SHIFT GROUP

Company Overview/Group Company

SHIFT Inc.

SHIFT
Name
SHIFT Inc.
President and CEO
Masaru Tange
Established
September 2005
Businesses
Software quality assurance and testing
Patents acquired
Patent No. 5787404(Japanese patent) For an apparatus and program to generate test specifications for computer programs and seven other patents (As of August 31st, 2021)

Locations

Headquarters
Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower, 1-3-1 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0041, Japan
Shinjuku Office
Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building, 3-22-7 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0053, Japan
Sapporo Office
Shikishima Plaza Building, 3-3 Kita 1-Jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0001, Japan
Sendai Office
Lunaire Sendai, 2-15-1 Honcho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-0014, Japan
Niigata Office
Nippon Life Niigata Building, 2-4-10 Higashiodori, Niigata-shi, Niigata 950-0087, Japan
Nagoya Office
Nishiki Harmony Building, 1-8-18 Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0003, Japan
Osaka Office
Nippon Life Umeda Building, 3-3 Doyama-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka 530-0027, Japan
Hiroshima Office
Hiroshima Teppocho Building, 10-12 Teppocho, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 730-0017, Japan
Fukuoka Office
Nishitetsu Gion Building, 1-1 Gokushomachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 812-0037, Japan

Group Company

Planning and production of websites

Nadia Inc.

President and Representative DirectorTomo Yuba

Nadia is a creative studio which covers every genre of contents. With our client-first policy, we are not only in the web-and application-related fields, but also encompass brand consulting, communications design, graphics, and VR/AR/AI. We provide comprehensive creative services that contribute to business.

Planning and production of websites

xbs Inc.

Managing DirectorTakashi Koki

xbs is a tech-studio with broad experiences which are resilient to tech-trend and technical directors who have rich creative quality. We offer any types of technical service from websites development and implementation, UI/UX design, interactive contents production, server construction, and backends including CMS.

Marketing

CLUTCH Inc.

Representative DirectorYasuhiro Sugiyama

As an web advertising agency, CLUTCH offers one-stop service from ad transaction to creating web sites. Offering high-quality web marketing services by leveraging connections with major advertisers is one of CLUTCH’s strengths. As a SHIFT Group, CLUTCH provides high-quality and effective web marketing agency business.

Marketing

Analytics Japan Co., Ltd.

President and Representative DirectorDaisaku Mizoguchi

Based in Kanagawa, Analytics Japan has strength in data analysis and planning marketing strategies with utilizing IT technology. A number of talented engineers of data analysis are here, so that we match demands from various sectors, environment and requests. We support to plan marketing strategy in a more sophisticated level by conducting data analysis.

Marketing

Club Nets Corporation

President and CEOHitoshi Tomiyasu

ClubNets focuses on digital transformation (DX) through three main pillars: promotion for customer acquisition, operational efficiency for cost reduction, and fostering a dynamic workplace environment. Notably, their strength in promotional DX lies in leveraging LINE Official Accounts for SNS marketing and a point-based CRM system. Recognized as LINE and Yahoo’s top-tier partner.

IT strategy formulation, system planning and design

MethodoLogic Inc.

President and Representative DirectorAkira Shiraishi

An IT consulting group that supports digital transformation. We provide a variety of services that are linked with diverse support SHIFT provides, including IT strategy-making for industry-leaders, operational system planning, system architecture design and construction, and project management.

Software development

ALH Inc.

President and Representative DirectorMotoya Kobayashi

As a team of professional engineers with diverse skills, we provide one-stop solutions ranging from business-related IT solutions to web service development and infrastructure design and construction. We offer services with even higher levels of customer satisfaction by identifying newer needs and design development identified from SHIFT quality verification.

System development

SystemI co., ltd.

President and Representative DirectorKeisuke Kuzukawa

Based in Tokyo and Kanagawa, we provide software development and consulting services. We have extensive knowledge in developing server-side applications using Java, PHP, C language, and has participated in many large-scale financial projects. Leveraging know-how of SystemI and SHIFT, we deliver high-quality systems to our customers.

System development

HOPES Corporation

President and Representative DirectorKentaro Uehara

HOPES have strengths in consulting-based system development, from introduction to maintenance of major ERP systems, or optimization of investment plans. HOPES also have customers in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, nursing care, and finance. Under our corporate philosophy, “Building a bridge between the central city and countryside of Japan,” “Creating a corporation that contributes to society through IE and SE,” and “Creating an organization that fulfills self-realization,” HOPES aim to achieve further growth as a company.

Software development

Careersystems Inc.

Representative DirectorEiki Marui

Careersystems covers a wide range of business domains with advanced technological capabilities, including software development, infrastructure design and construction, embedded development, and maintenance and operation. Centered on Tokyo, it has sites throughout Japan, such as Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya, and Okinawa. Careersystems aims to develop as many engineers as possible who can play an active role in IT field and make social contributions and social transformation through these engineers. 

System development

DeMiA Inc.

President and Representative DirectorKyoya Sakamoto

DeMiA has yound but talented engineers including one who has won in Robocup Junior World champion and those who are almuni or students of Kyoto University. It not only develops web/ smartphone app but also provide its unique engineer training program. The program helps to create and train engineers who can immediately make significant contributions in software development projects and to structurally solves the shortage of engineers.

System development

CREIT SOLUTIONS Inc.

PresidentYutaka Arisawa

CREIT SOLUTIONS possesses advanced development and technological capabilities in system installation, development, maintenance, and operation in ERP domain and is recognized as an important partner by several customers. With its vision “to enrich the society with IT solution,” CREIT SOLUTIONS will cooperate with group companies of SHIFT to meet customers’ demands.

System development

CIMTECH Inc.

President and Representative DirectorKohei Mizushima

CIMTECH provide app and web development, and maintenance and operation, as core services. We have earned a high reputation among customers in a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, finance, governments and municipals, and distribution, and have built strong relationships of trust. We provide customers with satisfactory service-quality, speed, and excellent results-through our “Solution capabilities (problem-solving capabilities).”

System development

HumanSystem Co., Ltd.

Representative DirectorEmi Yunokawa

Human System provides one-stop system integration service including requirement analysis, system development/deployment,operation and maintenance with their philosophy of “Supporting people and maximize their capabilities”.possesses advanced development and technological capabilities in developing systems, providing related support, and building infrastructures in a wide range of industries.possesses advanced development and technological capabilities in developing systems, providing related support, and building infrastructures in a wide range of industries.They also engage themselves together with top tier vendors in numerous system development and digital transformation projects such as large-scale public system development and feasibility studies by utilizing their technical specialities.

System development

Manage Business Co., Ltd.

President and CEOShigeru Himono

We have established three core services: system infrastructure and operations, system integration, and digital business solutions. We have provided value to a diverse range of clients, including major corporations, government agencies, and academic research institutions.By adopting a customer-centric approach, we continuously strive to enhance our brand’s strengths in technology, quality, and human resources, aiming to create value.

Cloud Services

VISH Inc.

President and Representative DirectorHiroyuki Tabuchi

Based in Nagoya, VISH develops a cloud service business and system development and technical support business. The “Bus-catching” service that combines bus location information and facility operation support system is one of our core services. VISH provides wide range of support as a strong partner of our customers, that have been actively promotes optimization through IT, mainly in industries such as kindergartens, nursery schools, swimming schools and driving schools.

Network

SPST Inc.

President and Representative DirectorYuki Nishida

As a professional in the network integration field, Survage develops a wide range of businesses, such as design, construction, operation, and maintenance in the network field. Survage is also characterized by its diverse customer base, ranging from the government-affiliated agencies to mobile devices, including large vessels, and small and medium-sized companies. Survage provides the best network environment while thinking together with our customers about daily changing new issues.

Localization

DICO Co., Ltd

Representative DirectorEmilio Gallego

In collaborating with more than 200 native speakers in various languages, DICO not only develops a localization business that provides high language quality reflecting the “current” cultural context in each country and region, but also does a game development business that adequately implements them into the games by efficiently managing original and translated texts in the development process. As the company name “DICO” is after “Developers for International Communication,” DICO’s goal is to continue providing world-class entertainment from Japan.

Security and vulnerability

SHIFT SECURITY, Inc.

President and Representative DirectorShinichi Matsuno

We are the first in the world to adopt a “standardization” approach to create vulnerability diagnosis and testing services. As a result, we have been able to stabilize the quality of our services at a high level while producing many skilled engineers who would be industry leaders. It is SHIFT SECURITY to solve the shortage of human resource that Japanese companies currently face, and to provide safety and security to the Internet-linked world.

Security and vulnerability

KRAF, inc.

President and Representative DirectorMasashi Fujisaki

Based in Miyazaki, as a SHIFT SECURITY group company, KRAF developes a vulnerability diagnosis business under a circumstance where we see increasing demand for cyber security. Along with our corporate philosophy “To provide ‘safety’ to customers and employees,” we contribute to further strengthening the security-related fields of SHIFT Group.

Penetration testing

MAS Lab inc.

President and Representative DirectorShinichi Matsuno

MAS Lab provides penetration testing business that is said to be one of the most difficult areas to standardize. As a group company of SHIFT SECURITY, MAS Lab works on contributing to acquiring new technologies in security fields. MAS Lab comes from the word “Make a Smile Laboratory.” As the company name indicates, MAS Lab values bringing smiles both to customers and engineers and contributing to maintaining and improving the safety of IT security in Japan.

     

System performance improvement

Airitech Inc.

President and Representative DirectorMasanori Yamasaki

We are an engineer group with a commitment and confidence to technology, who provide services such as verification and improvement of system performance, utilization of big data and AI, development of web apps, and constructing infrastructure of large-scaled distributed systems. Our mission as a member of SHIFT Group is to provide technical solutions to customers with particularly difficult technical issues.

Customer support

SHIFT PLUS, Inc.

President and Representative DirectorKengo Watanuki

Based in Kochi, we provide one-stop customer support and quality assurance services and AI chatbot services, nationwide. Recruitment consulting services and recruitment media operation is also included in our services, as part of the regional revitalization project, in close contact with our local, Kochi Prefecture. We develop a wide range of businesses.

Kitting

SNC Co., Ltd.

President and Representative DirectorYoshiki Nakachika

Based in Osaka, Tokyo, Nagoya, Saitama, we offer various services such as purchasing and sales service for used PCs, kitting services and helpdesk services. With software testing business in SHIFT Group, we provide seamless support service focusing on pre-release process of software products.

Offshore software testing

SHIFT ASIA CO., LTD./ Socialist Republic of Vietnam

President and Representative DirectorRyusuke Ito

This is the global strategic base of the SHIFT Group. It is located in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, and is made up of excellent engineers from Asia. We provide a wide variety of quality assurance services in Japan and the English-speaking world, including manual testing, automation testing, security testing, and offshore development quality assurance consulting.

IT Staffing Agency

Build Plus K.K.

President and Representative DirectorChad Lafferty

Build Plus operates Wahl+Case, a tech recruitment agency focused on bilingual, mid-career, and executive-level talent. Established in 2010, we have been working with many of the world’s most innovative companies, ranging from early-stage startups to large international enterprises. We cover engineering, sales, marketing, and other positions for a wide range of digital industries. Technology is changing the world, and we help companies find the right people to make that happen.

Kindergarten Management/ Related Consultation

Infinic Inc.

President and CEOKohei Asada

Infinic operates corporate-built/licensed/licensed small-scale nursery schools in the Greater Tokyo area, providing childcare services that value children’s individuality and independence and aim to enhance their sense of self-esteem rather than to educate them in one-size-fits-all approach.

M&A/PMI

SHIFT Growth Capital Inc.

Representative DirectorTaichi Hattori

Conducting M&A and business management of group companies. SHIFT Growth Capital combines the know-how of M&A / PMI that SHIFT has cultivated, implements M&A targeting various companies and supports the growth of group companies in each stage. Through its business, SHIFT Growth Capital will contribute to the transformation of the multi-subcontracting structure in the Japanese IT industry, the creation and development of IT human resources, and the rationalization of the unit price for engineers and etc. thereby contributing to the realization of the “company that provides solutions to social issues” that SHIFT Group is aiming for.

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