Charis

What Charis does

Charis Company Limited (株式会社カリス) is a privately-held Japanese IT and services company founded in August 2002 and headquartered in Hamamatsucho, Minato ward, Tokyo. The firm operates three distinct business pillars: (1) IT Solutions — custom system engineering covering requirements analysis, design, programming, and maintenance for web-based and open-source software, with a stated specialty in defense, local government welfare systems, and telecommunications monitoring; (2) Personnel Services — fee-based employment placement specialized in the construction and real estate industries (via the Riricaree platform) and IT engineer labor dispatch under a government-issued permit (派13-308872); and (3) E-commerce — direct-to-consumer ladies apparel retail through the company's own Glanful platform.

The company's revenue model is a mix of professional services (IT solutions contracts), transactional fees (dispatch and placement), and consumer goods sales (e-commerce). Total headcount stood at 34 employees in 2025, including contract and dispatch workers, with 11 active dispatch workers currently deployed across 6 client companies. Disclosed dispatch economics show an average daily fee of 26,338 yen against an average worker wage of 12,925 yen, yielding a 50.9% gross margin on the dispatch stream. There is no evidence of external funding, M&A activity, or parent company affiliation; ownership is held by management, with CEO Teramoto Kenji (寺本憲司) also serving as Personal Information Protection Manager. The company's stated customer roster includes NEC, NEC Aerospace Systems, NCS&A, C Cubed I Systems, Take and Give Needs, and Createo.

All go-to-market motion is domestic (Kanto region focus), executed through direct enterprise sales for IT and personnel services and through the proprietary Glanful e-commerce storefront for retail. Distribution is single-country and dependent on direct relationships rather than partner channels. Charis holds two Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare permits (worker dispatch 派13-308872 and fee-based placement 13-ユ-308919) that are operationally required for its staffing business. Registered capital is a modest 10 million yen, consistent with a small independent company that has not pursued external capital.

Name

Charis

Legal name

株式会社カリス

Website

https://charis.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Charis is a Tokyo-based private IT services firm founded in 2002 that provides custom system development for government and defense clients, IT engineer dispatch and construction/real estate job placement, and operates the Glanful ladies apparel e-commerce platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamamatsucho

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT Solutions Business: System consulting, planning, design, program development, and maintenance services for web-based and open-source software. Services include both software provision and hardware (computers, peripherals, supplies) sales.
2. Personnel Services Business: Fee-based employment placement (有料職業紹介) for construction and real estate industries, and labor dispatch (労働者派遣) services primarily for the IT industry. Placement services operate on a success-fee basis with no initial costs.
3. E-commerce Business: Online retail sales of merchandise through their Glanful e-commerce platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Charis (株式会社カリス) is a Tokyo-based company operating three business segments: (1) IT Solutions — custom system planning, design, development, and maintenance for government agencies, defense, local governments, telecommunications, and enterprises using web-based and open-source software, bundled with hardware supply; (2) Personnel Services — IT engineer dispatch and fee-based recruitment placement focused on the construction and real estate industries; and (3) E-commerce — direct online retail of ladies apparel through its Glanful storefront.

Product overview

Charis operates three distinct business segments: (1) IT Solutions — custom system development and maintenance for government agencies and enterprises covering planning, design, development, and operations; (2) Personnel Services — staffing solutions including IT engineer dispatch and specialized recruitment for the construction and real estate industries, along with the Riricaree job search platform; and (3) E-commerce — the Glanful online retail platform for ladies apparel. The portfolio spans custom enterprise software, staffing/dispatch services, and consumer e-commerce.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Glanful（グランブル）: eコマース事業における通信販売ブランド。品質の高いlady's apparel（ женская одежда）を販売している。
• リリキャリ (Rerecaree)

Products and services

• IT Solutions Services Custom system consulting, planning, design, programming, and maintenance services for government agencies, defense, local government welfare systems, telecommunications infrastructure, and enterprise clients; also provides hardware (computers, peripherals, supplies). Targeted at government agencies, large enterprises (SIers), and SMBs needing end-to-end system engineering support.
• IT Engineer Dispatch Services Labor dispatch services under Japanese worker dispatching permit (派13-308872), primarily sending software development and IT support engineers to IT companies and general enterprises. Average dispatch fee of 26,338 yen per 8-hour day with a 50.9% margin rate. Targeted at IT companies and enterprises needing specialist IT staffing.
• Employment Placement Services (Rerecaree / リリキャリ) Fee-based recruitment placement services (有料職業紹介) under permit 13-ユ-308919, specializing in placement for the construction and real estate industries. Operates on a success-fee model with no initial costs for hiring companies, with career coordinator support for job seekers via the Rerecaree platform. Targeted at construction/real estate firms hiring and at individual job seekers.
• Glanful E-commerce Site (グランブル) Online retail site selling ladies apparel, marketed on product quality and customer satisfaction. Operated as the company's own e-commerce storefront under the Glanful brand. Targeted at individual female consumers seeking quality fashion apparel.

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• 東京商工会議所 (Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry)minorOthersThe company is a member of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, providing networking and business support benefits.
• 三井住友銀行 浜松町支店 (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Hamamatsucho Branch)minorOthersPrimary banking partner for business transactions and financial services.
• 三菱東京UFJ銀行 浜松町支店 (MUFG Bank, Hamamatsucho Branch)minorOthersSecondary banking partner for business transactions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• INTLOOP Inc. Japanese IT engineer dispatch, consulting, and system development firm. Comparable to Charis as a directly competing IT engineer staffing and solutions provider targeting similar enterprise clients.
• CREO Co., Ltd. Japanese IT services company providing system integration, software development, and consulting. Comparable to Charis as a similar-sized Japanese IT solutions vendor with overlapping enterprise and SIer customer base — and is also a Charis customer.
• NCS&A Co., Ltd. Japanese IT solutions and system development firm serving enterprises and government agencies. Directly comparable to Charis in scale, customer profile, and custom system development offerings — and notably is also a Charis customer.
• Akros Inc. Japanese IT engineer dispatch and staffing company placing engineers with enterprises. Comparable to Charis as a focused IT engineer dispatch peer with similar business model and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Persol Holdings Co., Ltd. Major Japanese HR services and staffing group with a significant IT engineer dispatch and placement segment. Comparable to Charis as a broader Japanese IT staffing incumbent operating nationally and globally.
• Pasona Group Inc. Major Japanese staffing and HR services group with substantial IT engineer dispatch capabilities. Comparable to Charis as a large-scale Japanese staffing incumbent serving enterprise IT hiring needs.
• Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. Global HR services major with Japanese IT engineer dispatch, placement, and recruiting operations. Comparable to Charis as a vastly larger incumbent competing across the same staffing and recruitment value chain in Japan.
• Will Group, Inc. Japanese staffing holding company with material IT engineer dispatch, placement, and BPO operations. Comparable to Charis as a broader incumbent in Japanese IT engineer staffing with significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 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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