KORAT

What KORAT does

KORAT BASE (株式会社コラットベース), founded in May 2010 by Representative Director Kou Fukase (深澤 工), is a privately held Tokyo-based IT services firm operating from Chuo-ku, Shinkawa with a current headcount of 37 employees as of September 2025. The company generates revenue across three service lines: engineer dispatch (エンジニア派遣) of trained development, infrastructure, and design personnel to client sites; software commissioned development (ソフトウェア受託開発) for custom applications, services, and websites; and education/training (教育) covering both technical engineering skills and human-skills development. Its underlying technology stack spans full-stack web and systems development using Java, PHP, Python, Kotlin, React, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, alongside MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server database systems, with capabilities across database design, web development, infrastructure/cloud systems, and smart-device application development.

KORAT serves a primarily enterprise customer base in Japan, including end-user companies and major system integrators (SIers), delivering projects in apparel, mobile gaming, e-commerce, financial/banking core system renewal, and distribution/retail. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, with 1–2 year project engagements typically staffed by 2–5 person teams under a hybrid model of approximately 90% remote work with 2–3 office days weekly. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; disclosed employee compensation ranges from ¥270K–¥700K monthly base salary plus semi-annual and performance bonuses, with fixed overtime of 20 hours included.

The company emphasizes compliance and workforce quality as differentiating factors. It holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (IA180291), ISO 9001:2015 (QA210231), and a Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare worker dispatch permit (派 13-311868). It runs a 3-month new-hire training program, monthly 帰社日 (in-office days) with direct president engagement, and aggressive work-life-balance policies—overtime under 10 hours per month, 125+ paid holidays annually, and 90%+ paid leave acquisition. Banking relationships are with Mitsubishi UFJ Bank and Mizuho Bank; registered capital is ¥20 million with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no subsidiaries, indicating an owner-operated small business model.

Name

KORAT

Legal name

株式会社コラットベース

Website

https://korat.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KORAT BASE is a privately held Tokyo IT services firm founded in 2010 that dispatches trained engineers, delivers commissioned software development, and provides engineering education to enterprise end-users and major SIers across Japan, supported by ISO 27001/9001 certifications and a labor dispatch permit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Staffing and Software Development Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Training (611420), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Software Engineering & Application Development Training (Languages, Frameworks, Testing) (BPAEANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Infrastructure, Networking & Systems Administration Training (BPAEANAJ), Managed IT Services & On‑Site Field Support (Helpdesk, Break/Fix, IMAC) (EDAEAHAJ), Systems Administration & IT Operations (Windows/Linux, Monitoring, ITSM) (EDABAFAH)

Keywords

• Engineer dispatch services
• Software development services
• IT staffing solutions
• Custom software development
• Engineering training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Shinkawa

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineer Dispatch (エンジニア派遣): Dispatch of high-spec development, infrastructure, and design personnel who have completed educational curricula. Focus on WIN for all parties: customers, the company, and engineers themselves.
2. Software Commissioned Development (ソフトウェア受託開発): Custom software development optimizing from user perspective, system content, and internal environment. Best solutions through iteration, considering all stakeholders.
3. Education Services (教育): Training and development services building engineering skills, human skills, and responsiveness. Producing members with strong capabilities regardless of audience or context.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

KORAT provides three core IT services to Japanese enterprises and major system integrators: (1) engineer dispatch of high-spec development, infrastructure, and design personnel trained through in-house curricula; (2) commissioned software development for custom applications, services, and websites optimized from user perspective; and (3) engineering and human skills training. Projects span web/open systems, front-end, cloud systems, e-commerce, financial core systems, and smart device applications, typically delivered as long-term 1-2 year engagements with 2-5 member hybrid remote teams.

Product overview

KORAT BASE is an IT services company offering three core service lines: (1) Engineer Dispatching, providing high-spec development, infrastructure, and design personnel; (2) Software Outsourcing Development for custom applications and systems; and (3) Education/Training for engineering skills. These are supplemented by specialized service modules including database design (MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server), web design and development, infrastructure systems development, and smart device application development. The company serves end-user companies and major SIers through projects spanning web/open system development, front-end development, and cloud systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineer Dispatching (エンジニア派遣) Dispatch of high-spec development, infrastructure, and design personnel who have completed KORAT's in-house educational curricula. Targets end-user enterprises and major SIers across the Tokyo metropolitan area, with engineers matched to projects based on skills and preferences. The service aims for 100% customer satisfaction where the client, KORAT, and the engineer all grow and achieve a WIN outcome, and supports long-term 1-2 year engagements with 2-5 person teams in a 90% remote hybrid arrangement.
• Software Commissioned Development (ソフトウェア受託開発) Custom software development optimizing from user perspective, system content, and internal client environment. Delivers applications, services, and websites through iterative best-fit selection considering all stakeholders, with full-lifecycle coverage spanning database design (MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server), web development across Java/PHP/Python/Kotlin/React, infrastructure and cloud systems, and smart device applications. Engagements include web/open systems development, front-end cases, large-scale e-commerce platform updates, financial core system renewal, and sales/inventory management system improvements.
• Education and Training (教育) Training and development services that build engineering skills, human skills, and responsiveness. The 3-month研修 program prepares new and inexperienced hires for client project work, supplemented by certification support and ongoing development to cultivate members capable of performing with any team or context.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90%+ paid leave acquisition rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Careerlink Co., Ltd. Japanese staffing and dispatch firm (TSE: 6070) operating in IT, manufacturing, and administrative placements. Comparable on the dispatch business model, with overlap on IT engineer staffing and contract development.
• MEITEC Corporation: Listed Japanese engineer dispatch specialist (TSE: 9744) focused on placing high-spec design and development engineers at client sites for multi-year engagements. Closest direct comparable on the engineer-dispatch core model.
• Future Corporation: Tokyo-based IT consulting and systems development firm (TSE: 4722) serving Japanese enterprises with custom system development and IT strategy. Comparable on commissioned software development for Japanese enterprise clients.
• TechnoPro Holdings: Japan's largest IT engineer dispatch and contract development firm (TSE: 6028), with a similar model of placing engineers on long-term client projects plus commissioned software development. Highly comparable business model and customer base, though at significantly larger scale.
• WDB Holdings: Japanese staffing group (TSE: 2479) with an IT-engineer dispatch arm alongside its core science-focused placement business. Comparable on engineer dispatch and staffing operations, with similar target of placing skilled technical personnel at client sites.
• Paltech Co., Ltd. Japanese IT services firm (TSE: 7587) offering commissioned software development and engineer dispatch. Closely comparable on the dual software-development-plus-dispatch model KORAT operates.

Broad incumbents

• Akkodis (Japan): Global IT and engineering staffing and solutions provider (formerly Modis Japan). Overlaps directly with KORAT on engineer dispatch and IT workforce solutions for Japanese enterprises.
• NTT Data: Japan's largest systems integrator (TSE: 9613), providing end-to-end IT services including custom development and large-scale engineer staffing. Comparable as both a customer of dispatched engineers and a competitor for commissioned development work.
• Accenture Japan: Global IT services giant with major Japanese operations, offering consulting, systems integration, and outsourced development. Overlaps with KORAT on commissioned software development and engineer placement for Japanese enterprise digital transformation.
• BIPROGY Inc. Major Japanese SI (TSE: 8056, formerly UNISYS Japan) providing systems development, outsourcing, and dispatch services. Comparable on the commissioned development and engineer staffing model serving financial and enterprise clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 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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