Crowdworks

CrowdWorks Inc. is a leading provider of crowdsourcing services in Japan, operating a platform that connects companies with individuals seeking work. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Tokyo, the company facilitates various projects for registered freelancers, including developers, designers, and writers, allowing them to apply for a diverse range of tasks. CrowdWorks serves over 25,000 companies, including government ministries and publicly traded firms, and supports approximately 130,000 users by offering innovative work opportunities. In addition to general project matching, the company provides specialized services for online work, coaching, and side jobs tailored to high-value professionals. The platform is recognized for its impact on Japan's future workforce, having been acknowledged as one of the influential companies by Nikkei Business Publications.

Takayuki Kuwae

Directors CFO

Shinichi Nomura

Director of Development

Narita Shuzo

Executive Director

Koichiro Yoshida

Co-Founder, CEO and President

8 past transactions

OPSION

Venture Round in 2020
OPSION provides an office in a virtual setting to share different office experiences. Additionally, they offer a workplace communication platform that enables online conversations at any time. The company's contact modes are mail and physical address.

Knuckle Ball

Seed Round in 2018
Knuckle Ball is a company that operates Japan's first 4-frame manga specialty SNS "4 frame gram. Four-panel comics are a unique Japanese culture whose origins can be seen in the Edo era, and have been developed in newspapers and magazines.However, in the modern era of smartphones, value as content that can be enjoyed in small pieces of time is It has been reviewed.

graviee

Acquisition in 2017
Graviee is developing web creative business, temporary staffing business, and our own service business.

TECH PROGRESS Japan

Corporate Round in 2016
Tech Progress enables elementary and junior high school students to create works using a full-fledged programming language.

SeAl

Acquisition in 2015
SeAL provides graphics and illustrations for social games and background graphics for consumer games.

LiB

Venture Round in 2015
LiB (ribs) is a membership-based outplacement service that specializes in women who are willing to continue to work.

Gengo

Series C in 2015
Gengo’s unique platform consists of a diverse and growing community of more than 18,000 qualified translators from 114 countries working across 37 languages and 64 language pairs. The professional human translation platform represents a huge leap in quality compared to machine translation, while enjoying faster delivery times than traditional service providers. Through its web offering and open API, Gengo enables businesses of any size to quickly and easily connect with a global audience at scale. Clients and partners include JTB, TripAdvisor, BuzzFeed, Rakuten and Vestiaire Collective; a more complete list can be found at https://gengo.com/customers/ Founded in 2008, Gengo is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with an office in Silicon Valley. To learn more about Gengo, visit www.gengo.com
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