What ETIC. does

ETIC. (エティック, formally 特定非営利活動法人エティック) is a certified non-profit organization founded in 1993 in Tokyo, operating an integrated platform that connects aspiring social entrepreneurs, mission-driven professionals, corporations, and local governments across Japan. The organization's core function is intermediation: it recruits and develops individuals interested in social innovation, then matches them into employment, side-work, or project-based engagements with social ventures, NPOs, regional enterprises, and corporate partners.

ETIC.'s technology backbone is the ETIC.ID unified membership platform, which provides a single login for access to three primary service lines: DRIVEキャリア, a job board and career coaching service for social ventures and NPOs; YOSOMON!, a national side-work and dual-work matching platform connecting skilled professionals with regional companies; and Beyonders, a twice-yearly 3-month project-based program where participants join early-stage social innovation projects as paid side work or pro-bono contributors. Supporting programs include Local Venture Lab (ローカルベンチャーラボ) for cultivating young regional entrepreneurs and 地域ベンチャーラボ for regional internships. The organization operates six specialized newsletters, an annual Beyondカンファレンス event, and a content ecosystem across Facebook, X, and the note blog.

ETIC. generates revenue through four streams: (1) employer job posting fees on DRIVEキャリア, with publicly disclosed pricing from ¥33,000 (startup, 90 days) to ¥440,000 (general enterprise, 365 days) plus ¥88,000 per article writing support; (2) participant fees for career coaching and program participation; (3) enterprise and government co-creation consulting, with bespoke project fees for corporations, foundations, and local governments (including Nagano City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan Co-op, Rohto Pharmaceutical, ABeam Consulting, JAL, and ENEOS); and (4) tax-deductible donations enabled by Certified NPO status obtained in October 2017, including general operations, disaster relief, and the MAKERS UNIVERSITY next-generation innovator program.

Name

ETIC.

Legal name

特定非营利活动法人エティック

Website

https://etic.or.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ETIC. is a Tokyo-based certified non-profit (since 1993) operating an integrated platform that matches aspiring social entrepreneurs and mission-driven professionals with social ventures, NPOs, regional enterprises, corporations, and local governments through its ETIC.ID system spanning DRIVEキャリア, YOSOMON!, and Beyonders programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Innovation Intermediary Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Mentoring, Coaching, Alumni Networking & Peer Support Platforms (EDAFAMAN)

Keywords

• Social innovation programs
• Talent matching services
• Regional entrepreneur support
• Social sector job board
• Venture incubation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Shibuya, Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Employer/job posting services (DRIVEキャリア): ETIC. charges employers for job posting services on DRIVEキャリア. Pricing tiers are based on subscription period (90 or 365 days) and company category (general vs. startup). Additional fee for article writing support.
2. Program and event participation fees: Revenue is generated from participant fees for various ETIC. programs including the Beyonders project participation program, career coaching services, and other training programs.
3. Enterprise and government co-creation consulting: ETIC. provides consulting and program co-creation services to corporations, foundations, and local governments seeking to engage social innovators or develop regional talent programs. Revenue is earned through bespoke project fees and program operation contracts.
4. Donations and fundraising: As a certified NPO, ETIC. receives tax-deductible donations from individuals and corporations. Donation campaigns include general operations, disaster relief funds, Noto earthquake recovery, and the MAKERS UNIVERSITY next-generation innovator program. Legacy gifts (遺贈・相続) are also accepted.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ETIC. operates a multi-brand platform ecosystem that connects aspiring entrepreneurs, career changers, and skilled professionals with social ventures, NPOs, corporations, and local governments. Core services include a social-sector job board and career coaching (DRIVEキャリア), a national side-work matching platform (YOSOMON!), a three-month project-based social innovation engagement program (Beyonders), regional entrepreneur cultivation (Local Venture Lab), regional internship programs (地域ベンチャー留学), and bespoke enterprise/government co-creation consulting. All services are accessed through the unified ETIC.ID membership platform.

Product overview

ETIC. operates a multi-brand platform for social innovation and career services. The central entry point is ETIC.ID, a unified membership and login system that provides access to the full suite of ETIC. career services. Key programs include DRIVEキャリア, a specialized job matching and career coaching platform for social ventures and NPOs; YOSOMON!, a national side-work job board connecting professionals with regional enterprises; and Beyonders, a 3-month project-based program for social innovation challenges. Supporting programs include the Local Venture Lab (regional entrepreneur cultivation), 地域ベンチャー留学 (regional internship), and ETIC. Letter (monthly newsletter). These services collectively support individuals pursuing social careers through job matching, side-work opportunities, project participation, coaching, and informational resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DRIVEキャリア: Career service for social ventures and NPOs, offering job searching, career coaching, and matching services for professionals seeking social impact careers.
• YOSOMON!
• Beyonders
• ETIC.ID
• ETIC. Letter

Quantifiable outcome

• Local Venture Lab (local entrepreneur cultivation program) selected for MetLife Foundation 2026 international grant program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Japan Co-op / Japan Consumers' Co-operative Union (日本生活協同組合連合会)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2026ETIC. provides operational support for the Japan Co-op 75th Anniversary CO·OP Regional Co-creation Lab, a commemorative initiative by the national cooperative union.
• Nagano City (長野市)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026ETIC. signed a collaboration agreement with Nagano City to invite side-work and external talent to local businesses, promoting regional economic growth and entrepreneur development.
• Rohto Pharmaceutical (ロート製薬)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Rohto Pharmaceutical is a Beyonders organizing partner. Beyonders is co-organized by ETIC. and multiple corporate partners, with Rohto participating in the initiative to provide employees with cross-sector social innovation experience.
• ABeam Consulting (アビームコンサルティング)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026ABeam Consulting is a Beyonders organizing partner, enabling its consultants to participate in social innovation projects as part of the corporate social impact program.
• Japan Airlines (日本航空/JAL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026JAL is a Beyonders organizing partner, contributing to the cross-sector collaboration initiative by engaging employees in social impact projects.
• ENEOS (ENEOS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026ENEOS is a Beyonders organizing partner, supporting employee participation in social innovation projects through the Beyonders platform.
• DRIVE mediaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026DRIVE media is listed as a Beyonders organizing partner, contributing media and content support for program promotion.
• andBeyond CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026andBeyond Company is a Beyonders organizing partner and serves as the secretariat for the 'ソーシャルR&D' project listed on the Beyonders platform.
• Local Venture Initiative (ローカルベンチャーラボ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026ETIC. operates Local Venture Lab as a core program to develop young local entrepreneurs, partnered with MetLife Foundation grant support.
• Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026ETIC. operates the iBARAKICK! program in partnership with Ibaraki Prefecture, matching out-of-prefecture talent with local businesses for regional problem-solving projects.
• NTT Research (NTT研究所)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026NTT Research's media platform 'ふるえ' featured the Beyondカンファレンス2026 held by ETIC. in Toranomon, providing media coverage for the event.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Idealist: Global job board and community platform for social-impact careers and volunteering. Most directly comparable peer to ETIC.'s DRIVEキャリア service, with similar mission-driven employer matching and career-coaching offerings.
• Japan NPO Center: Japan's leading NPO intermediary organization providing capacity-building, consulting, and advocacy for Japanese non-profits. Directly comparable as a domestic NPO support infrastructure organization serving similar constituent ecosystem.
• Ashoka: Global social entrepreneurship support network identifying and supporting leading social entrepreneurs. Highly comparable mission and intermediary model, with Ashoka Japan specifically operating in the same Japanese social-innovation ecosystem as ETIC.
• Social Innovation Japan: Japanese social innovation intermediary network connecting innovators, corporations, and government. Directly comparable as a domestic peer operating in the same Japanese social-innovation space with overlapping corporate and government partner ecosystem.
• Sago: Japanese side-work and parallel-career matching platform. Directly comparable to ETIC.'s YOSOMON! side-work program for connecting professionals with regional opportunities, operating in similar Japanese side-job market.

Regional players

• CharityJob: UK's leading social-sector and charity job board. Comparable as a regional social-purpose recruitment platform analogous to DRIVEキャリア, but serving UK rather than Japanese markets.

Broad incumbents

• Wantedly: Major Japanese job platform with significant social-impact vertical. Comparable as a broader recruitment platform competing for the same talent pools ETIC. serves via DRIVEキャリア, but with much wider scope and venture-backed scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/etic_jp
• Facebookfacebook.com/npoetic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/etic1993

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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