Ascope

What Ascope does

Ascope (アスコープ株式会社) is a Tokyo-based integrated creative solutions company founded in 2003 (rebranded from Global Technology Design Co., Ltd. in November 2018) that operates three interconnected service pillars for Japan's creative and IT industries: Talent Services (dispatch staffing, permanent placement at a 35% consulting fee on annual salary, and recruitment process outsourcing/RPO), System Integration (IT infrastructure design, construction, and operations including its G server hosting service), and Digital Content Planning & Production (2D/3D CG, web content, and DTP). The company maintains a registered dispatch pool exceeding 20,000 workers and a 300+ freelancer network called GAZA, with specialized segment coverage spanning creative roles (web 37%, CG 27%, network 18%, DTP 7%, technical support 6%) as well as office work/service and bio/medical/R&D verticals, served primarily through direct enterprise sales in the Kanto region.

The business model is multi-stream professional services revenue. Dispatch fees generate operating margins of approximately 3.8% per the disclosed cost structure (with staff salary at 70%, social insurance at 13.5%, paid leave at 2%, and company operating costs at 10.7%); permanent placement is transactional at 35% of placed candidate's annual salary with refund protection (80% if candidate leaves within one month, 50% within 1-3 months); and system integration, content production, and the newly launched (July 2025) Original Design Amazon Gift Card service add project-based revenue. The Amazon Gift Card service — designed for promotional campaigns, client gifts, and corporate commemoratives — represents the company's first product line outside the talent/IT/content triad. Pricing for internal roles (e.g., web creators at 3-5M yen annual salary, office assistant at 1,041-1,100 yen/hour) signals a service company whose revenue is fundamentally tied to billable headcount rather than recurring SaaS or product licensing.

Ascope holds regulated Japanese staffing credentials including labor dispatch license 派13-070537 and fee-based placement license 13-ユ-070475, plus the Privacy Mark (2011), Excellent Employment Service Provider certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (2015), and Employment Insurance Payment Service Provider status. The company has related-entity relationships with Tokyo Communication Art School, Tokyo Design Technology College, and Tokyo Film Center Acting School, providing a captive talent pipeline, and holds a minority interest in Jikie Business Support Osaka (established 2016) for employment of persons with disabilities. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; registered capital is 40 million yen; ownership is private with no institutional investors, parent company, or funding rounds disclosed. The company is led by Representative Director and CEO Kenichi Kimura (木村健一) and operates from headquarters in Minato-ku, Tokyo with a secondary Sunrise Office also in Minato-ku.

Name

Ascope

Legal name

アスコープ株式会社

Website

https://ascope.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Ascope is a Tokyo-based integrated creative solutions company providing IT staffing, system integration, and digital content production services for Japan's creative and IT industries through dispatch, placement, and RPO offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT and Creative Talent Staffing Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Graphic Design Services (541430), Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

IT Architecture & Solutions Design (Enterprise/Cloud Architecture, Integration) (EDABAFAK), ITIL/ITSM Process Consulting & Implementation (BPAEAJAB)

Keywords

• Creative talent staffing
• IT engineer placement
• System integration services
• Digital content production
• Recruitment process outsourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 人材派遣事業: Staffing/temporary placement services for creators and IT engineers. Fee structure includes staff salary (70%), social insurance (13.5%), company operating costs (10.7%), paid leave (2.0%), and operating profit (3.8%).
2. 有料職業紹介事業: Fee-based placement service. Consulting fee is 35% of annual salary (excluding tax) paid by client company upon successful placement.
3. ITインフラ設計・構築・運用: IT infrastructure design, construction and system operation services.
4. デジタルコンテンツ制作: 2DCG and 3DCG production, Web content planning and production services.
5. Amazonギフトカード制作サービス: Custom Amazon gift card design and production service for corporate clients, including original designs and packaging.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ascope provides integrated staffing and placement services for creative professionals and IT engineers, including temporary dispatch (人材派遣), permanent placement (人材紹介), and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO). The company additionally delivers IT infrastructure design, construction, and system operations, plus digital content production (2D/3D CG, web systems, DTP). The three pillars are delivered as a one-stop integrated creative solution targeting enterprises in the creative and IT industries.

Product overview

Ascope operates as an Integrated Creative Solution Company offering three interconnected core service pillars: (1) 人材サービス (Talent Services) covering temporary dispatch staffing, permanent placement, and RPO for creative and IT professionals; (2) システムインテグレーション (System Integration) encompassing IT infrastructure design/construction and software development; and (3) デジタルコンテンツ企画・制作 (Digital Content Planning & Production) providing 2D/3D CG, web development, and DTP services. The company also offers a complementary promotional tool, the オリジナルデザインAmazonギフトカード制作サービス, which allows corporate clients to create fully customized Amazon gift cards. Together these services enable Ascope to provide one-stop creative and technological solutions spanning talent acquisition, digital production, and IT infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• G-value: クリエイター・エンジニア向けお仕事情報サイト (Job information site for creators and engineers)
• GAZA
• G server
• Tech.G
• Creer（クレエール）
• エン・カレッジ
• オリジナルAmazonギフトカード

Products and services

• Talent Services (人材サービス) Staffing solutions including temporary dispatch (人材派遣), permanent placement (人材紹介), and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) for creative professionals and IT engineers. Includes sub-offerings: 人材派遣・紹介予定派遣 (temp and temp-to-perm dispatch), 人材紹介 (permanent placement with 35% consulting fee), and 採用支援/RPO (recruitment support).
• System Integration (システムインテグレーション) IT infrastructure design, construction, system development, and IT system operations services for enterprise clients seeking stable quality and cost-effective server and infrastructure solutions.
• Digital Content Planning & Production (デジタルコンテンツ企画・制作) Integrated creative production including 2D CG and 3D CG production, web system development, DTP planning, and content strategy and direction for projects requiring optimized creative coordination.
• Original Design Amazon Gift Card Production Service (オリジナルデザインAmazonギフトカード制作サービス) Corporate-oriented service for producing fully custom-designed Amazon gift cards with original artwork, usable for product promotions, event attendee gifts, client greetings, commemorative novelties, anniversary mementos, and recognition awards. Available for corporate clients with minimum order of 1 card; delivery from 2 weeks; card denominations range from ¥50 to ¥300,000.

Quantifiable outcome

• 派遣登録者満足度は約9割が「満足」と回答
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Amazon Gift Cards Japan合同会社minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 July 2025提供Amazonギフトカード的品牌授权和制作服务
• 株式会社ジケイビジネスサポート大阪 (特例子会社)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2018为残疾人雇佣设立的特例子公司投资
• トレーニングスタジオ「Tech.G」minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013社内トレーニングスタジオ开设，为员工提供技术培训
• エン・カレッジminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012人才开发合作伙伴，提供培训和发展支持
• ナレッジ・ビーンズ株式会社minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012共同策划app制作支援服务

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• CrowdWorks: Japanese online crowdsourcing marketplace for creative, IT, development, and professional services. Comparable to Ascope in connecting freelance creative/IT talent to corporate clients, though operates as a marketplace rather than direct staffing.

Direct peers

• Adecco Japan: Japanese arm of Adecco Group, one of the world's largest staffing firms, offering temporary and permanent placement plus RPO across office, IT, and creative disciplines. Competes head-to-head with Ascope for enterprise dispatch and placement contracts in Japan.
• Lancers: Japan's leading freelance and crowdsourcing platform connecting creative, IT, and engineering professionals with enterprises. Comparable to Ascope's GAZA freelance network and placement services for creators, and increasingly relevant for IT engineer placement.
• ManpowerGroup Japan: Global staffing leader's Japan operation, providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, and talent solutions across IT, engineering, and creative functions. Directly comparable in business model and customer overlap with Ascope's dispatch and placement services.
• Persol Holdings: One of Japan's largest staffing and HR services groups, operating temporary staffing, permanent placement, and RPO across IT, creative, and office roles. Directly competes with Ascope's talent services pillar for creative and IT engineer dispatch clients in the Tokyo market.

Broad incumbents

• transcosmos: Major Japanese BPO and digital services company offering contact center operations, digital marketing, web/system development, and content production. Comparable in digital content production and system integration dimensions of Ascope's second and third pillars.
• BIPROGY (formerly Nihon Unisys): Established Japanese systems integrator providing IT infrastructure design, build, and managed operations for enterprise clients. Comparable to Ascope's SI pillar for IT infrastructure design and operations, though operates at significantly larger scale.
• Recruit Holdings: Japan's largest staffing and HR technology group (Indeed, Rikunavi, Recruit Agent), with massive scale across placement, dispatch, and job-matching platforms. Competes with Ascope across all three pillars and dwarfs it in candidate database depth, brand recognition, and capital.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCb-qxUxt-_VNB3pJhn2iNHg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/globaltechnologydesign

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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