{"id":50534,"date":"2026-08-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=39b519fe92de65a4ac8d054a074c1281"},"modified":"2026-08-04T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:00:00","slug":"mitsubishi-electrics-me-innovation-fund-invests-in-jij-startup-using-quantum-computers-to-develop-mathematical-optimization-middleware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=50534","title":{"rendered":"Mitsubishi Electric\u2019s ME Innovation Fund Invests in JIJ, Startup Using Quantum Computers to Develop Mathematical Optimization Middleware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bwalignc\">\n<i>Targeting commercial adoption through integration with Mitsubishi Electric\u2019s quantum technologies<\/i><\/p><p>TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--<a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mitsubishielectric.com%2F&amp;esheet=54582099&amp;newsitemid=20260803486763&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Mitsubishi+Electric+Corporation&amp;index=1&amp;md5=bf76e4c7d892a537a307921326553fff\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">Mitsubishi Electric Corporation<\/a> (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that its <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mitsubishielectric.com%2Fen%2Fpr%2F2022%2Fpdf%2F0113.pdf&amp;esheet=54582099&amp;newsitemid=20260803486763&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=ME+Innovation+Fund&amp;index=2&amp;md5=0b3b9bf642aa078a526c9ab9690f7fd5\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">ME Innovation Fund<\/a> has invested in JIJ Inc., a Japanese startup that uses quantum computers and other technologies to develop middleware for mathematical optimization. The company\u2019s JijZept development platform is highly regarded for helping businesses solve diverse challenges by using mathematical optimization without requiring specialized expertise.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260803486763\/en\/1053498\/5\/MELCO_logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260803486763\/en\/1053498\/22\/MELCO_logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260803486763\/en\/1053498\/5\/MELCO_logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260803486763\/en\/1053498\/21\/MELCO_logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nQuantum computing is currently transitioning from the research stage to practical application, including the rapid acceleration of technological development for industrial use. Against this backdrop, Mitsubishi Electric has positioned quantum computing as a key priority of its overall R&amp;D strategy by promoting research and development targeting the commercial implementation of quantum technologies.<\/p><p>\nThis investment, the ME Innovation Fund\u2019s fifteenth to date, will enable Mitsubishi Electric to integrate JIJ\u2019s middleware-based development environment with its application development and software implementation knowhow, as well as its quantum technologies, including interconnection technology for quantum computers, a key focus at present. Going forward, Mitsubishi Electric aims to establish technological superiority in quantum computing and accelerate R&amp;D to achieve early commercial adoption.<\/p><p>\nYu Yamashiro, CEO, JIJ Inc., said, \u201cWe are honored to have attracted Mitsubishi Electric\u2019s investment through the ME Innovation Fund. At JIJ, we use mathematical optimization and quantum computing technologies to transform complex business challenges into computational forms. By combining our strengths with Mitsubishi Electric\u2019s expertise in quantum-related technologies, we look forward to advancing the application of quantum and optimization technologies in business.\u201d<\/p><p>\n<i>For the full text, please visit: <\/i><a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mitsubishielectric.com%2Fnews%2F&amp;esheet=54582099&amp;newsitemid=20260803486763&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.MitsubishiElectric.com%2Fnews%2F&amp;index=3&amp;md5=a64ce55aad478a62f4f56e665876075a\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\"><i>www.MitsubishiElectric.com\/news\/<\/i><\/a><\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\n<i>Customer Inquiries<\/i><br\/>Business Innovation Group\n<br\/>Mitsubishi Electric Corporation\n<br\/>Tel: +81-3-3218-4885\n<br\/><a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.MitsubishiElectric.com%2F&amp;esheet=54582099&amp;newsitemid=20260803486763&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.MitsubishiElectric.com%2F&amp;index=4&amp;md5=562d5da7d0979fea3d7cd65b67ac2bdb\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">www.MitsubishiElectric.com\/<\/a><\/p><p>\n<i>Media Inquiries<\/i><br\/>Takeyoshi Komatsu\n<br\/>Public Relations Division\n<br\/>Mitsubishi Electric Corporation\n<br\/>Tel: +81-3-3218-2332\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:prd.gnews@nk.MitsubishiElectric.co.jp\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">prd.gnews@nk.MitsubishiElectric.co.jp<\/a><br\/><a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.MitsubishiElectric.com%2Fen%2Fpr%2F&amp;esheet=54582099&amp;newsitemid=20260803486763&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.MitsubishiElectric.com%2Fen%2Fpr%2F&amp;index=5&amp;md5=822b0aff8039750703be50456460628e\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">www.MitsubishiElectric.com\/en\/pr\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Targeting commercial adoption through integration with Mitsubishi Electric\u2019s quantum technologiesTOKYO&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that its ME Innovation Fund has invested in JIJ Inc., a Japanese sta&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50534"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50535,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50534\/revisions\/50535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}