What Talental does

Talental株式会社, founded in September 2024 and headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, operates a BizDev (business development) talent rental platform targeted at Japanese SMEs and startups that need experienced new-business talent without committing to full-time hires. Its core offering matches companies with pre-vetted, part-time and freelance BizDev professionals at starting prices of ¥50,000/month, with a 3-month minimum contract, optional ¥1,200,000 conversion to a direct hire, and engagement volumes as low as one hour per month. The registered talent pool exceeded 300 professionals as of late 2025, with 72.2% at manager level or above and 81.3% based in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

The company has built a four-product suite around the core rental service: BizDev Academy delivers corporate training at ¥350,000 per day or ¥900,000 for a 3-day package; BizDev Camp runs contest-based new business co-creation with the winning participant continuing as PM; and Gekkan Talental is an owned-media platform and printed magazine (talental MAGAZINE vol.1, May 2026) for BizDev thought leadership and talent acquisition. Underlying operations are AI-native, with the corporate site rebuilt using Claude Code, Astro, Vercel, Notion, Cloudflare, and Resend.

Talental became a subsidiary of Tokyo-listed 株式会社エージェント (ticker 7098) in October 2024 and a consolidated reporting entity from the third period beginning February 2026, and it monetizes via subscription-style talent rental fees, one-time direct-hire conversion fees, professional services revenue from training and contests, and free-counseling funnels into paid advisory. Go-to-market is sales-led via direct website inquiry and consultative matching, supplemented by owned media, podcasts, and industry events such as BEYOND FORUM 2026.

Name

Talental

Legal name

talental株式会社

Website

https://talental.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Talental is a Tokyo-based BizDev talent rental platform, founded in September 2024 as a subsidiary of listed Agent Co. (ticker 7098), matching Japanese SMEs and startups with 300+ pre-vetted part-time business development professionals from ¥50,000/month.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Talent Rental & Business Development Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce & Career Transition Noncredit Programs (EDAAAEAC), Entrepreneurship & Freelance Employability (Self-Employment Readiness) (EDAAAKAM)

Keywords

• Bizdev talent rental
• Freelance business development
• Corporate training programs
• Fractional executive services
• New business development

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Talent Rental Service (月額契約): Monthly rental fees for assigning experienced BizDev freelance/part-time talent to client companies. Pricing starts from ¥50,000/month, based on talent hourly rate multiplied by hours plus management fee. Minimum contract period is 3 months, with end-of-month billing and payment by end of following month.
2. Direct Hiring Fee (直接契約切换): One-time fee of ¥1,200,000 (flat rate) for switching from rental contract to direct contract with the talent after the initial rental period, payable upon talent's offer acceptance with no refund policy.
3. BizDev Academy Training Programs: Corporate training programs delivered by active BizDev professionals. 1Day (7 hours) program costs ¥350,000 excl. tax for up to 10 participants; 3Days/3-course package costs ¥900,000 excl. tax. Additional participants charged at ¥30,000/person/day for 1Day or ¥90,000/person for 3Days programs.
4. BizDev Camp (Contest-based New Business Development): A new business development contest program where companies engage with external BizDev talent to co-create new business proposals. The winning participant continues as PM for execution phase, generating ongoing service revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Talental rents experienced, pre-vetted BizDev (business development) freelancers and part-time professionals to Japanese SMEs and startups starting from ¥50,000 per month, with engagements possible from as little as one hour per month. The platform is complemented by a corporate training program (BizDev Academy), a contest-based new business co-creation program (BizDev Camp), and an owned web/print media platform (Gekkan Talental).

Product overview

Talental operates a suite of four integrated services centered on BizDev talent and new business development. The core offering is the 'talental（タレンタル）' talent rental platform, which allows companies to hire experienced BizDev professionals on a part-time/freelance basis from ¥50,000/month. Supporting this core platform are three complementary services: 'BizDevアカデミー' provides corporate training programs with courses taught by active BizDev practitioners; 'BizDevキャンプ' is a co-creation new business development contest that surfaces ideas from the talent network; and '月刊タレンタル' is a web media and career magazine (also available as a printed special edition) that publishes BizDev interviews and knowledge content, serving both as a talent acquisition channel and an industry thought leadership vehicle. Together, these services form a closed-loop ecosystem connecting talent discovery, skill development, collaborative idea generation, and ongoing industry knowledge sharing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• talental (BizDev Talent Rental Service) Subscription-based BizDev talent rental platform that connects Japanese SMEs and startups with experienced part-time and freelance business development professionals. Engagements start from ¥50,000/month with as little as one hour/month, with a 3-month minimum contract and no recruitment fees; clients may later switch to direct hire via a flat ¥1,200,000 fee.
• BizDev Academy (BizDevアカデミー) Corporate training program for developing in-house BizDev talent, with 7-hour courses taught by active frontline BizDev professionals. A 1-Day program costs ¥350,000 (excl. tax) for up to 10 participants, and a 3-Day/3-course package costs ¥900,000 (excl. tax), with additional participants charged at ¥30,000/person/day for 1-Day or ¥90,000/person for 3-Day programs. Over 40 courses are offered.
• BizDev Camp (BizDevキャンプ) Closed new business development contest program in which only registered Talental BizDev talent participates. Companies present business challenges and visions, participating talent proposes new business ideas, and the winning participant continues as Project Manager in the execution phase, generating ongoing service revenue.
• Gekkan Talental (月刊タレンタル)

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• anyenv株式会社coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 March 2026Talental and anyenv co-host seminars on AI tools for business development, including 'Claude Code + Antigravity活用セミナー' and 'AIツール超入門' series. anyenv provides DX consulting and AI development expertise; talental contributes new business development knowledge. Events held both online and offline at Agent Co.'s seminar space in Shibuya.
• 株式会社Mirai ResortcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2025Talental partnered with Mirai Resort to support the 'SAGA INNOVATORS BASE' program, which supports startups and entrepreneurs in Saga Prefecture, Japan. Talental contributes its professional talent network to provide BizDev expertise from the Tokyo metropolitan area to help local startups accelerate new business development. The partnership is part of RYO-FU BASE (Saga Industry Innovation Creation Base), operated by Mirai Resort under the Sagakukan Foundation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Timee: Single-hour 'work-as-you-go' app for part-time staffing. Different unit (hourly shift work) but comparable flexible-engagement philosophy and SME customer overlap; useful proxy for how on-demand talent platforms are evolving in Japan.
• Waris: Japan-focused platform matching female professionals with part-time and project roles at companies. Smaller scale than Talental but shares the part-time/subscription model and the 'white-collar fractional talent' positioning that Talental uses for BizDev.
• VisasQ: Japan-based expert-matching platform for consulting-style engagements with senior professionals. Different unit (project-based expert calls) but overlapping supply (senior business experts) and customer need (companies needing senior strategic input), making it a useful adjacently-comparable peer.
• YOUTRUST: Side-job and referral platform focused on tech and business professionals, often positioned as a community-driven talent network. Overlaps with Talental on part-time/flexible engagement for skilled professionals but is earlier-stage and narrower in industry coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Lancers: Second major Japanese freelance platform with significant SME/startup customer base. Comparable monetization (platform fees on engagements) and overlapping supply of professionals; serves as a benchmark for category economics Talental competes against.
• CrowdWorks: Largest generalist crowdsourcing/freelance platform in Japan. Broader scope than Talental (covers clerical, design, engineering, writing) but increasingly moving into higher-skill white-collar matching that overlaps with Talental's BizDev positioning; far larger supply and brand.
• BizReach: Japan's leading direct-hire platform for high-end professionals (controllers, managers, specialists). Different monetization (one-time placement fees) but its presence as the default 'hire senior talent' brand raises client comparison expectations that Talental must counter with flexibility and pricing.
• Recruit (RGF HR Solutions / Indeed): Japan's largest HR services conglomerate with multiple staffing and talent platforms. Sets the ceiling on what incumbent HR players can offer SME clients; Talental's 'no recruitment fee, monthly rental' positioning is explicitly a deviation from this category leader's playbook.

Others

• Agent Co., Ltd. (parent): Listed parent (TSE 7098) providing human resources services and group-wide strategy. Not a direct competitor but the strategic acquirer and consolidator of Talental's P&L; useful as a peer for parent-level business model comparison and for understanding how Talental's unit economics are contextualized within Agent's broader HR services portfolio.

Direct peers

• Anotherworks: Japan's leading side-job (副業・兼業) matching platform connecting companies with part-time professionals. Closest direct competitor to Talental's rental model — same target buyer (SMEs/startups needing flexible senior talent), same monthly subscription mechanics, similar emphasis on white-collar/strategic roles.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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