{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","id":"cmtg3javg001js116k37wz86r","name":"SmartHR","slug":"smarthr","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/smarthr","shortDescription":"Japanese cloud HR and labor-management SaaS platform; one of Japan's largest HR-tech companies.","categories":[{"name":"HCM","slug":"hcm"},{"name":"Payroll","slug":"payroll"}],"verification":{"status":"unverified","sources":[{"name":"SmartHR — official website","url":"https://smarthr.co.jp/favicon.svg","type":"official","field":"logoUrl","verifiedAt":"2026-10-16"}]},"meta":{"updatedAt":"2026-10-16T03:59:12.901Z","canonical":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/smarthr","license":"© DHRMap. Facts may be quoted with attribution and a link to the canonical page. Not for bulk redistribution."},"nameShort":"SmartHR","website":"https://smarthr.co.jp","longDescription":"SmartHR, Inc. is a Tokyo-based cloud HR/HCM software company with a platform for HR and labor-management operations — HR administration, social insurance and labor procedures, personnel data, employee surveys and talent management. Launched in 2015, it is one of Japan's largest HR SaaS providers and reached unicorn status.","hqLocation":"Tokyo, Japan","country":"Japan","foundedYear":"2013","founder":"Shoji Miyata, Kensuke Naito","totalFunding":"$140M+","social":{"linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/smarthr-inc"},"leadership":[{"name":"Masato Serizawa","role":"ceo","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/masato-serizawa"},{"name":"Shoji Miyata","role":"co-founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/shoji-miyata"},{"name":"Kensuke Naito","role":"co-founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/kensuke-naito"}],"faq":[{"q":"What does SmartHR do?","a":"Japanese cloud HR and labor-management SaaS platform; one of Japan's largest HR-tech companies."},{"q":"Where is SmartHR headquartered?","a":"SmartHR is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan."},{"q":"When was SmartHR founded?","a":"SmartHR was founded in 2013."},{"q":"Who founded SmartHR?","a":"SmartHR was founded by Shoji Miyata, Kensuke Naito."},{"q":"Who is the CEO of SmartHR?","a":"Masato Serizawa leads SmartHR as CEO."},{"q":"How much funding has SmartHR raised?","a":"SmartHR has raised $140M+ to date, per DHRMap records."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is SmartHR?","a":"SmartHR is categorized under HCM, Payroll on DHRMap."}]}