COSMOS

Name

COSMOS

Legal name

株式会社コスモス

Website

https://cosmos-flw.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Outsourcing Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical/Electronics & Embedded Systems Staffing (BPACADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

ITIL/ITSM Process Consulting & Implementation (BPAEAJAB)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Telecommunications engineer dispatch
• Business process outsourcing
• Human resource consulting
• Workforce dispatch solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Staffing/Temporary Staffing Services (人材派遣事業): COSMOS earns revenue by placing temporary workers (一般派遣) and temp-to-perm workers (紹介予定派遣) at client companies, charging a margin on the workers' wages. For 一般派遣, workers are dispatched for flexible periods. For 紹介予定派遣, clients can hire workers directly after a maximum 6-month trial period. Revenue is generated from the difference between the hourly/salary rate charged to clients and the wages paid to dispatched workers.
2. Outsourcing/Contract Services (アウトソーシング事業/受託業務): COSMOS receives compensation for taking on and executing specific client business processes or operations. Revenue is earned as a service fee for managing and delivering contracted business operations, drawing on the company's accumulated HR expertise to fulfill the client's operational needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

COSMOS provides temporary staffing (一般派遣・紹介予定派遣) and business process outsourcing (受託業務) services to corporate clients across Japan, with a distinctive specialization in telecommunications engineer dispatch covering mobile, optical fiber, network, server, and systems development roles. The company places qualified personnel at client sites for flexible periods or under temp-to-perm arrangements, while also undertaking contracted business operations such as technical support centers and network line opening adjustments.

Product overview

COSMOS is a staffing and outsourcing services company offering two main service models: temporary staffing (派遣) and outsourcing (受託業務). The temporary staffing division provides general staffing and introduction-based staffing services, as well as specialized telecommunications engineer staffing covering mobile, optical fiber, network, server, system development, and technical support roles. The outsourcing division handles contracted business processes including technical support centers and network line adjustment services. The company recently launched a new career support initiative for ballet dancers called 'Ballet Career Support' in collaboration with CCJ. Services span office administration, technical engineering, and business process outsourcing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing Services (人材派遣事業: 一般派遣・紹介予定派遣) General temporary staffing and introduction-based (temp-to-perm) staffing services matching client business needs with qualified personnel for flexible periods across administrative, technical, manufacturing, and analytical roles. Targeted at corporate clients across Japan seeking flexible workforce scaling.
• Telecommunications Engineer Dispatch (通信系エンジニア派遣) Specialized engineer staffing for the telecommunications industry, providing experts with advanced technical skills for mobile communication, optical fiber, network, server, and various systems development roles. Serves major telecommunications carriers, telecommunications construction companies, NTT Group, and major SIers.
• Outsourcing/Contract Services (アウトソーシング事業/受託業務) Business process outsourcing services leveraging the company's accumulated expertise in human resource utilization to undertake and execute specific client business operations under contract. Includes technical support center operations, network line opening adjustment work, and other contracted operational functions.
• Ballet Career Support (COSMOS×CCJ『Ballet Career Support』)

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CCJ (Career Company Japan)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOSMOS has a partnership with CCJ (Career Company Japan) to jointly operate 'Ballet Career Support' (COSMOS×CCJ『Ballet Career Support』), a program launched in March 2026 aimed at supporting the future of ballet dancers. This initiative appears to be a CSR/community-focused partnership rather than a core business partnership, providing career support services for ballet dancers alongside COSMOS's main staffing business.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• World Holdings: Japanese staffing and human resources group with technical engineer dispatch (including IT and electronics manufacturing) and BPO operations. Comparable mix of technical dispatch and contract services to COSMOS.
• Trust Network (Trust Tech): Japanese engineering-focused staffing firm specializing in dispatch of engineers (electrical, electronic, IT, mechanical) to manufacturers and technology companies. Directly comparable to COSMOS's telecom/IT engineer dispatch specialty.
• DIP Corporation: Japanese staffing company operating Hatarako Nenkin (temporary staffing) and Baitoru platforms, providing office and light-industrial temporary staffing services. Competes with COSMOS's general staffing line for both clients and candidates.
• Tempstaff (Persol Tempstaff): Japan's leading general temporary staffing brand under Persol, providing office, manufacturing, and technical dispatch. Mirrors COSMOS's general-staffing (一般派遣) business line with national branch coverage.
• Outsourcing Inc. Japanese staffing and BPO firm with operations spanning technical engineer dispatch, manufacturing support, and outsourcing services. Closely comparable to COSMOS's dual staffing/BPO model.

Broad incumbents

• Persol Holdings: One of the largest temporary staffing and HR solutions providers in Japan with Tempstaff brand, offering IT/telecom engineer dispatch and BPO services. Directly comparable business mix to COSMOS but at substantially greater scale.
• ManpowerGroup Japan: Global staffing major's Japanese arm offering temporary staffing, placement, and outsourcing across office and technical roles. Competes for the same corporate client base as COSMOS across multiple regions of Japan.
• Adecco Japan: Japanese subsidiary of global staffing firm Adecco, providing general temporary staffing and engineer/IT placement. Overlaps with COSMOS's IT/telecom dispatch and office staffing services.
• Pasona Group: Major Japanese staffing group with broad temporary staffing, BPO, and outsourcing offerings. Operates across office, technical, and engineering dispatch categories that overlap with COSMOS's service lines.
• Recruit Holdings: Japan's largest staffing and HR services conglomerate operating Indeed, RGF, and a broad portfolio of temporary staffing and placement brands. It dwarfs COSMOS in scale and competes for the same enterprise dispatch customers across Japan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cosmos_chiba

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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