Morpho and VFR to Jointly Exhibit at SXSW 2025 from March 9-12

Morpho, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Masaki Hiraga; Growth Market: 3653, hereinafter “Morpho”) and VFR Inc. (Headquarters: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture; President & CEO: Kazutaka Yomogita; hereinafter “VFR”) will exhibit their latest developments at “SXSW 2025” to be held in Austin, Texas, USA from March 9-12, 2025.

SXSW, held annually in March, is an essential event for professionals worldwide, featuring world-class exhibitions, professional development and networking opportunities, technology competitions, award ceremonies, and various other events. The joint exhibition by VFR and Morpho at SXSW holds the following significant implications:

・Enhancing Global Recognition: An opportunity to broadly showcase both companies’ cutting-edge technologies to technology industry professionals and media from around the world.

・Creating New Business Opportunities: Expanding possibilities for partnerships and collaborations from different industries and markets.

・Value as a Source of Innovation: Presenting new value propositions to the world through the fusion of state-of-the-art drone technology and image processing technology.

Morpho is a research and development company specializing in “image processing/AI (artificial intelligence).” The company globally provides advanced image processing technology as embedded software, primarily to smartphone and semiconductor manufacturers in Japan and overseas. Additionally, Morpho offers AI-powered image recognition technology that analyzes image information captured by cameras on edge devices or in the cloud for the automotive and industrial IoT sectors, realizing various innovations through cutting-edge imaging technology.

• Headquarters: WeWork, 11F KANDA SQUARE, 2-2-1 Kanda-Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
• Representative: President & CEO Masaki Hiraga, Ph.D. (Science)
• Established: May 26, 2004
• Capital:  1,858,943,000yen (as of October 31, 2024)
• Business Activities: Research and product development of image processing and AI (artificial intelligence) technology. Global deployment of software business for smartphones, semiconductors, automotive, and industrial IoT sectors.
• Website: https://www.morphoinc.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morphoinc
• X: https://twitter.com/morpho_inc

VFR Inc. was established in March 2020 as a subsidiary of VAIO Corporation, a company well known for manufacturing and selling personal computers, with the goal of fostering and advancing the drone industry. VFR’s strength lies in its ability to provide end-to-end services, including development support, procurement, contract manufacturing, sales, and maintenance.

Focusing on mass production development and contract manufacturing of hardware and modules, VFR inherits expertise from the electrical equipment, automotive, and aerospace industries. By leveraging this knowledge, the company develops and manufactures aircraft and peripheral devices that meet stringent safety standards at a high level.

• CEO: Kazutaka Yomogita, President and Representative Director
• Headquarters: JP Tower Nagoya, 21st Floor, 1-1-1 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
• Established: March 12, 2020
• Website: https://vfr.co.jp/

Morpho, Inc. PR Manager: Sato

TEL:  090-1051-0138

Contact Form: http://www.morphoinc.com/contact

*Morpho and the Morpho logo are registered trademarks of Morpho, Inc.