GLOBIS

What GLOBIS does

GLOBIS Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo and founded in 1992 by Harvard Business School graduate Yoshito Hori, operates an integrated management education and talent-development ecosystem built on three pillars: People (MBA programs and corporate training), Capital (venture investments), and Knowledge (e-learning and publications). The People pillar centers on GLOBIS University, recognized by Japan's MEXT as the country's largest business school by student numbers, offering full-time, part-time, and online MBA programs in English and Japanese across seven Japanese campuses and eight international hubs spanning Asia, Europe, and the United States. Corporate training is delivered through GLOBIS Corporate Solutions, with FY2025 international programs reaching 5,000+ participants from 90+ companies across 30+ countries, including executive programs such as Visionary Leadership Program ($8,000/participant), Management Development Program, and Women in Business/Leadership (in partnership with the French Chamber of Commerce).

The Knowledge pillar comprises GLOBIS Unlimited, a subscription e-learning platform that was unified in October 2025 by integrating the Japanese GLOBIS Manabi-Hodai (4,300+ courses, 18,300+ videos) with the English GLOBIS Unlimited and a Chinese version hosted on UMU. The platform uses AI-powered machine translation to generate subtitles in 13 languages with manual QA, and added an AI-powered Learning Agent in June 2026 for personalized learning pathways. GLOBIS Insights publishes business content and thought leadership, while the new GLOBIS Assessment and Development division is launching GMAP360, a 360-degree organizational assessment based on the proprietary GLOBIS Capability Model.

GLOBIS generates revenue through four distinct streams: (1) MBA tuition across Japanese and English programs; (2) custom corporate training and executive education (professional-services pricing); (3) subscription e-learning for corporate (JPY 4,900–20,900/user/year, with perpetual enterprise licensing available at ¥66,000/ID) and individual (JPY 11,000/6-month) users; and (4) venture capital carried interest and management fees from GLOBIS Capital Partners, which has invested $1.3 billion across 213 startups since 1996. The venture flywheel is reinforced by G-CHALLENGE (462 teams since inception, up to ¥10M per winner), G-INCUBATE, G-STARTUP accelerator, and G-GROWTH (up to ¥100M invested in alumni-led companies). Headcount is reported at 501–1,000 and the company remains privately held under founder-CEO Yoshito Hori, with no disclosed funding rounds or revenue figures.

Name

GLOBIS

Legal name

GLOBIS Corporation

Website

https://globis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

GLOBIS is a Tokyo-based management education ecosystem founded in 1992, operating Japan's largest business school (GLOBIS University), executive corporate training programs, a 1.45M-subscriber e-learning platform, and a venture capital arm with $1.3B deployed across 213 startups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Education and Training

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

MBA & Executive MBA Programs (EDAHAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Executive Education & Corporate Programs (Non-degree) (EDAHAHAN), Leadership, Management & Teamwork for Business (EDAMAHAI), Entrepreneurship & Small Business Workforce Programs (EDAAAOAM), Specialized Master’s in Management (MiM) & Business Analytics (EDAHAHAC), Product Operations & Lifecycle Management (Launch, GTM, Sunset) (EDABAHAI)

Keywords

• Business school education
• Corporate training programs
• Executive education services
• Management e-learning
• Venture capital investments

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate Training Programs: Executive education programs like Visionary Leadership Program (VLP) priced at $8,000 USD. Custom corporate training delivered globally to multinational organizations. Programs reach participants from over 30 countries.
2. E-learning Subscriptions (GLOBIS Unlimited): Subscription-based microlearning service for corporate users at JPY 4,900/6 months or JPY 8,900/12 months (launch pricing). Individual subscriptions at JPY 11,000/6 months. Integrated service pricing at ¥11,550 six-month corporate, ¥20,900 annual corporate. Chinese version at CNY 600-720/year.
3. MBA Program Tuition: Full-time, Part-time and Online MBA programs. Pre-MBA course sampling available. Nano-MBA compact courses worth 0.5 MBA credits. Programs offered in English and Japanese across 7 Japanese campuses and international hubs.
4. Venture Capital Investments: GLOBIS Capital Partners manages venture investments in startups. $1.3 billion invested in startups since 1996. Investments in 213 companies. G-GROWTH program invests up to 100 million yen in companies with 100 million+ yen total funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GLOBIS Corporation operates a comprehensive management education ecosystem offering MBA programs through GLOBIS University (Japan's largest business school), corporate executive training programs, a unified multilingual e-learning subscription platform (GLOBIS Unlimited), and venture capital investments via GLOBIS Capital Partners. The company sells directly to multinational corporations through enterprise sales for training programs and to individual working professionals through self-serve subscriptions for e-learning content.

Product overview

GLOBIS Corporation operates as a comprehensive management education and talent development ecosystem offering a portfolio of interconnected products and services. The core offerings include: GLOBIS University—Japan's largest business school delivering Full-time, Part-time & Online MBA programs in English and Japanese with international campuses; Corporate Solutions providing executive education programs including the Visionary Leadership Program (VLP), Women in Business/Leadership Program, and Management Development Program (MDP); and GLOBIS Unlimited—a unified e-learning subscription platform (integrated October 2025 from GLOBIS Manabi-Hodai for Japanese speakers and GLOBIS Unlimited for English speakers) offering 4,300+ courses with AI-powered features including Learning Agent for personalized learning and multilingual subtitle support in 13 languages. The portfolio also includes GLOBIS Assessment and Development managing tools like GMAP360 (360-degree survey launching July 2026), plus venture ecosystem initiatives through GLOBIS Capital Partners, G-CHALLENGE business plan contests, and G-STARTUP/G-GROWTH accelerator and investment programs. GLOBIS Insights provides business publication content. The ecosystem is built on three pillars: People (education), Capital (venture capital), and Knowledge (publications/e-learning).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GLOBIS University: Graduate School of Management offering MBA programs (Full-time, Part-time, Online) in Japan and internationally, recognized as Japan\'s largest business school
• GLOBIS Capital Partners
• GLOBIS Unlimited
• GLOBIS Manabi-Hodai
• GLOBIS Insights
• Visionary Leadership Program
• Women in Business/Leadership Program
• Management Development Program
• GMAP360
• G-CHALLENGE
• G-INCUBATE
• G-STARTUP
• G-GROWTH
• nano-MBA
• Pre-MBA

Products and services

• GLOBIS University MBA Programs Japan's largest business school delivering MBA programs (Full-time, Part-time, Online) in English and Japanese, with international campuses. Provides Technovate MBA courses combining live classes, self-paced learning, and AI-powered feedback for working professionals, executives, and career changers.
• Visionary Leadership Program (VLP) Executive education program for senior leaders and managers from multinational corporations, providing immersive exploration of Japanese values and management philosophy through concepts such as Longtermism, stakeholder harmony, Human Capital Focus, and kokorozashi-driven leadership.
• Women in Business/Leadership Program Eight-day women's leadership development training program delivered in partnership with the French Chamber of Commerce in Japan, focused on strategic thinking, workplace credibility, and personal mission development for women in management positions.
• Management Development Program (MDP) Online 12-week biannual corporate training program for global high-potential new and mid-level managers, covering business management topics in depth in English as part of the GLOBIS Executive Program.
• GLOBIS Unlimited (Integrated E-Learning Service) Subscription-based business microlearning platform integrating Japanese and English content with over 4,300 courses, 18,300+ videos, AI-powered personalized Learning Agent, and subtitles in 13 languages. Serves both corporate users and individual professionals with flexible subscription plans (6-month, 12-month, 36-month, and perpetual).
• GLOBIS Capital Partners (Venture Capital) Venture capital arm of GLOBIS Group providing funding and hands-on product and business development support to startups. Has invested $1.3 billion across 213 companies since 1996, with programs including G-STARTUP accelerator and G-GROWTH investment program for alumni startups.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.45 million+ business e-learning subscribers globally
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ESADE Business SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2026GLOBIS co-hosted executive program with ESADE Business School of Spain in February 2026. Five-day program at GLOBIS Graduate School of Management in Tokyo themed 'The Continuum: Where Tradition and Innovation Coexist.' Approximately 90 corporate executives from Europe enrolled in ESADE's EMBA program participated. Achieved record participation for a business school visit.
• DearOne Inc. (NTT Docomo subsidiary)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 February 2026DearOne Inc., a subsidiary of NTT Docomo, co-hosted PM Roundtable with GLOBIS and Amplitude in Tokyo. Event brought together product managers and marketers to share insights on data utilization and AI-era product development.
• LinkedIn Learning Career HubcoreTechnology or Integration · 16 February 2026GLOBIS partnered with LinkedIn Japan to integrate GLOBIS Unlimited content into LinkedIn Learning Career Hub platform. Course information including titles, outlines, and URLs are searchable on LinkedIn. Companies can combine GLOBIS content with LinkedIn Learning via integrated learning management.
• French Chamber of Commerce in JapancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 19 July 2021GLOBIS partnered with French Chamber of Commerce to deliver Women in Business/Leadership Program. GLOBIS supports development and delivery of the 8-day training program for women in management positions. Certificate of completion issued by GLOBIS University.
• G1 InstitutecoreOthersNon-profit affiliate of GLOBIS Group that organizes G1 Global and G1 Silicon Valley conferences. Provides networking opportunities with leaders from business, government, and academic worlds. VLP participants eligible to participate in G1 events (fees apply).
• KIBOW FoundationcoreOthersNon-profit organization operated by GLOBIS to promote creativity and innovation in society. Engaged in earthquake reconstruction assistance. Awards KIBOW Award at G-CHALLENGE considering social impact as additional criterion.

Scale indicators24 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Emerging players

• Udemy Business: Corporate learning platform with broad course catalog including business and leadership content. Comparable in subscription-based corporate e-learning model, though broader and less specialized in MBA-quality business education.

Direct peers

• INSEAD: Top global business school with multi-campus model (France, Singapore, Abu Dhabi) offering MBA, EMBA, and executive education. Closest peer to GLOBIS in international hub-based business education delivery and serves similar executive clientele.
• Waseda Business School: Another leading Japanese business school offering MBA and executive education. Direct domestic competitor to GLOBIS University for Japanese MBA candidates and corporate training clients.
• Coursera: Online learning platform partnering with universities to deliver courses, specializations, and degrees globally. Comparable as a business education subscription platform with corporate and individual subscribers, though Coursera is far broader in scope beyond business.
• Kellogg Executive Education (Northwestern): Premier executive education provider offering custom corporate programs and open enrollment courses. Comparable to GLOBIS's corporate training and Visionary Leadership Program in serving multinational leadership development needs.
• Skillsoft: Enterprise corporate learning platform offering content, leadership development, and AI-powered skill development. Comparable to GLOBIS Corporate Solutions in the multinational corporate training segment.
• Emeritus: Online executive education provider partnering with top business schools (MIT, Columbia, INSEAD) to deliver certificate programs. Comparable to GLOBIS in monetizing business school brand content through digital channels to working professionals globally.
• Keio Business School (KBS): Major Japanese business school offering MBA and corporate education programs in English and Japanese. Direct domestic competitor to GLOBIS University in Japan's business school market.
• LinkedIn Learning: Corporate and individual e-learning platform owned by Microsoft. Direct competitor in business microlearning subscriptions and now an integration partner—comparable content library and enterprise sales motion.

Broad incumbents

• Harvard Business School (HBS Online): Global leader in business school education offering MBA and Executive Education programs. Comparable to GLOBIS as a premium business school brand serving executives globally, though GLOBIS is differentiated by its Japan-centric leadership philosophy and integrated VC ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/globis_pr
• Facebookfacebook.com/GLOBIS.PR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/globis-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments9 records

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