About CURIONS

AI That Makes Your Team Smarter, Not Obsolete.

The AI industry has a dirty secret: most "AI solutions" are built on a flawed premise. They chase smarter algorithms while ignoring the most valuable asset you have—the wisdom of your team. We started CURIONS to fix this. We don't replace human expertise; we amplify it.

How can we make humans smarter with AI?

We build AI systems that help you make better decisions, not systems that make decisions for you. While competitors ask you to trust a black-box algorithm, we ask you to trust yourself—empowered with better, clearer information than you've ever had before.

Meet the Visionary Behind Japan’s Digital Renaissance

The Roger Gomes Story — From Global Wanderer to Japan’s Tech Champion

What happens when a technologist discovers not just a country, but a calling?

Roger Gomes didn’t simply move to Japan. He embraced a mission: to restore Japan’s rightful place as a global leader in technology.

A Journey Across Industries, Cultures, and Continents

From fine dining kitchens to fashion retail, from advanced tech firms to healthcare systems—Roger immersed himself in industries few technologists ever touch.

This wasn’t career drifting. It was training. Each chapter gave him a 360° view of how businesses truly operate, knowledge that would later power his ability to build scalable, enterprise-grade SaaS and AI solutions.

The Moment Everything Changed

Arriving in Japan, Roger was captivated by the nation’s dedication to craftsmanship, precision, and quality—values that made SONY, SHARP, NEC, HITACHI, and TOSHIBA global legends.

But he soon noticed a painful truth: Japanese companies were outsourcing their software innovation abroad. The heartbeat of “Made in Japan” excellence was fading. For Roger, this wasn’t just business—it was cultural erosion.

The Birth of CURIONS

From that realization, CURIONS was born. Not as another SaaS company, but as a promise:

“To restore ‘Made in Japan’ as a badge of digital excellence in the 21st century.”

With 20+ years of leadership and $295M+ in technical and operational initiatives, Roger combines:

  • Multi-industry expertise — seeing solutions others miss
  • Japanese quality standards — applied to every line of code
  • Global perspective with local cultural understanding
  • Proven track record — scaling SaaS & B2B platforms worldwide

Ready to Reclaim Japan’s Digital Future?

Your transformation begins the same way Roger’s journey began—with curiosity.

Connect with Roger Gomes on LinkedIn

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1: What makes CURIONS fundamentally different from competitors? +

While every other AI company asks, "How can we make AI smarter?", CURIONS asks, "How can we make humans smarter with AI?" Here's the uncomfortable truth: 80%+ of AI companies simply take AI outputs and present them as "accurate" without any human verification loop. But how do you define "accurate" for a tech company in Tokyo versus a fintech startup in Singapore? There's no universal AI accuracy—yet the entire industry pretends there is.

Our competitive advantage? We're the only AI company that openly admits our demos are less flashy because we can't promise "the AI will handle everything for you." This makes our sales process harder, our development more complex, and our marketing less sexy. But it also means our products actually work and deliver the value we promise to fill our clients' needs. Every other solution asks you to trust the algorithm. CURIONS asks you to trust yourself—but with better information than you've ever had before.

Q2: Why keep humans in the decision loop when AI could be faster? +

Because "faster wrong" is worse than "slightly slower right." We've seen too many beautiful AI demos that fail after month two of implementation. The dirty secret of most "AI solutions" is they shift work from one place to another—they don't eliminate it.

One of our clients saved millions of yen because their previous AI tool confidently selected job candidates in 3 minutes, while our platform took longer but revealed the critical insights needed for a better final decision. Speed without context is expensive. Context with speed is profitable.

Q3: How does being Japan-based create competitive advantages? +

Japan is often underestimated in tech—many companies outsource their IT to Vietnam, Thailand, or the Philippines. But this perceived weakness is our strength. Japanese business culture demands proof before adoption, which forced us to build measurable ROI into every feature from day one. We don't have the luxury of burning money for 5 years while "finding product-market fit."

This constraint makes us build better products, not just better pitch decks. We're proving Japan can stand strong in global tech without outsourcing—and our capital efficiency creates sustainable competitive advantages that our competitors can't replicate.

Q4: What's your vision for the AI industry? +

In 10 years, we want to be the reason companies stop buying demo-perfect AI that fails in production. We want to kill "AI-powered" as a marketing buzzword. Instead of companies bragging about using AI, they'll brag about measurable business outcomes.

Our ultimate vision: becoming the profitable alternative to heavily marketed AI companies that focus on sales over value. While they chase demo impressiveness and venture funding, we chase measurable client outcomes and sustainable unit economics. When a company evaluates any AI solution, they'll ask: "Is this built with CURIONS-level human oversight, or is it another black-box tool?"

Q5: Can you give specific examples of your contrarian approach? +

We analyzed 800+ AI business tools globally and found that 82% use AI outputs without human verification loops, marketing this flaw as "fully automated excellence." We seek these uncomfortable truths while our competitors seek buzzword compliance.

Our most controversial innovation? Openly admitting that "one size fits all" AI is complete nonsense. This makes our development more complex and our marketing less sexy than competitors promising universal solutions. But it also makes our results impossible to replicate—and our clients impossible to poach.

We optimize for clients who can't afford broken solutions. We're value-driven from day one because we don't have the luxury of treating client implementations as learning experiments.

Q6: Who should choose CURIONS over AI giants? +

Choose us if you want AI that makes your humans demonstrably better at their jobs, not AI that promises to make your humans obsolete. Choose us if you need solutions that actually work to save costs and increase efficiency, not just impressive demos and overpromising features. Choose us if you want to explain your AI decisions to your board with confidence, not hope your black-box algorithm got it right.

“Don’t choose us if you’re after the trendiest AI story. We’re the pragmatic, profitable alternative—built on business fundamentals, not speculative growth metrics.”

Q7: Who is the visionary behind this unique approach? +

CURIONS is guided by the vision and experience of its founder, Roger Gomes. His philosophy—that technology must deliver measurable results, not just hype—is shaped by a distinguished career in the tech industry. 20+ Years of Leadership: He has led over $295M in technical and operational initiatives, scaling complex SaaS and B2B platforms from the ground up.

Ready for a Different Approach?

If you believe your team's judgment is your greatest asset and want technology that enhances it, not replaces it, we might be the right partner.

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