Learn more about AI & data science company bitgrit

ABOUT US

AI FOR EVERYONE

Our Mission

At bitgrit, we strive to uncover new possibilities for AI solutions and blockchain. Our mission is to develop bitgrit into a global platform that congregates data scientists and broadens the scope of services that we can contribute for the betterment of businesses and society. In doing so, we hope to make AI more democratic and openly available for both developers and firms to utilize.

How We Began

Tetsuro Masunaga Co-Founder

Kazuya Saginawa Co-Founder

We started bitgrit in 2017 to democratize AI with blockchain.

We realised that in many countries around the world, engineers weren't fairly rewarded or given enough opportunities; talented data scientists struggled to find employment and were heavily underpaid for their contributions at work.

This led us to the idea of utilizing smart contracts to build an online platform that fairly evaluates and compensates engineers across the globe.

Our aim is to create an AI marketplace through the use of big data generated by our platform's community of data scientists.

What We Do

Data scientists from around the globe compete to solve complex business problems using the power of AI and data analysis. Prizes are awarded for the top algorithms, which are ranked by accuracy on our leaderboards in real-time.
Host a Competition

Search for job opportunities in firms across Asia who are looking to fill their data-related positions. Applicants have their past competition performance available for reference, as well as a personal CV.
Post a Job

Data consulting services for companies looking to improve their business and products through AI. Models are created from the ground up by our in-house team of data scientists, who have worked with leading firms to solve their business challenges using the latest analytical techniques.

Choose an industry below for details.

Our Roadmap

2021

Quarter 2

Addition of supported evaluation metrics

Quarter 3

Increased security with multi-factor authentication

Quarter 4

Full leaderboard release, moving beyond the current beta version

2022

Quarter 1

Making user profiles public and interactive

Quarter 2

Participating as teams in competitions

Quarter 3

API refinement for blockchain based data transactions

Quarter 4

Discussion forum within teams
Dataset upload opens to public

2023

Quarter 1

Competition participation based job applications

Quarter 2

Competition and user data transactions on blockchain

Quarter 3

User wallet integration

Quarter 4

Notebook support within platform
AI Marketplace alpha release

Our Team

In 2011, Tetsuro established Cosmology Inc., an internet advertising company. He was one of the first to establish DSP and SSP advertising systems in Japan, and has grown the company dramatically to over 100 clients and over 1 billion in sales. He has been involved in a wide range of domestic and international marketing and promotional activities, including tourism and promotional activities for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Tetsuro Masunaga

President
Chief Executive Officer

Kazuya joined Canon Inc. in 2010 and is a member of the Intellectual Property Legal Department. He has experience ranging from patent creation to company-wide filing strategies. Based on his knowledge of intellectual property rights, he drafted a concept for an AI marketplace that combines AI, blockchain, and data management. He founded DataGateway in 2019 to develop products that leverage distributed technologies such as DID and IPFS.

Kazuya Saginawa

Co-Founder

A self-taught developer, Deepali is responsible for bitgrit’s technical development. In her free time she enjoys long distance cycling, cooking and working on infrastructure optimization.

Deepali Varshney

Vice President
CTO

Kaho is a business planner from a financial perspective. She likes to travel and explore new cultures.

Kaho Watanabe

Director
Strategy and Planning

Raquel is responsible for the end-to-end process of all competitions. In her free time, she enjoys cycling and exploring the unseen spots of Tokyo.

Raquel Correia

Business Operations

Jorge is the in-house data scientist and is responsible for all data and machine learning tasks related to competitions. In his free time, he likes to play music and practice martial arts.

Jorge Quinteros

Chief Data Scientist

Atsushi is an aspiring data scientist with a mind for business. In his spare time he goes to the beach and enjoys surfing.

Andy Sugino

Senior Data Scientist

Dharmendra Jha is our full stack engineer and loves to do smart work. He has deep knowledge on multiple technologies and is always ready to explore new research and developments.

Dharmendra Jha

Full Stack Engineer

Mayank is our Quality Assurance Engineer, and is responsible for creation and implementation of quality coordination strategy, as well as proposing solutions to classified quality related issues.

Mayank Gupta

QA Engineer

Naushad is our full stack engineer and is responsible for development of new features for the bitgrit platform.

Naushad Ahmad

Full Stack Engineer

Zia is a free spirit who worked her way into the field of digital marketing through the film and TV industry. She develops the digital marketing strategy and rollout for the company while also being an “idea-woman” and mental cheerleader. Outside of work, she adores the beach and all things art-related.

Zia Holder

Digital Marketing

Gary is an architect turned UX/UI designer who loves tinkering with digital products. In his spare time he enjoys exploring Japan and trying out local delicacies.

Gary Wang

UX/UI Designer

Having worked in India from 2016 to 2018, Kayo specializes in promoting information about India. She likes to try new things, and aims to show the world the technology we have to offer.

Kayo Osumi

Marketing & PR

Yuko is in charge of back-office operations such as human resources and labor affairs. She provides support and assistant to employees and makes sure that everyone is working problem-free.

Yuko Saito

Corporate Planning

Our Advisors