pickupon Inc. (Headquarters: Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, Representative Director: Yoichi Obata), which provides the service "pickupon" that records, analyzes, and shares conversation content with AI, was selected as an IT introduction support provider for the "Digitalization and AI Introduction Subsidy 2026" on June 12, 2026. As a result, our service "pickupon" has been registered as an eligible tool for the same subsidy. Small and medium-sized enterprises and small-scale businesses that meet the conditions can receive a subsidy of up to approximately half of the introduction costs when newly introducing pickupon, within the standard framework (50,000 yen or more and less than 1.5 million yen). ■ Sales Sites Are Busiest "After the Phone Call" Sales representatives spend time after phone calls writing memos, entering data into systems, and contacting relevant parties. Many companies find the post-call recording work to be a burden. In recent years, "sales without input" where AI handles such input tasks has been gaining attention as part of sales DX. pickupon is an IP phone service with AI functions that supports this trend. After a call, AI automatically summarizes the conversation content and shares it with customer relationship management (CRM) and sales force automation (SFA) systems. ■ What is the "Digitalization and AI Introduction Subsidy 2026 (formerly: IT Introduction Subsidy)"? This subsidy is a support system to assist small and medium-sized enterprises and small-scale businesses in digitalization, addressing issues such as labor shortages and wage increases. From 2026, the system has been revised to place greater emphasis on the introduction of AI-powered tools, and IT tools equipped with AI functions are also eligible for subsidies. Since pickupon has now been registered as an eligible tool, it can be introduced using the subsidy, allowing for improved efficiency in phone operations and sales activities while reducing cost burdens. ■ "pickupon" Spec