Findy Japan

Findy Inc., established in 2016 by CEO Yuichiro Yamada, operates as a specialized human resources technology firm targeting the software engineering sector in Japan and expanding globally. Yamada, with a background in economics and prior experience at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and The Boston Consulting Group, founded the company to bridge the gap between skilled tech professionals and organizations.

The company's business model is centered on a suite of platforms that address various aspects of an engineer's career and an organization's development process. Revenue is generated through matching fees from corporate clients for successful hires on its recruitment platforms and subscription fees for its SaaS product. Findy serves a wide range of clients, from startups to large enterprises, with a registered user base of over 200,000 engineers and 3,000 companies.

Findy's core services include 'Findy', a premium転職 (tenshoku - job change) service, 'Findy Freelance' for contract and remote opportunities, and 'Findy Global' for international talent. A key differentiator is its proprietary AI algorithm that analyzes public GitHub, GitLab, and other repository data to calculate a "skill deviation score" for engineers. This score provides a quantitative measure of an engineer's skills, which helps in matching them with suitable companies and even predicting potential salary ranges.

Complementing its recruitment services is 'Findy Team+', an Engineering Intelligence SaaS platform launched in October 2021. This tool integrates with development platforms like GitHub and Jira to visualize and analyze team productivity, development processes, and efficiency metrics such as the 'Four Keys'. It provides managers and team leaders with data-driven insights to identify bottlenecks, measure the impact of tools like GitHub Copilot, and improve overall developer experience. The platform is expanding internationally, with a strategic focus on markets like India and plans for entry into South Korea and Taiwan.

The company has successfully raised significant capital to fuel its growth, including a Series C round of approximately $12.5 million in April 2022 and a Series D round of about $14 million in June 2025. These funds are aimed at accelerating product development and supporting its global expansion, with a particular emphasis on growing its presence in Asia.

Keywords: HR tech, engineer recruitment, skill visualization, SaaS, developer productivity, engineering intelligence, freelance platform, GitHub analysis, talent matching, global expansion