About

This is why we exist.

Looking back at the history of technology — the steam engine, the computer, the Internet — each reshaped society at its foundation. Generative AI holds the same potential. Yet even as generative AI advances, its deployment in the voice domain lags far behind. Understanding speech in real time, preserving context, and responding naturally — facing these challenges, most companies still depend on human labor.

At Recho, we chose to take on this difficult frontier. Our philosophy is "Your 2nd Voice." This is not mere automation. It is a new way of thinking — extending human capability across time and space. AI becomes a second voice that carries a company's knowledge, experience, and character. We have proven this approach in the hardest domain — voice — and will extend it across every frontier of AI. That is our path to a 10x future.

Output > Expectations

Respond fast to every issue with overwhelming effort and focus, and keep the improvement cycle running. We are uncompromising about balancing speed and quality, and consistently deliver output that exceeds expectations.

Team-First

Every member operates with high professional discipline as part of the team, aiming for the highest value creation as a unit. We think in terms of the team optimum rather than individual optimum, proactively driving the collaboration, support, and engagement required to maximize team outcomes.

Continuous Feedback

We are not a friendly club — we face each other earnestly and collide candidly for results. We never let discomfort linger; while valuing sincerity and respect and being thoughtful in how we deliver feedback. And we never stop at one round — we believe that repeating feedback continuously is the shortest path to sharpening ideas, products, and the organization.

Recho, Inc. | 株式会社 Recho

Founded
December 2021
Capital
JPY 670,000,000
Business
Development of solutions leveraging generative AI and voice-AI technologies.
CEO
William Qiu, Representative Director
Address
Hanzomon PREX North 4F, WeWork, 2-3-2 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Investors
SBI Investment, KDDI Open Innovation Fund V, Japan Post Capital, East Ventures, U-TOKYO ENTREPRENEUR SUPPORTER’S CLUB INCUBATION FUND, W inc., Management, etc.

ManagementTeam

William Qiu

Representative Director / Co-founder

邱 実

William Qiu

William graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Science and Technology. He founded an education startup, guiding thousands of careers over six years before exiting. He then joined SAP Japan as an enterprise systems implementation consultant, gaining hands-on experience leading large-scale implementations. In December 2021 he co-founded Recho, where he oversees business development and corporate operations for the company's enterprise Voice Agent.

Jeff Bai

Director / Co-founder

白 寧杰

Jeff Bai

Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Department of Information Science, where he researched recommendation systems and deepened his expertise in both the theory and real-world deployment of machine learning. He co-founded Recho in December 2021. He now drives the development of voice-AI solutions for enterprise customers with strict security requirements, including financial institutions and government agencies, leading a team of around 80 people toward becoming a global voice-AI company born in Japan.

Outside Director

福崎 康平

Kohei Fukuzaki

Executive Officer

翁長 駿次

Shunji Onaga

Executive Officer

中島 万貴人

Makito Nakashima

Executive Officer

土井 瑞貴

Mizuki Doi

CorporateIdentity

Recho’s logo visually expresses our philosophy "Your 2nd Voice"

and the meaning embedded in our name.

The name "Recho" carries two meanings:

"r-Echo" and "re-echo."

"r-Echo" captures the essence of our business — responding to people’s voices through voice AI;

"re-echo" evokes how technology, like sound reverberating,

creates a chain of innovation.

The combination of these two curves also resembles the near-equals sign (≒).

It represents the "nearly human" state that "Your 2nd Voice" aspires to —

not identical to a human, but infinitely close.

It symbolizes a collaborative relationship with AI and the expansion of human capability.

A simple form made of waveform-like curves and an underscore,

evoking voice itself, visualizes our posture as

a trustworthy conversational infrastructure for "Your 2nd Voice."