Our story
From candidate experience to round experience.
In interviews, I saw again and again that people decide by what they experience in the moment, not only by conditions and numbers.
Golf is the same. The scorecard, the photos, the conversations with your playing partners scatter once the round is over.
I wanted to keep that day. That is why I built ROUNDIE.
Philosophy
We give the time people treasure a lasting shape.
Through our two lines of work, hiring support and app development, we have worked closely with the time and experiences people value. Our work centers on giving that time a lasting form, one you can look back on and share with others.
Our mark
KANOPY comes from “canopy” — the top layer of a forest that shelters everything beneath it. The upper bracket covers like a canopy; the lower one holds. Between them is K: our founder’s initial, and the people whose time we keep.
From the founder
Years later, what I remember isn’t the score. It’s the katsu curry at lunch, or the sunset over the last hole.
Golf is a game where the day itself, spent with friends, is the joy. I built ROUNDIE so that day can be looked back on, together.
In recruiting too, I’ve found that what moves people is the experience in the moment. In both lines of work, that time is what I care about.
Kazushige Shiba, Founder & CEO
Company facts
| Company | KANOPY Inc. (株式会社ＫＡＮＯＰＹ) |
|---|---|
| Founded | April 14, 2026 |
| Founder & CEO | Kazushige Shiba |
| Business | ROUNDIE, a golf app (planning, development, operation) / Hiring support for companies in Japan |
| ROUNDIE | Golf app for iPhone. Released on the App Store on August 26, 2026. Japanese, English, and Korean |
| Public notices | Electronic public notice (kanopy-inc.com/notice.html, in Japanese) |