Best HRTech Companies in Japan
The 204 best HRTech companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SmartHR.
Japan's HRTech funding map is sharper than most people realize, and this directory ranks 204 companies across that market by disclosed equity raised and recent momentum. Total disclosed capital sits at $1.2B, with SmartHR alone accounting for $352M of that, a figure that tells you something about how concentrated this field still is. Two unicorns have emerged. But outside those headline names, the distribution gets thin fast.
The themes driving fresh attention right now are hr cloud solutions, ai recruitment, and predictive analytics, and I'd argue they're converging faster in Japan than the flat coverage numbers suggest. How HRTech is rebuilding talent discovery signals a broader global pivot away from resume-matching toward behavioral signals, and Japan's tightest labor market in decades makes that shift urgent here specifically. Workhuman's internal leadership tools point the same direction: companies want to surface talent they already have. Active backers like Global Brain, Mizuho Capital, and SMBC Venture Capital are watching exactly that space. So if you're mapping where the next $100M gets deployed in this sector, predictive and machine learning HR tooling looks like the honest answer.
Ranked: Best HRTech companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmartHR 🦄 Cloud-based HRMS software solution | $352M | 23 mo ago | Series E | — | Kensuke Naito Founder | ContentfulTurbopackNode.js+27 | — | — |
| 2 | SmartHR 🦄 Platform that offers HR management solutions | $328M | 23 mo ago | Series E | 238 | Kensuke Naito Founder & Chief Information Officer | microCMSApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | — | — |
| 3 | UPSIDER Fintech company offering a corporate card solution for businesses | $215M | 18 mo ago | Acquired | 25 | — | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceTailwind CSS+20 | — | — |
| 4 | Sukedachi Platform connecting construction workers and companies for job opportunities | $37M | 20 mo ago | Series C | 127 | Yoichi Wagatsuma CEO & President | TurbopackEmotionNode.js+31 | — | — |
| 5 | BizReach LinkedIn-like Job board | $35M | 122 mo ago | Series A | 18 | Yosuke Tada CEO | Node.jsRadix UIReact+35 | — | — |
| 6 | Visits Provides AI interfaced idea management solutions | $25M | 82 mo ago | Series C | 41 | Masaru Matsumoto Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 7 | ROXX Online recruitment marketplace agency | $22M | 43 mo ago | Public | 140 | Toro Nakajima Founder | SentryNode.jsTypeScript+18 | — | — |
| 8 | iCARE Provider of corporate health management solutions | $21M | 52 mo ago | Series E | 154 | Yota Yamada CEO | STUDIOApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19 | — | — |
| 9 | CrowdWorks Crowdsourcing services | $14M | 150 mo ago | Public | — | Koichiro Yoshida Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityRubyBootstrap+28 | — | — |
| 10 | HR Brain Provider of HR consulting services | $14M | 66 mo ago | Acquired | 76 | Hiroki Hori CEO | Hatena BlogSentryFacebook Login+15 | 47 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 11 | Findy AI-based job matching platform for engineering | $14M | 12 mo ago | Series D | 51 | Yuichiro Yamada CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24 | 11 patents Enterprise data processing platforms for e‑commerce and business transaction management | — |
| 12 | Lancers Online multi-industry freelancer marketplace | $11M | 138 mo ago | Public | — | Yusuke Akiyoshi CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — | — |
| 13 | KAKEAI Provider of tools, training, and consulting for one-on-one meetings | $11M | 20 mo ago | Series A | 8 | Hideki Honda Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+40 | 33 patents Personalized communication matchmaking and relationship optimization systems for two-party interactions | — |
| 14 | SpeakBUDDY AI-based English language learning solutions | $11M | 6 mo ago | Seed | — | Tsuyoshi Tateishi Founder & CEO | Node.jsThree.jsTailwind CSS+12 | — | — |
| 15 | BeaTrust Cloud-based platform for an employee personality profile | $9M | 49 mo ago | Series A | — | Masato Kume Co-Founder | — | 3 patents Network-based data matching and security systems for server-client communication | — |
| 16 | beatrust Beatrust helps each employee to connect easily, accelerating collaboration and driving innovation. | $9M | 49 mo ago | Series A | 25 | — | — | 3 patents AI-driven matching and network management for wireless communication systems | — |
| 17 | Aidemy Japan Provider of AI & Blockchain focused application development services | $8M | 59 mo ago | Acquired | 108 | Ishikawa Akihiko Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+17 | — | — |
| 18 | ZENKIGEN Provider of video interviewing platform | $7M | 75 mo ago | Series A | 35 | Hibiki Nozawa Co-Founder & CEO | Three.jsReactGatsby+8 | 3 patents Business transaction feedback and data processing systems for enterprise applications | — |
| 19 | Manebi Cloud-based recruitment interviews and employee education platform | $7M | 54 mo ago | Series A | 60 | Tomoya Tajima CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | — |
| 20 | x-bit Store shift management solution | $6M | 16 mo ago | Acquired | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Matchbox Tech Flexible and part time job platform | $6M | 19 mo ago | Series A | 12 | Hiroaki Sato CEO | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+10 | — | — |
| 22 | Shiftmation Company offers automatic shift creation for businesses | $6M | 25 mo ago | Series A | 4 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPress Site EditorWordPress+29 | — | — |
| 23 | Spir | $6M | 36 mo ago | Seed | 5 | Jiang Zhengmou Co-Founder | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24 | — | — |
| 24 | Miive Cloud-based employee welfare platform for enterprises | $5M | 7 mo ago | Series B | 6 | Ren Kurita Founder | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+16 | — | — |
| 25 | HERP Applicant tracking solution provider | $4M | 56 mo ago | Series B | 40 | Ichiro Shoda CEO | STUDIOApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+16 | — | 1 partnership |
| 26 | Mental Health Technologies Platform to improve mental health solution for employees | $4M | 91 mo ago | Public | 96 | Shinnosuke Sword CEO | MathJaxAmazon ALBGSAP+20 | — | — |
| 27 | Kort Valuta Technology firm that specializes in identity document (ID) technology and financial technology solutions | $3M | 23 mo ago | Series A | — | Shibata Hideki CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | — |
| 28 | Laboratik Provider of employee engagement solution | $3M | 75 mo ago | Seed | 6 | Toyofumi Miura Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 29 | paild NFC-enabled prepaid cards for corporates | $3M | 83 mo ago | Seed | 5 | — | ContentfulMUIReact+25 | — | — |
| 30 | Pocket Therapist Provider of a platform that offers information on health management and collaboration health | $3M | 43 mo ago | Series B | — | Naoto Fukutani CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | — |
| 31 | Hupro Job board platform providing job related consultancy services | $3M | 43 mo ago | Series B | — | Reyna Yamamoto Founder & CEO | RubyChart.jsRuby on Rails+27 | — | — |
| 32 | Umee Technologies Platform providing voice based virtual assistance tools for enterprises | $2M | 15 mo ago | Series A | — | Hirotaka Niiro CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | — |
| 33 | O: Sleep management solution for employees | $2M | 89 mo ago | Seed | — | Junya Tanimoto CEO | — | — | — |
| 34 | Social Recruiting Recruiting site using social media for content | $2M | 144 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Hirofumi Kasuga CEO | — | — | — |
| 35 | HireRoo Cloud-based platform for applicant tracking | $2M | 13 mo ago | Series A | 4 | Kosuke Kuzuoka CEO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+19 | — | — |
| 36 | enstem Offering workforce driver health and safety solutions | $2M | 12 mo ago | Seed | — | Hirotaka Yamamoto CEO | — | — | — |
| 37 | Flucle Platform that features in labor management and recruitment | $2M | 20 mo ago | Seed | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | JPort Match Provider of career platform for talents to connect with companies for job opportunities | $2M | 27 mo ago | Seed | — | Hiromi Karahashi Founder & CEO | SentryNode.jsVuetify+12 | — | — |
| 39 | Coursebase Cloud-based LMS platform for multi-industry | $2M | 87 mo ago | Series A | 12 | — | WordPressBetterDocsMySQL+30 | — | — |
| 40 | Qlay Technologies Generative AI tool to support product planning and development | $1M | 10 mo ago | Seed | — | Tokumasa Yamashita Co-Founder & COO | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+20 | — | — |
| 41 | TerraTalk App-based language learning platform | $1M | 38 mo ago | Seed | 10 | — | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceTypeScript+12 | — | — |
| 42 | Mitsukari Candidate fit matching platform | $1M | 90 mo ago | Series B | 7 | Takanori Omote CEO & President | TurbopackSentryNode.js+16 | — | — |
| 43 | Tech Ocean Online job portal for graduates | $1M | 44 mo ago | Seed | 22 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+13 | — | — |
| 44 | WorkCircle App based platform offering employee communication solutions | $877K | 28 mo ago | Seed | — | Toshiaki Tominari Co-Founder | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+17 | — | — |
| 45 | Kyalikon.com Developer of a platform for condition care consultation in medical fields | $785K | 7 mo ago | Seed | — | Mitsuaki Shimodaira CEO | — | — | — |
| 46 | elu Developer of AI agent specializing in human resources applications | $689K | 14 mo ago | Seed | — | Ryuta Endo Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 47 | Gamba Employee communication and reporting tool | $600K | 143 mo ago | Seed | — | Masahiro Morita CEO & President | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | — | — |
| 48 | TokyoJob Online job board platform for the multi industry | $599K | 39 mo ago | Seed | — | Harumi Suzuki CEO | — | — | — |
| 49 | Co-Growth Provider of learning and training management solution for enterprises | $516K | 42 mo ago | Seed | 6 | Bumpei Sasaki CEO | — | 16 patents Diamond CVD tools, biomedical imaging systems, AI diagnostic assistance, and e‑learning platforms. | — |
| 50 | Rifcom Human resource management software solution for companies | $485K | 20 mo ago | Seed | 2 | Takumi Shimizu CEO | — | — | — |
Top 12 HRTech companies in Japan
#1
Seed · Chuo, Tokyo · founded 2013$10.7Mraised▾
AI-based English language learning solutions. It provides English coaching classes and Q&A-based learning solutions. The app is available for iOS users.
- Dec 2025Seed—
- Feb 2024Seed—
- Dec 2023Seed—
#2
Acquired · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2018 · 25 employees$214.8Mraised▾
Fintech company offering a corporate card solution for businesses. The platform provides corporate cards which allowing businesses to manage the finances with features such as cloud accounting, bookkeeping, invoice system, slack integration, card lock function, and more.
- Nov 2024Series D$35.6M
- Nov 2024Conventional Debt$64.2M
- Jul 2022Series C—
- May 2022Series C$115M
#3
SmartHR 🦄Series E · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2013 · 238 employees$328.2Mraised▾
Platform that offers HR management solutions. It is a company focused on providing technology solutions for human resources and labor management. The platform features in smart HR that includes solutions such as recruitment management, personnel evluation, layout simulation, employee surveys and more.
- Jun 2024Series E$140M
- Jun 2021Series D$114.3M
- Apr 2019Series C$54.9M
- Jan 2018Series B$13.3M
#4
Series B · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2020 · 6 employees$4.7Mraised▾
Cloud-based employee welfare platform for enterprises. The software offers a payments card and operational assistance. It also allows imparting tax benefits, management, customization and advance payment facility. It is a tool available on the subscription-based pricing model.
- Nov 2025Series B$9.8M
- Nov 2025Conventional Debt—
- Nov 2024Seed$2.9M
- Nov 2024Conventional Debt—
#5
SmartHR 🦄Series E · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2013$352.1Mraised▾
Cloud-based HRMS software solution
#6
Series D · Shinagawa, Tokyo · founded 2016 · 51 employees$13.7Mraised▾
AI-based job matching platform for engineering. It provides job change service by matching skilled engineers with companies. It leverages proprietary AI algorithm to analyze the engineer's skills and company's job postings to achieve the best match. The company also offers a freelance platform which matches skilled freelance and sideline engineers with business outsourcing projects.
- May 2025Series D$14.4M
- Apr 2021Series C$11.8M
- Jun 2019Series A$1.8M
#7
Series C · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2017 · 127 employees$36.6Mraised▾
Platform connecting construction workers and companies for job opportunities. It facilitates connections between construction professionals seeking work and companies needing skilled labor. The platform allows users to create profiles, search for suitable matches, and communicate directly. It also offers features for secure payment processing and project management.
- Oct 2024Series C$11.6M
- Jul 2024Series C—
- Jul 2022Series C$13.4M
- Aug 2019Series B$6.6M
#8
Seed · Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture · founded 2021$784.7Kraised▾
Developer of a platform for condition care consultation in medical fields. The platform addresses employee retention, illness prevention, and overall employee well-being. It offers condition visualization and online interviews with certified career consultants. This enables businesses to support employees, improve retention, gain organizational insights, and enhance management practices.
- Oct 2025Seed$784.7K
#9
Seed · Minato, Tokyo · founded 2023$1.4Mraised▾
Generative AI tool to support product planning and development. The platform offers tools for consumer packaged goods companies. It extracts consumer sentiments from online customer data to support product developers and marketers in decision-making.
- Aug 2025Seed$1.4M
#10
Acquired · Shinagawa, Tokyo · founded 2016 · 11 employees$6.3Mraised▾
Crossbit provides a store shift management application. The solution offers schedule management, cooperation with other stores, potential resource visualization, and other services. The company primarily serves clients throughout Japan.
- Jan 2025Conventional Debt$2.9M
- Jan 2024Series A$6.3M
#11
Seed · Chuo City, Tokyo · founded 2019$1.7Mraised▾
Offering workforce driver health and safety solutions. An application that can analyze the body data and subjective data acquired from the dedicated smart watch and quantify the condition. Nobi for Driver allows the administrator to keep track of the driver's condition by measuring heart rate and location information in real time while driving, and notifies when an abnormality may occur.
- Jun 2025Seed$756.6K
- Feb 2025Seed$937.8K
#12
Series A · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2020 · 4 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Cloud-based platform for applicant tracking. It provides software for recruiters to prepare coding platforms for candidates based on skills, attributes and experience required. It also offers tools for automated evaluation of candidates' skills. It can be used for hiring tech leads, engineering managers, and front-end developers. It is a tool available in a subscription-based pricing model.
- May 2025Series A$1.5M
- Feb 2025Series A$2M
- May 2022Seed$1.6M
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