What Teco Design does

TECO Design (株式会社TECO Design) is a Tokyo-headquartered IT consulting firm founded September 9, 2019 by Representative Director Sugino Shin (杉野 愼), originally established in Fukuoka before relocating primary operations to Tokyo's Shinjuku ward. The firm specializes in implementation, configuration, and operational support for cloud-based HR, payroll, and attendance management systems, targeting Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises (typically 50-1,000 employees) and professional firms such as social insurance labor consultants (shi-gyo) and tax accountants. Unlike a software vendor, TECO operates a platform-agnostic implementation services model covering 36+ supported products including Money Forward Cloud, freee, IEYASU, SmartHR, KING OF TIME, Jobcan, Yayoi Kintai Next, Oplus, and LayerX/Bakuraku. The company's distinguishing expertise lies in the combination of Japanese labor compliance knowledge — 60% of employees hold HR qualifications or labor experience — with IT configuration know-how, enabling workflow redesign alongside system setup.

The company's revenue model rests on four pillars: (1) custom-quote cloud implementation consulting and configuration services sized to client employee count and system scope; (2) managed services through Super BPO for payroll calculation and social insurance procedures; (3) training and certification programs such as IEYASU School and TECO Training Plan; and (4) channel referral commissions and co-marketing with cloud vendor partners. Go-to-market combines direct field sales, inside sales via free HubSpot-hosted online consultations, three physical CLOUD STATION showrooms (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya), and inbound through content marketing (535+ seminars, 380+ YouTube videos, owned media site cloud-station.jp). TECO has completed over 1,000 cumulative implementations across all 47 Japanese prefectures, holds the METI Smart SME Supporter (情報産業省認定 Smart SME Supporter 第52号-25) certification, and operates wholly-owned sub-brands including CLOUD STATION (showroom and media), Sharoushi Station / 社労士STATION (matching platform), and TECO Consulting (社会保険労務法人, social insurance labor consultancy). The firm remains founder-owned and bootstrapped with no disclosed venture funding, three wholly-owned sub-brands, and regulatory licenses covering paid employment placement (有料職業紹介) and worker dispatch (労働者派遣事業).

Name

Teco Design

Legal name

株式会社TECO Design

Website

https://teco-design.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TECO Design is a Tokyo-based IT consulting firm founded in 2019 that implements and supports cloud HR, payroll, and attendance systems for Japanese SMEs and professional firms, combining labor compliance expertise with technical configuration across 36 vendor platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fukuoka

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Cloud Implementation Consulting & Setup Services: TECO Design earns revenue by providing cloud HR/payroll/attendance system implementation consulting, including system selection, workflow design, data migration, initial configuration, and ongoing support. Fees are based on client company size (number of employees) and the systems implemented (attendance, payroll, HR). The company reports having assisted over 1,000 firms with cloud transitions. Pricing is custom/quote-based.
2. Super BPO Services: BPO service for payroll calculation and social insurance procedures using cloud platforms. Combines business process outsourcing with cloud system expertise for guaranteed quality and safety.
3. Online Consultation & Seminars: Free online consultation meetings (booked via HubSpot) are used as a lead generation mechanism. Seminars are sometimes paid and sometimes free, with revenue from event partnerships with cloud vendors.
4. Yayoi Kintai Next Onboarding Support Services: Revenue from providing official onboarding setup services for Yayoi's cloud-based attendance management system 'Yayoi Kintai Next', targeting companies with 50 to 1,000 employees. Partnership launched July 1, 2026.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

TECO Design is an IT consulting and implementation services company that helps Japanese small and medium enterprises (SMEs with 50–1,000 employees) and professional firms select, configure, migrate to, and operate cloud-based HR, payroll, and attendance management systems from 36+ partner vendors including Money Forward, freee, IEYASU, KING OF TIME, SmartHR, and Jobcan. The firm operates Japan's first multi-HR-tech physical showroom (CLOUD STATION in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya), provides Super BPO services for outsourced payroll and social insurance processing, and runs an online matching platform (Sharoushi Station) connecting SMEs with digitally-savvy social insurance labor consultants.

Product overview

TECO Design is a Tokyo-based HR technology company that provides cloud-based HR/payroll/attendance system implementation and consulting services. Its portfolio consists of a core cloud adoption support service for selecting, configuring, migrating to, and sustaining cloud HR systems (supporting 36+ partner cloud products including Money Forward, freee, IEYASU, KING OF TIME, SmartHR, Jobcan, and more), complemented by several sub-branded platforms: CLOUD STATION (a physical and online showroom plus educational media site), 社労士ステーション (an online matching platform between companies and digitally-savvy social insurance labor consultants), and TECO Consulting (a social insurance labor consultant corporation providing HR advisory and BPO). Additional offerings include HR Academy (staffing and DX training), TECO Training Plan (online Money Forward payroll training), クラウドは金曜日PRO (subscription training for professional firms), and Super BPO (outsourced payroll and social insurance processing). The company operates physical showrooms in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya and serves primarily small-to-medium enterprises (typically 50–1,000 employees) across Japan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CLOUD STATION (クラウドステーション): Cloud-based HR tech showroom and web media platform offering demonstrations, comparisons, and reviews of attendance management, payroll, and HR administration cloud systems.
• 社労士STATION
• TECO Consulting (不起訴コンサルティング)
• HR Academy by TECO Design
• Super BPO

Products and services

• Cloud Adoption Support Service (クラウド導入支援サービス) End-to-end implementation consulting covering system selection, workflow design, data migration, initial setup, and ongoing operational support for cloud-based HR, payroll, and attendance management systems across 36+ partner products. Targeted at Japanese SMEs with 50–1,000 employees.
• Super BPO (スーパーBPO) HR-specialized business process outsourcing service that combines cloud platform expertise with business process re-engineering to handle payroll calculation and social insurance labor procedures for clients seeking outsourcing.
• CLOUD STATION (クラウドステーション) Japan's first multi-HR-tech service showroom and online media platform combining physical demo facilities (Tokyo Kagurazaka, Osaka, Nagoya) with workshops and an owned media site (cloud-station.jp) offering cloud HR system reviews, comparisons, and expert advice to help businesses evaluate and adopt HR cloud services.
• Sharoushi Station (社労士STATION) Online matching platform connecting SME HR staff with digitally-savvy social insurance labor consultants (sharosushi), searchable by location, supported cloud tools, and communication preferences. Free for both companies and consultants.
• TECO Consulting (社会保険労務法人TECO Consulting)

Quantifiable outcome

• Payroll calculation time reduced by 50% or more for companies migrating from manual/Excel-based systems (e.g., アサヒ通一商アッ소 reduced from full manual to half time)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration28 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• 弥生株式会社 (Yayoi Co., Ltd.)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 July 2026TECO Design became the official setup partner for Yayoi's cloud-based attendance management system 'Yayoi Kintai Next' on July 1, 2026. TECO provides onboarding support services targeting companies with 50 to 1,000 employees, helping them overcome initial setup complexity when migrating to the cloud platform. Yayoi reports over 3.5 million registered users across its software series.
• Oplus株式会社 (Oplus)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 December 2021TECO Design entered a business partnership with Oplus (provider of cloud shift management SaaS/app 'oplus') on December 23, 2021. The partnership targets food service, beauty, apparel, and healthcare/welfare industries, providing shift management implementation support for approximately 100 companies. Oplus reports 13,000+ client companies. TECO provides implementation support, usage training, and ongoing consulting for Oplus users.
• レッドフォックス株式会社 (Red Fox Corporation)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2021TECO Design entered a partnership with Red Fox Corporation (provider of the 'cyzen' smartphone app for work efficiency) on July 15, 2021. The partnership provides location-based automatic work activity recording, work report to attendance management — all from a smartphone. TECO Displayed cyzen at CLOUD STATION showroom, provides consulting on labor management, and serves as a sales agent.
• 辻・本郷税理士法人 (Tsuji-Hongo Tax Accounting Corporation)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2021TECO Design co-hosted a webinar with Tsuji-Hongo Tax Accounting Corporation in November 2021 on the topic of electronic invoice law (電帳法) and paperless accounting fundamentals. The partnership combines TECO's cloud HR expertise with Tsuji-Hongo's accounting/tax expertise for joint client education.
• IEYASU株式会社 (IEYASU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2020TECO Design and IEYASU entered a business partnership on March 1, 2020, launching 'IEYASU Premium Support' — a bundled service covering hearing, initial setup, admin training, and progress management for IEYASU attendance management, completed in approximately 3 months. TECO Design also launched 'IEYASUの学校' (IEYASU School) in July 2020 — a 25-hour curriculum for mastering IEYASU usage and implementation support, with certification for IEYASU-registered social insurance consultants and partners.
• freee株式会社 (freee)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 10 February 2020TECO Design entered an agreement to provide HR cloud implementation services as part of the freee-SATO Group partnership scheme (announced February 2020). TECO provides payroll calculation/HR procedure outsourcing and data migration/initial setup services for 人事労務freee under the partnership. TECO has been an active freee implementation partner, offering training, setup, and consulting for freee's HR cloud suite.
• 株式会社マネーフォワード (Money Forward)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTECO Design is a certified advisor/partner for Money Forward cloud products (Money Forward Cloud Payroll, Cloud Attendance). Actively co-hosts webinars and seminars with Money Forward. Also provides implementation support for Money Forward クラウド勤怠Plus (announced April 2026).
• 株式会社SmartHRcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTECO Design provides implementation support for SmartHR's cloud HR management system. Partnered for co-hosted events and content marketing. SmartHR is listed as one of the 36 supported products at CLOUD STATION.
• 株式会社Donuts (Jobcan Series)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTECO Design is a certified Jobcan advisor partner. Provides implementation and consulting support for ジョブカン勤怠 and ジョブカン給与. Co-hosts events with Donuts. Listed as a 認定アドバイザー (certified advisor) on the ジョブカン website.
• 株式会社ヒューマンテクノロジーズ (KING OF TIME)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTECO Design provides implementation support for KING OF TIME attendance management system. Featured as one of 36 supported products at CLOUD STATION. Successfully implemented KING OF TIME for enterprise clients including Airbus Japan (350 employees).
• その他のCLOUD STATION参加企業 (Additional CLOUD STATION Partners)secondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAdditional cloud service partners featured at CLOUD STATION showroom include: Touch on Time, KiteRa, HRMOS, Jinjer, ヒトマワリ, HR base PRO, オフィスステーションPRO, Bizer team, WelcomeHR, nocoセールス, Recoru, Contracts, Sakirepo, fondesk, 奉行クラウド/OBC, 楽々販売, e-mu, チームスピリット, LayerX (Bakuraku expense management), PCA, 勤次郎, flowzoo. These are all products TECO provides implementation support for or showcases at CLOUD STATION.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• freee: freee provides cloud HR (人事労務freee) and accounting SaaS for Japanese SMBs. TECO Design is a freee certified advisor and competes jointly with freee for SME HR cloud adoption, including the TECO Training Plan curriculum for freee/Money Forward payroll setup.
• PERSOL Group: PERSOL Group is one of Japan's largest HR services companies spanning staffing, recruitment and HR technology consulting. While TECO is far smaller, both target SME HR/payroll outsourcing buyers and compete for HR-related service wallet.
• Works Applications: Works Applications is a long-standing Japanese HR and ERP software vendor serving mid-market and enterprise. TECO's mid-market cloud migration practice competes for the same HR cloud transformation wallet.
• OBC (奉行クラウド): OBC's 奉行クラウド line of on-premise and cloud HR/payroll software serves Japanese mid-market companies. TECO Design supports 奉行クラウド / OBC as a CLOUD STATION partner and addresses overlapping SME and mid-market HR transformation buyers.
• SmartHR: SmartHR is a leading cloud HR management platform in Japan serving SMBs and mid-market. TECO Design is a certified implementation partner for SmartHR; both compete for SME HR cloud mindshare — SmartHR as the vendor, TECO as the implementation services layer.
• Yayoi (弥生): Yayoi is the dominant Japanese SMB accounting and payroll software vendor with over 3.5 million registered users. TECO Design became Yayoi's official setup partner for Yayoi Kintai Next in July 2026, positioning both to capture SME cloud HR/payroll demand together.
• Money Forward Cloud: Money Forward Cloud offers cloud HR, payroll and accounting SaaS to Japanese businesses of all sizes. TECO Design is a certified Money Forward advisor providing implementation services — the two compete jointly for SME HR tech wallet share through a partner-led delivery model.
• Recruit Holdings: Recruit operates Japan's largest HR/media platform businesses. Its HR services arm targets Japanese SMBs across recruitment, staffing and HR cloud, broadly overlapping with TECO's SME HR focus.

Emerging players

• TeamSpirit: TeamSpirit offers cloud HR/attendance/expense software commonly deployed in Japanese SMBs. TECO Design provides implementation support for TeamSpirit and the two together address SME cloud HR adoption mindshare.
• jinjer (HCM-Jinjer): jinjer is a cloud HCM platform serving Japanese SMBs and mid-market. TECO Design supports jinjer as a CLOUD STATION partner, and the two together address the SME HR cloud implementation market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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