GFE

What GFE does

GFE Inc. (株式会社ジーエフイー) is a Tokyo-based Japanese IT services company founded on September 10, 2013, that operates primarily as an SES (System Engineering Service) provider. The company recruits engineers directly, upskills them internally, and deploys them to client IT projects, generating revenue from per-engineer billing rates retained on top of engineer salaries. As of October 2025 the company employs 30 people and is led by Representative Director Takadate Hiroaki (高館 広昭), with directors Yamamoto Masanobu (山本 正信) and Uchibori Kazuya (内堀 和也); the firm is privately held with no disclosed external funding and ¥11 million in registered capital.

The company's commercial focus is the Japanese financial industry — specifically banking and insurance — where it provides engineers for core systems such as ALM (asset-liability management), anti-money laundering (AML), RTGS (real-time gross settlement), and credit management. Technical capabilities cover the full software development lifecycle from requirements definition through unit/integration testing, maintenance, and operations, and span a hybrid stack that pairs legacy platforms (UNIX/AIX, Solaris, z/OS, COBOL, PL/I, JCL, DB2) with modern languages and frameworks (Java, JavaScript, HTML, PHP, VB.net, C#.net, Oracle, Sybase). GFE holds a general labor dispatch license (派12-301580) and JIS Q 27001 (ISO/IEC 27001:2022+Amd 1:2024) ISMS certification, which are gating credentials for financial-sector engagements.

GFE's go-to-market is sales-led and channel-driven: direct outreach to systems integrators and financial institutions, complemented by employee referrals and a recently renewed corporate website (July 2023). Its named clients are predominantly Japanese SIs (Canon IT Solutions, DTS, NTT Data MHI Systems, Qualica, KSK, SEC High-Tech, Aios, iStandard, and others), through which end-customer engagements are reached. The company reports a 99% engineer utilization/attendance rate, 128+ annual holidays, and that over 80% of current employees started as non-technical beginners — operational evidence of its training-led talent model.

Name

GFE

Legal name

株式会社ジーエフイー

Website

https://gfe-s.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GFE is a Tokyo-based Japanese IT services firm (founded 2013) that provides SES engineer placement and custom software development, specializing in banking and insurance systems such as ALM, AML, RTGS, and credit management. It employs 30 people as of October 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Engineering Staffing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical/Electronics & Embedded Systems Staffing (BPACADAF)

Keywords

• IT engineering services
• SES engineer staffing
• Financial systems development
• Banking software services
• Insurance IT systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SES (System Engineering Service) Revenue: GFE earns revenue by providing its own employed engineers to client companies for IT projects. The company charges clients for engineer deployment, paying salaries to its engineers and retaining the margin. This is a recurring revenue model driven by the number of engineers placed and their billing rates. Engineers are full-time employees of GFE, and the company handles payroll, benefits, and career development while managing client relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GFE provides SES (System Engineering Service) by recruiting, employing, and placing its own IT engineers at client projects, with a specialization in financial industry (banking and insurance) system development. The service covers the full software development lifecycle from requirements definition through unit/integration testing, maintenance, and operations. GFE handles engineer payroll, benefits, training, and career development while managing the client relationship.

Product overview

GFE is an IT services company providing SES (System Engineering Service) that matches skilled engineers with client IT projects, and custom financial systems development services. The company specializes in banking and insurance sector software development, offering end-to-end services from requirements definition to testing, maintenance, and operations. Their SES Business serves as the core service providing human resources solutions, while Financial Systems Development represents their specialized technical expertise area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SES (System Engineering Service) Business

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80% of employees started as inexperienced/non-IT backgrounds, demonstrating successful entry-level talent development.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• Canon IT Solutions (キヤノンITソリューションズ株式会社)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanon IT Solutions is one of GFE's major clients, sourcing SES engineers from GFE for IT integration projects. As a leading Japanese systems integrator, Canon IT Solutions represents a significant channel for GFE's engineering talent deployment.
• DTS (株式会社DTS)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDTS is a major Japanese systems integrator and one of GFE's key clients for SES engineer placement. DTS provides IT services to a wide range of industries including financial services.
• NTT Data MHI Systems (株式会社NTTデータMHIシステムズ)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorA joint venture between NTT Data and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, this company specializes in IT systems for financial and industrial sectors. GFE provides SES engineers specialized in financial systems development to support their projects.
• Qualica (クオリカ株式会社)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQualica, a Japanese IT services company (subsidiary of SCSK), sources SES engineers from GFE for various client engagements.
• Eiki Information Systems (株式会社英揮情報システム)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEiki Information Systems is a systems integrator that receives SES engineers from GFE for IT project delivery.
• SEC High-Tech (株式会社エス・イー・シー・ハイテック)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSEC High-Tech, a Japanese IT services company, is a key client receiving SES engineers from GFE.
• KSK (株式会社KSK)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKSK is listed as a major client receiving SES engineers from GFE for IT projects.
• Mizuho Bank (みずほ銀行 調布支店)majorOthersMizuho Bank is GFE's primary transaction bank, providing banking services. This represents a financial services partnership supporting GFE's operations.
• Tokyo Metropolitan IT Software Health Insurance Association (関東ITソフトウェア健康管理組合)minorOthersGFE participates in the Tokyo Metropolitan IT Software Health Insurance Association (IT Software Kenko Kumiai), a major Japanese industry health insurance pool that provides enhanced benefits to member employees.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• World Holdings: Diversified Japanese staffing company with an IT / SES segment focused on engineer placement. Comparable in operating model — recruiting engineers and placing them at client sites — though serving a broader set of end industries.
• BPS Holdings: Japanese SES / IT staffing group focused on placement of IT engineers at client projects, including financial institutions. Highly comparable business model and customer overlap with GFE.
• Computer Engineering & Consulting (CAC Holdings): Japanese IT services firm with strong financial-industry focus, providing custom development and engineer dispatch to banks and insurers. Closely comparable in financial-IT domain expertise and custom-development capability.
• TechnoPro Holdings: Japan's largest engineering services / SES provider, placing engineers across IT and mechanical/electrical domains with many financial-industry clients. Direct competitor to GFE in financial-IT SES, with materially larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• Future Corporation: Japanese IT consulting and systems integrator focused heavily on financial-services clients, including banks and insurance. Comparable to GFE in vertical specialization and engineer-led delivery to financial institutions.
• Will Group: Japanese staffing group with a significant IT-engineer placement / SES business alongside other verticals. Comparable in GTM (placing engineers at SI and enterprise clients) and target customer base.
• Mirai Corporation: Japanese IT engineer staffing / SES company with similar headcount scale and customer mix, placing engineers with systems integrators and financial-industry end clients. Closely comparable operating model to GFE.

Broad incumbents

• Pasona Group: One of Japan's largest staffing and HR-services groups with IT-engineer placement among its service lines. Comparable in core SES model but operating at much greater scale and breadth.
• Fullcast Holdings: Larger Japanese staffing and HR-services company offering temporary staffing and dispatch across multiple verticals including IT. Comparable to GFE in dispatch/labor-supply model but with broader portfolio and significantly larger scale.
• Recruit Holdings: Global HR and staffing conglomerate whose Japanese operations include IT-engineer matching services. Adjacent competitor at much larger scale; reflects the broader ecosystem in which GFE competes for engineers and clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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