Kaonavi Wins Highest-Ranked Leader Award in Seven Categories at ITreview Grid Award 2026 Spring, Including Its 30th Consecutive Win in Talent Management

Kaonavi, Inc. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hiroyuki Sato; hereinafter, the Company) announced that its talent management system, Kaonavi, received the highest-ranked “Leader” award in a total of seven categories, including the Talent Management category for the 30th consecutive term, as well as the Personnel Evaluation System and 1-on-1 Tool categories, at the ITreview Grid Award 2026 Spring hosted by ITcloud Inc. ■ Functions that meet diverse needs and trust in the overall service led to awards in seven categories The “Leader” award received by Kaonavi at the ITreview Grid Award 2026 Spring is granted to products with outstanding user satisfaction and recognition, based on user reviews submitted to IT product review platform ITreview. User reviews praised not only the product’s intuitive usability and contribution to operational efficiency, but also the Company’s development approach of continuously responding to user feedback and its robust support system, reflecting trust in the overall service beyond the product itself. Kaonavi is also the only product in the Talent Management category to win across all company-size segments, from small and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises, demonstrating its broad use regardless of company size. Talent Management System: 30 consecutive terms Personnel Evaluation System: 11 consecutive terms 1-on-1 Tool: 4 consecutive terms Employee Satisfaction Survey Tool: 4 consecutive terms Engagement Survey Tool: 3 consecutive terms Skill Management System: 3 consecutive terms 360-Degree Evaluation System: 3 consecutive terms ■ About the ITreview Grid Award The ITreview Grid Award recognizes outstanding products on the ITreview Grid, which maps customer satisfaction and product recognition in the market based on user reviews submitted to ITreview. In each category, products with excellent satisfaction and recognition are recognized as “Leader,” while products with excellent satisfaction are recognized as “High Performer.” The award is widely used by companies as an important benchmark for product selection. ■ About the talent management system Kaonavi Kaonavi is a talent management system that uncovers employees’ individuality and talents and accelerates strategic HR. By centrally managing and visualizing employee information such as faces, names, experience, evaluations, and skills, it enables strategic talent management operations such as optimal talent placement and reskilling initiatives. It helps maximize the value of each employee and supports the realization of human capital management. ■ About Kaonavi, Inc. As a leading company in talent management systems, Kaonavi operates under the purpose of “implementing technology in work and changing the specifications of society through the power of individuals.” Under its vision of “Talent intelligence™︎,” created to realize this purpose, the Company brings intelligence to human capital through the power of data and AI, advancing talent management to the next stage. As a platform provider that maximizes the power of individuals, Kaonavi will continue to innovate organizations and society. Location: Shibuya Scramble Square 38F, 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Established: May 27, 2008 Representative: Hiroyuki Sato, President and CEO Business: Development, sales, and support of the talent management system Kaonavi and the budget-versus-actual management system Yojitsutics