• Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment completed an equity investment in Knowledge Work via the SuMi TRUST Innovation No. 2 Fund.
• Knowledge Work is a Tokyo-based startup that develops “sales AI agent” tools aimed at improving sales productivity.
• The investment was positioned as part of a broader partnership that includes a proof-of-concept deployment within the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group.
• The SuMi TRUST Innovation No. 2 Fund has a JPY 5 billion target size, focusing on high-growth, unlisted Japanese innovation companies.

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