Entrepreneur Factory

What Entrepreneur Factory does

Entrepreneur Factory (アンファク株式会社), operating under the brand "enfac," is a privately held Japanese video-based learning content company founded in 2009 in Osaka. The company produces and licenses a library of over 10,000 micro-learning videos (typically 5-8 minutes) organized across seven thematic pillars (individual work skills, collaboration, management, risk control, business/profit creation, entrepreneurship, and growth support), five hierarchy levels (new hire/junior, mid-career/leader, management, executive, innovator), and multiple challenge/subject categories. Content is co-created with domain experts and delivered via an online subscription platform supplemented by a dedicated 12-person in-house production team specialized in learning video content.

The company serves three primary customer segments: enterprise HR departments at large Japanese corporations (Kagome, Kewpie, OMRON, Konica Minolta, AGC, Bridgestone, Nikkei, LIXIL, Asahi Kasei, Sekisui House, and others), training companies and HR consulting firms that license content as part of their service offerings, and universities and educational institutions (Kyushu, Tohoku, Nagoya, Tokyo University of Science, Osaka Metropolitan) that use the content for entrepreneurship and leadership curricula. The free ELA (Enfac Learning Academy) membership extends reach to individual coaches and consultants.

Revenue is generated through three streams: per-ID monthly subscriptions for individual content series (JPY 2,980-5,000 per ID per month), bespoke custom video production services for enterprise clients, and paid seminars and structured courses (e.g., JPY 99,000 generative AI course, JPY 120,000-180,000 advanced development theory programs). The company operates a multi-channel GTM combining free seminar-led demand generation, content marketing, direct enterprise sales, and channel partnerships with training companies and publishers such as Eiji Press. At the time of available data, the company is founder-led, bootstrapped (no disclosed funding rounds), and operates exclusively in the Japanese domestic market.

Name

Entrepreneur Factory

Legal name

アンファク株式会社

Website

https://enfac.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Entrepreneur Factory (enfac) is a Japanese video-based learning content company that produces and licenses a 10,000+ title library of corporate training and organizational development videos to enterprise HR departments, training companies, and universities across Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Osaka

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based video content licensing: Monthly subscription model (per ID/month) for individual and corporate access to the video content library. Content is priced per series/bundle (e.g., 3,000 JPY/ID/month for Web3 content, 5,000 JPY/ID/month for ChatGPT content, 2,980 JPY/ID/month for Social Issues content). Corporate volume discounts available for group viewing.
2. Custom/bespoke video production: Custom video content production services tailored to client-specific needs. The company plans, designs, produces, and operates custom video learning programs for enterprise clients, supporting from content strategy to implementation.
3. Paid seminar and course programs: Revenue from paid seminars (e.g., 1,500 JPY for seminar archive access, 5,000 JPY for live + archive + content bundle) and structured courses (e.g., 99,000 JPY for AI utilization course, course programs priced at 120,000-180,000 JPY for advanced development theory programs).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Entrepreneur Factory operates the "enfac" video learning platform, offering more than 10,000 pre-produced business training videos covering management, organization, leadership, marketing, finance, and digital/AI topics for corporate learning and HR development. The company complements the platform with bespoke video production services for HR and training buyers, paid online seminars, and multi-session training courses for enterprises, training companies, and universities.

Product overview

Entrepreneur Factory (enfac) operates a comprehensive video learning platform with over 10,000 educational videos for corporate training and organizational development. The core offering consists of the enfac Video Learning Platform supplemented by the free ELA (Enfac Learning Academy) learning service. Additional services include custom video production, online seminars, consulting for HR/training companies, and university/institutional support programs. Content themes cover human resources development, organizational development, management skills, basic business skills, legal compliance, new business creation, and entrepreneurship education, with topics including psychology, neuroscience, AI implementation, digital transformation, marketing, and liberal arts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Enfac Learning Academy (ELA): A free learning membership service that provides specialized knowledge and the latest trend information in 'Psychology and Developmental Theory,' 'Neuroscience,' and 'Strategic Human Resources and Organization.' Features short 5-8 minute micro-videos and online seminars.
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• 世界標準の発達理論 プロフェッショナルコース
• 成人発達理論「器の探求」実践講座
• イノベーション・共創による事業創造
• Webデザインコーディング実践講座

Products and services

• enfac Video Learning Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ video learning titles available for flexible selection and combination
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 英治出版 (Eiji Press)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-publishing relationship with Eiji Press for book and content releases. Eiji Press is a renowned publisher of organizational development and leadership books in Japan, including key texts on adult development theory and organizational change that form the basis of co-branded video content and seminar releases.
• Peatix JapanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent registration and ticketing platform used for seminar promotion and registration management. Enables seminar discovery and ticket sales through the Peatix event platform.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Globis (グロービス): Major Japanese business education provider offering MBA programs, management e-learning (Globis Management Bank), and corporate training. Overlaps with enfac on management, leadership, and business skills content targeted at the same enterprise HR buyers in Japan.
• NetLearning (ネットラーニング): Long-established Japanese corporate e-learning platform providing video and e-learning content for enterprise training. Directly comparable business model and customer base; notably listed among enfac's own partners/customers.
• manebi (manebi株式会社): Japanese cloud-based learning management system and training content provider focused on corporate compliance and skill training. Comparable target market (enterprise HR) and product category (e-learning video content).
• Schoo: Japanese online video learning platform offering live and archived seminars for individuals and corporate training, with similar subscription-based delivery and enterprise HR targeting. Competes head-to-head with enfac for Japanese corporate learning dollars and individual professional development subscribers.
• Lightworks (株式会社ライトアップ): Japanese company providing online learning content and business training solutions to SMBs and enterprises. Comparable in offering packaged video-based business content to Japanese corporate customers.
• Aruu (アルー株式会社): Japanese corporate training and human resource development company offering e-learning, training design, and consulting to enterprise clients. Listed among enfac's customers/partners; directly comparable in serving Japanese enterprise HR with blended learning solutions.

Broad incumbents

• Udemy Business: Global online learning marketplace with a substantial Japan-presence enterprise offering. Provides broader multi-language video learning at scale, targeting similar enterprise L&D buyers but with a wider subject catalog than enfac's specialized organizational-development focus.
• Coursera for Business: Global online education platform offering university-partnered courses, certificates, and enterprise learning. Overlaps with enfac on enterprise training and university partnerships, with greater breadth but less Japan-specific organizational development content.
• Skillsoft: Global enterprise learning platform offering video courses, coaching, and leadership development for large organizations. Competes for the same Japanese enterprise HR learning spend with broader leadership/management content but no Japanese-specific library depth.
• LinkedIn Learning: LinkedIn's enterprise video learning platform offering business, creative, and technology courses globally. Competes for the same corporate L&D budgets in Japan and globally, leveraging LinkedIn's professional network for distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/enfac.jp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/enfac

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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 →

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