Socioak Group

Name

Socioak Group

Legal name

ソシオークホールディングス株式会社 (Socioak Holdings Inc.)

Website

https://socioak.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Public Services Contracting

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Safeguarding, Child Protection & Reporting Services (EDAJAIAD)

Keywords

• School meal catering
• Childcare services
• Public facility management
• Mobility services
• Disability welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Shiba

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Contract Services (School Meals, Childcare, Facility Management): Socioak Group generates the majority of its revenue through long-term service contracts with Japanese municipal governments (市区町村) for school meal catering, public childcare services, after-school club operations, and public facility management. These are typically multi-year contracted services billed on a per-unit or monthly basis per government contract terms.
2. BPO Platform Services: The group provides HR-Tech systems, childcare ICT systems (such as 学童ソシオConnect), and consulting services to childcare operators and local governments, generating recurring software/service fees.
3. Mobility Services: Mitsuba Mobility operates community bus, public ride-sharing, demand bus, and scheduled bus services under contract with local governments, as well as automated driving EV bus operator services. Revenue is generated through transportation service contracts and operational fees.
4. Disability Welfare Services: Employment-based disability welfare services (就労系障がい福祉サービス), agricultural-welfare linkage (農福連携), and disability child day services generate revenue through government welfare service contracts.
5. ALT派遣・国際理解事業: Heart Corporation provides Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) dispatch services and international understanding programs to schools and municipalities on contract. Also provides highly skilled foreign human resources introduction services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Socioak Group is a Japanese social services conglomerate that contracts with municipal governments to deliver school and nursery meal catering, after-school childcare, public facility management, mobility services, disability welfare programs, and international understanding services (ALT dispatch, language training). The group also operates a BPO platform business providing HR-Tech and childcare ICT systems (including the Gakudo Socio Connect app and Mama-ren! nursery management system) to childcare operators and local governments.

Product overview

Socioak Group is a social services conglomerate offering multiple interconnected service lines rather than a single unified software product. The core portfolio includes school/nursery meal provision (学校・保育園給食事業), childcare support including after-school clubs and nursery schools (、子育て支援事業 featuring ASHITA∞Kids brand), international understanding services ( ALT派遣・国際理解事業), mobility services (モビリティサービス事業), public facility management, disability welfare services, and BPO platform services. Within the BPO platform, the Group operates HR-Tech systems and ICT solutions for childcare management. The portfolio spans 24 subsidiary companies including 葉隠勇進 (school meals), 株式会社明日葉 (childcare), みつばモビリティ (mobility), and ソシオークヒューテック (technology/BPO). Notable technology-enabled offerings include 学童ソシオコネクト app for after-school club management and 妈妈れん！ nursery management system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ASHITA∞キッズ (Ashita∞Kids): A private after-school club brand offering academic and enrichment programs including e-sports English conversation, Minecraft programming, and other educational content for school-age children.
• 学童ソシオコネクト (Gakudou Socio Connect)
• 明日葉保育園 (Ashi)
• 伊万里焼けショールーム (Imariyaki Showroom)

Products and services

• School and Nursery Meal Services (学校・保育園給食事業) Catering services providing public elementary, junior high school, and nursery school meals on contract with municipal governments, delivering 167,432 meals per day as of March 2026. Operated primarily by Hagakure Yushin Co., Ltd.

Quantifiable outcome

• 167,432 school/nursery meals served daily across Japan (March 2026)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 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

37 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Iyo City, Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県伊予市)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026Ashita-ba and Socioak Hutech entered a partnership agreement with Iyo City for DX promotion in after-school children's clubs. The三方 partnership (Iyo City + Ashita-ba + Socioak Hutech) established the 'Iyo City After-School Club DX Promotion Consortium' to digitize enrollment procedures and integrate the 学童ソシオConnect app. The partnership was selected for the Children and Families Agency's demonstration project.
• Decoria Co., Ltd. (株式会社デコリア)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 February 2026Ashita-ba and Decoria partnered on a SDGs Art project using blackboard wallpaper off-cuts, creating art with children at 25 after-school clubs in Odawara City. This partnership won the Partnership Award in Kanagawa's Minna no SDGs initiative. Decoria provides the material (wallpaper scraps) while Ashita-ba facilitates the creative activity with children.
• Sun Amenity Co., Ltd. (株式会社サンアメニティ)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2025Sun Amenity, which operates public facility management, sports facilities, and integrated building management businesses, joined the Socioak Group to expand the group's public facility management capabilities.
• Socioak Hutech Co., Ltd. (ソシオークヒューテック株式会社)coreTechnology or Integration · 14 May 2025Socioak Hutech, a group company, provides the 学童ソシオConnect ICT platform. Ashita-ba deploys this system across its after-school club operations, and together with Socioak Hutech, they partner with municipalities for DX initiatives. The app handles check-in/out management and was expanded to include online enrollment functionality.
• Art Reform Co., Ltd. (株式会社アートリフォーム)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshita-ba and Art Reform co-hosted a SDG-themed woodworking workshop at an after-school club in Hirakata City, Osaka.
• Kyara Innovate Co., Ltd. (株式会社キャライノベイト)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshita-ba and Kyara Innovate co-hosted SDGs-themed perfumery (調香) workshops using domestically sourced unused wood materials at after-school clubs in Yokohama.
• Water Stand Co., Ltd. (ウォータースタンド株式会社)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshita-ba partnered with Water Stand for SDGs workshops focused on the 'bottle free project' and plastic waste reduction, teaching children about environmental conservation through hands-on activities using the company's 'Forest My Bottle' product.
• Brother Sales, Ltd. (ブラザー販売株式会社)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrother Sales and Ashita-ba co-hosted disaster prevention paper craft workshops at after-school clubs in Hamamatsu, teaching children how to make disaster preparedness crafts using home printers ahead of Disaster Prevention Day.
• Kanagawa Institute of Technology (神奈川工科大学)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshita-ba and Professor Takamura Takeki of Kanagawa Institute of Technology jointly developed and conducted SDGs×Science Experiment Classes at after-school clubs. The partnership is registered as a Kanagawa SDGs Partner. Experiments have included ocean plastic waste and marine environment education.
• Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage Co., Ltd. (ポッカサッポロフード&ビバレッジ株式会社)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint online classes (lemon class and illustration class) for children at Ashita-ba after-school clubs nationwide, conducted over two days.
• Kawasaki Frontale (川崎フロンターレ)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerSocioak Group entered a club partner contract with professional soccer club Kawasaki Frontale (J.League J1). The partnership includes hospitality soccer workshops for local elementary school children, with the group serving as an official partner.
• Japan Softball Association / ASOBALL (日本ソフトボール協会)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshita-ba partnered with the Japan Softball Association to deliver the ASOBALL (baseball-type sport) program at after-school clubs, featuring appearances by former Japanese national team coaches and players including Utsuki Taeko, providing children with sports experiences led by elite athletes.
• Tokyo Verdy Beach Soccer (東京ヴェルディビーチサッカー)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshita-ba hosted a beach soccer experience event at after-school clubs in Tachikawa City with Tokyo Verdy Beach Soccer players as instructors.
• Yokohama F. Marinos (神奈川フロンターレ / 横浜F・マリノス)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshita-ba partnered with Yokohama F. Marinos for a women's rugby experience event at a children's club in Yokohama.
• Makimura Co., Ltd. (株式会社マクニカ)coreTechnology or IntegrationMitsuba Community partnered with Makimura to introduce Level 4 autonomous driving EV bus (EVO, manufactured by GAUSSIN MACNICA MOBILITY, formerly NAVYA) for regular service in Hitachiota City — Japan's first such implementation. Mitsuba provides the operator service.
• REA Co., Ltd. (株式会社REA)coreTechnology or IntegrationMitsuba Mobility entered a capital and business partnership with REA to use its cloud-type AI combined transportation dispatching system for hospital inter-facility patient transportation services, enabling optimized ride scheduling based on appointment data.
• Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (参天製薬株式会社)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshita-ba partnered with Santen for the 'Happy Eye Challenge' online event across 30 after-school clubs (1,500+ children), teaching children about eye health through quizzes and games.
• Earth Friends Tokyo Z (アースフレンズ東京Z)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAshita-ba maintains a partnership with professional basketball team Earth Friends Tokyo Z for hospitality basketball classes at nursery schools and after-school clubs. The partnership has included player visits, collaborative lunch programs, and co-branded events.
• Suzuhiro Kamaboko Co., Ltd. (鈴廣かまぼこ株式会社)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuzuhiro Kamaboko co-hosted a summer vacation event at after-school clubs in Odawara, combining food, sports (Futsal), and financial education themes.
• Sagami Shinkin Bank (さがみ信用金庫)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSagami Shinkin Bank co-hosted a summer vacation event at after-school clubs in Odawara, combining food, sports (Futsal), and financial education themes.
• Children and Families Agency (こども家庭庁)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe DX partnership between Ashita-ba, Socioak Hutech, and Iyo City was selected for the Children and Families Agency's 'After-School Children's Club Procedure DX Promotion Demonstration Project' (放課後児童クラブ利用手続き等に関わるDX推進実証事業), receiving government subsidy support.
• Panasonic Center TokyominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPanasonic Center Tokyo delivered an online workshop 'Finding the Invisible World' to approximately 1,200 children across Ashita-ba after-school clubs nationwide via video link.
• Tamahooku Science Museum (多摩六都科学館)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTamahooku Science Museum conducted a 'Balloon Science Show' online with Ashita-ba after-school clubs in Kodaira City, teaching children about science through balloon experiments.
• Hamamatsu Science Museum (浜松科学館)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHamamatsu Science Museum conducted science shows at Ashita-ba after-school clubs in Hamamatsu, bringing science experiences to children.
• Educational Design Co., Ltd. (株式会社エデュケーショナル・デザイン)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshita-ba partnered with Educational Design to deliver programming events using popular characters, where children learn drag-and-drop coding to make characters move, dance, and interact.
• Japan Yo-Yo Federation (日本ヨーヨー連盟 / JYYF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshita-ba partnered with JYYF for the 'Everyone! Yo-Yo Challenge' project across after-school clubs in Yokohama and Odawara, and as a partner sponsored the 2023 All Japan Junior Yo-Yo Championship, bringing elite yo-yo players to interact with children.
• Japan Trade Agency (JETRO / 独立行政法人日本貿易振興機構)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeart Corporation's definition of 'highly skilled foreign human resources' aligns with JETRO's criteria, referencing JETRO's classification of nationals with university-level education in 'research,' 'technology/humanities/international services,' 'management,' or 'legal/accounting' residence statuses.
• Nama Gateau Au Chocolat (ナマガトーショコラ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal chocolatier Nama Gateau Au Chocolat delivered a SDGs learning event at Ashita-ba after-school clubs in Odawara, teaching children about the 'unsweet side of chocolate' including the challenges faced by cacao farmers in developing countries.
• Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (本田技研工業株式会社)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren from Ashita-ba after-school clubs advanced to the final screening of the 22nd Honda Children's Idea Contest. Ashita-ba supported the children's participation in this national competition.
• Sannan Co., Ltd. ( 株式会社三五)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshita-ba and Sannan partnered to hold a SDGs workshop using 'sustainable chocolate' to teach children about global sustainability challenges in the cacao supply chain.
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (国土交通省)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMitsuba Community received support and recognition from MLIT for its public transportation services including the Oyama Town comprehensive transportation package, addressing transportation void areas.
• Tokyu Hands Inc. (東急に руки)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshita-ba and Tokyu Hands co-hosted crafting workshops at after-school clubs, providing materials and guidance for hands-on creative activities.
• Suntory Holdings (サントリーホールディングス)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuntory Holdings supported SDGs workshops at Ashita-ba after-school clubs, contributing to environmental education activities.
• Yokohama Municipal Government (横浜市)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshita-ba is a partner in Yokohama City's after-school children's club program (横浜市放課後キッズクラブ). The city also partnered with Water Stand for the My Bottle Promotion Agreement (2025 March), and Ashita-ba participated in citywide child dental health initiatives (集団フッ化物うがい) in cooperation with the Kanagawa prefectural government.
• National Self-Defense Force / JGSDF (陸上自衛隊)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMitsuba Community began providing internship programs for Self-Defense Force members transitioning to civilian careers (second career support), in partnership with the JGSDF Kanagawa Regional Cooperation Headquarters.
• Daiwa House Industry (大和ハウス工業)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshita-ba and Daiwa House Industry collaborated on the P.M. School (学童保育型アフタースクール) located within a Daiwa House school facility in Tokyo's Kodaira City.
• Shonan Bellmare Futsal Club (湘南ベルマーレフットサルクラブ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShonan Bellmare futsal club conducted a summer event at Ashita-ba after-school clubs in Odawara, with players teaching children about regional charm through food, sports, and financial literacy themes.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Nippon Kanzai Holdings Co., Ltd. Japanese building management and property services firm listed on TSE (9728), serving commercial offices, public facilities, and condominiums. Comparable to Socioak's comprehensive building management franchise under the Sun Amenity umbrella.
• Sanki Engineering Co., Ltd. Established Japanese facility services company listed on TSE (1961), providing building management, HVAC, and public facility operations. Comparable to Socioak's public facility management and PFI businesses across municipal buildings and sports facilities.
• Watami Co., Ltd. One of Japan's largest school meal and nursery meal caterers, competing directly with Hagakure Yushin for municipal school meal contracts. Listed on TSE (7502), Watami provides outsourced food services across multiple prefectures, mirroring Socioak Group's largest single business segment.
• Willer Inc. Japan-based mobility services company operating highway buses, regional transit, demand-responsive transport, and autonomous driving pilots. Directly comparable to Mitsuba Mobility's rural public mobility, demand buses, and Level 4 autonomous EV bus operations.
• SMS Co., Ltd. Japanese healthcare and welfare services operator listed on TSE (2175), running elderly care, disability welfare, and nursing care facilities under government contracts. Directly comparable to Socioak's disability welfare segment (Yours Ever, Newstep) and elderly mobility services.
• AEON Delight Co., Ltd. Major facility management services provider listed on TSE (9787), operating comprehensive building management, security, and cleaning services for commercial and public-sector clients. Direct overlap with Socioak's 455-facility public facility management business via Sun Amenity.
• Manabi Holdings, Inc. Japanese childcare and kindergarten operator listed on TSE (2404), running private nursery schools and licensed daycare facilities nationwide. Directly comparable to Socioak's Ashita-ba nursery and after-school club operations serving 60,055 daily users.

Broad incumbents

• Persol Holdings Co., Ltd. Major Japanese HR services and staffing group listed on TSE (2181), operating temp staffing, engineer dispatch, and BPO platform services. Comparable at the BPO platform and HR-Tech layer, though Persol is broader across non-government verticals.
• Pigeon Holdings Co., Ltd. Japan's leading childcare products and services company listed on TSE (7956), operating Lansinoh maternity products, baby goods, and childcare-related services. An incumbent in the broader family/childcare category with adjacent rather than direct service overlap with Socioak's nursery operations.
• Nichii Gakkan Company: Japan's largest comprehensive staffing and care services company listed on TSE (9792), operating across facility management, childcare support, elderly care, and BPO services. A much larger, diversified incumbent that overlaps with multiple Socioak Group segments including facility management, childcare, and welfare services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/socioak_group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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