Best Continued Learning Companies in Tokyo, Japan
The 62 best Continued Learning companies in Tokyo, Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Dely.
Ranked: Best Continued Learning companies in Tokyo
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dely Mobile-based recipe video discovery platform | $62M | 101 mo ago | Public | — | 2014 | Node.jsHighchartsGSAP+17 | — |
| 2 | Schoo Online courses marketplace | $20M | 27 mo ago | Public | — | 2011 | PHPSalesforceFacebook Login+42 | — |
| 3 | Techpit Provider of programming learning platform | $11M | 48 mo ago | Seed | Kohei Yamada CEO | 2018 | Node.jsApexCharts.jsElement UI+24 | — |
| 4 | SpeakBUDDY AI-based English language learning solutions | $11M | 6 mo ago | Seed | Tsuyoshi Tateishi Founder & CEO | 2013 | Node.jsThree.jsTailwind CSS+12 | — |
| 5 | Street Academy Marketplace for courses | $4M | 91 mo ago | Series A | Takashi Fujimoto Founder CEO | 2012 | Cart FunctionalityRubyFacebook Login+29 | — |
| 6 | RareJob Online English learning platform | $3M | 156 mo ago | Public | Tomohisa Kato Founder & CEO | 2007 | SentryPHPFacebook Login+25 | — |
| 7 | Lean on Me Co Provider of a special learning platform for people with disabilities | $3M | 51 mo ago | Seed | Shunsuke Shimura CEO | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — |
| 8 | Fondi Blog focused on learning english | $2M | 19 mo ago | Seed | Tatsuki Isogami Co-Founder & CTO | 2017 | Node.jsVuetifyYouTube+8 | — |
| 9 | TerraTalk App-based language learning platform | $1M | 38 mo ago | Seed | — | 2016 | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceTypeScript+12 | — |
| 10 | Progate Online platform to learn programming | $880K | 76 mo ago | Series A | — | 2014 | Node.jsMUIReact+17 | — |
| 11 | Reallyenglish Online English learning platform | $587K | 233 mo ago | Series A | Nigel Killick CEO | 1999 | HubSpot CMS HubHubSpotjQuery Modal+12 | — |
| 12 | Best Teacher Platform for English pronunciation building | $532K | 159 mo ago | Seed | Miyachi Toshimitsu Founder & CEO | 2011 | RubyRuby on RailsNginx+22 | — |
| 13 | Cafetalk Marketplace for language lessons and extra-curricular skills | $387K | 152 mo ago | Seed | Kotaro Hashizume CEO | 2010 | Cart FunctionalityPHPAnimate.css+24 | — |
| 14 | POLYGLOTS Educational apps for English and Japanese language learning | $292K | 13 mo ago | Series A | — | 2014 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+23 | — |
| 15 | AppArray Smartphone apps for language learning | $277K | 124 mo ago | Seed | Tsuyoshi Tateishi Founder & CEO | 2013 | — | — |
Top 12 Continued Learning companies in Tokyo
#1
Seed · Chuo, Tokyo · founded 2013$10.7Mraised▾
AI-based English language learning solutions. It provides English coaching classes and Q&A-based learning solutions. The app is available for iOS users.
- Dec 2025Seed—
- Feb 2024Seed—
- Dec 2023Seed—
#2
Public · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2011 · 200 employees$20.4Mraised▾
Schoo is a Tokyo-based providing livestreamed lectures on the internet. It is a marketplace where teachers can register and teach. Also provides options for video tutoring if a child wants to understand some topic in greater details. Has paid courses.
- Feb 2024Series E—
- Feb 2023Series E$16M
- Feb 2015Series A$2.9M
- Jul 2013Seed$1.5M
#3
Seed · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2017 · 2 employees$1.8Mraised▾
A metaverse platform for English language learning. It offers immersive virtual spaces where users can practice conversational English with other learners worldwide using 3D avatars. The platform also provides services for educational institutions, assisting them in establishing metaverse campuses and integrating its technology into their programs. Features include AI-powered conversation practice and partnerships with various educational organizations to enhance the learning experience. The platform aims to create a comfortable and engaging environment for English language acquisition.
- Nov 2024Conventional Debt—
- Nov 2024Seed—
- Jul 2022Seed$1.2M
#4
Series A · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2014 · 6 employees$292Kraised▾
Polyglots provides educational apps for English and Japanese language learning. The apps offered are Polyglots, Mondo, and Bigo. Mondo allows Japanese learning by creating an individualized reading program based on users interests and reading level. Bigo offers English learning for business, finance, and accounting professionals. Polygots provides news in the English language covering various topics. Operated on a freemium model. Available for iOS and Android platform.
- May 2025Series A$1.5M
- Dec 2016Series A—
- Dec 2015Seed—
- Mar 2015Seed$292K
#5
Public · Shinagawa, Tokyo · founded 2014 · 89 employees$61.8Mraised▾
Dely is a mobile-based recipe video discovery platform. It offers recipes for various dishes such as lunch box, side dishes, sugar-restricted dishes, healthy recipes, and more. Its app is available on Android and iOS platforms.
- Jan 2018Series B$30.2M
- Mar 2017Series B$27.2M
- Nov 2016Series A$4.4M
- Sep 2014Seed—
#6
Seed · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2018$11.5Mraised▾
Provider of programming learning platform. It enables users to learn Ruby, PHP, Python, and more. It offers online courses and learning materials.
- Jun 2022Seed$11.1M
- Sep 2019Seed$366.3K
#7
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2016 · 10 employees$1.3Mraised▾
App-based language learning platform. It allows users to practice the language by conversing in multiple scenarios. It provides an AI-based conversation engine and many roleplaying scenarios, like booking a hotel, going on a date, and more. The App is available for Android.
- Apr 2023Seed—
- Feb 2016Seed$1.3M
#8
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2014 · 30 employees$2.6Mraised▾
Provider of a special learning platform for people with disabilities. It provides a community-based platform where users can communicate with people having the same problems. The platform offers online learning and training services for multiple health disorders.
- Mar 2022Seed$2.6M
#9
Series A · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2012 · 27 employees$3.8Mraised▾
Street Academy provides a marketplace for offline courses across various topics such as IT, business, photography, arts, yoga, cooking etc. Experts can create their profiles. Courses can be searched based on schedule, locality, interests, etc. Claim to have facilitated 7.8K+ courses as of August 2016. Charges 15% of the fee as commission
- Nov 2018Series A$3.4M
- Jun 2013Seed$420K
#10
Public · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2007$3.5Mraised▾
RareJob is an online English learning platform that pairs learners with native English speakers for one-on-one teaching. The company has hired native speakers, who mainly are students from universities in the Philippines, as English conversation teachers who instruct students over Skype. Offers two trial lessons for free. Provides its own set of learning materials that a teacher can use. Charges on monthly subscription basis. Listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).
- Jun 2013Series A$3.3M
- Apr 2008Seed$198K
#11
Series A · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2014 · 3 employees$880Kraised▾
Online platform to learn programming. Offers courses on HTML, CSS, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, PHP, Javascript, Java, Swift, Git, and more. Offers intuitive slides and certification upon completion of the training. Accessible on Android and iOS platforms.
- Feb 2020Series A$2.7M
- Feb 2020Conventional Debt$910.8K
- Feb 2017Seed$880K
#12
Series A · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 1999 · 45 employees$587.5Kraised▾
Reallyenglish provides various learning products for learning the English language online. Provides products for the different level of skills - elementary, core, speaking, business writing, reading and vocabulary building. It provides both the web and mobile application. Provides training management system which helps candidate to track their learning progress and evaluation purpose.
- Jan 2007Series A$587.5K
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