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U-ZERO

Human Resources & Recruiting
Japan Japan, 千代田区, 東京都
Founded 2025 · 11-50 employees

About U-ZERO

U-ZERO is a Tokyo-based SaaS startup that builds an AI-powered employee engagement platform helping Japanese companies visualize employee sentiment and drive organizational improvement. It was founded in 2024 by Masamune Mimura, the former head of Concur Japan, who spent over a decade building a celebrated organizational culture there. Within roughly a year of launch the service had been adopted by more than 50 companies.

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Seed
¥950M

Announced 2026-06-02

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Strengthening the organization through talent acquisition and team building.

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Employees
11-50
Founded
2025
HQ
千代田区, 東京都
Industry
Human Resources & Recruiting
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Seed AI/ML Hrtech SaaS
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