SMBC Venture Capital

HRBrain, INC. owns and operates an online platform that provides cloud-based human resource evaluation services. It offers centralized management of human resource data, personal evaluation, organizational structure, and tissue analysis. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

CYDAS, Inc. was founded with the mission to “Bring out the Talent in People”. Their “Performance Cloud” application is a cloud-based app that improves the performance of people and organizations, increasing the value of the organization. It is said that HR information is a “treasure trove”. “Performance Cloud” goes beyond simply collecting that data by offering you the tools to utilize the data to achieve your objectives. These tools support the growth of your enterprise allowing you to operate more efficiently by optimizing the hiring, assigninment, management, training and evaluation of your people. They encourage you to try out their “Performance Cloud” and see the difference between simply collecting data and using that data to maximize your company’s profits.

YeLL inc. offers organizational development and human resources development consulting services. The company offers planning, development, and management of cloud 1 on 1 service. YeLL inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Identity has set a mission of "Reduce mismatches in the world with IT!" And provides services as a comprehensive IT support company specializing in IT human resources (engineers and creators). We provide recruitment support for both agent services and media services, and offer a wide range of recruitment, mid-career, freelance, and overseas human resources in recruitment advertising media. From employment to retirement, we work closely with users to support career design.

TeamSpirit specializes in building and providing companies with our cloud-based teamSpirit Workforce Success Platform.Today, no company can communicate its value without providing services that adapt to the various and diverse needs of end users. More and more, companies are required to make a shift from a labor-intensive paradigm to a broader, knowledge-intensive, service-based orientation. Employees, too, are faced with the necessity of changing the way they think about their work. Gone are the days of routine work; now, employees must think creatively, and demonstrate their unique professional capabilities. With the capital and business alliance forged with U.S.-based salesforce.com, Inc., TeamSpirit has completed a transformation from outsourcer to cloud service provider as they set out on their second start-up endeavor. Their experience making such a profound change taught us that the most effective way to inspire their employees to put forth 100% of their professional strengths is to establish a cycle of 1) visualizing daily activities, 2) receiving feedback from those around us, and 3) reflecting on their own activities and relating them to tomorrow.

AGRIMEDIA is a Tokyo-based company that was established in 2011. The firm specializes in providing media solutions tailored to the agricultural sector, focusing on the dissemination of information and resources that support agricultural practices and innovation. AGRIMEDIA aims to enhance communication within the agricultural community, promoting knowledge sharing and collaboration among farmers, researchers, and industry stakeholders. Through its services, the company seeks to address the unique challenges faced by the agricultural industry, contributing to its modernization and sustainability.

Launch pad for a wide array of HR Tech services, which has focused on revolutionizing the world’s second largest Japanese HR services industry thru technology enabled business models. BizReach: Japan's premier online career networking service, which has transformed the Japanese business community in allowing career-driven executives to freely share and directly connect with talent-seeking employers and recruiters.Often referred to as the “LinkedIn of Japan” in the HR industry, the service has allowed over half a million executives to explore their career options by sharing their resume information in a closed online database shared amongst only employers and recruiters. The service has disrupted the executive search (recruitment) market by becoming a cloud-based talent sourcing platform for employers to recruit and hire business executives directly. CareerTrek: The service was built on the needs of BizReach clients (employers) wanting to recruit and hire “young” professionals (20s and early 30s) more efficiently thru direct sourcing methods. Hence, the service is branded and targeted to become an online career networking service connecting young professional jobseekers and employers. Together with BizReach, the 2 cloud-based talent sourcing platforms deliver similar results to what Linkedin delivers to enterprise clients outside of Japan. An added feature of CareerTrek due to its focus on a younger audience is its recommendation engine, which supports jobseekers in not only proactively finding jobs that they think fit them, but being introduced to positions that other similar users find interesting. Stanby: Stanby is a job search engine, which aggregates job postings from hundreds of third-party job sites. This “Google for Jobs” service enables jobseekers to search from over 4 million jobs posted online from all over the country in just one search. Stanby ATS is a service provided to employers, and is a cloud-based applicant tracking system for employers, and is free to use. Employers can create job postings, source applicants and track applicants, together functioning as a central platform for all recruitment efforts. Stanby thrives to bring every job opening to the online world, and become the largest original source of hiring information.

Leading Mark Inc. is an employment agency based in Tokyo, Japan, that focuses on addressing the needs of job seekers. As a growing human resources startup, it is expanding its services to include mid-career and international hiring. The company has a representative in China who is dedicated to connecting top Japanese-speaking Chinese students with opportunities in Japan. Leading Mark emphasizes the importance of providing relevant information to job seekers, in contrast to larger, traditional agencies that may prioritize the interests of employers and their own commissions. By centering its efforts around the average job seeker, Leading Mark aims to alleviate frustration and support career development.

Neo Career Co., LTD. owns and operates an online mid-career and new graduate recruitment site. The company offers doctor and nurse recruitment and temporary staff placement, including office workers, sales people, call center workers, caregivers, and childcare workers. It also offers recruitment service outsourcing and education and training services. Neo Career Co., LTD. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Shinjuku, Japan. It has additional offices in Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and China.

TeamSpirit specializes in building and providing companies with our cloud-based teamSpirit Workforce Success Platform.Today, no company can communicate its value without providing services that adapt to the various and diverse needs of end users. More and more, companies are required to make a shift from a labor-intensive paradigm to a broader, knowledge-intensive, service-based orientation. Employees, too, are faced with the necessity of changing the way they think about their work. Gone are the days of routine work; now, employees must think creatively, and demonstrate their unique professional capabilities. With the capital and business alliance forged with U.S.-based salesforce.com, Inc., TeamSpirit has completed a transformation from outsourcer to cloud service provider as they set out on their second start-up endeavor. Their experience making such a profound change taught us that the most effective way to inspire their employees to put forth 100% of their professional strengths is to establish a cycle of 1) visualizing daily activities, 2) receiving feedback from those around us, and 3) reflecting on their own activities and relating them to tomorrow.