Mico Inc.

Company Profile

Company name
Mico inc.
Established
October 30, 2017
Capital
100 million yen (Total funding raised: 6.3 billion yen)
Number of employees
260 employees (as of April 1, 2025)
Management Team
Representative Director
Osamu Yamada
Director
Ken Yaegashi
Auditor
Shogo Tabata
Outside Director
Shunsuke Uchikawa (Former CFO, Money Forward, Inc.)
Outside Director
Junichi Murata (Partner, Eight Roads Ventures Japan)
Outside Director
Hock Chuan TAM(Vertex Growth General Partner)
Business
Planning, development, and sales of the LINE-based marketing system “Mico Engage AI”, the LINE-based business chat “BizClo”, the digital membership LINE mini app “Micomii”, and the AI phone system “Mico Voice AI”
Certifications
PrivacyMark Registration Number: 20002452
ISO/IEC 27001 Registration Number: IS 767462
Shareholders
  • Vertex Growth
  • JAFCO Group
  • ALL STAR SAAS FUND
  • Eight Roads Ventures Japan (*in no particular order)

Location of Offices

Japan

Osaka Head Office

WeWork Midosuji Frontier, 1-13-22 Sonezakishinchi, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-0002, Japan

Tokyo Office

WeWork The Argyle Aoyama, 2-14-4 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061

India

India Office

Micoworks, Wework, 4th floor Jupiter building, prestige tech park, Kadubeesanahalli, Bangalore -560103

Philippines

Philippines Office

LG21 Star Centrum Condominium Sen. Gil Puyat Ave, cor Malugay, Makati, 1209 Metro Manila

History

2017

Oct.

Established digmee, Inc.

Launched digmee, a job-matching service for new graduates

2019

Feb.

Launched HR PRIME and AURA services

(now Mico Engage AI)

May

Acquired Privacy Mark Certification

Nov.

Acquired ISO/IEC 27001 Certification

2020

Sep.

Transferred digmee business

2021

Jan.

Received LINE Technology Partner certification

Feb.

Appointed Shunsuke Uchikawa (former CFO of Money Forward, Inc.) as external director

Jun.

Opened Tokyo office

Aug.

Rebranded AURA service to “MicoCloud”

Transferred HR PRIME business

(now Mico Engage AI)

2022

Feb.

Raised approximately 1.2 billion yen in Series A funding from ALL STAR SAAS FUND and Eight Roads Ventures Japan

Sep.

Raised approximately 600 million yen in Series A extension round funding from ALL STAR SAAS FUND and Eight Roads Ventures Japan

2023

May

Launched “Micomii,” a LINE Official Account digital membership mini app

Oct.

Established Micoworks Philippines, Inc. in Manila

Dec.

Raised approximately 3.5 billion yen in Series B funding from Vertex Growth, JAFCO Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, SMBC Venture Capital, Mizuho Capital, ALL STAR SAAS FUND, and Eight Roads Ventures Japan

2024

May

Received LINE Technology Partner: “Premier” Grade Certification (2nd consecutive year)

Received LINE Sales Partner “Select” Certification

Jun.

Won Mizuho Innovation Award 2024.1Q

2025

Feb.

Official launch of LINE Business Chat “BizClo”

Official launch of the AI phone system “MicoVoice”

(now Mico Voice AI)

Mar.

Received LINE Technology Partner “Premier” Certification (3rd consecutive year)

Received LINE Sales Partner “Select” Certification

Jun.

Changed company name from Micoworks Inc. to Mico Inc.