What ZIGExN does

ZIGExN Co., Ltd. (株式会社じげん) is a Tokyo-headquartered, TSE Prime-listed (ticker 3679) Japanese digital platform conglomerate founded in 2006. The group operates 15 wholly-owned subsidiaries spanning web-based comparison and matching platforms across recruitment (Rejob, Ties, 建設JOBs, ドラピタ, Matchingood), real estate (Smocca, Yeay, Rehome Navi, 外壁ナビ), automotive export (TCV, Chukosha-EX), travel (APPLE WORLD, Rikisha, Travelist), insurance (Hoken Mammoth), and B2B services (Minaoshi, SEKAI PROPERTY, and A company M&A advisory), with a Vietnam engineering office in Ho Chi Minh City (ZIGExN VeNtura). As of FY2025/3 the consolidated group employs 964 full-time/contract staff plus 320 part-time/temp staff (239 FT non-consolidated), with regional offices in Oita (opened 2021) and Kyoto (2022).

The portfolio is anchored by TCV, a used-car export marketplace connecting Japanese exporters to buyers in 200+ countries, with approximately 200,000 vehicle listings, 1.3M+ overseas registered users, 96M+ monthly page views, and 60,000+ monthly inquiries; APPLE WORLD, a hotel-reservation platform offering access to ~100,000 properties globally with BPO services for travel agencies; and the recruitment platform Rejob for beauty/healthcare verticals. Real estate platforms serve 700+ partner real estate companies. The group has ISO 27001 and PrivacyMark certifications, expressed TCFD support, and responds to CDP climate disclosures; it achieved carbon neutrality on group-wide power usage in FY2025/3 via 800,000 kWh of non-fossil certificates.

ZIGExN monetizes through transaction-based lead generation and listing fees across consumer-facing web platforms (free to end users), subscription revenue from the Matchingood B2B SaaS for staffing agencies, BPO service contracts with travel agencies, and success fees from M&A advisory. Distribution is primarily PLG/self-serve via web for consumers and direct sales for B2B. Recent strategic activity includes the June 2026 launch of AI quosys (Apple World's first AI-powered hotel-quote estimation tool), an April 2026 DHL Japan partnership to introduce sustainable aviation fuel for TCV shipping, Ties' first TV commercial in July 2026, governance upgrades (Nomination & Compensation Committee in June 2024, Sustainability Committee in January 2024), and an FY2025/3 non-consolidated productivity decline from ¥6.01M to ¥4.34M operating profit per employee.

Name

ZIGExN

Legal name

株式会社じげん

Website

https://zigexn.co.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

ZIGExN Co., Ltd. is a TSE Prime-listed Japanese digital platform conglomerate operating 15 group companies across recruitment, real estate, automotive export, travel, and B2B SaaS verticals, monetizing through lead generation, transaction fees, and subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vertical Aggregator Platforms

NAICS

Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (4251)

akta.pro primary industry

Customer Journey Orchestration & Campaign Management (BPAFAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

B2B Travel Distribution Marketplaces & Wholesalers (Beds/Inventory Exchanges) (THALAFAJ), Wholesale Distribution Platforms & Switches (B2B Booking Engines/Marketplaces) (THAKAJAG), Group, Contract & Wholesale Rate Optimization (B2B Pricing) (THALAOAH)

Keywords

• Life service platforms
• Vertical comparison platforms
• Recruitment media platforms
• Real estate marketplaces
• Automotive export platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Minato

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruitment/Matching Platform Revenue: Operating job search and recruitment platforms (リジョブ, Ties, 建設JOBs, ドラピタ, Matchingood) generating revenue primarily through lead generation fees, listing fees, and transaction fees from job placements. Additional revenue from recruitment advertising and premium placement services.
2. Real Estate Platform Revenue: Operating real estate listing and comparison platforms (smocca, イエイ, リショップナビ, 外壁ナビ, 外壁ナビ) generating revenue through lead generation to real estate companies, listing fees, and advertising from property service providers.
3. Automotive Export Platform Revenue (TCV): TCV platform connects Japanese used car exporters with international buyers, generating revenue through listing fees, transaction facilitation, and commission-based models. Platform serves 1.3M+ registered overseas users with 9.6M+ monthly page views.
4. Travel Services Revenue (Apple World): Apple World operates hotel reservation and travel agency BPO services, generating revenue through booking commissions, service fees, and BPO service contracts with travel agencies.
5. SaaS/Enterprise Software Revenue: Brainlab provides cloud-based workforce management systems (Matchingood) to recruitment agencies, generating subscription revenue from B2B software licensing.
6. M&A Advisory Revenue: and A company provides M&A brokerage and advisory services, generating success-fee based revenue from M&A transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ZIGExN operates a diversified portfolio of web-based comparison and matching platforms across recruitment, real estate, automotive, travel, and other life services sectors. The company aggregates consumer demand and distributes qualified leads to business customers (real estate firms, employers, used car exporters, travel agencies) generating revenue through listing fees, lead generation fees, and transaction-based commissions. Additionally, it sells B2B SaaS workforce management software (Matchingood) on subscription, BPO services for travel agencies (Apple World), and M&A advisory (and A company).

Product overview

ZIGExN operates a diversified portfolio of web-based life service platforms and recruitment media businesses. The core offering consists of multiple comparison and matching platforms spanning real estate (Smocca, Yeay, Rehome Navi), automotive (TCV for used car export, Kuruma-EX for domestic used cars), employment and recruitment (Rejob for beauty/healthcare, Matchingood for staffing industry, Ties for manufacturing, Dorapita for logistics, Kensetsu-JOBs for construction), travel (APPLE WORLD for hotel booking, Rikisha for travel agency hotel services, Travelist for airfare), financial services (Hoken Mammoth for insurance), and B2B services (Minaoshi for business service comparison). Key platforms include TCV, one of Japan's largest used car export platforms serving buyers in 200+ countries with approximately 200,000 vehicle listings; APPLE WORLD providing hotel booking services for approximately 100,000 properties worldwide; and Rejob serving the beauty and healthcare recruitment sector. The company also offers specialized comparison platforms for tutoring, study abroad, marriage counseling, solar energy, and propane gas services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OVERS: じげんのオウンドメディア。採用情報のみならず当社を活用する社員やプロジェクトの裏側、経営陣のメッセージなどじげんの「人」にフォーカスしたメディア。
• ZIGExN UPDATERS.EXE

Products and services

• TCV Used car export platform connecting Japanese used car sellers with buyers in 200+ countries and regions worldwide. The platform lists approximately 200,000 vehicles, serves 1.3M+ registered overseas users, generates 96M+ monthly page views and 60,000+ monthly inquiries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.3M+ registered overseas users on TCV platform
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DHL Japan Co., Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2026TCV (ZIGExN group company) partnered with DHL to introduce GoGreen Plus service, utilizing SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) for CO2 emission reduction in international used car shipping operations. DHL provides eco-friendly transport solutions to TCV's platform users.
• Keio University SFCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO 平尾丈 conducts entrepreneurship seminars and lectures at Keio SFC as special invited professor, supporting next-generation talent development and educational initiatives.
• 立命館大学minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZIGExN conducts 'Sports Health Science Seminar' lectures at Ritsumeikan University, with PR/Sustainability Director杉原 delivering special lectures on sports and wellness topics.
• 京都市左京区的私立小学校 (ノートルダム学院小学校)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZIGExN UPDATERS.EXE basketball team conducts 'EN Project' community activities including after-school basketball classes at local schools in Kyoto, promoting youth sports and community engagement.
• 京都精华大学minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOita Office collaboration with local corporations and educational institutions for IT human resource development and employment support in Oita Prefecture.
• LocationMind株式会社minorOthersOutside Director 薄葉康生 serves as CPO of LocationMind while serving as outside director at ZIGExN, creating advisory relationship.
• 大同海事实業株式会社 (Honda Estilo Group)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTCV predecessor Car-tana collaborated with Soltilo Kenya Ltd. (subsidiary of Honda Estilo) for AFRICA DREAM SOCCER TOUR youth sports sponsorship in African countries.
• Ashoka Japan / Teach For JapanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO 平尾丈's book royalties donated to organizations fostering young changemakers and social entrepreneurs, supporting next-generation development initiatives.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Indeed is the world's largest job search engine and lead-generation platform owned by Recruit Holdings. It directly competes with ZIGExN's entire recruitment portfolio (Rejob, Ties, Kensetsu-JOBs, Dorapita) globally and represents the dominant global incumbent in ZIGExN's core vertical.
• Booking Holdings: Booking Holdings operates Booking.com, Agoda, KAYAK, and Priceline — global hotel booking and travel marketplaces that broadly overlap with ZIGExN's APPLE WORLD B2B hotel booking and Travelist LCC comparison businesses, though at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Kakaku.com: Kakaku.com operates Japan's leading price comparison platforms (Kakaku.com, Tabelog, Ikkatsu.com) — a multi-vertical comparison and matching marketplace model that closely resembles ZIGExN's portfolio approach across recruitment, real estate, travel, and energy.
• BizReach: BizReach operates BizReach (experienced hire recruitment) and HRMOS (HR SaaS), directly competing with ZIGExN's recruitment platforms and Matchingood SaaS in the same Japanese mid-career recruitment and HR tech verticals.
• Lifull: Lifull operates Homes.co.jp and Lifull Home's, Japan's leading real estate comparison and search platforms. Directly comparable to ZIGExN's Smocca, Yeay, and Rehome Navi in the same Japanese real estate vertical with similar lead generation to real estate companies.
• En-Japan: En-Japan operates Japanese recruitment and matching platforms (en-japan.com, en world,engage), directly competing with ZIGExN's Rejob, Ties, and Kensetsu-JOBs in the same HR media vertical with similar lead-generation monetization.
• Wantedly: Wantedly operates Japan's leading matching platform connecting job seekers with companies based on mission/will, directly competing with ZIGExN's recruitment portfolio (Rejob, Ties) in the same Japanese HR Tech vertical with subscription and lead-gen hybrid monetization.
• Recruit Holdings: Recruit Holdings operates the same multi-vertical life-service platform model as ZIGExN, spanning HR Tech (Indeed, Glassdoor), Matching & Solutions (real estate, beauty, travel), and staffing. ZIGExN's CEO Joe Hirao joined from Recruit in 2006, and ZIGExN's overall business architecture closely mirrors Recruit's horizontal platform approach.

Emerging players

• Care.com: Care.com operates a marketplace connecting families with childcare, senior care, and pet care providers. Directly comparable to ZIGExN's miraxs-sitter babysitter introduction service in the same on-demand care/matchmaking vertical, though Care.com operates at much greater scale in the US market.
• CarGurus: CarGurus operates a leading used-car listing and comparison marketplace connecting dealers with buyers, closely comparable to ZIGExN's TCV used-car export platform — though CarGurus focuses on the US/UK domestic markets while TCV focuses on cross-border Japanese used-car export.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/zigexn
• Facebookfacebook.com/zigexn.co.jp

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

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M&A8 records

Investments1 record

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