What it sells
PitA is an AI hiring and talent-assessment tool for small and medium businesses that profiles personality and behaviour using Big Five theory, with a chatbot for coaching managers.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
SME owners and managers who hire
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
SMEs hiring people who look good in interviews but quit within months, and managers who do not know how to manage them; PitA positions as assessing latent traits to guide placement and management.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Candidate assessment and subordinate development
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Subscription: free for first 6 months then JPY 3,980/month; spot use JPY 2,000 per person up to 20, JPY 1,500 per person from 21; free trial for 1 candidate plus 30-day PitACHAT.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Local regional business network (investors are Hiroshima-area firms)
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | Seed | — | Ogino Kogyo, Green Metal, Shinko Electric, Dowa Technos, World Service, Japan Finance Corporation | prtimes.jp |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.