Kyndryl Japan Invests in LiNKX After AI Partnership Deal
The investment formalizes a collaboration between a major IT infrastructure provider and a newly public AI firm, targeting agentic AI for legacy system modernization.
Reporting from 1 sources: ASCII.jp.
Kyndryl Japan has acquired shares of LiNKX, a company newly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, through a parent draw. The investment follows an AI partnership agreement signed in May 2026 and aims to use agentic AI to modernize mission-critical systems across industries like finance, insurance, and manufacturing.
Kyndryl Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of global IT services provider Kyndryl, has taken an equity stake in LiNKX, a company that recently listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market. The move comes after the two firms signed an AI partnership agreement on May 8, 2026. Kyndryl Japan and LiNKX plan to use agentic AI to modernize and advance mission-critical systems across the full IT lifecycle. Their joint efforts will focus on industries including regional financial institutions, insurance, and manufacturing, with the goal of improving operational tasks, creating new business opportunities, and strengthening joint market development and customer support systems.
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- ASCII.jp キンドリルジャパン、LiNKXに出資