# Matcher

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/matcher

- Industry: Internet
- Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
- Website: https://corp.matcher.jp/
- Total disclosed funding: $0.5M
- Latest round: Series A (Feb 22, 2018)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Founded in 2015 and based in Tokyo, Japan, Matcher Inc. is an information technology company that helps professionals find an ideal company for job opportunities. In February 2024, PORT Inc., a portfolio company of Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and CHANGE Inc., acquired a 39% stake in Matcher Inc. for JPY 177 million. As of 2024, the company is led by its president and CEO  Kohei Nishikawa

Matcher focuses on three main business areas: media management, which is a job-hunting information medium that offers job-hunting information to students; web promotion, which leverages web tools to connect job seekers with opportunities; and Matcher, which is an alumni visit matching platform that connects students seeking career advice with working professionals who can offer guidance.

Following the February 2024 acquisition, the company plans to expand and strengthen the human resource support businesses of both PORT Inc. and Matcher Inc.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Feb 22, 2018, $0.5M — DG Ventures, UNITED, inc., CROOZ, Inc.

## Investors

- DG Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/dg-ventures) — Series A
- UNITED, inc. — Series A
- CROOZ, Inc. — Series A