2018
Cookpad Accelerator Excellence Award in 2018
METI J-Startup Certified in 2019
METI "Start-up" Judge in 2020
Participated in the ICT Start-up League in 2023
Childhood Dream Toy store, a job that entertains people
Influential People, Things, and Events John William Coltrane, Charlie Parker, John Towner Williams, Michael Crichton, Koichi Sugiyama, Akira Sakuma, Yuji Horii, Soichiro Honda, Konosuke Matsushita, Steve Jobs, Taizo Son
Motivation, Goals, and Ideal World My grandfather invented the planter, and the essence of that invention was his desire to "let everyone experience food and agriculture," so I wanted to combine my expertise in entertainment and IT and implement it in modern society.
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PLANTIO, Inc. Basic Informaton
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Company Name PLANTIO, Inc.
Representative Name Takanori Serizawa
Address SELON Bldg. 2F, 11-7 Shinsencho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Official Site and Social Media Note
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Facebook
Official Website
grow JOURNAL
@PlantioI | X (Twitter)
Founding Date June 16, 2015
Awards Received the "MIRAI" Award at Mirai 2018 in 2018 Received the Excellence Award at the Cookpad Accelerator Program in 2018 Received the Good Design Award in 2020

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