Since you've made contact with the Zaibatsu, I'll go ahead and repost some content from the Fortune 005 doc to give you the short version of what you're dealing with. This info is readily available on the DVV Google Drive, but not all of it is being used in DoofQuest.
Bakaemono Corporation
Once a leading tech company nestled in San Fransokyo's enclave of superscience, Krei Tech has fallen far since its prime. It seems somebody at the company really PO'd the Japanese underworld, because after the 'disappearance' of its CEO, they've been muscled out of the state by the other Zaibatsu and Yakuza working in tandem. Today, they serve a niche but vital economic role as an affiliate of Kronos Corp, subsisting off of commissions for projects the megacorp considers too risky to perform in its own labs.
Its vast former holdings in San Fransokyo have been reorganized by unknown investors into the Bakaemono Corporation, headed by former Kreitech associate Judy Silverman. The newly reorganized technology firm is rapidly regaining the status of its predecessor through a combination of Judy's administrative prowess and rumored connections to the underworld as strong as Krei Tech's were weak. Bakaemono often acts with seemingly prescient knowledge of underworld threats or competing firms, leading many to believe it is giving- or receiving- marching orders from elsewhere.
Sycorax
Founded by genius biologist Liv Amara, Sycorax dominates the 'wetware' market of San Fransokyo with a progress at all costs mentality. As one of the largest Zaibatsu in the city, Sycorax has somehow still managed to maintain a sterling public image. Compared to the rumored Yakuza connections of Bakaemono Corp, the slimy reputation of competitor Gen-U-Tech, or the universally derided business practices of Funtelligence, Sycorax has a perfect record. Its employees report universal satisfaction. Its gene-therapies, biometric scanners, and genetically modified animals have near-universal acclaim for the good they have done across San Fransokyo and the nation. If Liv Amara does have any unsavory relations, or anything else to hide, she must bury it deep indeed.
Funtelligence
Based on the name and branding, one might expect the brainchild of SFIT grad Trevor Tengrove to be a maker of children's toys. And while the Little Professor product line is indeed profitable, it is not what launched Funtelligence to worldwide fame. This absurd sounding corporation is hailed across the globe for ushering in the modern age of artificial intelligence.
It was in Tengrove's final year at SFIT that he wrote the thesis that would revolutionize robotics. The Funtelligence system (referred to as the Positronic Brain by those with a shred of self-respect) uses artificial electron pathways to mimic a human brain. While not truly sentient, robots based upon the Funtelligence system are capable of analysis, deduction, and reaction to novel stimuli, within the bounds of their programming.
Since that day, Tengrove has presided over the revolution that took San Fransokyo by storm. Bot Fighting, Buddy Bots, even popular mascot Noodle Burger Boy, all of these and more are based on Tengrove tech. Every major robotics firm on the West Coast licences the Funtelligence system for their smart bots.
Tengrove himself has proved a marketing genius, managing to parlay Funtelligence and a regular supply of new innovations into countless product lines and marketing deals, buoyed by his regular public appearances and support of his alma mater. Despite this, the company has had problems over the years. Tengrove designed the branding of the firm to allay fears of artificial intelligence that initially plagued his company, but now that soft AI is firmly established, many corporate customers are seeking a more professional, less… smiley alternative to Funtelligence's kid-friendly marketing. Worse, Tengrove himself has been dogged by accusations of intellectual property theft from employees and SFIT grads, though nothing has yet come of these allegations.
