# ABABA Co.

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/ababa-co

- Industry: Outsourcing
- Headquarters: Suita-shi, Japan
- Website: https://hr.ababa.co.jp
- Total disclosed funding: $4.3M
- Latest round: Series B (Mar 7, 2025)
- Investors on record: 12

## About

Based in Osaka, Japan, and founded by CEO Shunki Kubo ABABA Co., Ltd. operates as a provider of recruitment and employment solutions for students. In March 2023, ABABA Co., Ltd. raised JPY 120 million in venture funding from Delight Ventures, Hiroshima Venture Capital, and NES Inc.NES Inc.

ABABA Co., Ltd. develops a platform ABABA that allows companies to recommend students who could not be hired due to reasons such as culture fit and personnel reduction at the final interview, and at the same time hire students recommended by other companies.

The company generates revenue by charging a recruitment fee of 440,000 yen per person and 330,000 yen per person due to a procurement campaign for a limited time.

The company will use its proceeds from January 2023 funding for business growth, marketing, and recruitment.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Mar 7, 2025 — Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, SMBC Venture Capital, DBJ Capital, Japan Post Investment Corporation, Hiroshima Venture Capital, Delight Ventures, Chugin Capital Partners
- Series A, Mar 1, 2024, $2.1M — Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, SMBC Venture Capital, Iyogin Capital, Oriental Land Innovations, Chugin Capital Partners
- Series A, Jan 29, 2024, $1.7M — Delight Ventures, NES
- Seed, Feb 8, 2022, $0.5M — Will Group Co., Ltd., Setouchi Startups

## Investors

- Will Group Co., Ltd. — Seed
- Setouchi Startups (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/setouchi-startups) — Seed
- Delight Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/delight-ventures) — Series A, Series B
- NES (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/nes) — Series A
- Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — Series A, Series B
- SMBC Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/smbc-venture-capital) — Series A, Series B
- Iyogin Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/iyogin-capital) — Series A
- Oriental Land Innovations — Series A
- Chugin Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/chugin-capital-partners) — Series A, Series B
- DBJ Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/dbj-capital) — Series B
- Japan Post Investment Corporation — Series B
- Hiroshima Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hiroshima-venture-capital) — Series B