What Code Camp does

CodeCamp Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-headquartered online programming and web design education company founded in December 2012 (originally as Tribes Ub Inc., renamed in April 2015). It operates a portfolio of sub-brands — CodeCamp for adult learners, CodeCampKIDS and CodeCampKIDS Online for elementary and middle school students, and CodeCampYOUTH for middle and high school students using Python — plus CodeCampNEXT for young engineers, CodeCampBASE for pre-employment training of new hires, and the CodeCampus owned-media platform. The company reports more than 50,000 cumulative learners and 300+ corporate training clients spanning tire manufacturing, financial services, IT consulting, and the public sector, with stated outcomes of a 95% course completion rate and a 98.7% lesson satisfaction rate (January–September 2024).

The core delivery model is one-on-one live online lessons delivered by practicing engineers, supported by learning advisors, a 24-hour AI chatbot, peer community, and code review. The proprietary CodeCamp Insight learning management system tracks learner progress in real time and is offered to corporate clients as part of enterprise training engagements. Course content is developed in alignment with the methodologies of its strategic parent and largest shareholder, Future Corporation (TSE Prime: 4721), following a capital and business alliance formed in August 2015; CodeCamp's current Representative Director and President, Rika Kawanishi, was assigned to the company from Future Corporation in December 2022.

The business model spans three primary streams: (1) individual course sales priced one-time between ¥198,000–¥308,000 for the Web Design Course and approximately ¥300,000 for the customizable Order-Made Course, sold via a self-serve website with installment payment options; (2) corporate training delivered through a dedicated sales team with custom curricula starting from ¥66,000 per course, including the new IT Talent Development Package (70+ modules, October 2024) and the Public Lecture Series (August 2025); and (3) recurring K-12 revenue from CodeCampKIDS classrooms (company-operated and franchise-partnered nationwide), CodeCampYOUTH subscriptions at ¥19,800/month, and government-prefecture programs (Nagasaki, Kochi, Fukui) that combine training with regional talent cultivation. The headcount is in the 51–100 band and the company is privately held with a stated ¥100M in capital.

Name

Code Camp

Legal name

コードキャンプ株式会社 (CodeCamp Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://codecamp.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CodeCamp is a Tokyo-based online programming and web design education platform serving individuals, enterprises, and K-12 students in Japan, delivering one-on-one live instruction with practicing engineers across 30+ curriculum modules and serving more than 300 corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Programming Education and Corporate IT Training

NAICS

Computer Training (61142), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Coding, Game Design & Computer Science Camps (EDAMALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Robotics & Engineering Summer Camps / Bootcamps (EDAMADAF)

Keywords

• Online programming education
• Corporate IT training
• DX human resources development
• Web design courses
• K-12 coding education

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Course Sales: CodeCamp generates revenue through sale of programming and web design courses to individual consumers. Courses are priced as one-time purchases with installment payment options available. The main individual offerings include Web Design Course (2-month: 198,000 yen, 4-month: 308,000 yen), Programming Master Course, Engineer Job-hunting Course, Website Production Course, and custom Order-made Course with 30+ curriculum options.
2. Corporate Training Services: B2B revenue from customized IT and programming training programs for enterprises. The company offers tailored研修 packages, new employee training programs, and DX training. With 300+ corporate clients including major Japanese companies, this represents a significant revenue stream. Training fees start from 66,000 yen per course.
3. Public Training Courses: Open enrollment courses available to both corporate and individual participants, starting from 66,000 yen per course (4 hours to 3 days). Many courses qualify for government employment development subsidies (人材開発支援助成金).
4. K-12 Programming Education: Revenue from CodeCampKIDS (in-person and online programming classes for elementary and middle school students), CodeCampKIDS Online, and CodeCampYOUTH (online programming school for junior high and high school students with monthly tuition of 19,800 yen).
5. Franchise Revenue: Revenue from CodeCampKIDS franchise partner model, with partner schools operated across Japan under the FC (franchise) system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Code Camp is an online programming and web design education platform that delivers one-on-one live lessons conducted by active working engineers to individual learners and corporate clients. The company offers structured individual courses (Web Design, Master Web, Engineer Career Change, Java/Ruby Master, Programming Advance, Order-Made) alongside customized B2B IT and DX training programs for 300+ Japanese enterprises, with K-12 programming delivered through CodeCampKIDS and CodeCampYOUTH. A proprietary learning management system (CodeCamp Insight) tracks progress and supports instructor intervention to maintain high completion rates.

Product overview

CodeCamp operates a multi-brand portfolio of technology education services targeting individuals, enterprises, and children. The core individual learning platform (CodeCamp) offers structured courses including the Master Web Course, Engineer Career Change Course (with Professional Practical Training certification), Website Production Course, Java Master Course, Ruby Master Course, Programming Advance Course, and the customizable Order-Made Course (30+ modules). The Web Design Suite covers the Web Design Course, Web Designer Career Course, and First Web Design Side-Job Course. Youth and children's education is served through CodeCampYOUTH (middle/high school students, Python-based) and CodeCampKIDS (elementary/middle school students, in-person and online). The corporate division (CodeCamp Business) provides DX Human Resources Development Training, New Employee IT Training, IT Talent Development Package Training (70+ curricula), and the Public Lecture Series. A learning management system (CodeCamp Insight) supports enterprise training with progress visualization. The owned media platform CodeCampus publishes technology and career content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Web Design Course (Webデザインコース) A structured web design curriculum covering HTML/CSS, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, JavaScript basics, and Bootstrap, with portfolio creation as the capstone project. Offered in 2-month and 4-month formats with 20 or 40 lessons respectively for individuals seeking web design skills.
• Master Web Course (プログラミングマスターコース) Comprehensive programming fundamentals course covering HTML/CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and SQL in a systematic learning progression from beginner to practical application for individual learners.
• Engineer Career Change Course (エンジニア転職コース) 4-month intensive program targeting individuals seeking IT/web industry employment. Includes career support, team development exercises, and Open Badge certification upon completion. Recognized under Japan's Professional Practical Training Education Benefit System.
• Website Production Course (Website制作コース) WordPress-focused website production course aimed at developing skills to accept and deliver client projects, targeting freelance or self-employed web production work.
• Java Master Course (Javaマスターコース) Java-based web application development fundamentals course targeting Java engineers, with practical team development experience included in the new employee training format.
• Ruby Master Course (Rubyマスターコース) Ruby on Rails web application development course targeting Ruby engineers, building skills for Ruby-based web development positions.
• Programming Advance Course (プログラミングアドバンスコース) Advanced practical development skills and team development experience course for engineers seeking career advancement. Recognized under Japan's Professional Practical Training Education Benefit System.
• Order-Made Course (オーダーメイドコース) Customizable learning program allowing students to combine approximately 30 different curriculum modules to match their specific goals, available at approximately 300,000 JPY for 4 months. Provides maximum flexibility for personalized learning paths.
• Web Designer Career Course (Webデザイナー転職コース) Career-focused web design program covering web design through UI design, with dedicated job-hunting and freelance preparation support integrated into the curriculum.
• First Web Design Side-Job Course (初めてのWebデザイン副業コース) Intensive web design skill development course focused on securing freelance side projects, targeting individuals looking to monetize design skills alongside their primary employment.
• DX Human Resources Development Training (DX人材育成研修) Corporate DX training covering digital transformation strategy, implementation skills, and data utilization — one of the four core DX capabilities CodeCamp defines for enterprise clients.
• New Employee IT Training (新入社員向けIT・プログラミング研修) Enterprise-grade new employee IT and programming training program with flexible plans (online, in-person, or hybrid), instructor code reviews, and team development exercises. More than 300 corporate clients served.
• Public Lecture Series (コードキャンプ公開講座) Open-enrollment courses making CodeCamp's corporate training quality available to individuals and organizations from a single participant. Covers DX, generative AI, engineering, and programming fundamentals. Many courses qualify for government employment development subsidies.
• IT Talent Development Package Training (IT人材育成パッケージ研修) Customizable corporate training package with 70+ curriculum options, combining 1-on-1 instructor sessions, assignment feedback, and learning progress management. Starts from 1 participant with contracts as short as 2 business days to launch.
• CodeCampYOUTH Online programming school for middle and high school students using Python, covering game/app development and AI/data analysis fundamentals. Approximately 2-year curriculum with monthly online group sessions led by current engineers. Enrollment fee 11,000 JPY, monthly tuition 19,800 JPY.
• CodeCampKIDS In-person and online programming school for elementary and middle school students, teaching visual programming through to game and app development. Operates company-owned classrooms and franchised partner classrooms nationwide.
• CodeCampBASE (内定者向けIT/プログラミング研修) Pre-employment IT and programming training program for incoming hires, enabling new employees to gain practical experience before their official start date. Free for eligible companies.
• CodeCampNEXT Skill-up program for young and mid-career engineers covering advanced technical topics and career development, with blockchain-based Open Badge certification for graduates.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% course completion rate through learning analytics and high-touch support
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability11 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core, supporting and minor.

• フューチャー株式会社 (Future Corporation)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2015Strategic capital and business partnership established in August 2015 with Future Corporation (TSE Prime: 4721). As the largest shareholder and parent company, Future provides proprietary training methodologies from their new employee program (100+ employees annually) which are integrated into CodeCamp curriculum. This partnership provides significant competitive advantage through access to enterprise-grade training content and methodologies.
• フューチャーアーキテクト株式会社 (現: フューチャー株式会社)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal strategic partner before corporate integration. Provides ongoing collaboration on DX training curriculum development and corporate training programs. Joint exhibition at Digital HR Training EXPO events demonstrating integrated DX training solutions.
• NTTNTT株式会社 (NTT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with NTT for co-development of programming learning materials for elementary school students. Specifically, joint development of 'embot' programming learning教材 (educational robot) distributed nationwide to educational institutions through NTT's education channel.
• SchoosupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContent delivery partnership with Schoo online learning platform. CodeCamp provides programming and web design courses through Schoo's platform as part of reskilling education content, extending reach to Schoo's existing user base.
• 株式会社ユーキャン (Yuken)supportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistance learning partnership for course distribution through Yuken's mail-order education catalog. CodeCamp programming courses made available through Yukan's established distance learning channel.
• クラーク記念国際高等学校 (Clark Memorial International High School)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership providing programming education support to the high school's curriculum. CodeCamp assists in developing and delivering technology education programs for high school students.
• 長崎県 (Nagasaki Prefecture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partnership for IT human resources development. Nagasaki Prefecture entrusts CodeCamp with implementation of IT human resources development and employment support programs, providing funding and regional industry coordination while CodeCamp provides training curriculum and instruction.
• ふくい産業支援センター (Fukui Industry Support Center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Fukui prefecture's industry support organization for local IT engineer training programs. CodeCamp operates 'Fukui IT Engineer Training School' in collaboration with the local government-backed support center.
• 高知県 (Kochi Prefecture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKochi Prefecture partnership for regional IT human resources development. Similar model to Nagasaki, with CodeCamp providing training in collaboration with local companies for regional digital talent cultivation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• RUNTEQ: Web-engineering focused online bootcamp with intensive curriculum and job placement support. Competes directly with CodeCamp's Engineer Career Change Course and Order-Made Course in the career-changer segment.
• ProEngineer (ProEngineer inc.): Long-running Japanese online programming school targeting working adults and career changers. Similar B2C individual-course model with installment payment options comparable to CodeCamp.
• TechAcademy (キラメックス株式会社): One of Japan's largest online programming schools, offering individual and corporate programming courses with mentor-based support. Directly comparable to CodeCamp in target audience, B2C/B2B dual motion, and online lesson format.
• スタープログラミングスクール: K-12 focused programming school operating physical classrooms nationwide with franchise and partner-school models. Directly comparable to CodeCampKIDS in target segment, classroom format, and franchise expansion approach.
• SAMURAI ENGINEER (侍エンジニア): Japanese online programming school featuring one-on-one instructor-led lessons for individuals seeking IT careers. Comparable to CodeCamp's personalized live-lesson differentiation and career-change positioning.
• DMM WEBCAMP: DMM Group's online programming bootcamp targeting career changers and corporate reskilling, with structured curricula and job-change support. Closely mirrors CodeCamp's Engineer Career Change Course model and pricing.

Broad incumbents

• Schoo: Japan-focused live online learning platform offering video-based programming and business courses to individuals and enterprises. Already a CodeCamp channel partner and broadly comparable in B2B/B2C motion.
• Udemy: Global online learning marketplace with extensive programming and DX course catalog at low price points. Competes with CodeCamp's individual courses on price and breadth, though lacking live one-on-one instruction.
• Coursera: Global online learning platform partnering with universities and companies to deliver structured tech and business courses. Competes with CodeCamp's corporate training and individual reskilling courses at scale, often through enterprise licenses.
• ヒューマンアカデミー (Human Academy): Major Japanese education group operating nationwide classroom-based programming and IT training for individuals and corporate clients. Comparable in B2B corporate training and K-12 enrichment breadth, though physical-classroom led.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/codecamp_JP
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/CodeCampChannel
• Facebookfacebook.com/codecamp
• Instagraminstagram.com/codecamp_jp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/codecampjp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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