# Xvolve

> Xvolve Group builds and operates consumer internet businesses, with incubation, new-business consulting and venture capital among its stated activities. Its portfolio history spans recruitment, dating, video communication, education and housing. The company uses commercial growth as the first stage of a wider ambition to address social problems.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Hayward, United States
- **Founders:** Yuki Mochizuki (Founder and CEO; also presented as Yuki Charles Mochi)
- **Products:** XIncubation, XConsulting, XFunding, Smitten, GOTEN
- **Notable:** Rejob was acquired by ZIGExN in September 2014; Xvolve describes the price as approximately ¥2 billion., The business page reports 60+ business launches across seven countries., The current business page reports five operating services and historical B2C scale of 600,000 users and $10M+ annual revenue for some products; these are self-reported, unspecified product metrics.

## Products & services

- **XIncubation** — In-house business creation and operation; the current business page reports five AI-enabled services across Japan, Thailand and Korea.
- **XConsulting** — New-business development consulting listed as a company activity. Public service terms are not specified.
- **XFunding** — Venture capital activity named on the business page; public fund size and investment terms are unspecified.
- **Smitten** — Historical AI matching/dating project. Older recruitment material describes screened one-to-one video dating; the current business page lists it among past projects. Distinct from similarly named unrelated apps.
- **GOTEN** — Historical chat-based housing service for foreign residents seeking property in Japan.
- **BeHeard** — Historical live video communication and matching application.
- **TalkPass** — Historical online education/live video service.
- **LGBTQ+ matching app** — An LGBTQ+ dating project appears in the company portfolio; homepage image assets label it Sora. Current availability is not established.
- **Rejob** — Beauty and healthcare recruitment business founded by Mochizuki in 2009 and sold to ZIGExN in September 2014; a past project, not a current Xvolve subsidiary.

## Achievements

- Rejob was acquired by ZIGExN in September 2014; Xvolve describes the price as approximately ¥2 billion.
- The business page reports 60+ business launches across seven countries.
- The current business page reports five operating services and historical B2C scale of 600,000 users and $10M+ annual revenue for some products; these are self-reported, unspecified product metrics.

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Published a founder interview describing early failures, the recruitment pivot, and the Rejob sale.
- **2024-11** — Published an interview with new-business leader Riku Watabe about product strategy and business ownership.

## Links

- Website: https://www.xvolve.com/en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/xvolve
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xvolve/

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Last updated: 2026-10-27