We help launch startups and build scale-ups
Grow is an Executive Search and RPO Solution for technology driven businesses to launch and scale in Japan and APAC
Flexible, tailored recruitment services across APAC
Our clients have raised over $4.2B from top venture capital firms, including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Square Peg, and Open AI, supporting their expansion in Japan and the wider APAC region.
150+
Candidates placed since 2023
150+
Candidates placed since 2023
150+
Candidates placed since 2023
150+
Candidates placed since 2023
50%
Reduction in time-to-hire
50%
Reduction in time-to-hire
50%
Reduction in time-to-hire
50%
Reduction in time-to-hire
8+
Countries in APAC
8+
Countries in APAC
8+
Countries in APAC
8+
Countries in APAC
95%
Satisfaction rate
95%
Satisfaction rate
95%
Satisfaction rate
95%
Satisfaction rate
Executive Search
Guaranteed Deliverables
Our Executive Search service offers guaranteed deliverables with weekly status updates and a longer guarantee. Benefit from a flexible fee structure, enhanced employer branding, and specialized executive/niche hiring. Gain valuable market entry insights and comprehensive market mapping to ensure successful recruitment outcomes.
Our Executive Search service offers guaranteed deliverables with weekly status updates and a longer guarantee, benefits from a flexible fee structure, enhanced employer branding, and specialized executive/niche hiring.
Valuable market entry insights and comprehensive market mapping to ensure successful recruitment outcomes.
Guaranteed Deliverables
Longer Guarantee
Flexible Fee Structure
Employer Branding
Market entry & Insights
RPO
End-to-End Recruiting Management
Experience seamless end-to-end recruiting management with our high-level TA management services. Stay informed with weekly status updates and enjoy guaranteed deliverables with a longer guarantee. Enhance your employer branding and manage bulk hiring efficiently, even without local TA. Our streamlined approach across all teams, combined with market mapping and local TA expertise across North Asia, ensures successful recruiting outcomes.
Experience seamless end-to-end recruiting management with our high-level TA management services, stay informed with weekly status updates, and enjoy guaranteed deliverables with a longer guarantee.
Enhance your employer branding and manage bulk hiring efficiently, even without local TA. Our streamlined approach across all teams, combined with market mapping and local TA expertise across North Asia, ensures successful recruiting outcomes.
High level TA Management
Bulk (5+ hiring)
Streamlines across all teams
Local TA Expertise Across APAC
Contingent
Success-Based
Our Contingent service is success-based, offering top-of-funnel support and valuable market entry insights to ensure your recruitment process is efficient and effective.
Top of Funnel support
Market Entry & Insights
Our Values - ACE DNA
We bring our in-house recruiting experience to solve our clients needs.
Our seasoned recruiters have shaped organizations at Uber, Agoda, Figma, Doordash, Coda Payments, Asana, and more across APAC — bringing this DNA to every partnership.
Accountability
Own your work and outcomes. Delivery on promises
Accountability
Own your work and outcomes. Delivery on promises
Accountability
Own your work and outcomes. Delivery on promises
Accountability
Own your work and outcomes. Delivery on promises
Collaboration
Operate with openness and trust
Collaboration
Operate with openness and trust
Collaboration
Operate with openness and trust
Collaboration
Operate with openness and trust
Excellence
Commit to mastery, quality and continuous improvement
Excellence
Commit to mastery, quality and continuous improvement
Excellence
Commit to mastery, quality and continuous improvement
Excellence
Commit to mastery, quality and continuous improvement
Data Driven
Use evidence and insights to guide decisions and measure impact
Data Driven
Use evidence and insights to guide decisions and measure impact
Data Driven
Use evidence and insights to guide decisions and measure impact
Data Driven
Use evidence and insights to guide decisions and measure impact
Nimble
Move fast with intention. Embrace change and adapt quickly
Nimble
Move fast with intention. Embrace change and adapt quickly
Nimble
Move fast with intention. Embrace change and adapt quickly
Nimble
Move fast with intention. Embrace change and adapt quickly
Autonomy
Take ownership and make Decisions
Autonomy
Take ownership and make Decisions
Autonomy
Take ownership and make Decisions
Autonomy
Take ownership and make Decisions
Trusted by the world's leading companies
Our portfolio of clients have raised over $4.2B from top Venture Capital Firms including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Square Peg, and Open AI, supporting their expansion in Japan and the wider APAC region
Loved by people at leading companies
What our clients
are saying
I've loved working with Grow team. Their embedded resource and RPO model seamlessly integrated with our internal team, and their deep expertise in the Japan and APAC markets helped us secure top talent quickly. We’re proud to call Grow a trusted partner on our growth journey
GROW built trust as a dependable partner, understanding our culture. They source, screen, and prepare specialist talent. Their retained search model continuously delivers high-quality hires. Results speak for themselves.
Grow has been a game-changer for our hiring efforts. Their deep local expertise in the region, combined with an embedded recruitment model, helped us scale quickly without compromising on quality. If you’re looking to level up your talent acquisition strategy in APAC, I strongly recommend Grow.
After meeting with the Grow team, it was clear they were the right partner for the job. Within just a few weeks, they presented us with a slate of highly qualified candidates, enabling us to meet and exceed our hiring goals. Their deep industry connections, strong understanding of our business needs, and ability to build lasting relationships have made them a trusted partner, and we continue to rely on their expertise.
Grow was recommended. They addressed our Japan/Korea hiring needs with deep regional understanding. A comprehensive search yielded top-tier candidates, giving us a wide range of exceptional choices.
I've loved working with Grow team. Their embedded resource and RPO model seamlessly integrated with our internal team, and their deep expertise in the Japan and APAC markets helped us secure top talent quickly. We’re proud to call Grow a trusted partner on our growth journey
GROW built trust as a dependable partner, understanding our culture. They source, screen, and prepare specialist talent. Their retained search model continuously delivers high-quality hires. Results speak for themselves.
Grow has been a game-changer for our hiring efforts. Their deep local expertise in the region, combined with an embedded recruitment model, helped us scale quickly without compromising on quality. If you’re looking to level up your talent acquisition strategy in APAC, I strongly recommend Grow.
After meeting with the Grow team, it was clear they were the right partner for the job. Within just a few weeks, they presented us with a slate of highly qualified candidates, enabling us to meet and exceed our hiring goals. Their deep industry connections, strong understanding of our business needs, and ability to build lasting relationships have made them a trusted partner, and we continue to rely on their expertise.
Grow was recommended. They addressed our Japan/Korea hiring needs with deep regional understanding. A comprehensive search yielded top-tier candidates, giving us a wide range of exceptional choices.
I've loved working with Grow team. Their embedded resource and RPO model seamlessly integrated with our internal team, and their deep expertise in the Japan and APAC markets helped us secure top talent quickly. We’re proud to call Grow a trusted partner on our growth journey
GROW built trust as a dependable partner, understanding our culture. They source, screen, and prepare specialist talent. Their retained search model continuously delivers high-quality hires. Results speak for themselves.
Grow has been a game-changer for our hiring efforts. Their deep local expertise in the region, combined with an embedded recruitment model, helped us scale quickly without compromising on quality. If you’re looking to level up your talent acquisition strategy in APAC, I strongly recommend Grow.
After meeting with the Grow team, it was clear they were the right partner for the job. Within just a few weeks, they presented us with a slate of highly qualified candidates, enabling us to meet and exceed our hiring goals. Their deep industry connections, strong understanding of our business needs, and ability to build lasting relationships have made them a trusted partner, and we continue to rely on their expertise.
Grow was recommended. They addressed our Japan/Korea hiring needs with deep regional understanding. A comprehensive search yielded top-tier candidates, giving us a wide range of exceptional choices.
Are you ready to Grow?
Feel free to connect with us via the contact form, email or LinkedIn.
Are you ready to Grow?
Feel free to connect with us via the contact form, email or LinkedIn.
Are you ready to Grow?
Feel free to connect with us via the contact form, email or LinkedIn.
Are you ready to Grow?
Feel free to connect with us via the contact form, email or LinkedIn.
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Event
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It was our first time to host a field event for 20+. Lots to learn and lots of improvements to make. We are just getting start on this. Looking forward to hosting the next one!
Podcast
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Learn how Uber Eats scaled in Japan. Ray shares his journey, the challenges of blitzscaling, and crucial lessons for companies aiming to grow in the Japanese market.
Event
First Ever Grow Recruiting Community (mini) Event
It was our first time to host a field event for 20+. Lots to learn and lots of improvements to make. We are just getting start on this. Looking forward to hosting the next one!
Aya Carpe
Oct 28, 2025
Podcast
Scaling Recruitment at Uber in Japan: Insights from Ray Sato
Learn how Uber Eats scaled in Japan. Ray shares his journey, the challenges of blitzscaling, and crucial lessons for companies aiming to grow in the Japanese market.
Aya Carpe
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