HR Tech Startups

Kowork operates a job-search and recruitment platform for foreigners seeking employment in South Korea, connecting international talent with Korean employers across professional and production roles. It also provides related services covering visas, studying abroad, and settling into life in Korea.

1 investor

PeakPay (피크페이) builds HR solutions aimed at solving hiring shortages for frontline and field-based jobs in industries such as food service, wholesale/retail, healthcare, and manufacturing. Its product OpeningWork reduces recruiting time and cost for companies hiring field workers and aims to improve hiring success rates.

1 investor

irohana inc. develops cloud services that make hiring, residency management, and support operations for foreign workers in Japan more efficient. Its products include business management tools for employers and support organizations, plus matching, staffing referral, and visa application management systems.

1 investor

Cookbiz operates a job-placement and recruitment service focused on the food-service and restaurant industry in Japan, matching cooks, kitchen staff, and other hospitality workers with employers. Career advisors support job seekers from interview through onboarding, and the service is free to candidates under a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare certification.

1 investor

Qlay builds AI-powered recruiting tools, including AI interviewers and AI test administrators, that assess candidates' actual skills while detecting unnatural or AI-assisted responses to reduce bias in hiring. It also runs a matching service that screens overseas engineers through language and technical tests, 1-on-1 interviews, and live coding to connect companies with top candidates.

1 investor

Schole provides corporate leadership development programs built around business management training and simulation games, including next-generation leader training, cross-company learning programs, and onboarding programs for new graduates. Its services target companies across industries for management, company-wide, and new-hire training in Japan.

1 investor

Timee operates a Japanese "spot work" mobile app that matches workers with single-day shift jobs across industries such as warehouse, restaurant, retail, delivery, office, events, hotel/cleaning, caregiving, and childcare. Workers apply without a selection process, get instant job confirmation, and receive same-day fee-free payment after checking in and out via QR code; the service is available nationwide in Japan for people aged 18 and over.

1 investor

TrackRecords helps companies surface and visualize the achievements and track records of businesses and individuals, then communicate them externally to improve job matching. Its services support employers, employees, and job seekers around recruitment and workplace engagement.

1 investor

BizReach operates online recruitment and HR technology services in Japan, combining roughly 17 years of job-market data with AI to serve job seekers, corporate HR departments, and executives. Its offerings span career and hiring solutions plus a research arm studying "WorkTech" technologies for the workplace.

1 investor

Port Corporation operates internet media platforms and services across recruitment, finance, healthcare, energy, and real estate sectors in Japan. The company provides job search platforms, telehealth services, financial information portals, and energy comparison services.

1 investor

Marugoto Inc. is a Japanese company that provides outsourced recruiting services as an "online team" for ventures and growth-stage companies, handling tasks such as hiring, scouting, candidate interviews, new-graduate recruitment, and recruitment PR. It also offers back-office outsourcing and staffing services.

1 investor

Lacras provides cloud-based human resources and payroll management systems along with business process outsourcing services for large enterprises across pharmaceuticals, automotive, finance, and IT sectors.

1 investor

Lafool is a Japanese HR-tech company that uses data and AI to build solutions for improving workforce value and organizational "collective efficacy." It helps companies address organizational challenges and supports human capital management for employers across various industries and sizes.

1 investor

WorkCircle operates an anonymous career social network ("WorkCircle") and a crowdsourced salary database ("OpenSalary") for working professionals in Japan. The company builds online platforms for sharing career information and compensation data.

1 investor

Works ID promotes a business philosophy centered on "designing work," combining digital transformation (DX) with human creativity to solve client challenges and improve how people and companies work. The page presents the company's corporate mission and values around freeing people from routine tasks and driving operational improvement for businesses.

1 investor

TECH CREW provides HR and workforce management technology infrastructure designed to support service industry companies in Japan, helping them manage personnel more efficiently and enabling better working conditions for frontline employees.

1 investor

HRBrain offers a recruitment enablement SaaS that improves the candidate experience through an ATS-based platform, providing each candidate a dedicated digital room (DRR), talent pools, nurturing, and AI-assisted hiring workflows. It serves corporate HR and recruiting teams and integrates with talent management data to support hiring from first contact through offer acceptance.

1 investor

Symmetry operates a platform where users review companies they have interviewed with, compare salaries against market rates, and anonymously ask employers questions. It also lets people earn extra income by using their skills during spare time.

1 investor

Apollo is a Japanese company that builds AI-related products and services, including an AI studio and the Showbase and Soloban products. It operates in HR technology and develops data and AI platforms alongside application products.

1 investor

Calaris develops AI-powered assessment tools designed to help individuals and organizations identify and develop their capabilities and potential. The company focuses on talent calibration and development through interactive digital assessments.

1 investor

Carat is a Japanese HR technology company that has run multiple HR-related businesses since its founding and is now developing products using generative AI and large language models. It offers recruitment and career services under the Jobme brand.

1 investor

Casting One is a Japanese business consulting or digital transformation firm that updates and modernizes business operations across sectors. The company focuses on solving social challenges and creating innovative solutions through rapid execution and continuous improvement.

1 investor

CoA Nexus provides recruiting services, AI-powered talent matching, and business development support specialized in research and development talent. The company connects research professionals from academia and industry with organizations seeking specialized R&D expertise globally.

1 investor

Cyxen builds AI-based products for Japan's elderly care, medical, and welfare sectors, covering recruitment, shift management and operations, system development, and local SEO/review management. Its tools aim to address labor shortages and operational burdens for care, medical, and welfare facilities.

1 investor