uloqo

What uloqo does

uloqo is a Tokyo-based strategic Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) company that delivers end-to-end recruitment support to Japanese mid-market and large enterprises as well as venture-stage startups. Founded in April 2016 by Kensuke Sekikawa (formerly of Recruit Group's personnel placement division), the company was acquired by Project Company in 2022, renamed Project HR Solutions in 2023, and then reverted to its original name through a management buyout in June 2024, with Sekikawa resuming his role as representative director. The company currently operates from its Minato-ku headquarters in Tokyo and fully acquired subsidiary 株式会社lop in February 2026 to strengthen its RPO delivery capacity.

The core offering is a unified "Strategic RPO" service (戦略型RPO) that spans recruitment issue diagnosis, agent/agency relationship management, scout improvement, interview/closing improvement, and recruitment data analysis. This core is supplemented by four modular services: AI Recruitment Diagnosis (a proprietary AI application that analyzes funnel data including application volume, screening pass rates, interview scheduling rates, and offer acceptance rates to produce 30-90 day improvement plans), AI×Recruitment Insourcing Support (a 3-6 month roadmap for transitioning clients from outsourcing to in-house AI-enabled operations), Scout Outsourcing (targeting, job posting optimization, customized scout templates with reply/conversion analytics), and Interview Outsourcing (HR-professional-led interview design and execution, available on monthly retainer from ¥150,000 or per-session from ¥5,000). The technology layer combines the proprietary AI diagnostic tool with Google Looker Studio-powered BI dashboards. The company also operates digireka! HR, a content media platform that publishes HR-domain content and generates approximately 20 qualified leads per month.

uloqo's business model is predominantly subscription-based, with monthly retainers ranging from ¥150,000 (entry-level scout or interview support) through ¥450,000-¥600,000 (standard strategic RPO for companies hiring ≤10/year) to ¥800,000-¥1,200,000+ (premium full-service RPO for organizations hiring 20-30+ candidates annually). Mid-career recruitment outsourcing represents approximately 60% of business, with a ¥300,000 minimum monthly fee and 3-month minimum commitment. Pricing is supplemented by per-interview unit fees and separate one-time design/training engagements. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales with channel partner activity (Smart Camp's BOXIL SaaS comparison platform, where uloqo ranked #1 in RPO category for 2026), content-driven inbound via digireka! HR and NewsPicks, and brand advertising (Tokyo taxi digital signage launched June 2026). Customer segments span IT/digital talent hiring (60%+ of placements), professional/executive mid-career hiring, and dedicated mid-market enterprise and startup programs, with named logos including Asahi Shimbun, Technopro, Persol Cross Technology, V-Cube, YUSHIN, Omaezaki Kaiun, tripla, FULMARK, WorkX, and wevnal.

Name

uloqo

Legal name

株式会社uloqo

Website

https://uloqo.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

uloqo is a Tokyo-based strategic RPO company providing end-to-end recruitment outsourcing, AI-powered recruitment diagnostics, scout and interview outsourcing services to Japanese mid-market and large enterprises plus startups, with strong specialization in IT and digital talent hiring.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Services

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise RPO (End-to-End Program Management) (BPACABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Onsite / Embedded RPO (In-House Recruiter Teams) (BPACABAD), Industry-Specific RPO (e.g., Healthcare, IT, Engineering) (BPACABAF), Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

Keywords

• Recruitment process outsourcing
• Strategic RPO services
• Recruitment outsourcing
• AI recruitment diagnostics
• HR consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Strategic RPO Services (Monthly Retainer): Monthly fixed-fee recruitment process outsourcing services. Pricing ranges from approximately 350,000 yen to 6,000,000 yen depending on scope of support, team composition, recruitment difficulty, and number of positions. Includes strategic planning, agent management, scout improvement, interview/closing improvement, and recruitment data analysis.
2. Scout Outsourcing Services: Direct recruiting platform management including job posting creation, profile optimization, candidate sourcing, scout message delivery, screening, candidate correspondence, persona design, and weekly KPI monitoring. Customized pricing based on scope.
3. Interview Outsourcing Services: Interview proxy services including interview design, evaluation form creation, interview conduct, and reporting. Average service duration of 26 months with average offer acceptance rate improvement of 12%. Monthly retainer from 150,000 yen or per-interview pricing from 5,000 yen per session.
4. New Graduate Recruitment Outsourcing: Comprehensive new graduate recruitment support including strategy planning, assessment, scout strategy, job posting creation, interview/consultation, internship planning, employer branding, and data analysis. Minimum monthly fee of 150,000 yen (excluding tax).
5. Mid-Career Recruitment Outsourcing: Mid-career recruitment support representing approximately 60% of total business. Minimum monthly fee of 300,000 yen (excluding tax) with 3-month minimum contract period. Covers strategy planning, scouting, job posting, screening, interview management, and marketing support.
6. AI×Recruitment Insourcing Support: AI-driven recruitment internalization consulting that helps companies transition from outsourcing to in-house operations using AI tools and cost-effective resources. Minimum 3-6 month implementation roadmap with ongoing support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

uloqo provides strategic Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) services to Japanese enterprises, delivering end-to-end recruitment support spanning issue diagnosis, agent/agency operations, scouting optimization, interview and closing improvement, and AI-driven recruitment data analysis. The company supplements its core RPO with modular services including AI recruitment diagnosis, recruitment insourcing support, scout outsourcing, and interview outsourcing, all customized per client engagement rather than sold as standalone products.

Product overview

uloqo is a strategic RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) company offering a unified platform of recruitment services. The core offering is the 戦略型RPO (Strategic RPO), which provides end-to-end recruitment support spanning issue diagnosis, agent operations, scouting, interview/closing, and AI-powered data analysis. This core is supplemented by modular services: AI採用課題診断 (AI Recruitment Diagnosis) for data-driven bottleneck identification, AI×採用内製化支援 (AI×Recruitment Insourcing) for transitioning to in-house AI-driven operations, スカウト代行 (Scouting Outsourcing) for direct recruitment campaign management, and 面接代行 (Interview Outsourcing) for HR-professional-led interview execution. The company also operates digireka! HR, a content media platform that generates leads. Services are not sold as separate modules but are combined and customized per client engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• digireka! HR: 採用・人事領域に関する実務情報を発信する、経営者・人事担当者向けメディア。
• 戦略型RPO

Products and services

• Strategic RPO (採用代行) End-to-end strategic recruitment process outsourcing for Japanese enterprises, covering recruitment issue diagnosis, agent/agency operations, scout improvement, interview/closing improvement, and recruitment data analysis. Delivered as a unified, customized service rather than modular point solutions, targeting companies from startups to large enterprises with IT/digital and mid-career hiring needs.
• AI Recruitment Diagnosis (AI採用課題診断) AI-powered diagnostic service that analyzes recruitment data, selection processes, and channel-specific performance to visualize bottlenecks across application volume, screening pass rates, interview scheduling rates, and offer acceptance rates. Produces 30-90 day action plans with specific improvement measures grounded in 10+ years of recruitment consulting experience.
• AI × Recruitment Insourcing Support (AI×採用内製化支援) Consulting service that transitions companies from external recruitment operations (scouting, scheduling, candidate correspondence, reporting) to in-house AI-driven and low-cost resource-based operations. Includes a 3-6 month insourcing roadmap, AI utilization rules, templates, and hybrid staffing design with part-time/outsourced resources.
• Scout Outsourcing (スカウト代行) Outsourced scouting service covering target design, per-channel job posting creation, DR media profile setup, customized scouting delivery, resume screening, candidate correspondence, persona design, weekly KPI monitoring, and monthly BI dashboard reporting.
• Interview Outsourcing (面接代行) Interview outsourcing service staffed by HR-experienced consultants who have passed internal qualification standards. Includes market/role research, scheduling coordination, candidate communication, interview design, report delivery within one business day, and weekly meetings; supports engineer and other specialized roles.
• digireka! HR Media Platform Proprietary HR media platform publishing practical content on recruitment, management strategy, organizational development, labor practices, and IT topics for business leaders and HR professionals. Generates approximately 20 leads per month as the company's primary customer acquisition touchpoint.

Quantifiable outcome

• Recruitment goal achievement rate of 87% across supported positions
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Smart Camp, Inc.coreGTM or Marketing PartnerBOXIL SaaS comparison platform operator that organizes the annual Document Request Rankings. uloqo was ranked #1 in the Recruitment Process Outsourcing category for 2026. Smart Camp provides marketing visibility and lead generation through the rankings and comparison platform, while uloqo gains brand credibility and document request volume as a category leader.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Persol Holdings Co., Ltd. (パーソルホールディングス): One of Japan's largest staffing and HR services groups with significant RPO capacity and IT staffing (Persol Cross Technology, a uloqo client); competes as a broad incumbent with much larger resources and broader service portfolio.
• Pasona Group Inc. (株式会社パソナグループ): Major Japanese staffing and HR outsourcing group with established RPO, BPO, and HR consulting capabilities; serves a comparable enterprise customer base across multiple industries.
• Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (株式会社リクルートホールディングス): Japan's dominant HR services conglomerate (Indeed, Rikunabi, RGF); competes broadly in mid-career and new graduate recruitment and offers RPO-adjacent services; notably the former employer of uloqo's founder.

Regional players

• Cielo Talent: Global pure-play RPO provider serving enterprise clients; comparable in strategic RPO positioning and outcome-based delivery model, though operating primarily outside Japan and competing in different geographies.
• Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS): Global enterprise RPO and talent acquisition specialist; comparable in offering end-to-end strategic RPO with technology-enabled service delivery, though focused on enterprise multinationals outside Japan.

Direct peers

• Leverages Inc. (株式会社レバレジーズ): Japanese staffing and HR solutions company operating across IT, media, healthcare, and SaaS verticals with RPO-adjacent offerings; comparable in serving mid-career and tech talent recruitment for Japanese enterprises.
• iHOLON Inc. (株式会社iHOLON): Japanese recruitment firm offering mid-career placement, RPO-style outsourcing, and HR consulting services; comparable in size, customer profile, and service-line breadth for Japanese enterprise recruitment.
• Neo Career Co., Ltd. (株式会社ネオキャリア): Japanese recruitment and HR services firm operating mid-career placement, new graduate recruitment, and RPO-style services across multiple industries, with comparable size and target customer segments (mid-market to enterprise Japanese companies).
• Triumph Co., Ltd. (株式会社トライアンフ): Japanese RPO and recruitment outsourcing provider focused on mid-career and new graduate hiring for mid-market and enterprise clients; directly comparable in service offering, pricing structure, and target customer base.

Emerging players

• HERP Inc. (株式会社HERP): Tech-focused Japanese recruitment management platform with deep penetration among startups and tech companies; competes for the same IT/digital talent recruitment engagements that drive over 60% of uloqo's placements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInherp.careers/v1/uloqo

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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