What Code Chrysalis does

Code Chrysalis (株式会社コードクリサリス / Code Chrysalis Japan Kabushiki Kaisha) is a Tokyo-headquartered software engineering education company founded in May 2017 by Kani Munidasa and Yan Fan. The company operates immersive coding bootcamps and corporate reskilling programs aimed at helping Japanese enterprises develop in-house software engineering capabilities, having trained more than 2,000 students since inception. In May 2025, following the completion of its final B2C cohort (CC38), the company ceased consumer-facing Foundations and Immersive programs and announced a strategic pivot to enterprise-focused services under the CCLabs sub-brand.

The product portfolio is built around two core offerings. CC Bootcamp is a 3-month immersive program structured as 2 months of intensive input learning followed by 1 month of practical MVP development, designed to train cross-functional product teams composed of Software Engineers, Product Managers, and Product Designers; cohorts culminate in a Demo Day presentation. SWE Foundation is a 4-week JavaScript-based fundamentals course (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) covering technical basics alongside "power skills" (communication, collaboration, problem-solving). The underlying methodology emphasizes pair programming, test-driven development, agile sprints, and instructor-led questioning, derived from Silicon Valley practices and refined over eight years in the Japanese market. Delivery is hybrid (online plus 7-10 days on-site at the Tokyo office in Minato-ku). The company holds no disclosed patents and has not built proprietary AI or tooling — its differentiation is curriculum and methodology rather than software product.

The business model is professional services revenue from corporate training contracts and consulting engagements. Pricing is quote-based, not publicly disclosed, and billed per participant or per cohort, typically under multi-year arrangements. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales: direct outreach, contact-form-driven inquiries, and relationship-based referrals, with pilot cohorts preceding full rollouts. Named enterprise customers include Toyota Motor Corporation (Digital Innovation Garage bootcamp, 30-40 participants every six months since 2021, delivered jointly with VMware's Tanzu Labs), Nomura Research Institute (highest-rated program at 4.8/5.0 among 20+ internal DX training programs), Daihatsu, Mercari, PCA Corporation, i3DESIGN, and a major Japanese financial institution. The company has received $1.4 million in disclosed funding from Benesse Holdings (2017), reports registered capital of 96.8 million yen, and operates with headcount in the 11-50 range exclusively in Japan, with former Sony CEO Nobuyuki Idei as an advisor.

Name

Code Chrysalis

Legal name

Code Chrysalis Japan株式会社

Website

https://codechrysalis.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Code Chrysalis is a Tokyo-based software engineering training company providing immersive bootcamps and enterprise reskilling programs that help Japanese corporations build in-house product development teams using Silicon Valley-style methodology and power-skills training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Education and Training Services

NAICS

Computer Training (611420), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Software Development (Programming, Frameworks, Dev Tools) (EDABAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Bootcamps & Accelerated Reskilling (Full-time/Part-time) (BPAEANAE), Corporate Learning & Training Content Development (EDAGAKAC)

Keywords

• Software engineering training
• Coding bootcamp
• Corporate reskilling
• Digital transformation training
• Enterprise software education

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Corporate Training Programs: Enterprise-focused bootcamp training programs sold to Japanese corporations for employee upskilling and reskilling. Programs include CC Bootcamp (full 3-month immersive), SWE Foundation (4-week basics), and customized API/Security courses. Billed per participant or cohort.
2. Consulting Services: Consulting services supporting in-house software development team formation and DX (digital transformation) initiatives for enterprise clients.
3. Education and Training: Education and training business as stated in company profile, providing bootcamp-style software engineering education programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Code Chrysalis provides intensive software engineering bootcamp training programs for Japanese enterprises, building in-house product teams consisting of software engineers, product managers, and product designers. Its flagship CC Bootcamp is a 3-month immersive program (2 months of input learning plus 1 month of MVP project work), supplemented by a 4-week SWE Foundation course in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. The company delivers customized corporate training (API/security, new employee upskilling, agile development) to large Japanese corporations transitioning from outsourced development to in-house capability.

Product overview

Code Chrysalis provides enterprise-focused software engineering education programs, consisting of two core products: (1) CC Bootcamp - a 3-month immersive reskilling program for product teams covering Software Engineers, Product Managers, and Product Designers, featuring 2 months of intensive training plus a final month of practical MVP development; and (2) SWE Foundation - a 4-week JavaScript-based foundational programming course that serves as preparation for CC Bootcamp. The company also offers customized enterprise training programs including API/security training, new employee training, and multi-company collaborative open courses. These offerings are designed to build in-house software development capabilities for Japanese enterprises, focusing on both technical skills and 'power skills' (communication, collaboration, problem-solving).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CCLabs: Enterprise-focused initiative for B2B training and software development support services.
• CC Bootcamp
• SWE Foundation

Products and services

• CC Bootcamp A 3-month immersive reskilling bootcamp training product teams of Software Engineers (SWE), Product Managers (PdM), and Product Designers (PD). Combines 2 months of intensive input learning with 1 month of practical project development, concluding with a Demo Day MVP presentation.
• SWE Foundation A 4-week foundational programming course using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS covering both technical fundamentals and 'power skills' (communication, problem-solving, collaboration). Serves as preparation for the main CC Bootcamp.
• Enterprise Training Programs Customized corporate training programs for enterprise clients including API and security training, new employee training, engineering upskilling courses, and multi-company collaborative open courses covering technical skills and power skills.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.8/5.0 internal training evaluation score - highest among 20+ programs at NRI
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core, major and advisory.

• Tokyo AI (TAI)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 February 2025Co-hosted AI-focused technical events at Code Chrysalis office, including AMA sessions on AI tools for developer productivity (e.g., Cursor, GitHub Copilot).
• HirePlanner & Venture CaféminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 February 2025Co-organized panel discussion on GenAI in customer experience at CIC Tokyo as part of Venture Café's Global Gathering event series.
• VMware (Tanzu Labs)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2021Strategic partnership with VMware's Tanzu Labs for delivering software development and developer training programs. VMware approached Code Chrysalis for their training methodology expertise to support Toyota's Digital Innovation Garage (DIG) bootcamp program. Code Chrysalis provides educational content and instruction while VMware handles broader software development consulting.
• bit Labs (NRI)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership with NRI's bit Labs to deliver internal training programs for Nomura Research Institute employees. NRI designed a comprehensive 20-program DX curriculum and selected Code Chrysalis as the culminating agile development training provider.
• 出井伸之 (Nobuyuki Idei)advisoryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Former Sony CEO served as advisor to Code Chrysalis from early stages. Provided guidance on Japan's IT challenges and helped connect Code Chrysalis with major enterprises including Sony's HR department.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Udemy Business: Enterprise self-paced learning platform with thousands of software development courses. While not an immersive bootcamp, Udemy Business competes for the same corporate L&D training budgets and is frequently used by Japanese enterprises as an alternative to in-person bootcamps.
• Recruit (リクルート) - StudyValley / AirCourse: Subsidiary of Recruit Holdings providing corporate e-learning and training marketplaces in Japan. Offers competing enterprise learning platforms at much larger scale, serving as a broad incumbent in the Japanese corporate training category.

Direct peers

• Le Wagon: Global coding bootcamp with a similar immersive, project-based methodology covering full-stack web development. Operates in 40+ cities and increasingly targets enterprise upskilling, making it Code Chrysalis's closest global comparator in product and business model.
• General Assembly: Originally a consumer coding bootcamp, General Assembly pivoted almost entirely to enterprise corporate training in tech, data, and design — the same pivot Code Chrysalis just made in May 2025 — making it a directly comparable business model reference.
• Progate: Leading Japanese programming learning platform with online courses in 30+ languages. While more self-serve than Code Chrysalis, Progate overlaps on foundational JavaScript/web training for the same target demographic and increasingly serves enterprise cohorts.
• DIVE INTO CODE: Japan-based immersive coding bootcamp focused on Ruby on Rails and AI engineering. Operates similar cohort-based training for individuals transitioning into engineering roles, directly competing for Japan-based learners and enterprise reskilling budgets.
• RUNTEQ: Japanese programming bootcamp focused on Ruby on Rails and web development with a career-change curriculum and job placement support. Competes with Code Chrysalis for B2C learners and is increasingly expanding into corporate training engagements.
• paiza: Japanese IT engineer learning and hiring platform offering programming courses, skill assessments, and corporate training services. Overlaps with Code Chrysalis on enterprise programming upskilling and shares the same Japanese buyer base.
• TECH ACADEMY (キラメックス): One of Japan's largest online programming bootcamps offering Web, AI, data science, and design tracks. Targets career changers with mentor-based learning and is a direct domestic competitor in the Japan coding-bootcamp market.

Regional players

• NRI bit Labs (Nomura Research Institute): Internal DX training arm of Nomura Research Institute, a major Japanese IT consulting firm. Bit Labs already partners with Code Chrysalis to deliver agile training, and is both a customer and a potential competitor as NRI expands its corporate DX curriculum.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/codechrysalis
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/codechrysalis
• Facebookfacebook.com/codechrysalis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/code-chrysalis
• Instagraminstagram.com/codechrysalis

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Code Chrysalis