Synergia

What Synergia does

Synergia (シナジア) is a Nagano Prefecture-based personalized one-on-one tutoring service for elementary through high school students, established in February 2021 as part of the Nagano Seminar Group (長野ゼミナール・松本ゼミナールグループ), which has 25 years of regional tutoring experience. The company operates two physical classrooms—Matsumoto Central (headquarters) and Togura (Chikuma City)—plus a dedicated online tutoring division ("Synergia Online Juku" / シナジア・オンライン塾), serving students in Nagano Prefecture and beyond via shipped hardware kits. The blended model combines human instructors with digital tools, including iPad lending in study booths, pre-configured remote-learning hardware, and paper/digital study materials.

The platform's core differentiators are two customizable one-on-one tutoring modes that students can combine by grade, level, and goal; flexible scheduling; assigned tutor continuity with change-on-request; no hidden fees (no management, facility, annual, or maintenance charges); and a 1-month full-refund guarantee. Synergia generates revenue primarily through monthly subscription tutoring fees tiered by grade (elementary from ¥8,200, junior high from ¥12,400, high school from ¥14,980), plus one-time enrollment fees (¥10,000–¥20,000) and a ¥3,000/month online equipment rental. Customer acquisition relies on free trial lessons, school visits, word-of-mouth referrals, sibling discounts, official LINE account engagement, and a toll-free inquiry line.

The business is positioned as a transparent, refund-guaranteed alternative to local cram schools, leveraging the parent group's 25-year brand and a 98%+ high-school entrance exam pass rate reported for 2022. Operationally, the company is small (two confirmed physical locations plus online), government-validated (Nagano Prefecture Acceleration Program and Reiwa 1st Year Correction Subsidy, both 2021), and externally funded through a single October 2021 venture capital round.

Name

Synergia

Legal name

株式会社シナジア

Website

https://synersia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Synergia (シナジア) is a Nagano Prefecture-based personalized one-on-one tutoring service for elementary through high school students, operating under the 25-year Nagano Seminar Group with physical classrooms in Matsumoto and Togura plus a dedicated online division.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Supplemental Education Services

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDANAGAA

On-Demand 1:1 Live Tutoring Marketplaces

Education/Tutoring & Test Preparation/Online/Virtual Tutoring Platforms & Marketplaces

SECONDARYEDANAGAL

Integrated Tutoring + Learning Content Platforms (Curriculum + Tutors)

Education/Tutoring & Test Preparation/Online/Virtual Tutoring Platforms & Marketplaces

Keywords

• Individual tutoring services
• Supplemental education
• Entrance exam preparation
• Online tutoring
• Personalized learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Matsumoto

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. One-on-One Tutoring (Subscription): Monthly subscription-based one-on-one tutoring services for elementary, junior high, and high school students. Tuition is tiered by grade level and course selection. No management fees, facility usage fees, annual fees, or equipment maintenance charges. Only teaching materials and mock exam fees are charged as additional costs.
2. Entrance/Enrollment Fee: One-time enrollment fees charged at admission: ¥10,000 for elementary school courses, ¥15,000 for junior high courses, ¥20,000 for high school courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Synergia delivers personalized one-on-one tutoring to elementary, junior high, and high school students in Nagano Prefecture, operating physical classrooms in Matsumoto and Togura as well as a dedicated online tutoring division. The service combines digital learning tools (iPad lending, digital materials, dedicated online lesson hardware) with human instruction under an assigned-tutor system, covering school curriculum support, entrance exam preparation, and university application coaching. Pricing is subscription-based monthly tuition plus a one-time enrollment fee, with no management, facility, annual, or equipment-maintenance fees.

Product overview

SYNERSIA (シナジア) is a personalized one-on-one tutoring service operated by the Nagano Seminar Group (長野ゼミナール・松本ゼミナール), with over 25 years of teaching experience in Nagano Prefecture. The company offers a unified tutoring platform combining digital tools with human instruction. The main product portfolio includes three grade-level courses (Elementary, Middle, High School), the SYNERSIA Online Tutoring School for remote learning, and multiple physical classroom locations. Students can access free self-study rooms with iPad lending, and the service emphasizes personalized curriculum development, affordable pricing starting from ¥8,200/month, and comprehensive exam preparation support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• シナジア・オンライン塾 (Synersia Online Juku): Online tutoring service that combines dedicated equipment delivery, remote support, and experienced instructors specialized in Nagano Prefecture entrance examinations.

Products and services

• Elementary School Course (小学生コース)

Quantifiable outcome

• 98%+ high school entrance exam pass rate (Nagano Seminar Group, 2022 academic year)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HCC (HCC logo displayed)minorOthersHCC (company name partially visible in logo section) is listed among companies and government organizations that have expressed support for Synergia's approach. Nature of support is not specified. Listed as part of the 'recognition logos' section.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Benesse (進研ゼミ): Japan's largest K-12 correspondence education provider (Shinkenzemi) and parent of Tokyo Individualized Academy. Represents the dominant scale alternative in supplemental K-12 education, with both print and digital delivery—relevant to Synergia as a benchmark for what scaled supplemental education looks like in Japan.
• Meiko Gijuku (明光義塾): National 1:1 tutoring chain operated by Meiko Network Japan. Directly comparable business model—individualized 1:1 tutoring for K-12 students with regional classroom presence—making it a key like-for-like scaled competitor for Synergia's 1:1 model.
• Try Group (トライグループ / Try IT): One of Japan's largest private tutoring operators, including the Try IT online 1:1 tutoring platform. Directly competes with Synergia's online tutoring division and offers a national alternative to Synergia's hardware-kit-based online model.
• Kumon (公文教育研究会): Japan's largest K-12 supplemental education franchise with tens of thousands of classrooms nationwide. While Kumon focuses on self-paced math and language worksheets rather than 1:1 tutoring, it is the dominant incumbent that defines the baseline competitive set in any Japanese juku market, including Nagano.
• Tokyo Individualized Academy (東京個別指導学院): Benesse subsidiary running national 1:1 K-12 tutoring classrooms. Closest scaled competitor to Synergia's 1:1 customizable tutoring model, with similar flexible scheduling and personalized curriculum design across a much larger network.

Direct peers

• Nagano Seminar Group (長ゼミグループ): Synergia's parent operating group with 25 years of tutoring history in Nagano Prefecture. Offers largely overlapping K-12 exam preparation services and shares brand, curriculum, and management DNA with Synergia; effectively the reference benchmark for Synergia's offerings.
• Z-Kai (Z会): Premium K-12 correspondence and tutoring provider known for high-quality exam preparation (including university entrance and competitive high school exams). Comparable to Synergia's exam-prep focus, especially for high school students targeting top universities.
• Matsumoto Seminar Group (松ゼミグループ): Sister brand under the same Nagano/Matsumoto Seminar Group umbrella, also operating in Nagano Prefecture. Targets the same K-12 student segments with similar 1:1 tutoring and exam preparation, and shares the Matsumoto Central classroom facility with Synergia.

Regional players

• Waseda Academy (早稲田アカデミー): Major K-12 juku concentrated primarily in the Kanto region (Tokyo metro), serving high-achieving students targeting top-tier schools and universities. Comparable in exam-prep intensity and student outcomes focus, though predominantly operating in different geography than Synergia.

Others

• NOVA (ノバ): While primarily a language school chain, NOVA is a national private education operator with both physical classroom and remote learning models. Relevant as a comparable for Synergia's hybrid physical + online GTM motion in the Japanese private education market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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