株式会社ジョブサーカス

What 株式会社ジョブサーカス does

株式会社ジョブサーカス (Job Circus Co., Ltd.) is a Tokyo-based Japanese employment placement agency (有料職業紹介事業 / 人材紹介業) founded in April 2018 that operates as a single-service recruiting firm connecting individual job seekers with corporate employers. The company positions itself around a philosophy of helping individuals find work that allows authentic self-expression in an era of diverse values and information overload, differentiating from purely transactional placement agencies. The business operates from a small Tokyo office in the Nihonbashi-Kodemmacho area of Chuo-ku, with 7 disclosed employees, 福元恒徳 as representative director, and limited public disclosure of technology, partnerships, or operational scale beyond a stated group combined revenue of ¥20 billion.

The company's revenue model is a transaction-fee structure, charging employers fees upon successful candidate placement, with no SaaS offering, technology platform, proprietary matching algorithm, or pricing transparency disclosed. The offering is positioned as a relationship-driven service rather than a technology product. The customer base consists of individual job seekers (primary segment) seeking employment aligned with personal values, and corporate clients (法人 / 個人) as the fee-paying revenue source, with no named logos, vertical specialization, or segment-specific positioning disclosed. The privacy policy references adjacent business lines including worker dispatch (労働者派遣事業), contracting (請負事業), and employee training (社員教育研修事業), suggesting latent operational scope beyond the marketed placement service.

The ¥20 billion (~$130M USD) revenue figure is explicitly labeled グループ合算 (group combined), indicating that the standalone entity operates within a larger corporate group — an affiliation reinforced by the company's information security policy being hosted on liv-group.co.jp, suggesting LIV Group is the parent or sibling organization. The standalone contribution of 株式会社ジョブサーカス cannot be isolated from the disclosed data; the entity appears to function either as a specialized recruitment arm of the group or as a small operating subsidiary, with the group figure encompassing broader operations beyond this legal entity.

Name

株式会社ジョブサーカス

Legal name

株式会社ジョブサーカス

Website

https://job-circus.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

株式会社ジョブサーカス is a Tokyo-based employment placement agency founded in April 2018 that connects individual job seekers with corporate employers through fee-based placement services, operating as a 7-person entity within a larger group reporting ¥20 billion in combined revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing & Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAAOAL

Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Workforce Development Initiatives

Keywords

• Employment placement services
• Recruitment agency
• Human resources services
• Job matching services
• Staffing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. 人材紹介業: The company operates an employment placement (有料職業紹介) service, generating revenue by matching job seekers with employers. Revenue is sourced from fees charged to companies upon successful placement of candidates.

Core offering

株式会社ジョブサーカス (Job Circus Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese employment placement agency (有料職業紹介事業 / 人材紹介業) that matches individual job seekers with employer clients. The company focuses on helping candidates find work that allows genuine self-expression, providing registration, job matching, and placement support across the full recruitment cycle for the Japanese job market.

Product overview

株式会社ジョブサーカス operates as a single-service staffing and recruitment agency (人材紹介業) focused on connecting job seekers with employment opportunities. The company offers one core product: their staffing/recruitment placement services that help individuals find work aligned with their personal goals and career aspirations. The service covers the full recruitment cycle from candidate registration to job matching and placement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 人材紹介サービス (Employment Placement Services) Paid employment placement service (有料職業紹介事業) connecting Japanese job seekers with employer clients. Covers the full recruitment cycle from candidate registration to job matching, placement, and post-placement support including employment contract and labor management assistance. Targets both individual candidates seeking meaningful, self-expressive work and corporate clients seeking value-aligned hires.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• en Japan: Japanese recruitment company operating multiple placement brands (en Engineer, en Ambassador). Comparable in operating placement services across roles and segments.
• Mynavi Corporation: One of Japan's largest recruitment and HR services firms, operating job media and placement services. Directly comparable in core 人材紹介 business model.
• CareerCross: Bilingual recruitment platform serving Japan's foreign-affiliated employers. Comparable in paid placement services for professionals in Japan.
• Hays Japan: Global recruitment firm with major Japan presence operating across professional and specialist placement. Comparable in permanent placement (有料職業紹介) services.
• Wantedly: Japan-based recruitment platform focused on company culture and mission alignment to attract candidates. Closely comparable to Job Circus's authenticity-driven positioning.
• Robert Walters Japan: International recruitment firm with significant Japan operations focused on mid-to-senior white-collar placement. Directly comparable for fee-based placement services.
• BizReach: Mid-career and manager-class recruitment platform operating in Japan. Comparable placement model targeting experienced candidates with value-aligned employer matching.

Broad incumbents

• Persol Holdings: Major Japanese staffing and placement firm operating Tempstaff, doda, and other placement brands. Comparable for placement services to Japanese employers and job seekers.
• Recruit Holdings: Japan's largest HR and recruitment conglomerate (Indeed, Rikunabi, Recruit Agent). Comparable as the dominant Japanese placement player, though vastly larger and broader in scope.

Emerging players

• Link InterNetwork (Link-Agent): Japanese mid-career recruitment platform. Comparable as a placement-focused competitor in the same Japanese recruitment market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/job-circus

Compliance1 record

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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