Rebellion, a company specializing in AI semiconductors, has completed the establishment of its first overseas subsidiary in Tokyo, Japan, and is set to target the AI data center market. Through its Japanese subsidiary, Rebellion aims to enhance communication with local businesses, provide more comprehensive technical support, and actively seek new clients.

Rebellion’s Japanese operations are led by Kim Hye-jin, a strategic lead and graduate of the University of Tokyo, who previously managed the initial Japanese business for Musinsa after working at Bain & Co. The company is also in the process of appointing a corporate director separately. Additionally, Rebellion plans to hire dedicated technical personnel to enhance the momentum of its local operations and improve customer response capabilities.

Rebellion intends to accelerate its business cooperation with Japanese cloud service providers (CSPs), telecom companies, and others in AI semiconductor proof of concept (PoC) projects, thereby expanding its presence in Japan.

Rebellion expects the demand for AI semiconductors to increase as the Japanese AI data center industry rapidly grows. Indeed, global big tech companies such as OpenAI and Microsoft have recently expanded investments in Japanese AI infrastructure, and the Japanese government is promoting subsidy support policies related to AI supercomputing to strengthen industrial competitiveness.

Park Seong-hyun, CEO of Rebellion, stated, “The Japanese AI data center market is growing rapidly, but there are only a handful of companies in Japan capable of directly developing AI semiconductors and conducting PoC to operate them in actual data centers. By completing the establishment of a Saudi subsidiary within the year, starting with Japan, Rebellion will firmly demonstrate its presence in the global AI infrastructure market.”