IP Partners

What IP Partners does

IP Partners Co., Ltd. (株式会社IPパートナーズ) is a Japanese multi-service BPO and IT consulting firm founded in November 2008 and headquartered in Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo. The company operates a portfolio of at least eight service brands targeting Japanese SMBs and enterprises: IT consulting and professional staffing (Renkon), online back-office outsourcing covering accounting, general affairs, HR, and sales administration (Dekisugisan), a freelancer and side-worker matching platform with over 20,000 registered professionals across video/audio editing, design, and programming (Fukugyou-works), multilingual translation services (Yakulabo), art curation and sales (Fuji Gallery), PMO support services using a hybrid AI-plus-human approach with ChatGPT for meeting minutes and document management, annotation services (Annolabo), and invoice factoring (IPC). The company previously operated the Koelab audio-to-text transcription service, divested to Alts Co., Ltd. in June 2023. Underlying technology is branded as JobTech®, a registered trademark supporting flexible work arrangements and on-demand team formation.

The company monetizes through a mix of professional services fees (consulting, PMO support, translation), subscription/recurring fees (Dekisugisan BPO), and transaction fees (freelancer matching, factoring), with services delivered on a customized, quote-based monthly billing cadence. Go-to-market is primarily sales-led and community-led, with direct inquiry forms on dedicated microsites per service line and self-serve platform access for the freelancer marketplace. Customer acquisition relies on the corporate website (ip-partners.jp), service-specific microsites (dekisugisan.com, fukugyou-works.com, fuji-gs.jp, yakulab.com, pmosupport.jp), and the en-gage.net recruitment platform. Operating geography is Japan-only.

IP Partners became a wholly owned subsidiary of Joblab Co., Ltd., a pure holding company established in August 2019 in Shibuya, Tokyo with JPY 20 million capital. The group structure also includes three wholly owned subsidiaries: IP Capital Co., Ltd., ACP Co., Ltd., and OI Partners Co., Ltd. The company conducted three third-party capital allocations totaling approximately JPY 322 million between October 2019 and February 2021 (JPY 20 million, JPY 85.5 million, JPY 216.5 million respectively). As of June 1, 2026, the company reported 24 employees, capital of JPY 40 million, and was led by Representative Director Shuichi Iinuma (飯沼秀一). The company holds Privacy Mark certification and is compliant with JISQ15001:2017 for personal information management.

Name

IP Partners

Legal name

株式会社IPパートナーズ (IP Partners Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://ip-partners.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IP Partners is a Japanese BPO and IT consulting firm operating a portfolio of service brands including online back-office outsourcing (Dekisugisan), a 20,000+ worker freelancer matching platform (Fukugyou-works), translation, PMO support, factoring, and art gallery services, serving Japanese SMBs and enterprises as a Joblab holding company subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Consulting and Business Process Outsourcing Services

NAICS

Office Administrative Services (5611), All Other Support Services (561990)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Business Services Marketplaces (Freelancers, SMB Services) (BPAMAHAG)

Keywords

• IT consulting services
• Business process outsourcing
• Freelancer matching platform
• Back-office outsourcing
• Professional staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Akasaka

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT Consulting Services: Providing professional human resources in various fields according to client needs and required skills/experience
2. できすぎさん (Dekisugisan): Online on-demand back-office operations including accounting, general affairs, HR, sales administration
3. 副業ワークス (Fukugyou-works): Freelancer/side-worker matching platform with 20,000+ registered professionals for video/audio editing, design, programming and other tasks
4. ヤクラボ (Yakulabo): Multi-language translation services provided at competitive pricing
5. レンコン (Renkon): IT consulting services including Maas (Mobility as a Service) specialized consulting
6. フジギャラリー (Fuji Gallery): Art proposals and sales services, discovering artists and providing spatial presentation
7. PMO Support Services: Hybrid (latest tools + human) services supporting high-load PMO tasks including meeting minutes, data aggregation, document management using Chat GPT
8. ファクタリングサービス (IPC): Factoring services for invoice financing

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IP Partners is a Japanese multi-service BPO and workforce solutions company that provides IT consulting, professional human resource staffing, online on-demand back-office operations (Dekisugisan), a freelancer/side-worker matching platform with over 20,000 registered professionals (Fukugyou-works), multilingual translation (Yakulabo), PMO support using AI tools such as ChatGPT, annotation services (Annolabo), and an art curation/gallery service (Fuji Gallery). It also provides MaaS (Mobility as a Service) specialized consulting and factoring services for invoice financing through its subsidiaries.

Product overview

IP Partners is a multi-service BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) and human resources platform company. The company operates a portfolio of complementary services including: できすぎさん (online back-office operations), 副業ワークス (freelancer matching with 20,000+ registered workers), フジギャラリー (art gallery), ヤクラボ (multilingual translation), レンコン (IT consulting), アノラボ (annotation services), PMO support service (with AI/Chat GPT capabilities), and IT consulting. The company previously operated Koelab (audio-to-text) which was transferred to Alts Co., Ltd. in June 2023. The company also has subsidiaries: IP Capital Co., Ltd., ACP Co., Ltd., and OI Partners Co., Ltd.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• できすぎさん (Dekisugisan): Online on-demand back-office operations service (accounting, general affairs, human resources, sales administration)
• 副業ワークス (Fukugyou-works)
• フジギャラリー (Fuji Gallery)
• ヤクラボ (Yakulabo)
• レンコン (Renkon)
• アノラボ (Annolabo)
• PMOサポートサービス (PMO Support)
• コエラボ (Koelab)

Products and services

• Dekisugisan (できすぎさん)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Alts Co., Ltd. (株式会社オルツ)minorOthers · 1 June 2023Business transfer agreement where Koelab (audio-to-text transcription) business was transferred to Alts Co., Ltd. IP Partners divested this service line as part of business restructuring.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Persol Holdings: Major Japanese staffing and BPO group (TempoStaff, Intelligence) — competes with IP Partners' IT consulting and back-office outsourcing offerings at significant scale.
• BizReach: Leading Japanese professional recruitment and direct-scout platform serving white-collar and consulting talent — comparable to IP Partners' consultant introduction and IT consulting lines at much larger scale.
• Recruit Holdings: Japan's largest HR services and information services conglomerate (Indeed, Rikunabi, etc.) — a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities in staffing, BPO, and marketplace services.
• Outsourcing Inc. Large Japanese BPO and staffing provider — directly comparable to IP Partners' Dekisugisan back-office operations and IT consulting services.

Direct peers

• CrowdWorks: Largest Japanese crowdsourcing platform matching businesses with freelance workers across categories (video, design, programming, translation) — directly comparable to IP Partners' Fukugyou-works marketplace.
• Mirai Works: Japanese professional staffing firm specializing in IT and management talent — comparable to IP Partners' Renkon consulting and major-consulting-firm referral service.
• GMO Freelance (by GMO): Freelance matching and IT engineering staffing services in Japan, with similar positioning to IP Partners' Renkon IT consulting and Fukugyou-works platforms.
• Lancers: Major Japanese freelance matching platform with strong enterprise client base, offering similar on-demand professional services as Fukugyou-works.
• Hataraku Net (CrowdLog): Japanese crowdsourced side-work platform focused on micro-tasks and freelance matching — comparable to Fukugyou-works in the side-job segment.

Emerging players

• Anotherworks (by Personal Works): Japanese side-job matching service targeted at corporate employees seeking part-time work opportunities — an emerging competitor in the same side-work market as Fukugyou-works.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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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