Coolied

What Coolied does

Coolied (クーリード株式会社) is a Tokyo-headquartered private company founded in 2008 that operates three interlocking business divisions — IT, Education, and Document — unified by an "Education × IT" mission to address educational inequality and labor challenges in Japan. The IT division sells school ICT (schnote), school uniform e-commerce (Unimall), and a growing suite of proprietary AI products including CAMM-4 (a generative AI system for building manuals and FAQs), Coolied-AI-5 (an in-house generative AI model), and Coolied-AI-Search. The Education division operates the Kamimura Gakuen East Japan Education Support Center, a licensed correspondence high school, giving the company direct operational exposure to the students and schools it serves. The Document division provides professional services including manual creation and translation for enterprise customers such as Ricoh and other OA/industrial equipment manufacturers.

The company's revenue model is predominantly recurring: subscription-based school ICT and AI solution services (CAMM) form the backbone of the IT division, the correspondence high school generates recurring tuition/management revenue in the Education division, and the Document division layers project-based professional services onto the recurring base. In 2025 the company extended its product surface beyond software through the acquisition of Air Scan 3D from 3D Life Works, adding 3D body-measurement technology to the portfolio. The company was previously known as Manual Network Corporation (マニュアルネット株式会社) and rebranded to Coolied in 2018.

Coolied is privately held, does not publicly disclose revenue, and has no public funding rounds in the available data. The company is recognized as a Top 10 Innovators 2024 award recipient (Business Innovation Plan track) and operates with a headcount in the 51–100 range (~60 including partners), consistent with a Japan-domestic mid-market operator rather than a venture-backed scale-up.

Name

Coolied

Legal name

クーリード株式会社（coolied, Inc.）

Website

https://coolied.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Coolied is a Tokyo-based company founded in 2008 that operates school ICT (schnote), a correspondence high school, and proprietary generative AI products (CAMM-4, Coolied-AI-5) for Japanese schools and enterprise document automation customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Technology Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Learning Management Systems (LMS) & Digital Classrooms (EDAJAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

K–12 Digital Curriculum & Interactive Lessons (EDAGAEAA), Curriculum, Lesson Planning & Instructional Content Platforms (EDAJAMAD), Digital Learning Content Development (eLearning, Labs, Simulations) (BPAEANAD)

Keywords

• Education technology software
• AI manual creation
• School ICT systems
• Generative AI solutions
• Correspondence high school operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT Business Revenue: Revenue from IT solutions including school information systems (schnote), AI solutions (CAMM-4), EC systems (Unimall), mobile applications, and general web/business system development for enterprise clients.
2. Education Business Revenue: Revenue from correspondence high school operation and management (神村学園東日本教育サポートセンター), ICT learning systems, and special needs education ICT materials.
3. Document Business Revenue: Revenue from manual creation, 3D animation video production, e-learning content, and technical translation services for OA equipment and industrial machinery manufacturers.
4. AI Solution Services (CAMM): AI-powered manual and FAQ creation services using proprietary CAMM technology.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Coolied develops and sells proprietary AI and ICT software platforms for the Japanese education sector, including the CAMM-4 generative AI system for manual and FAQ creation, the schnote school ICT management platform, and the Unimall uniform e-commerce system. The company also operates a correspondence high school support center on behalf of Kamimura Gakuen and provides documentation services (manual creation, 3D animation, e-learning content, technical translation) to industrial equipment manufacturers.

Product overview

Coolied operates as an Education DX company offering a portfolio of three core product lines: (1) IT products including CAMM-4 for generative AI-powered manual creation, schnote for school ICT management, Unimall for uniform e-commerce, and Coolied-AI-5/Coolied-AI-Search for custom AI solutions; (2) Education services including correspondence high school operation (神村学園 東日本教育サポートセンター) with diversity-focused campuses; and (3) Document services including manual creation, video production, and e-learning content. The company also acquired Air Scan 3D from 3D Life Works for 3D body scanning capabilities. The product ecosystem centers on AI-powered solutions for education and document management, with a focus on addressing educational disparity and labor challenges in Japan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Unimall（ユニモール）: 制服ECシステム - School uniform e-commerce system
• CAMM-4（キャムフォー）
• schnote（スクノート）
• 神村学園 東日本教育サポートセンター
• Coolied-AI-5
• ダイバーシティキャンパス

Products and services

• CAMM-4 (キャムフォー) An original generative AI construction system that revolutionizes the creation and use of manuals and FAQ content, enabling AI-powered student recruitment and chat-based knowledge access. Targeted at schools, educational institutions, and enterprises needing automated documentation.
• schnote (スクノート) A comprehensive school ICT system that enables operational efficiency for teaching staff and brings positive transformation to students, parents, and school management. Used by Japanese schools for educational administration.
• Unimall (ユニモール) A specialized e-commerce system for school uniforms and workwear, providing a dedicated platform for uniform procurement by schools, students, and parents.
• Air Scan 3D A 3D body scanning technology providing automated measurement and fitting solutions, acquired from 3D Life Works in September 2025 to expand Coolied's uniform/workwear capabilities.
• Kamimura Gakuen East Japan Education Support Center (神村学園 東日本教育サポートセンター) Correspondence high school support center providing diverse and inclusive learning environments, including a Diversity Campus for students with ASD, ADHD, LD, LGBT, and other diverse needs. Operated as a partnership with Kamimura Gakuen.
• Coolied-AI-5 An internally developed custom generative AI system used for various business operations including text generation, document automation, and coding assistance across Coolied's business divisions.
• Coolied-AI-Search (クールイドAIサーチ) An AI-powered search solution for knowledge retrieval and document search across organizational knowledge bases, enabling efficient access to internal documentation.
• Documentation and Manual Creation Services Professional documentation services including manual creation, 3D animation video production, e-learning content development, and technical translation for OA equipment and industrial machinery manufacturers. Utilizes XML/DITA-based multilingual document management CMS.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 3D Life Works株式会社 (3D Life Works)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 September 2025Coolied acquired the auto-measure/auto-tailor business from 3D Life Works in September 2025, expanding its 3D scanning and measurement technology capabilities (Air Scan 3D). This acquisition supports the company's goal of enabling more people including foreign and inexperienced workers to become productive quickly.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Scribe: AI-powered documentation generation tool that creates step-by-step guides and process documentation automatically. Comparable to Coolied's CAMM-4 manual/FAQ creation system, both using AI to automate documentation workflows for enterprise customers.
• Studyplus: Japanese study record and learning community platform used by students including correspondence high school learners. Comparable audience overlap with Coolied's Kamimura Gakuen students and similar digital learning support approach in the Japanese market.
• Qubena (Quva): AI-driven adaptive learning platform for K-12 math in Japan, acquired by Integral Corporation. Comparable to Coolied's AI-powered educational tools with similar Japan K-12 EdTech focus, though more narrowly focused on math instruction.
• Progate: Online programming education platform with AI-assisted learning features serving Japanese learners. Overlaps with Coolied's EdTech focus and AI-driven learning tools, though focused specifically on coding education.

Direct peers

• KADOKAWA DWANGO (N High School): Operates N High School (N高等学校) and S High School, Japan's largest correspondence high schools serving diverse learner needs including those with special circumstances. Directly comparable to Coolied's Kamimura Gakuen East Japan Education Support Center correspondence high school operation.
• Atama Plus: AI-powered adaptive learning platform for K-12 students in Japan, providing personalized math and science instruction at scale. Comparable to Coolied's AI-driven educational tools (CAMM-4, AI chatbot Usano) and Japan's K-12 EdTech market positioning.
• Classi: Japanese K-12 school ICT/LMS platform providing learning management, communication, and student data analytics to secondary schools. Directly comparable to Coolied's schnote school ICT system, serving similar Japanese school customers with similar functionality.
• Schoo: Online live learning platform offering video-based courses for adults in business, IT, and professional skills. Comparable to Coolied's e-learning content and corporate training/documentation services business segment, with similar Japan-centric B2B and consumer models.

Broad incumbents

• Benesse Corporation: Major Japanese education conglomerate operating correspondence high schools (Shin Juku), K-12 publishing, and digital learning platforms. Provides overlapping capabilities to Coolied across education services and content, but at significantly larger scale with broader portfolio.
• Recruit (Study Sapuri): Large Japanese digital learning platform for K-12 and lifelong learners, operated by Recruit Holdings. Broad incumbent with overlapping K-12 EdTech offerings to schools, significantly larger scale and resources than Coolied.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/manualnet
• Facebookfacebook.com/coolied
• Instagraminstagram.com/coolied_sns

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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