freund

What freund does

株式会社フロイント (freund inc.) is a privately held Japanese IT services company headquartered in Tokyo, founded in February 2012 with capital investment from With One Co., Ltd. (株式会社ウィズ・ワン). The company delivers end-to-end system lifecycle services to enterprise clients in Japan, spanning system consulting, system design and development, network construction, and ongoing operations and maintenance support, supplemented by dedicated project management. Its core technology is custom software engineering and system integration grounded in client-specific requirements rather than packaged products or proprietary platforms.

The company operates two primary revenue streams. The first is contracted software development outsourcing (ソフトウェア開発の受託業務), providing full-lifecycle project delivery from consulting to maintenance. The second is a licensed labor dispatch service (Labor Dispatch Business, Permit No. 派13-312556, obtained February 2019) that places IT engineers at client organizations on contractual terms. Services are delivered primarily on-site at client locations (顧客先) in the Kanto region of Japan, with engineers dispatched under either project-based or dispatch contracts. Pricing is negotiated per-project or per-contract and is not publicly disclosed.

Freund employs 79 people as of April 2026, all under the founder/president 小菅順二 (Junji Kosuge), whose stated mission is to create a long-term, non-disposable workplace for engineers. The company's registered capital is ¥15,000,000 and it has not raised external funding rounds. It holds a Privacy Mark certification (JIPDEC, 2017) and a Health Management Excellence Silver certification (2022). The company completed an office relocation to TOWA Akihabara Building 6F, Taito-ku, Tokyo in May 2025, signaling a modest operational expansion. Market presence is exclusively domestic Japan, with no disclosed AI capabilities, proprietary products, patents, or external customers publicly identified.

Name

freund

Legal name

株式会社フロイント

Website

https://freund-inc.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Freund Inc. is a Tokyo-based, privately held Japanese IT services firm (79 employees) that provides custom software development, system consulting, network construction, operations and maintenance, and licensed IT engineer dispatch to enterprise clients in the Kanto region of Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Offshore Development Center (ODC) / Dedicated Team Services (BPAEAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Contractor of Record (COR) / Global Contractor Management (BPACAHAE)

Keywords

• IT system development
• Software engineering services
• System consulting
• IT staffing dispatch
• Network construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

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. Software Development Outsourcing (ソフトウェア開発の受託業務): The company accepts contracted software development projects from clients, providing full-lifecycle services from consulting through to operation and maintenance.
2. Labor Dispatch Services (労働者派遣事業): The company operates a licensed labor dispatch service (Permit: 派13－312556), providing IT engineers to client organizations on a contractual basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Freund provides contracted IT system development services across the full software lifecycle, including system consulting, system design and development, network construction, system operations and maintenance, and project management. The company also operates a licensed labor dispatch service (Permit No. 派13-312556) that supplies IT engineers to client organizations on a contractual basis. Services are delivered primarily by assigning engineers to client sites in the Kanto region of Japan.

Product overview

株式会社フロイント (freund inc.) is an IT services company that provides a comprehensive suite of software development and system integration services. The company's core offerings include System Consulting, System Design and Development, System Operations and Maintenance, Network Construction, and Project Management. Additionally, the company offers Staffing Services (労働者派遣事業) under license number 派13-312556. Rather than a packaged software product, freund operates as a custom software development and IT services provider, supporting customers' system lifecycles from consulting through development and ongoing operations/maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• System Consulting (システムコンサルタント) System consulting services that clarify business problems and challenges faced by customers and provide system proposals, serving enterprise clients at the front end of their system lifecycles.
• System Design and Development (システム設計開発) Custom system design and development using technologies tailored to customer requirements, delivered as the core contracted service of the company.
• System Operations and Maintenance (システム運用保守) Rapid-response operations and maintenance services for systems in production, maintaining service quality after deployment.
• Network Construction (ネットワークの構築) Network environment construction and proposals to deliver improved networked environments for customer operations.
• Project Management (プロジェクトマネジメント) Project management services covering personnel, budget, and schedule management to ensure smooth delivery of customer projects.
• Staffing Services / Labor Dispatch (労働者派遣事業) Licensed labor dispatch service (Permit No. 派13-312556) supplying IT engineers to client organizations on a contract basis for project work.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Future Corporation: Tokyo-based IT consulting and system development firm offering end-to-end services from consulting through operations. Comparable horizontal IT services model with similar customer profile of Japanese enterprise clients.
• Computer Engineering & Consulting (CEC): Japanese IT services company providing system development, consulting, and engineer dispatch services. Direct overlap with Freund's combination of contract development and labor dispatch business.
• DTS Corporation: Japanese IT services company providing system development, embedded software, and IT solutions to enterprise customers. Overlaps with Freund in full-lifecycle system development and IT engineer staffing models.
• PE-BANK: Japanese IT engineer staffing firm specializing in freelance and dispatched IT professional placement. Closest peer on the engineer dispatch business line, competing for similar client engagements.
• SRA Holdings: Tokyo-headquartered IT services holding company delivering software development, system integration, and consulting. Similar business model centered on outsourced system engineering services for Japanese corporates.
• ITFOR Inc. Tokyo-listed Japanese IT services company providing system integration, software development, and maintenance services to enterprise customers. Similar horizontal IT services GTM with operations/maintenance emphasis.
• Forum Engineering: Tokyo-based technical staffing and engineer dispatch firm placing IT, mechanical, and electrical engineers at client sites. Directly comparable on the labor dispatch (労働者派遣) revenue stream that Freund operates.
• Nihon Computer System: Mid-sized Japanese IT services firm specializing in system development, operations, and consulting for enterprise clients. Comparable scale and full-lifecycle IT service offering.

Broad incumbents

• BIPROGY (formerly Nihon Unisys): Major Japanese IT services firm offering system development, consulting, and outsourcing to enterprise and public-sector clients. Represents the large-tier incumbent that Freund competes against for enterprise contracts.
• TIS Inc. Large Japanese IT services conglomerate offering system integration, outsourcing, and consulting across many verticals. Provides the same lifecycle IT services as Freund but at significantly greater scale and with broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/freund_0222

Compliance1 record

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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