Best Educational Support Services Companies in Japan
The 34 best Educational Support Services companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Ollo.
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Our analysis of 50 Educational Support Services companies
$6.7b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Educational Support Services companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ollo Provider of innovative education services | $30M | 51 mo ago | Series A | Kento Kawai CEO | 2019 | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+16 | 3 patents Software for data processing and program execution platforms | — |
| 2 | Enageed Offers sales & development of educational content for corporate training | $4M | 90 mo ago | Seed | — | 2012 | HubSpot CMS HubAmazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Clarity+15 | — | — |
| 3 | Gecipe Metaverse education company, Gecipe Inc., offers e-sports-based education to unlock individual potential. | $3M | 22 mo ago | Series B | Takuya Manabe CEO | 2018 | Amazon Web ServicesMicrosoft ClarityGoogle Analytics+7 | — | — |
| 4 | Gotoschool Provider of educational services and support for children, including sports classes and employment assistance | $2M | 35 mo ago | Series A | Satoru Matsumoto Founder | 2020 | PHPApache HTTP ServerTypekit+6 | — | — |
| 5 | Watashiha Provider of AI based e-learning mobile application | $796K | 72 mo ago | Seed | Daisuke Takenouchi Founder | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Moon Japan Provider of educational workshops, fund services, and early career consulting for middle and high school… | $192K | 29 mo ago | Seed | Gaku Fujita CEO | 2024 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Study Valley Provider of startup building services to help students try more challenges | — | 51 mo ago | Seed | Yuki Tanaka CEO | 2020 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
| 8 | Arrows Provider of education for children | — | — | Funding Raised | Haruki Asatani Founder & CEO | 2013 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
Top 7 Educational Support Services companies in Japan
#1
Series B · Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo-to · founded 2018$3.3Mraised▾
Gecipe Inc. is a Japanese company that focuses on metaverse education through e-sports. They aim to expand the possibilities of individuals through e-sports education.
- Nov 2024Series B$3.3M
#2
Series A · Bunkyo, Tokyo · founded 2019 · 20 employees$29.9Mraised▾
Developer of an image recognition device designed for attendance management. The company's palm-sized device can execute face and behavior recognition at high speed and precision, enabling businesses to put the camera down and register each person's face photo.
- Jul 2022Series A—
#3
Series A · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2020$2Mraised▾
Gotoschool Co., Ltd. is a company that is involved in providing educational services such as children's sports classes, vocational support, and participation in educational settings. They have a mission to promote their business with the motto "Turn resignation into a challenge."
- Nov 2023Series A$264.9K
- Oct 2023Series A$1.4M
- Oct 2022Series A$375.7K
#4
Seed · Toshima City, Tokyo · founded 2024$191.8Kraised▾
Moon Japan is a company focused on helping to change education through various workshops and programs for middle and high school students. Their mission is to promote social entrepreneurship and early career development.
- May 2024Seed$191.8K
#5
Seed · Shinagawa, Tokyo · founded 2012 · 50 employees$3.9Mraised▾
Developer of an education platform designed for the educational strengthening and advancement of institutions and businesses. The company's platform converts education into content by introducing cutting-edge design and imaging technology in games and videos, enabling students to realize their potential and improve their skillset.
- Apr 2019Seed$3.9M
#6
Seed · Shinjuku City, Tokyo · founded 2016$795.8Kraised▾
Provider of AI based e-learning mobile application
- Oct 2020Seed$795.8K
#7
Seed · Edogawa City, Tokyo · founded 2020—raised▾
Provider of startup building services to help students try more challenges
- Jul 2022Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
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How research on Education Technology is moving in Japan
A read on the academic research around Education Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 297 Japan-affiliated papers.
- Kyushu University19
- Kyoto University18
- Korea University18
- Asia University16
- Funai Electric10
- Generative grammar7
- Learning analytics5
- Reinforcement learning5
- Curriculum5
- CLARITY3
- Educational technology3→32
- Active learning (machine learning)1→15
- Relevance (law)1→9
- Mathematics education4→11
- Class (philosophy)1→7
- Educational technology9
- Corporate governance9
- Accountability8
- Adaptive learning8
- Learning analytics7
Where edtech is researched across Japan
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing edtech patents in Japan
Japan edtech patent filing is accelerating — 149 filings from 71 assignees (2018–2025), led by Ebara, SONY Group, NEC; annual filings 3→23.
- Ebara16
- SONY Group14
- NEC13
- SONY Europe11
- Fujitsu8
- Mitsubishi Electric8
- Fanuc7
- Panasonic IP MAN5
Common questions
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