The staffing services company has formed a corporate venturing unit called Temp Innovation Fund that will fund HR technology in Japan and internationally.

Japan-based human resources (HR) services provider Temp Holdings has launched a corporate venturing fund called Temp Innovation Fund in order to invest in HR technology developers.

Temp Innovation will form part of an open innovation strategy that Temp Holdings is deploying to deal with changes to Japan’s HR sector caused by a declining population and the greater diversity of employment structures.

The fund will target investments both domestically and internationally, though Japan-based startups will be able to leverage Temp Holdings’…