What TECHNOWAVE does

TECHNOWAVE (株式会社テクノウェイブ) is a privately held Japanese IT staffing and human resources services company founded in September 1996 by Yoshida Takashi and headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The company operates three regional offices (Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka) and provides IT engineer dispatch services, introduction-scheduled dispatch (temp-to-perm up to 6 months), fee-based employment placement, and contracted software development. Its proprietary 'treee' (treee.work) job portal offers free job postings for companies and free access for engineers seeking IT roles across all 47 Japanese prefectures.

The company serves approximately 700+ client companies across Japan's IT services, manufacturing, financial services, and real estate sectors, with named enterprise clients including Aozora Bank, Fuji Soft, transcosmos, IHI Esquire, DTS, and SoftBank Technology. TECHNOWAVE places 344 dispatch workers across its three branches (184 in Tokyo, 90 in Nagoya, 70 in Kansai) at daily dispatch rates of ¥25,826–¥31,876 and gross margins of 26.2%–36.4%. The company holds General Worker Dispatch Business Permit (派13-080245), Fee-Based Employment Placement Permit (13-ユ-080270), ISO/IEC 27001:2013 ISMS certification, and Privacy Mark certification.

The business model is anchored in hourly/usage-based dispatch billing (¥2,000–¥4,000+ per hour for IT roles) supplemented by transaction fees on permanent placements and project-based fees on contracted software development. Customer acquisition operates through a hybrid GTM combining regional field sales teams, an online corporate ordering portal, and the treee job platform. The company is founder-led, bootstrapped throughout its 29-year history with no disclosed external funding, and maintains ISO 27001 and Privacy Mark compliance infrastructure as a regulatory moat against smaller competitors.

Name

TECHNOWAVE

Legal name

株式会社テクノウェイブ

Website

https://technowave.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

TECHNOWAVE is a Japan-based IT staffing and software development company founded in 1996, placing approximately 344 IT engineers across 700+ enterprise clients through three regional offices and its proprietary treee job portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Staffing Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical/Electronics & Embedded Systems Staffing (BPACADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Custom Corporate IT Training & Upskilling Programs (BPAEANAB), ITIL/ITSM Process Consulting & Implementation (BPAEAJAB)

Keywords

• IT temporary staffing
• Engineer dispatch services
• Employment placement
• Contract software development
• IT recruitment platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing / Dispatch Services (人材派遣): Primary revenue stream. Provides IT engineers and administrative staff on temporary assignment basis. Company acts as employer of record, handling payroll, social insurance, and labor management while charging margin on hourly rates. Margins range from 26.2% to 36.4% depending on branch location.
2. Temp-to-Perm / Introduction Scheduled Dispatch (紹介予定派遣): Trial dispatch arrangement with option for direct hire by client after up to 6 months. Fees charged include dispatch fees during trial period plus separate introduction fee upon permanent placement.
3. Fee-Based Employment Introduction (有料職業紹介): Direct placement service where TechnoWave sources and screens candidates. Client company handles final selection. Recruitment costs and effort reduced for client; fee-based upon successful placement.
4. Custom Software Development (受託開発): Engineering team provides turnkey software development including C/S system development, network construction, operation, consulting, design, development and ongoing maintenance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TECHNOWAVE provides IT-focused human resources services in Japan, primarily dispatching IT engineers (programmers, SEs, network engineers, system operators) to client companies on a temporary staffing basis. The company also offers introduction-based dispatch (trial dispatch with direct-hire option after up to 6 months), fee-based permanent placement, and contracted custom software development including C/S system development, network construction, consulting, design, and maintenance. It supports these services with the proprietary IT engineer job portal 'treee' and internal dispatch worker management systems.

Product overview

TECHNOWAVE operates as an IT-focused human resources services company offering a unified staffing platform. The core offerings include IT temporary staffing (人材派遣), introduction-based temporary staffing (紹介予定派遣), direct placement (人材紹介), and contracted software development (受託開発). These services are supported by treee, an IT engineer-focused job information portal. The company primarily serves Japanese enterprises seeking IT talent, connecting engineers with major client companies across Japan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• treee: IT engineer job information site and job posting platform operated by TECHNOWAVE for IT professionals seeking work and career opportunities.

Products and services

• IT Temporary Staffing (IT人材派遣) Temporary staffing service placing IT engineers (SEs, programmers, network engineers, system operators) at client companies. TECHNOWAVE acts as employer of record, handling payroll, social insurance, and labor management while charging a margin on hourly rates. Margins range from 26.2% to 36.4% depending on branch location.
• Introduction-Based Dispatch (紹介予定派遣) Trial temporary dispatch arrangement with the option for the client to convert the worker to a direct hire after up to 6 months. Fees include dispatch charges during the trial period plus a separate introduction fee upon permanent placement.
• Fee-Based Employment Placement (有料職業紹介) Direct permanent placement service where TECHNOWAVE sources and screens candidates, the client handles final selection, and the company charges a placement fee upon successful hire. Permit Number 13-ユ-080270 issued by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
• Contracted Software Development (受託開発) Turnkey software development service covering planning consulting, design, development, network construction, operation, and ongoing maintenance, including C/S system development. The engineering team delivers projects on a contract basis.
• treee IT Engineer Job Portal IT engineer-focused job and project information portal offering free job postings for companies and free job seeking for engineers. Initial listing fees and advertising costs are waived, with billing only after employment begins for one month. Operated as a sub-brand of TECHNOWAVE.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 700 client companies served across Japan
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 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

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kanto IT Software Health Insurance Association (関東ITソフトウェア健康保険組合)coreOthersTECHNOWAVE is a member of the Kanto IT Software Health Insurance Association (ITS), providing welfare benefits to eligible employees and dispatch workers. ITS members gain access to subsidized recreational facilities, sports gyms (Konami Sports, Central Sports), La Foret resort properties, approximately 7,800 JTB contract facilities, camping sites, and group insurance programs.
• treee Partner CompaniescoreOthersThe 'treee' platform is operated as an IT engineer job and project information site. Companies can post jobs free of charge; the platform serves as a recruitment channel for corporate clients and a job seeking resource for IT engineers.
• Labor Union Agreement PartnerscoreOthersWorker dispatch agreement under Article 30-4, Paragraph 1 of the Worker Dispatching Act. Covers fixed-term and indefinite-term dispatch workers across engineering, administrative, and technical roles. Agreement valid from April 2026 to March 2027 (ISA IS 0039 scope).

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Persol Group: Japan's largest staffing group operating Persol Tempstaff and specialized IT engineer brands (e.g., Persol Technology Staffing). Directly comparable as IT-focused dispatch and permanent placement provider, though at vastly larger scale across multiple staffing verticals.
• Pasona Group: Major Japanese staffing firm offering temporary staffing, placement, and BPO services across IT, administrative, and professional segments. Comparable as multi-service HR services provider serving similar Japanese enterprise clients.
• ManpowerGroup Japan: Global staffing leader's Japanese operations providing IT engineer dispatch, temp-to-perm, and direct hire services. Comparable in IT staffing offerings but at broader international scale.
• Recruit Holdings: Japan's largest HR services group operating Indeed Japan, Rikunabi, and staffing brands (RGF Staffing). Comparable as IT staffing competitor with significant platform technology and direct placement capabilities across enterprise clients.

Emerging players

• Midworks (Branding Engineering Inc.): Japanese freelance IT engineer platform connecting independent engineers with enterprises. Comparable as IT-focused talent intermediary, though operating on a freelance model rather than traditional dispatch — represents an emerging alternative to TECHNOWAVE's model.

Direct peers

• Adecco Japan: Global staffing leader's Japanese operations offering IT engineer temporary staffing, temp-to-perm, and permanent placement. Direct competitor in the Japanese IT staffing market — and notably the former employer of TECHNOWAVE's founder, who served as Sales Director before founding TECHNOWAVE.
• Meitec Corporation: Japan's leading specialist in dispatch of high-end mechanical and electrical design engineers, with a growing IT engineer staffing business. Closest direct peer to TECHNOWAVE's engineer-dispatch model, focused exclusively on placing engineers at client sites.
• Robert Walters Japan: Specialist in mid-to-senior level IT, technology, and finance permanent placement and contract staffing in Japan. Comparable as premium IT-focused recruitment firm serving Japanese enterprise clients.
• Akashi Inc. Japanese IT engineer-focused staffing and SES (System Engineering Service) provider serving enterprises with software development outsourcing. Closely comparable business model combining IT engineer dispatch with software development project delivery, similar to TECHNOWAVE's combined dispatch + 受託開発 approach.
• Geekly (Geekly Inc.): IT engineer-focused staffing and direct hire firm operating in Japan, targeting the same engineer talent pool as TECHNOWAVE. Provides both dispatch (派遣) and permanent placement services to Japanese enterprises, with a comparable online job-matching platform.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TECHNOWAVE_JPN

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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