Name

CLACK

Legal name

認定NPO法人CLACK

Website

https://clack.ne.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Osaka

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: CLACK operates as a certified NPO funded primarily through individual and corporate donations. The organization received grants from Kyndryl Foundation for cybersecurity training programs.
2. IT Outsourcing Services (quest): quest is an IT outsourcing service where companies commission web development work that is completed by high school students under professional guidance. Revenue comes from client payments for web production, advertising operations, and other digital services.
3. Corporate Sponsorship for Programs: Corporate partners sponsor specific programs including AI training (mirAI for Japan), scholarships (Changemaker), and PC donations (Pass the Baton). Partner companies include Microsoft Japan, AirTrunk, and others.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CLACK is a certified NPO that provides completely free digital, AI, programming, and career education programs to disadvantaged middle and high school students in Japan. It delivers its services through physical creative hubs (Yodogawa Base in Osaka and Techrie Saginomiya in Tokyo), structured learning programs (Tech Runway, Tech Runway+, mirAI for Japan), a work-based IT outsourcing service (quest), and scholarship and PC-donation initiatives, all aimed at breaking generational poverty.

Product overview

CLACK is a certified NPO that operates a multi-product education platform addressing generational poverty through free digital and career education for disadvantaged middle and high school students. The portfolio includes: Tech Runway and Tech Runway+ (programming learning programs), テスクリエさぎのみや and よどがわベース (creative hub/maker spaces for hands-on digital experiences), mirAI for Japan (AI training for teachers), quest (IT outsourcing service where high school students handle web development projects), and チェンジメーカー奨学金 (scholarship program providing monthly stipends and program participation). These offerings follow a 'connect-learn-practice' methodology to develop self-sustaining skills.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tech Runway: High school student programming learning support program
• Tech Runway+
• テクリエさぎのみや
• よどがわベース
• quest
• mirAI for Japan
• Pass the Baton
• Changemaker Scholarship

Products and services

• Tech Runway Free programming learning program for high school students that teaches programming skills and helps students gain confidence through completion experiences.
• mirAI for Japan Free AI learning promotion program for high school teachers providing training on AI basics, classroom and administrative use cases, teaching materials, and ongoing learning resources.
• quest IT outsourcing service where high school students handle real web development, design, and digital projects for companies, providing practical work experience and compensation.
• Techrie Saginomiya (テクリエさぎのみや) Free creative hub for middle and high school students located in Nakano Ward, Tokyo, offering access to digital equipment, makerspace tools, and mentorship for hands-on digital creation experiences.
• Yodogawa Base (よどがわベース) Free digital and maker space for middle and high school students in Yodogawa Ward, Osaka, equipped with 3D printers, laser cutters, gaming PCs, VR, pen tablets, and offering programming, video editing, illustration, and other digital learning opportunities.
• Changemaker Scholarship (チェンジメーカー奨学金) Repayment-free scholarship program for Kansai region high school freshmen providing monthly 20,000 yen stipends for 3 years, along with Tokyo study trips, overseas travel, programming learning, and entrepreneurship experiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,410+ students developed self-reliance skills through programming and career programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SalesforcecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting CLACK's mission to provide digital education to disadvantaged students.
• Microsoft Japan (日本マイクロソフト株式会社)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerMicrosoft Japan is a promotion partner for mirAI for Japan, supporting the free AI training program for high school teachers.
• WorkdaycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting CLACK's educational programs.
• AirTrunkcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAirTrunk is a support partner for mirAI for Japan, contributing to the free AI training initiative. Also sponsors events at Techrie Saginomiya.
• MicronminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting CLACK's mission.
• OktaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting CLACK's mission.
• FujitsuminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting CLACK's mission.
• AccenturecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting CLACK's mission.
• AmazonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting CLACK's mission.
• LenovominorGTM or Marketing PartnerLenovo sponsored workshops at Techrie Saginomiya, providing product experience opportunities for students.
• EPAM Systems Japan (EPAM Systems Japan合同会社)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEPAM donated used PCs to CLACK for student use through the Pass the Baton program.
• 中央コンピューター株式会社minorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonated refurbished PCs to CLACK for student use.
• LIFULLminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonated used PCs to CLACK for student use.
• NTT Data (NTTデータ)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNTT Data team members contribute to quest project management.
• 中野区 (Nakano Ward)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNakano Ward has established a Community Care Partnership (NIC+) agreement with CLACK for operating Techrie Saginomiya.
• 淀川区役所 (Yodogawa Ward Office)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYodogawa Ward Office has a partnership agreement with CLACK for operating Yodogawa Base.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Teach For Japan: Japanese NPO recruiting and placing educators into underserved schools to address educational inequity. Comparable mission (educational opportunity for disadvantaged youth) and operating model (corporate partnerships, donor-funded), though CLACK focuses on digital skills while TFJ focuses on teacher pipeline.
• Per Scholas: US-based non-profit providing tuition-free technology training and career placement to adults from underserved communities. Comparable on free-tech-skills-for-disadvantaged-youth + employer partnerships; differs in US-only operations and adult learner focus.
• Generation (by McKinsey): Global employment-focused non-profit delivering tech and digital-skills training to disadvantaged young adults with employer partnerships. Highly comparable on the connect-learn-employ model; CLACK's quest service mirrors Generation's employer-paid training pathway but for high school rather than adult learners.
• NPO法人eboard: Japanese NPO providing free online learning support for children facing economic hardship, including single-parent households. Directly comparable domestic peer targeting educational access for disadvantaged youth; differs by focusing on K-12 academic subject tutoring rather than digital maker skills.
• NPOカタリバ (Katriba): Japanese NPO focused on educational support and learning spaces for children from challenging family environments, including single-parent and low-income households. Directly comparable as a domestic peer addressing generational poverty through education, though Katriba emphasizes emotional/relational support over digital skills.

Broad incumbents

• Room to Read: Global non-profit focused on literacy and gender equality in education across low-income communities. Comparable as a large international education NPO with corporate funding, school partnerships, and outcome tracking — but focused on early literacy rather than digital skills.
• Code.org: US-based non-profit working to expand access to computer science in schools, with massive school-district reach and major corporate partnerships. Comparable in promoting free programming education and school-based delivery, but at far greater scale and focused on K-12 curriculum integration rather than after-school maker hubs.

Others

• 日本財団 (Nippon Foundation): One of Japan's largest charitable foundations supporting education and social welfare, and an existing funder of CLACK programs. Listed here as an ecosystem participant — comparable as a major Japanese education/social-impact funder rather than as an operating peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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