Findy

What Findy does

Findy Inc. is a Tokyo-based, venture-backed developer economy platform founded in 2016 that operates a portfolio of products targeting the full engineer lifecycle across Japan and select Asia-Pacific markets. Its core offerings include Findy (an AI-driven job matching service scoring engineer skills via GitHub repository analysis), Findy Freelance (high-skill freelance engineer matching with 70,000+ registered engineers), Findy Team+ (an enterprise SaaS platform that analyzes engineering productivity using DORA Four Keys, the SPACE framework, and a patent-protected Development Productivity Score across GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Backlog, Jira, and Notion), Findy Tools (a developer tool review site), and Findy Conference (an event platform hosting 500+ events). The company reported roughly 290,000 registered engineers and approximately 5,400 corporate clients including Sony, Toyota, ZOZO, DMM.com, Money Forward, Hokuhoku Bank, SMS, and Sansan/Bill One.

The underlying technology is proprietary: Findy Score quantifies engineer skills from public code contributions, while Development Productivity Score is a patent-protected methodology combining DORA metrics with the SPACE framework. In 2025-2026, Findy layered generative AI features onto Findy Team+ via the AI Utilization Report and AI Effect Report (quantifying AI coding tool ROI), launched Findy Insights with Preferred Networks' Japanese LLM PLaMo for hypothesis validation, introduced AI Accelerate enterprise AI consulting, and released AI Career for recruiting AI-skilled engineers. Findy Team+ is distributed through AWS Marketplace under ISV Accelerate and Global Startup Program certifications, while PFN serves as a sales partner for Findy Insights.

Findy's revenue model is hybrid: recruitment/matching uses success-based fees (100% of annual salary for permanent placements, 50% for fixed-term contracts); Findy Team+ runs on annual enterprise SaaS subscriptions via AWS Marketplace with 2-week free trials; Findy Freelance operates on commissions across 1,800+ enterprise clients; and Marketing Support Services monetizes the 240,000+ engineer member base through event planning, content, and tech branding. The company has raised approximately $125 million across four rounds (including a Series D of $14.3M in June 2025 led by Japan Post Bank Asset Management) and is expanding internationally from Japan into India (2024), South Korea, and Taiwan (2025), targeting 1,600 Asian companies for Findy Team+ by 2028.

Name

Findy

Legal name

ファインディ株式会社

Website

https://findy.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Findy is a Tokyo-based developer economy platform operating Findy (AI engineer job matching), Findy Freelance, Findy Team+ (enterprise engineering productivity SaaS), Findy Tools, and Findy Conference, serving roughly 290,000 registered engineers and 5,400 companies across Japan, India, Korea, and Taiwan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Recruitment and Productivity Platform

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Internship/Apprenticeship Matching & Work-Based Learning Platforms (EDAFAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Engineer recruitment platform
• Developer productivity software
• Skill assessment technology
• Freelance engineer marketplace
• Engineering analytics SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Recruitment/Matching Services (Findy): Success-based recruitment fees where Findy charges the recruiting company. For permanent placement, fees are 100% of the candidate's annual salary. For fixed-term contracts, fees are 50% of salary during the contract period (up to 1 year). For specialized searches, additional upfront fees of 10,000,000 JPY plus 100,000 JPY per activity day apply.
2. Findy Team+ SaaS Subscription: SaaS subscription model for development productivity analytics. The platform is offered through AWS Marketplace with enterprise licensing. Targets startups to large enterprises with approximately 1,400 companies (including trials) using the service.
3. Findy Freelance Matching: Commission-based matching service for high-skill freelance engineers. Registered engineers number over 70,000 with over 1,800 companies using the service.
4. Marketing Support Services: Comprehensive marketing support services leveraging Findy's 240,000+ registered engineer member base. Includes event planning, content creation, developer community engagement, and tech branding support for enterprise clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Findy operates a multi-product engineer platform combining job matching (Findy), freelance engineer matching (Findy Freelance), and enterprise development productivity SaaS (Findy Team+). The core technology is a proprietary GitHub-based skill scoring algorithm (Findy Score) paired with development productivity analytics using the SPACE framework and DORA Four Keys metrics. The company also offers AI consulting through AI Accelerate and individual engineer tools such as Findy Assist.

Product overview

Findy operates a platform-plus-services architecture consisting of five core products. The portfolio centers on Findy (job matching for IT/Web engineers) and Findy Freelance (freelance engineer matching), both leveraging proprietary skill scoring algorithms analyzing GitHub data. Findy Team+ is an AI-powered development capital platform that bridges management and development teams by analyzing development data (GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Notion) using DORA metrics and SPACE framework. Findy Tools provides a developer review platform, while Findy Conference hosts tech events. Supporting offerings include Findy Insights (AI hypothesis validation using PFN's PLaMo), AI Accelerate consulting for enterprise AI adoption, and Findy AI Career for AI-skilled engineer recruitment. The platform has grown to serve 260,000+ registered engineers and 4,000+ companies across Japan, India, Korea, and Taiwan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Findy: IT/Web engineer job matching service using AI-based skill visualization and matching.
• Findy Freelance
• Findy Team+
• Findy Tools
• Findy Conference
• Findy Insights
• AI Accelerate by Findy Team+

Products and services

• Findy (Engineer Matching Platform) Job matching platform using proprietary GitHub-based Findy Score algorithm to connect Japanese engineers with employers. Serves both individual engineers seeking employment and companies seeking engineering talent.
• Findy Freelance Freelance engineer marketplace connecting freelance engineers with companies needing project-based engineering talent. Operates on a commission-based model.
• Findy Team+ Enterprise SaaS for measuring and improving engineering team productivity using the Development Productivity Score (DPS) based on SPACE framework and DORA Four Keys metrics. Available on AWS Marketplace.
• Findy Tools (Findy Score, Findy Assist) Tools for individual engineers including Findy Score (skill assessment) and Findy Assist (AI-powered engineering support).
• Findy Global Global platform extension for international engineer recruitment and matching, supporting Findy's expansion beyond the Japanese market including India operations.
• AI Accelerate Consulting service helping enterprises accelerate AI adoption in engineering teams, including support for PLaMo LLM implementation through the Preferred Networks partnership.
• Findy Conference Technology conference event serving the engineering community, functioning as both a community-building initiative and a marketing/distribution channel for Findy's products.
• Findy Insights Market intelligence publication providing research and data on engineer recruitment, salaries, and technology trends in Japan.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91.8% of responding engineers use generative AI in their work (Findy survey, March 2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability15 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or Integration · 23 June 2026Findy Team+ listed on AWS Marketplace, enabling AWS customers to procure the service through existing AWS accounts. Findy obtained AWS ISV Accelerate Program and AWS Global Startup Program certifications for co-selling and co-marketing. Sponsoring AWS Summit Japan 2026.
• Preferred Networks (PFN)coreTechnology or Integration · 18 June 2026PFN and Findy entered sales partnership for Findy Insights, implementing PFN's Japanese LLM PLaMo. PFN sells Findy Insights to enterprises seeking PLaMo-based hypothesis validation and business development solutions. The partnership combines Findy's AI agent capabilities with PFN's Japanese language processing strengths.
• 金融データ活用推進協会 (FDUA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2025Findy joined FDUA as special member in May 2026, contributing expertise in development organization support and AI/data utilization. FDUA promotes AI and data utilization in the financial sector. Findy will leverage its Findy Team+ experience to support financial industry development organizations.
• GitHub Technology Partner ProgramcoreTechnology or Integration · 23 May 2025Findy joined GitHub Technology Partner Program, enhancing integration capabilities and market credibility for development productivity analysis using GitHub data.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Wantedly: Japanese tech recruitment and employer branding platform connecting engineers with companies through story-driven profiles. Directly competes with Findy's core job matching service and recently expanded into developer productivity and engagement tools.
• Lapras: Japanese engineer matching platform that also analyzes GitHub data to score technical skills, making it the closest direct competitor to Findy's GitHub-based skill scoring approach and engineer matching flow.
• Forkwell: Japanese engineer-focused career and recruitment platform with technical content, events, and skill profiling. Competes with Findy in senior/staff engineer matching and developer community engagement.
• LinearB: Global DevEx analytics platform measuring engineering team productivity using DORA metrics, cycle time, and workflow automation. Most direct international competitor to Findy Team+ in developer productivity analytics.
• Swarmia: Engineering effectiveness platform combining DORA metrics, developer experience surveys, and investment planning. Competes with Findy Team+ in the engineering capital management and DevEx category with strong positioning in the AI-era productivity narrative.
• Jellyfish: Engineering management platform that connects work management, measurement, and planning across engineering organizations. Direct competitor to Findy Team+ in engineering resource planning and productivity measurement.
• Lancers: Japan's largest freelance matching platform, directly competing with Findy Freelance in the high-skill engineer contractor segment with a broader category footprint across creative, tech, and business freelance work.

Broad incumbents

• BizReach: One of Japan's largest executive and professional recruitment platforms with a focus on mid-career and senior talent. Competes with Findy in the high-skill engineer placement segment with a more traditional direct-search model.
• GitHub (Microsoft): Underlying platform for Findy's skill scoring and a growing competitor as GitHub rolls out native engineering productivity metrics, Copilot adoption analytics, and developer insights that overlap with Findy Team+.

Emerging players

• HackerEarth: Developer assessment and skill evaluation platform with AI-driven coding assessments and recruitment solutions. Comparable to Findy's skill scoring approach and overlapping with its recruitment use cases, particularly in the India market Findy is entering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/findy_code
• Facebookfacebook.com/hub.findy.7
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/findy-inc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors14 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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