MIERUKA

What MIERUKA does

MIERUKA Co., Ltd. (株式会社見える化) is a private Japanese company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, co-located at Shinshu University's Faculty of Textile Science and Technology. The company operates Manabel (マナベル), a 2-year IT-focused practical online school that delivers structured IT skills training primarily to people with disabilities — particularly those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental conditions — through partnerships with vocational rehabilitation transition support facilities (就労移行支援事業所). The curriculum covers IT fundamentals, no-code application development on the kintone platform (Cybozu), JavaScript basics, and preparation for the IT Passport national certification and Kintone associate-level certifications.

The company's core technology is the kintone no-code/low-code business application platform, which MIERUKA uses as both the learning environment and the practical skill outcome. MIERUKA is an official Kintone partner (マナベルオフィシャルパートナー) and has built an internal curriculum management application on kintone that tracks learner progress, schedules, instructor assignments, and lecture content. All curriculum delivery is conducted online via the kintone platform, supplemented by phone, email, and LINE-based inquiry channels.

MIERUKA's business model combines program fees charged to partner vocational rehabilitation facilities for 2-year curriculum delivery and instructor training, professional services revenue from IT Passport and Kintone certification preparation, and SME kintone automation implementation services. Revenue is described as subscription/recurring in nature for the training stream. The go-to-market is community- and partnership-led, relying on referrals from a network of disability employment support facilities rather than broad direct marketing. Documented graduate outcomes include 7 placements — 5 as programmers at 株式会社照プロ and 2 as trainers/service engineers at MIERUKA itself — and a single partner facility (プラスエス) that built its own kintone-based integrated management system after completing the program.

Name

MIERUKA

Legal name

株式会社見える化

Website

https://mieruka.cloud

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

MIERUKA operates Manabel, a 2-year IT skills online school that trains people with disabilities — especially those with ASD — on the kintone no-code platform, preparing them for IT Passport and Kintone certifications and employment, delivered via partnerships with vocational rehabilitation facilities in Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational IT Training

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Work-Based Learning Programs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Community-Based Instruction) (EDAKANAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Education Vocational & Transition Programs (18–22) (EDAKAAAG), Autism Teacher Training & Professional Development (EDAKAKAL)

Keywords

• IT vocational training
• Disability employment services
• Kintone platform training
• No-code app development
• IT certification preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Ueda

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. Vocational Rehabilitation Training Services: MIERUKA provides IT skills training services to vocational rehabilitation transition support facilities (就労移行支援事業所). Training is delivered over a 2-year curriculum on the kintone platform, covering IT fundamentals, app creation, and professional certification (IT Passport, Kintone qualifications). Revenue is generated through program fees charged to partner facilities and government disability employment subsidy frameworks. MIERUKA also trains in-house instructors at partner facilities, enabling them to independently deliver the curriculum from year 3 onward.
2. Certification Exam Preparation Services: The company generates revenue by preparing learners for IT Passport (国家資格) and Kintone certification exams. IT Passport exam fee is 7,500 JPY (tax-inclusive) paid directly by examinees to the testing center; MIERUKA's role is training and exam prep support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MIERUKA (株式会社見える化) operates the Manabel (マナベル) IT-focused practical online school, a 2-year curriculum program that trains people with disabilities—especially those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental conditions—in IT fundamentals, no-code app development on the kintone (Cybozu) platform, and JavaScript basics. Training is delivered in partnership with vocational rehabilitation transition support facilities (就労移行支援事業所), preparing trainees for IT Passport and Kintone certifications and supporting their transition into employment with ongoing workplace stabilization.

Product overview

MIERUKA operates a 2-year IT-focused online school (マナベル) as a vocational transition support facility, consisting of a core educational platform with multiple integrated modules: Year 1 focuses on kintone platform fundamentals, app creation, and JavaScript basics leading to IT Passport and kintone associate certifications; Year 2 offers applied courses for advanced skills. The program is supplemented by vocational transition support services that connect graduates with IT employers. All curriculum management is handled through a proprietary kintone-based application.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Manabel IT-Focused Practical Online School (マナベル IT特化実践型オンラインスクール) A 2-year structured curriculum teaching basic IT skills, kintone no-code app development, and JavaScript fundamentals to people with disabilities (particularly ASD and other neurodevelopmental conditions), preparing them for IT Passport and Kintone certifications and employment-ready IT competencies. Delivered through vocational rehabilitation transition support facilities.
• Vocational Transition Support Service (就労移行支援サービス) A job placement and workplace stabilization service that matches Manabel graduates with suitable IT employers based on their skills and aptitude, then provides ongoing post-employment support to help graduates maintain stable employment.

Quantifiable outcome

• At least 7 graduates successfully employed (5 as programmers, 2 as trainers/service engineers)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cybozu (キントーン官方パートナー)coreTechnology or IntegrationMIERUKA is an official Kintone partner (マナベルオフィシェルパートナー). The company uses Cybozu's kintone platform as the primary teaching and learning environment. Learners develop skills directly on kintone and prepare for official Kintone certification exams (4 levels, 6 certification types ranging from Associate to Expert).
• IPA (独立行政法人情報処理推進機構)coreOthersMIERUKA prepares learners for the IT Passport (ITパスポート) national certification exam, which is administered by the IPA (Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan). The exam fee is 7,500 JPY and is conducted via CBT nationwide.
• Vocational Rehabilitation Transition Support Facilities (就労移行支援事業所)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMIERUKA partners with vocational rehabilitation facilities to enroll their clients as trainees. MIERUKA trains the facilities' own instructors over a 2-year program, after which the facility can independently deliver the curriculum as its own service. This creates a network of disability employment support centers equipped with IT training capability.
• 株式会社照プロminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor株式会社照プロ has employed 5 MIERUKA graduates as programmers, making it the largest employer of MIERUKA graduates listed on the company website. This represents a direct employment pathway for trainees.
• 就労継続支援A型事業所 プラスエスminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA disability employment support facility that graduated from MIERUKA's training program. After completing the curriculum, the facility built its own integrated business automation system on kintone to manage service users, vocational guidance, job postings, sales pipeline, and accounting — eliminating the need for external IT support.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Progate: Japanese online programming education platform teaching coding fundamentals to beginners. Comparable to the IT skills training component of MIERUKA's curriculum, though not focused on disability employment outcomes.
• TechAcademy: Japanese online programming bootcamp operated by KDDI subsidiary. Comparable in producing IT-job-ready graduates through structured curricula, though serving mainstream learners rather than MIERUKA's neurodivergent niche.
• Schoo: Japanese online learning platform offering video-based IT and business courses to individuals and enterprises. Comparable in delivering online IT training at scale, though broader in audience than MIERUKA's specialized focus.

Direct peers

• Kaien (カイエン): Japanese social venture focused on employment for people with developmental disabilities (including ASD), with explicit programming/IT career tracks. Closely aligned with MIERUKA's learner demographic and IT-employment outcome model.
• LITALICO: Japanese disability employment support and education services company operating LITALICO Work for employment placement and LITALICO Junior/Welder for educational support. Directly comparable to MIERUKA in the disability-to-employment pathway, though operating at much larger scale and broader scope.
• atGP: Japanese disability employment support services provider (a Persol subsidiary) offering vocational transition, workplace accommodations, and recruitment. Comparable in serving the same employer and facility ecosystem MIERUKA targets.
• Welby (ウェルビー): Japanese provider of transition support and employment placement services for people with disabilities, operating vocational rehabilitation facilities. Directly comparable as a 5c5c5c5c-type partner/facility in MIERUKA's referral and training ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Cybozu: Parent of the kintone platform that MIERUKA's entire curriculum and graduate skill output is built on. A broad incumbent providing the underlying technology rather than competing directly in disability-employment training.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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