フォルトナ

What フォルトナ does

FORTNA is a Tokyo-based executive recruitment agency focused on high-class (mid-to-senior career) placements in the Japanese market. Its core service is matching experienced professionals — typically with consulting, IT, large enterprise, or startup backgrounds — with employer clients including top-tier consulting firms such as BCG, Bain, McKinsey, Deloitte, and KPMG, as well as corporates and growth-stage startups. The firm operates on a transaction-fee model: employers pay placement fees tied to candidate compensation, while services to job seekers are free, supported by proprietary interview preparation and recruiter-led career consulting as differentiating offerings. Average accepted offer salaries are reported at 10M+ yen, and cumulative successful placements exceed 2,000.

Underlying the offering is a traditional search-and-match workflow: consultant-led candidate identification, qualification, employer introduction, and post-offer support. The firm is staffed by a 63-person team, with consultants drawn heavily from former strategy consulting and ex-operator backgrounds, anchored in Tokyo's Otemachi headquarters (WeWork Marunouchi Kitaguchi since August 2023) with operational reach into the Chubu (Nagoya) region.

In 2021 FORTNA launched Fortna Ventures, a subsidiary dedicated to the startup ecosystem, and subsequently took direct equity positions in portfolio companies including Supreme System/aimstar and GROWTH VERSE (June 2023), extending the firm beyond pure placement into venture ecosystem participation and, implicitly, CXO-level startup hiring. The business is privately held with no public financials disclosed, and has accumulated 50+ recruitment-industry awards across Japanese platforms between 2023 and 2026.

Name

フォルトナ

Legal name

FORTNA inc.

Website

https://fortna.co.jp

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

FORTNA is a Tokyo-based executive recruitment agency placing mid-to-senior professionals into Japanese consulting firms, IT companies, large enterprises, and startups on a placement-fee model. It also operates Fortna Ventures, a subsidiary for startup ecosystem support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruitment Placement Fees: FORTNA earns commission fees from client companies (employers) when they successfully place candidates. The service is provided free of charge to job seekers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FORTNA is a high-class executive recruitment agency in Japan that helps experienced professionals transition into consulting firms, IT companies, startups, and large corporations. Its agents are former consultants who provide unlimited interview preparation, and the firm fills roles that are not publicly advertised on general job boards. The company also operates Fortna Ventures, a subsidiary brand focused on career support for professionals joining startups.

Product overview

フォルトナは長期伴走型ハイクラス転職エージェントとして、コンサルティングファーム・IT企業・スタートアップ・大手事業会社を中心に専門性を持つキャリアパートナーを通じて中長期的なキャリア伴走支援を提供する。主力サービスであるフォルトナ（メインサービス）とスタートアップ特化型のフォルトナベンチャーズの2つのブランドで構成され、 случаing支援から入社後フォローまでの総合的な転職支援を行う。

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FORTNA (main service) A high-class executive recruitment agency service that supports experienced professionals transitioning into consulting firms, IT companies, startups, and large corporations. Agents are former consultants who provide unlimited interview preparation, and the firm fills many roles that are not advertised on general job boards. Services are free for job seekers; client companies pay placement fees.
• Fortna Ventures (フォルトナベンチャーズ) A subsidiary brand of FORTNA that focuses on career support for mid-career professionals seeking to join startups and on talent introduction for venture-backed and startup clients. It provides a specialized channel for matching experienced operators with startup opportunities in Japan.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average offer salary of 10 million yen or more
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ビズリーチ (BizReach): Japan's leading direct-recruitment / headhunting platform that has awarded FORTNA multiple times. Comparable as a peer in the high-class executive placement segment where both compete for senior candidates, though BizReach operates a platform model rather than FORTNA's bespoke agency model.
• エン・ジャパン (en Japan): Major Japanese online recruitment platform operating multiple job sites (en, [en]career, etc.). Comparable to FORTNA at the overlap of executive-class placements but with broader mid-market positioning and platform-based delivery.
• ランスタッド・ジャパン (Randstad Japan): Global staffing leader with large Japan operations spanning temporary, contract, and permanent placement across all levels. Comparable to FORTNA at the overlap of permanent professional/executive search, but with broader scale and non-executive focus.

Direct peers

• ロバート・ウォルターズ・ジャパン (Robert Walters Japan): Global professional recruitment firm with strong Japan operations in mid-to-senior and executive placements. Comparable to FORTNA in serving consulting, IT, and corporate clients with a fee-based model.
• RGF Professional Recruitment Japan: Asian-headquartered executive search and professional recruitment firm with significant Japan footprint. Comparable to FORTNA in placing mid-to-senior professionals into Japanese and multinational firms.
• アクシスコンサルティング (AXIS Consulting): Consulting and IT executive search firm operating in Japan with strong focus on consulting career transitions. Direct competitor to FORTNA in placing candidates into strategy consulting, Big 4, and IT strategy firms.
• ヘイズ・ジャパン (Hays Japan): Global recruiting firm with Japan operations focused on professional and executive placement across multiple sectors. Comparable to FORTNA in fee-based recruitment of qualified candidates into consulting-adjacent roles.
• マイケル・ペイジ・ジャパン (Michael Page Japan): Global specialist recruiter with Japan presence across professional and executive roles. Comparable to FORTNA in placement of mid-to-senior candidates into consulting, IT, and corporate roles.
• JAC Recruitment: Japan- and APAC-focused mid-to-senior level recruitment agency. Comparable to FORTNA in executive search, cross-border placement capabilities, and fee-based revenue model serving professional job seekers.
• ムービン (Mövin / MOBIN): Japanese executive search firm specializing in consulting, Big 4, and strategy firm placements. Directly comparable to FORTNA in candidate segment, employer client base (BIG4, strategy consulting), and high-class salary focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fortna-agent

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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