Best K-12 EdTech Companies in Japan
The 72 best K-12 EdTech companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: atama +.
Our analysis of 148 K-12 EdTech companies
$9.7b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best K-12 EdTech companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | manabo Supplier of construction, underwater, and manufacturing tools and equipment | $3M | — | Acquired | — | katsuhito mihashi Founder | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+29 | — | — |
| 2 | 4kiz App-based platform offering social networking solutions for students | — | — | Unfunded | — | Katsuhiro Motoyama Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 3 | AGO Provider of education card games | — | — | Unfunded | — | — | YouTubePayPalNginx+4 | — | — |
| 4 | ALC Education Learning platform to schools, universities and corporates | — | — | Funding Raised | 1,200 | Ian Pashby President & CEO | Facebook LoginApache HTTP ServerAmazon Web Services+11 | — | — |
| 5 | Arts Japan Provider of learning management system solutions | — | — | Funding Raised | 30 | Takuma Kuze CEO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+12 | — | — |
| 6 | ClassDo Provider of a collaborative learning and development platform | — | — | Unfunded | — | Chiew Farn Chung Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 7 | clear CLEAR is an educational note-sharing platform. | — | — | Acquired | 10 | — | — | 33 patents Load‑following small modular liquid‑metal reactors with thermal‑expansion reflector control and dry electrochemical reprocessing | — |
| 8 | Cluedoor Mobile app for teachers and parents of school students | — | — | Deadpooled | — | Rajinder Arora Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 K-12 EdTech companies in Japan
#1
Series C · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2016$891.8Kraised▾
App-based platform for memorizing learning content. The platform allows users to create original books, analyze habits of memory by using learning history, create questions, and more. Its app is available for Android and iOS devices.
- Oct 2025Series C$12.1M
- Dec 2021Series A—
- Oct 2018Seed$891.8K
#2
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
#3
Seed · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2022$547.5Kraised▾
Online discovery platform for finding kid-friendly places. The platform helps parents to find kid-friendly places including nursing rooms, playgrounds, toilets, restaurants, and more.
- Apr 2025Seed$1M
- Aug 2024Seed$547.5K
#4
Seed · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2020$774.7Kraised▾
AI-driven platform offering reading proficiency solutions for kids. The platform offers quiz-style chat lessons, books, personalized recommendations, and more.
- Jan 2025Seed$774.7K
- Mar 2024Seed—
- Dec 2020Seed—
#5
Series B · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2017 · 86 employees$74.3Mraised▾
Offering personalized training solutions for students. Utilizes artificial intelligence to diagnose the different understanding degrees, the tendency of mistakes, learning history, concentration degree, etc of each student and provides customized training.
- Jul 2021Series B$45.3M
- May 2019Series A$13.6M
#6
Series A · Shinagawa, Tokyo · founded 2019 · 70 employees$3.1Mraised▾
Online platform providing educational courses for K-12 students. It offers classes and activities personalized based pn interests and curiosity of K-12 students.
- Nov 2022Series A$3.1M
- Seed—
#7
Seed · Chuo, Tokyo · founded 2020 · 2 employees$471.8Kraised▾
Online learning platform offering diversified courses for students. It provides solutions including a platform for creating tests for high school students and it also offers educational resources. The mobile app is available for both the iOS and android users.
- Feb 2024Seed$471.8K
#8
Deadpooled · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2021$3.9Mraised▾
Mobile-based platform providing community-based learning solutions for college students. It enables students of various universities to interact and ask questions & answers, share notices, send push notifications, and more. Its mobile app is available for Android and iOS devices.
- Apr 2022Seed$3.9M
- Apr 2021Seed—
#9
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
#10
Series A · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2015$5.6Mraised▾
Qubena offers tech-enabled school education to students. Provides learning session and homework. Utilizes AI to deliver lessons and teaching materials. Charged on a monthly basis. Also allows online learning at home and chat-based doubt clearance sessions from instructors.
- Mar 2018Series A$5.6M
#11
Series A · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2011 · 17 employees$5.4Mraised▾
Developer of educational apps. The platform creates educational applications for kids. Products include English learning apps, music learning apps, and others. Apps are available in Japanese and Korean languages. Monetizes through a subscription-based model.
- Feb 2014Series A$5.4M
#12
Acquired · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2012$3.5Mraised▾
Supplier of construction, underwater, and manufacturing tools and equipment. It provides a wide selection of tools and machinery, including diamond chainsaws, hydraulic power packs, abrasive machines, and specialized equipment for underwater applications. The company also offers repair and maintenance services. Its product portfolio encompasses various brands and caters to diverse industry needs, focusing on solutions that enhance efficiency and address customer challenges. The business model includes direct sales and nationwide delivery.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of K-12 EdTech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
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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