"ProConnect" Registered Freelancers Exceed 8,000 ~Consultants in All Fields Solve Corporate Challenges~

WorkX Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Tomoharu Higashino; hereinafter "WorkX") announced that the cumulative number of registered freelancers on "ProConnect," a matching platform for high-class freelancers and companies operated by WorkX, has exceeded 8,000. Since the launch of the "ProConnect" service in 2018, the number of registered freelancers has steadily increased, with over 10 new registrations per day recently. ■ Breakdown of Registered Users Freelancers with diverse backgrounds, primarily from major consulting firms, are utilizing the platform. McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, A.T. Kearney, Roland Berger, Arthur D. Little, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Consulting, PwC Consulting, EY Strategy and Consulting, KPMG Consulting, Accenture, ABeam Consulting, BayCurrent Consulting In terms of job categories, a wide range of professionals are registered, including consultants, PM/PMO, data scientists, engineers, marketers, and sales professionals. ■ Features of ProConnect Industry's Fastest Payment in 9 Business Days To ensure freelancers can work with peace of mind, we have adopted a payment system that offers the industry's fastest payment speed of "as short as 9 business days." Our internal operations are also expedited through the use of AI, enabling this speed. Speedy and Highly Accurate Matching with AI By utilizing our proprietary AI-powered automatic matching function, we have significantly reduced the lead time from inquiry to candidate proposal. We achieve proposals within 8 hours of receiving an inquiry. Direct Contracts × Low Margin As WorkX itself is a consulting firm, we handle numerous "prime projects," and the service as a whole manages over 500 new projects every month. Furthermore, to minimize the discrepancy between "the amount paid by the company" and "the amount received by the talent" and achieve satisfactory matching for both companies and talent, we have set our margin at the industry's lowest level. By reducing operational costs, including through AI utilization, we have realized a mechanism that benefits both companies and freelancers. ■ Future Outlook WorkX provides a hybrid consulting service that combines long-term support for corporate management by its own consultants with specialized expertise from external professionals. This combination enables high-quality and speedy responses to a wide variety of cases, from small, diverse projects to large-scale projects. Moving forward, we will continue to improve our services with the aim of becoming a platform where various professionals can register to solve corporate challenges in even broader areas. We envision expanding to freelancers across the country and to all job categories, not only consultants but also sales and back-office professionals. ■ About WorkX Co., Ltd. WorkX's vision is "Transformation to a Professional Economy," and it provides services that realize a new form of professional talent procurement to solve corporate challenges. We operate two service series: "ProConnect," a matching platform for freelance consultants and companies, and "LeanX," a new DX/AI consulting service that combines the expertise of our own consultants with that of freelancers. By gathering all kinds of professional talent and promoting the resolution of corporate challenges, we aim to accelerate innovation and improve the productivity of Japan's labor market. [Company Profile] Company Name: WorkX Co., Ltd. Representative: Tomoharu Higashino Established: October 2018 Location: Ebisu Garden Place Tower 20F, 4-20-3 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Business: Development and operation of project introduction service "ProConnect series", provision of consulting service "LeanX series" URL: https://work-x.com ・ProConnect Series "Matching platform for high-class freelancers and companies" ProConnect: https://pro-connect.jp ProConnect Engineer: https://engineer.pro-connect.jp ProConnect Ticket: https://pro-connect.jp/ticket ・LeanX Series "DX/AI Consulting" LeanX: https://work-x.com/services/lean-x LeanDataX: https://work-x.com/services/lean-data-x [Contact for this matter] WorkX Co., Ltd. Public Relations E-mail: [email protected]