Timee
- Company typePublic
- Founded2017
- HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingDigital Commerce or Content
Timee firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Timee
- Legal name
- 株式会社タイミー
- Website
- https://timee.co.jp
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 2017
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Timee industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Online Job Marketplace
- NAICS
- Temporary Help Services (561320)
- SIC
- Services-Employment Agencies (7361)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Payroll, Time & Attendance (BPACAPAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Time, Attendance & Scheduling Administration (BPACAIAE), Workforce Management Administration (Labor Forecasting, Rostering, OT Rules) (BPAAAHAD), Workforce Time, Attendance & Scheduling Administration (BPAAAIAI)
Keywords
Where Timee is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Tokyo
- HQ country
- Japan
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices8 records
Markets served
Timee business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Digital Commerce or Content
- Cost components
- Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Commission on worker compensation: Timee charges employers a commission of 30% (excluding tax) of the total worker compensation amount for each completed gig. Additionally, a per-worker fee of 200 yen (excluding tax) applies per active worker per month (waived for second and subsequent shifts in the same month). There is no charge if no matching occurs. Payment is made monthly in arrears via invoice.
- Long-term direct hire facilitation: Employers can permanently hire Timee-matched workers at no cost — no referral fees, introduction fees, or reporting obligations to Timee.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction based/ take rate | Monthly | No upfront cost — pay-per-gig commission model |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Free long-term hire of Timee-matched workers |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels11 records
Timee product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Timee operates a two-sided mobile marketplace platform connecting workers seeking flexible, single-shift (スキマバイト) employment with businesses needing immediate staffing. Workers browse and apply to single-shift jobs via the app without resumes or interviews, scan QR codes at workplaces to clock in and out, receive same-day pay, and rate employers post-shift. The platform covers all 47 Japanese prefectures and includes an employer dashboard for posting jobs, screening workers, tracking attendance, and managing reviews.
Product overview
Timee operates a two-sided mobile marketplace platform connecting workers seeking flexible, single-shift ('スキマバイト') employment with businesses needing immediate staffing. The core product suite comprises the Timee worker mobile app and the Timee Business employer dashboard, which together handle job posting, QR-code-based attendance tracking, same-day pay, and mutual reviews. Adjacent to the core marketplace, Timee offers Timee Career Plus (a data-driven permanent placement service) and Timee Lab (an owned media and research brand covering spot-work topics). All services are available nationally across Japan's 47 prefectures. Timee is a subsidiary of Timee, Inc. (株式会社タイミー), listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market (ticker: 215A).
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- タイミーキャリアプラス (Timee Career Plus): Career consulting and job placement service that helps workers transition from spot-work to regular employment based on their accumulated work history and trust data on the Timee platform.
Products and services
- Timee (Worker Mobile App)
- Timee Business (Employer Dashboard)
- Timee Career Plus (タイミーキャリアプラス)
Quantifiable outcome
- 90%+ job posting-to-confirmed-match rate
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Timee
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
Timee technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature7 records
Timee partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- NPO ADDS (認定、特定非活動法人 ADDS)coreNPO ADDS (based in Suginami, Tokyo) is jointly implementing the 'CO-ROUTES' campaign with Timee, Connecting Point, and NPO Minna no Code. The initiative aims to create a continuous support framework connecting developmental support, education, and employment for people with disabilities. The campaign unfolds through three consecutive events from April to August 2026, starting with an online kickoff symposium during Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week on April 3. The goal is to shift societal perspective from viewing disability as an individual issue to implementing environmental adjustments that allow individual characteristics to be expressed as strengths.
- NPO法人 みんなのコード (NPO Minna no Code)coreNPO Minna no Code is part of the CO-ROUTES campaign jointly launched with NPO ADDS, Connecting Point, and Timee during fiscal year 2026. The campaign aims to bridge developmental support, education, and employment for people with disabilities through spot-work opportunities.
- 株式会社Connecting PointcoreConnecting Point Co., Ltd. is a co-implementing partner in the CO-ROUTES campaign alongside NPO ADDS, NPO Minna no Code, and Timee. The initiative aims to create continuous support linking developmental support, education, and employment for people with disabilities.
Scale indicators11 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Timee competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Mercari Hallo (Halomega): Operated by Mercari, this was a Japanese spot-work / short-shift mobile matching app directly competing with Timee in the same SKU format (single-shift jobs, app-driven, no resume). Notably winding down - releases workers and demand back to the market, but represents the closest product comparable.
- Pause Inc. (Operates Shotworks / ショットワークス): Japanese spot-work (single-shift) job matching app - one of the closest direct competitors to Timee in the スキマバイト category, targeting similar SMB employers and short-shift workers nationwide in Japan.
- dip Corporation (Operates Baitoru / バイトル): Japanese HR-tech company operating Baitoru, the dominant part-time / full-time job-matching platform in Japan. While Baitoru focuses on multi-day/part-time hiring rather than pure spot work, dip launched 'Baitoru Spot' for single-shift matching, making it a direct competitive threat to Timee.
- TaskRabbit: US-based mobile marketplace (owned by IKEA / Ingka Group) connecting task-based gig workers with consumers needing short-duration services. Closest global product analog to Timee's spot-work marketplace model outside Japan, similar two-sided commission dynamics.
Broad incumbents
- Wantedly, Inc. Japan-based tech-focused recruitment and company-crowdsourcing platform (TSE Growth: 6551). Functions as a broad incumbent in Japanese job matching, targeting both full-time hiring and employer branding - adjacent to Timee's market with overlap in white-collar worker pools.
- Recruit Holdings: Global HR services conglomerate (TSE Prime: 6098) operating Indeed, Glassdoor, and Japanese staffing brands. Largest incumbent in Japan HR with comparable two-sided marketplace dynamics but at much larger scale; serves as the structural competitor / ceiling on Japanese gig-market consolidation.
- BizReach, Inc. Japanese executive-level recruitment and talent platform serving white-collar and managerial placement. Comparable as a Japanese HR-tech platform with two-sided marketplace dynamics and a corporate subscription / placement-fee model, though targeting higher-skill roles than Timee's spot focus.
- Persol Holdings Co., Ltd. Japan's largest pure-play staffing agency group (TSE Prime: 2181) providing temp-to-perm, dispatch, and HR services. Represents the traditional incumbent alternative to Timee's app-based model; competes for the same employer HR budgets but through agency intermediaries.
- Temp Holdings Co., Ltd. Major Japanese staffing and HR services provider (TSE Prime: 2181 group peers) offering dispatch and placement services. Serves as a traditional incumbent alternative in Japanese temporary staffing, competing with Timee for SMB and enterprise staffing spend.
- Indeed (Flex Services): Recruit Holdings' flagship global job marketplace with growing Flex / Indeed Workable short-shift and on-demand staffing offerings. Represents the international incumbent pivot toward spot-work, directly competitive to Timee's model if expanded in Japan.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Timee social profiles
Digital presenceTimee compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
Timee financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Timee leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Timee funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds5 records
Investors30 records
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Timee M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments1 record
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Frequently asked questions about Timee
What does Timee do?
Timee operates a two-sided mobile marketplace platform connecting workers seeking flexible, single-shift (スキマバイト) employment with businesses needing immediate staffing. Workers browse and apply to single-shift jobs via the app without resumes or interviews, scan QR codes at workplaces to clock in and out, receive same-day pay, and rate employers post-shift. The platform covers all 47 Japanese prefectures and includes an employer dashboard for posting jobs, screening workers, tracking attendance, and managing reviews.
Is Timee a public or private company?
Timee is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Timee founded?
Timee was founded in 2017. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Timee based?
Timee is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, in the Asia region.
How does Timee make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Commission on worker compensation is the primary driver. The others are long-term direct hire facilitation.
Who are Timee's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Mercari Hallo (Halomega), Pause Inc. (Operates Shotworks / ショットワークス), dip Corporation (Operates Baitoru / バイトル) and TaskRabbit. Broad incumbents are Wantedly, Inc., Recruit Holdings, BizReach, Inc., Persol Holdings Co., Ltd., Temp Holdings Co., Ltd. and Indeed (Flex Services).
Does Timee have an API?
No public API is recorded for Timee.
What industry is Timee in?
Timee's product category is Online Job Marketplace. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPACAPAB, Payroll, Time & Attendance, with a secondary code of BPACAIAE, Time, Attendance & Scheduling Administration. Its NAICS code is 561320 and its SIC code is 7361.