ALBERT Inc. signed a capital and business alliance agreement on June 9, 2021 with SBI Holdings, Inc. (hereafter "SBI") with the aim of promoting the use of data and AI in the advanced technology areas of SBI Group's financial services, asset management, and biotechnology-related businesses. And SBI has agreed to acquire 1,383,100 shares of ALBERT's common stock held by Whiz Asia Evolution Fund (31.29% of all issued stocks), ALBERT's largest shareholder, through off-market negotiation transaction corresponded to stock offering. SBI Group is accelerating digital transformation (DX) within the group by utilizing the big data it possesses.

With this alliance, in addition to collaborating on various projects promoted by SBI, will also collaborate with other companies in SBI Group, aiming to become a starting point for cross-industry innovation by upgrading existing businesses and creating new businesses. SBI and SBI Group have positioned their main businesses as the " Financial Service Business," which provides financial products and related services and information, the " Asset Management Business," which invests in Japanese and overseas venture companies in the fields of IT, biotechnology, environment/energy and finance, and the " Biotechnology, Healthcare & Medical Informatics Business," which develops cosmetics, health foods and drug discovery globally. On the other hand, ALBERT provides solutions such as "AI utilization consulting," "Big data analysis" "AI algorithm construction and system development," as well as its own products and support for data scientist training as an AI development partner with industries and companies viewed toward AI implementation.