Shinichi Tahara, Representative Director, President & CEO

Beyont = Beyond + NeXt.

“Beyond” comes from the Old English “begeondan,” meaning “to the far side.” To cross from where we stand now to the opposite shore: since ancient times, people have entrusted that will to this word. Not only aiming for what comes next (NeXt), but going even further beyond it, and continuing to move forward. That is the resolve we put into the name Beyont.

The “N” in our logo carries two meanings. First, it carries the N of “NeXt,” our will to move on to what comes next, into our new name. Second, it echoes ℕ, the set of natural numbers in mathematics. Beyond ℕ: further beyond growth that can be counted. Just as mathematics found the infinite beyond the finite, we will work with our customers to create value that today’s metrics cannot fully measure.

That is why we did not name ourselves after any particular technology or business. We are not a company defined by a single technology, but a company that puts a single will, to go beyond, into practice across multiple frontiers. With AI, beyond productivity. And on to the next frontier that has yet to be named. Even as the limits we face change, our verb remains the same: to cross all the way over.

At the same time, some things will not change. Talent development, where our journey began, will remain a pillar of our business. “SkillUp AI” and our other services will continue to be by your side, just as before. What changes is the name of the flag that unites them.

Further beyond where we stand today. With our new name, we will keep moving forward.

Beyont — Go beyond.

Representative Director, President & CEO
Shinichi Tahara
Profile

After completing a master’s degree at the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo, he joined a venture company as a new graduate, working as an engineer and project manager. He then worked on multiple AI projects at Recruit Communications Co., Ltd. He went on to launch an education business for AI talent and founded SkillUpAI Ltd. (now Beyont Ltd.).