Force Valley raises $3.75M to scale foreign-worker services in Japan
What's the deal? Force Valley Concierge has raised US$4.62M (roughly $3.75 million) through a third-party allotment from Sanko Soflan Holdings, the Tokyo-based recruiter said. The two firms also signed a capital and business alliance focused on living support for foreign workers.
What does the company do? Force Valley, founded in November 2007, supports global talent recruitment, training, and retention. It runs the Connect Job recruitment service and the Fourth Valley Academy training program, with a database of around 550,000 registered workers from 205 countries and territories.
What's the money for? The company will expand its life support services for foreign workers and grow Fourth Valley Academy with training sites in South Asia. Part of the funds will back a cross-border job matching platform.
The alliance: The partnership will support hiring across Sanko Soflan group companies and clients in construction, nursing care, medical, hotels, and restaurants. It also covers joint life support drawing on the group's housing, medical, nursing, and childcare infrastructure.
What's the endgame? Force Valley announced in December 2025 a plan for a global matching platform reaching beyond Japan, with a formal release expected in early 2027. It will feature multi-axis search, AI matching, and onboarding support with partners.
Why now? The company has been widening its reach as Japanese employers — especially regional and smaller firms — face labor shortages. In July 2025, it expanded distribution through a partnership with En JapanDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → to reach more employers.
The signal: The deal pairs a specialist recruiter with a diversified group that owns the housing and care infrastructure foreign workers need, betting that recruitment and retention work better together.
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