{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6b01b7dc7efb83288cce2da0","clusterId":"c_599e36d049b97364afffd434","slug":"baselink-ai-passes-10-000-users-in-3-months-raises-funds-from-bunkle-and-neolab","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Baselink AI Passes 10,000 Users in 3 Months, Raises Funds From BUNKLE and NEOLAB","summary":"SportsTech Japan, the developer of baseball-specific SNS Baselink AI, announced a third-party allotment of new shares with BUNKLE, NEOLAB, existing shareholder Owls Business Partners, and angel investors as subscribers. Baselink AI surpassed 10,000 registered users within 3 months of its official release. The company plans to strengthen SNS functions and AI verbalization support, and will partner with academies tsuzuki BASE and NEOLAB to build a next-generation baseball development environment.","whyItMatters":"The funding round brings two top domestic baseball academies in as shareholders, tying the platform's AI coaching tools directly to front-line coaching sites.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSportsTech Japan closed a third-party allotment of new shares with BUNKLE, NEOLAB, existing shareholder Owls Business Partners, and angel investors as subscribers. The company runs Baselink AI, which it describes as Japan\u0026#39;s only baseball-specific SNS.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe service passed 10,000 registered users in 3 months from launch. Its pitch is verbalization: players post daily practice records and videos, then dialogue with AI to organize their own challenges and sensations, moving away from a baseball environment that relied on intuition and coach experience.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two academies joining as shareholders are tsuzuki BASE, which brings indoor facilities and team management know-how, and NEOLAB, a baseball academy known for coaching professional and Koshien players. SportsTech Japan says the round will fund stronger community infrastructure, updated verbalization AI for practice video review, and integration of both academies\u0026#39; coaching theory into SNS content and AI.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Baselink AI, Japan's baseball-specific SNS, passed 10,000 users in 3 months. SportsTech Japan raised funds from BUNKLE, NEOLAB, Owls Business Partners, and angels. Two top academies join as shareholders to feed coaching theory into the platform.","twitterPost":"Baselink AI surpassed 10,000 users within 3 months of launch. SportsTech Japan raised funds from BUNKLE, NEOLAB, Owls Business Partners, and angel investors. Academy partners tsuzuki BASE and NEOLAB join as shareholders.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"SportsTech Japan raised funds from BUNKLE, NEOLAB, Owls Business Partners, and angel investors for its baseball-specific SNS Baselink AI, which passed 10,000 registered users in 3 months. The round brings two top domestic academies in as shareholders to feed coaching theory into the platform's AI.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/428/4428482/?rss\",\"title\":\"SportsTech Japan, provider of baseball-specific SNS \\\"Baselink AI,\\\" raises funds from BUNKLE, NEOLAB, Owls Business Partners, and others\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4604,"outputTokens":686,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787338432,"createdAt":"2026-08-21T18:44:27.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T18:46:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T18:44:27.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_599e36d049b97364afffd434","canonicalTitle":"野球特化型SNS「Baselink AI」を提供するSportsTech Japanが、BUNKLE、NEOLAB、アウルズ・ビジネス・パートナーズなどから資金調達を実施","representativeArticleId":"a_45f93491329614a019c2fd2b","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Baselink AI\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-21T04:00:06.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-21T04:00:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T18:46:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/428/4428482/?rss","title":"野球特化型SNS「Baselink AI」を提供するSportsTech Japanが、BUNKLE、NEOLAB、アウルズ・ビジネス・パートナーズなどから資金調達を実施"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Baselink AI"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}