Kepple Releases Startup Trends Report: 'Understanding the Current State of Domestic Startups in 2025 Through Employee Headcount'
Kepple Inc. published a free trend report analyzing domestic startup employee data from Dec 2024 to Dec 2025 based on 'KEPPLE DB.' It covers sectoral growth, correlation with valuation, and deep dives into university spin-offs.
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Kepple Inc. (Representative Directors: Takeshi Yamashita, Hayato Yoneyasu; hereinafter 'Kepple') aggregated the number of employees of domestic startups from December 2024 to December 2025 based on information from its proprietary startup database, 'KEPPLE DB'. They have released the startup trends report, 'Understanding the Current State of Domestic Startups in 2025 Through Employee Headcount,' summarizing the analysis results.
This report explains the latest trends in the domestic startup ecosystem revealed through multifaceted analysis of employee headcount transitions, including the transition of the startup working population, employee growth rates by sector, employee change rates before and after funding, and the correlation between valuation and headcount. Furthermore, for university-originated startups, we introduce deeper insights such as employee headcount by sector, ranking of companies with increased headcount, and headcount/number of companies by region.
Kepple believes that by looking at the increase and decrease in the number of employees in addition to the amount and number of funding rounds, it is possible to track startup trends in finer detail. 'KEPPLE DB' is equipped with a function to check monthly transitions in employee numbers. By analyzing and publishing employee headcount trends as a new indicator of startup trends, we aim to trigger awareness promotion and job creation for startups.
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Highlights of 2025
- Notable IPOs
- About this Report
- Startup Working Population
- Startup Working Population Transition
- Startup Working Population Transition (Annual Comparison)
- By Sector: Change in Number of Employees and Growth Rate
- By Sector: Number of Employees and Number of Companies
- By Sector: Median Number of Employees per Company
- By Sector: Percentage of Companies with 50 or More Employees
- By Sector: Transition in Number of Employees
- By Sector: Growth Rate of Employees
- Space Sector: Transition of Employees in Listed Companies in 2025
- HR Sector: Transition of Employees in Listed Companies in 2025
- Construction Sector: Transition of Employees in Listed Companies in 2025
- Rate of Change in Employees Before and After Funding
- Correlation Between Valuation and Number of Employees
- University-originated Startups: Number of Employees by Sector (Top 8 Sectors)
- University-originated Startups: Number of Companies by Sector (Top 8 Sectors)
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This report explains the latest trends in the domestic startup ecosystem revealed through multifaceted analysis of employee headcount transitions, including the transition of the startup working population, employee growth rates by sector, employee change rates before and after funding, and the correlation between valuation and headcount. Furthermore, for university-originated startups, we introduce deeper insights such as employee headcount by sector, ranking of companies with increased headcount, and headcount/number of companies by region.
Kepple believes that by looking at the increase and decrease in the number of employees in addition to the amount and number of funding rounds, it is possible to track startup trends in finer detail. 'KEPPLE DB' is equipped with a function to check monthly transitions in employee numbers. By analyzing and publishing employee headcount trends as a new indicator of startup trends, we aim to trigger awareness promotion and job creation for startups.
Click here to download 'Understanding the Current State of Domestic Startups in 2025 Through Employee Headcount' for free
URL: https://share-na2.hsforms.com/1yZ6HIszYTympwroXW0Tx_gc12qu
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Highlights of 2025
- Notable IPOs
- About this Report
- Startup Working Population
- Startup Working Population Transition
- Startup Working Population Transition (Annual Comparison)
- By Sector: Change in Number of Employees and Growth Rate
- By Sector: Number of Employees and Number of Companies
- By Sector: Median Number of Employees per Company
- By Sector: Percentage of Companies with 50 or More Employees
- By Sector: Transition in Number of Employees
- By Sector: Growth Rate of Employees
- Space Sector: Transition of Employees in Listed Companies in 2025
- HR Sector: Transition of Employees in Listed Companies in 2025
- Construction Sector: Transition of Employees in Listed Companies in 2025
- Rate of Change in Employees Before and After Funding
- Correlation Between Valuation and Number of Employees
- University-originated Startups: Number of Employees by Sector (Top 8 Sectors)
- University-originated Startups: Number of Companies by Sector (Top 8 Sectors)
- Uni