Published 02 Sep 2021

Japanese Startup Markets: Education

Japanese Startup Markets: Education

Our new round of articles is devoted to promising Japanese startups grouped by industry. Today, our focus is on the Education.

1. Studyplus 


https://info.studyplus.co.jp/


・Year Founded: 2010


・Total Raised to Date: $3.99M


・Overview


Developing and operating the learning management SNS "Studyplus", and  "Studyplus for School", a learning management service for educational institutions.




2. Life is Tech ! 


https://lifeistech.co.jp/


・Year Founded: 2010


・Total Raised to Date: $3.93M


・Overview


Providing services specialized for artificial light type plant factories such as

Operating "Life is Tech!", an IT / programming education service for junior high and high school students.




3. div inc.


https://di-v.co.jp/


・Year Founded: 2012


・Total Raised to Date: $16.8M


・Overview


Developing various schools such as "Tech camp programming education" where you can learn programming from inexperienced, and "Tech camp engineers / designers" which allows you to get a job as an engineer / designer from inexperienced.





4. SpeakBUDDY 


https://speakbuddy.jp/


・Year Founded: 2013


・Total Raised to Date: $3.00M


・Overview


Developing and operating AI English conversation application "Speak Buddy", and online English coaching "Speak Buddy Personal Coaching".



5. monoxer


https://corp.monoxer.com/


・Year Founded: 2016


・Total Raised to Date: $4.40M


・Overview


Promoting the developing services that can be used without stress for both learners and teachers and that will surely produce learning results. Providing the learning support SaaS "Monoxer" mainly for educational institutions such as schools, cram schools, and language classes.





6. Aidemy


https://aidemy.co.jp/


・Year Founded: 2014


・Total Raised to Date: $3.39M


・Overview


Operating "Aidemy", a unique AI programming learning service that allows you to learn artificial intelligence.Providing "Aidemy Business", a solution service that supports the in-house production of corporate AI projects.




7. Progate


https://prog-8.com/


・Year Founded: 2015


・Total Raised to Date: $1.50M


・Overview


Developing an online programming learning service "Progate" that allows even beginners to learn practical programming. Practicing writing code while actually making a product on a browser that does not require time-consuming environment construction.




8. Manebi


https://manebi.co.jp/


・Year Founded: 2013


・Total Raised to Date: $29.9M


・Overview


Developing career development support platform services and online recruitment / training platform services specialized in the dispatch industry. Providing online recruitment / training platform "playse."




9. Linc Inc.


https://linc-info.com/


・Year Founded: 2016


・Total Raised to Date: $0.65M


・Overview


Providing "Linc Study", an e-learning service for Chinese students, and "Linc Intern", a long-term intern matching service specializing in inbound talents of excellent people.



10. Medmain


https://medmain.com/


・Year Founded: 2018


・Total Raised to Date: $6.88M


・Overview


Developing and operating medical software and cloud services.

Providing "Medteria" that supports the learning of medical students with cloud technology.