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Ascent AI Expands Japan Presence with ListeningMind at Major Marketing Event

Prime Highlights 

  • Ascent AI showcased its ListeningMind platform at a major marketing event to expand its business in Japan.  
  • The company aims to earn over 300 million yen in Japan this year by targeting healthcare and financial services.  

Key Facts 

  • ListeningMind analyzes consumer search intent using 7PB of data from South Korea, the U.S., and Japan.  
  • More than 30 Japanese companies, including Sharp and Kikkoman, already use the platform.  

Background 

The AI company for search intent data-driven marketing called Ascent AI has boosted its growth plans in Japan by participating in Marketing Week Summer 2026, which is one of the top marketing trade events in Japan. 

The event took place during the last week of June in Tokyo Big Sight and gathered representatives of advertising, social media, e-commerce, marketing strategy, and many other industries. During the exhibition, Ascent AI had consultations with about 150 companies from Japan. 

The company showcased its search intent analytics platform, ListeningMind, along with practical business use cases. According to Ascent AI, the platform uses a database containing 7PB (7,000TB) of consumer search intent data collected from South Korea, the United States, and Japan. 

Ascent AI said ListeningMind stands out by using actual consumer search behavior instead of relying mainly on generative AI. The platform analyzes search queries, product comparisons, and customer concerns using the company’s own deterministic algorithms to provide more reliable marketing insights. 

ListeningMind is already used by more than 30 customers in Japan, including Sharp, Taisho, Murasaki Sports, Nippon Ham, and Kikkoman. Sales and marketing operations in the country are managed through Ascent Networks, the company’s local subsidiary. 

Ascent AI is planning to pull in more than 300 million yen in revenue from Japan this year, mostly by going after customers in healthcare and in financial services.