Findy

About Findy

Findy Inc. is a Japanese human resources technology company founded in 2016 by CEO Yuichiro Yamada and CTO Masataka Sato. Yamada, with a background at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Boston Consulting Group, and Sato, a former full-stack engineer at GREE, established the company with the vision of restoring Japan as a technology-driven nation and empowering software engineers.

The company operates an AI-driven platform that offers multiple services for software engineers and the companies that hire them. Findy's core technology analyzes public data from code repositories like GitHub to calculate a proprietary "Skill Deviation Score," which quantifies an engineer's abilities and helps predict their appropriate salary. This algorithm was initially developed by the founders manually analyzing tens of thousands of GitHub accounts.

Findy provides a suite of products tailored to different needs within the engineering community. "Findy" is a premium recruitment service that matches high-skill engineers with companies based on its AI-powered skill analysis. "Findy Freelance" connects freelance and contract engineers with project-based work, offering features like flexible work arrangements (full remote or 2-3 days a week) and direct contract negotiations with client companies. "Findy Team+" is a SaaS engineering analytics platform for organizations. It integrates with tools like GitHub and Jira to provide insights into team productivity, identify bottlenecks, measure performance with metrics like the SPACE framework, and support continuous improvement for engineering managers, VPs, and CTOs.

The company has expanded its offerings to include "Findy Tools," a review platform for development software, and "Findy Conference," a tech conference platform. Findy has also launched a global initiative, starting with an expansion into India in 2024 and plans to enter South Korea and Taiwan. Its "Findy Global" service aims to connect engineers outside Japan with Japanese companies, addressing the domestic IT talent shortage. As of mid-2025, the platform serves over 200,000 users and 3,000 companies.

Findy has secured significant funding to fuel its growth, raising approximately JPY 4.3 billion (around $28 million USD) in total by its Series D round in June 2025. This round was led by JP Investment and included participation from international investors from South Korea, the USA, and Taiwan. The company's vision is to create a global platform where engineers can grow, tackle challenges, and thrive, ultimately strengthening the entire tech talent ecosystem.