# SPeak

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

- Industry: Outsourcing
- Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
- Website: https://speak-corp.com
- Total disclosed funding: $0.7M
- Latest round: Seed (May 20, 2021)
- Investors on record: 5

## About

Based in Tokyo, Japan, and founded in 2019, SPeak, Inc. operates as an online job recruitment platform. The company was founded by its CEO, Hiromi Karahashi. In March 2024, SPeak Corporation raised JPY 400 million in pre-series funding from Mynavi, Global Brain, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital, and ANRI.

SPeak Corporation offers a web-content/web-matching platform (JPort) for international students and Japanese companies. Through its platform, JPort Journal, the company provides online career center services for global, and bilingual Japanese students studying in Japan. Its offerings include senpai tips for interviews, study materials, articles, and webinars. The company also offers JPort Match, a 2-way online match service that connects students with companies seeking recruitment.

The company plans to use the March 2024 funding for carrier business expansion and social infrastructure development.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, May 20, 2021, $0.7M — East Ventures, Headline [DUP], ANRI, Lifetime Ventures, ReBoost Inc.

## Investors

- East Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/east-ventures) — Seed
- Headline [DUP] — Seed
- ANRI (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/anri) — Seed
- Lifetime Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lifetime-ventures) — Seed
- ReBoost Inc. — Seed