Cocoro

International Trade and Development Consultingcocorobd.com

Cocoro (株式会社 Cocoro) is a Japanese consulting firm connecting Japanese SMEs and corporations with social entrepreneurs and Bangladesh market-entry opportunities, delivering JICA project work, bilingual market intelligence, and trade-facilitation services.

Company typePrivate
Founded2005
HeadquartersAkasaka, Japan
Headcount—
GTM typeB2B
OfferingServices

What Cocoro does

Cocoro (株式会社 Cocoro) is a privately held Japanese consulting firm incorporated in June 2005, headquartered in Tokyo with a wholly-owned Bangladesh subsidiary, Cocoro Limited, established in January 2013. The company positions itself as a platform connecting Japanese enterprises — primarily SMEs and corporations — with social entrepreneurs and business-development opportunities in Bangladesh and wider Asia. Its core deliverables include project-based consulting (market entry support, business matching), bilingual information dissemination, and event programming. In January 2016, Cocoro shifted its main business location to Japan, centralizing coordination from Tokyo while maintaining field operations in Bangladesh.

Underlying products and technology are modest in scope: the company developed the Bangland web platform for JICA to promote Bangladesh as a destination for Japanese businesses, featuring industry reports, success stories, and BOP opportunities; it also operates a JICA Social Entrepreneurs Platform intended to connect Japanese firms with local entrepreneurs. Cocoro's digital stack is essentially content/web publishing plus a Facebook presence rather than proprietary software, APIs, or data products. The company's research workflow is shown through 2016 field visits to Bangladeshi SMEs, IDCOL, and startups (Chaldal.com, SOLshare), indicating primary-source market intelligence rather than automated data collection.

Cocoro's revenue model is professional-services-driven, with three primary streams: (1) JICA project-based consulting contracts (social entrepreneur platform, BOP business support, Bangladesh market research), (2) seminars and workshops (some JICA-funded/free, e.g., July 2016 Bangladesh workshop), and (3) corporate business consulting for Japanese companies seeking Bangladesh entry. The customer base is concentrated in JICA and select Japanese SMEs/corporations, accessed through direct sales, event-driven demand generation, and a community/GTM motion leveraging its internship program. No software licensing, subscription, or transaction-based revenue is disclosed; the company is founder-owned and bootstrapped with no venture or institutional investors identified in the data.

Cocoro firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Cocoro
Legal name: 株式会社 Cocoro
Website: https://cocorobd.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2005
Operating status: Operating
Short description: Cocoro (株式会社 Cocoro) is a Japanese consulting firm connecting Japanese SMEs and corporations with social entrepreneurs and Bangladesh market-entry opportunities, delivering JICA project work, bilingual market intelligence, and trade-facilitation services.
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Cocoro industry classification

Industry

Product category: International Trade and Development Consulting
SIC: Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)
akta.pro primary industry: Investment Promotion & FDI Facilitation (BPADAMAD)

Keywords

Japan-Bangladesh trade
Social enterprise consulting
BOP market development
Cross-border facilitation
Development sector consulting

Where Cocoro is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Akasaka
HQ country: Japan
HQ region: Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

Cocoro business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

JICA Consulting Contracts: Multiple project-based contracts with JICA for social entrepreneur platform development, BOP business promotion, and Bangladesh market research and information dissemination
Seminars and Workshops: Revenue from organizing and hosting educational programs on sustainable business and emerging market opportunities
Business Consulting: Advisory services for Japanese companies seeking to enter Bangladesh market and for local business matching

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Other	One time	Free workshop programs funded by JICA

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Cocoro product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Cocoro facilitates Japan-Bangladesh trade and supports social entrepreneurs in Asia by delivering consulting, market research, seminars, and information platforms such as Bangland and the JICA Social Entrepreneurs Platform. Its services are targeted at JICA, Japanese SMEs, Japanese corporations, and Bangladeshi social entrepreneurs seeking structured cross-border engagement and BOP market development.

Product overview

Cocoro operates as a consulting and research services firm rather than a traditional software product company. Its core offerings include the Bangland information platform (developed for JICA to promote BOP business opportunities in Bangladesh to Japanese companies) and the JICA Social Entrepreneurs Platform. The company also provides seminar/workshop programs on sustainable business, market research services, consulting for Japan-Bangladesh trade and investment facilitation, and internship/talent development programs. These services are delivered through human consulting engagements rather than standalone software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

16 local newspaper coverage in Bangladesh following FBCCI partnership announcement

Companies that use Cocoro

Customer profile

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Cocoro technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Cocoro partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

FBCCI (Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2014Official facilitator for Japan-Bangladesh trade and investment. Cocoro serves as the formal bridge between Japanese companies and Bangladeshi business community, facilitating business matching and policy dialogue.
Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 June 2014Appointed as SME International Expansion Advisor - the first Bangladeshi consultant to receive this designation. Supports Japanese SMEs with international expansion guidance.
JICA Bangladesh OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple project partnerships including Social Entrepreneurs Platform development, BOP Business support, and Bangland website development and operation since 2013.
SME Foundation (Bangladesh)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized Japan-Bangladesh Women Social Entrepreneurs Dialogue 2014. SME Foundation is the government organization supporting small and medium enterprises in Bangladesh.
re:terraminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered for Asia Women Social Entrepreneurs Network activities and dialogue events in 2014.
JETRO Dhaka OfficeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-sponsor of Japan-Bangladesh Women Social Entrepreneurs Dialogue 2014. Joint activities for promoting Bangladesh market opportunities to Japanese companies.
Embassy of Japan in BangladeshminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial co-sponsor of the Japan-Bangladesh Women Social Entrepreneurs Dialogue 2014, recognized as WAW! 2014 side event.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Cocoro competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Cocoro financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Cocoro leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Cocoro subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries1 record

Cocoro funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

Cocoro M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Cocoro

What does Cocoro do?

Is Cocoro a public or private company?

Cocoro is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Cocoro founded?

Cocoro was founded in 2005.

Where is Cocoro based?

Cocoro is headquartered in Akasaka, Japan, in the Asia region.

How does Cocoro make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. JICA Consulting Contracts are the primary driver. The others are seminars and Workshops and business Consulting.

Does Cocoro have an API?

No public API is recorded for Cocoro.

What industry is Cocoro in?

Cocoro's product category is International Trade and Development Consulting. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPADAMAD, Investment Promotion & FDI Facilitation. Its SIC code is 8742.