ZaPASS JAPAN

What ZaPASS JAPAN does

ZaPASS JAPAN (株式会社ZaPASS JAPAN) is a private, for-profit company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2019. According to its firmographic profile, the company operates online coaching platforms and AI-based solutions aimed at both individual consumers and corporate human resource development functions. Its stated customer base spans two segments: individuals seeking personal development/coaching services and corporate clients using the platform for HR and workforce development. The company is led by Aiki Adachi as Representative Director and CEO, with Tsubasa Sasaki serving in a CBO/CXO capacity overseeing commercial and product strategy.

The company's product surface centers on an online coaching platform augmented by what it describes as AI-based solutions for HR development, though no specific technical architecture, proprietary models, integrations, or feature inventory is disclosed in the available source data. No products, APIs, SDKs, certifications, or third-party integrations are listed. The company maintains a web presence at zapass.co, and no app, parent company, or subsidiary structure has been disclosed.

ZaPASS JAPAN is at an early stage, with reported headcount of 1–10 employees and no recorded funding rounds, revenue, M&A activity, partnerships, awards, or ownership structure in the available data. The combined B2C/B2B positioning, AI-referenced product narrative, and lean team size are the only commercial signals available; pricing, customer logos, distribution channels, and unit economics are not disclosed.

Name

ZaPASS JAPAN

Legal name

ZaPASS JAPAN 株式会社

Website

https://zapass.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ZaPASS JAPAN is a Tokyo-based private company founded in 2019 that operates online coaching platforms and AI-based human resource development solutions for individual consumers and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Coaching and HR Technology

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

On-Demand 1:1 Live Tutoring Marketplaces (EDANAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

AI Tutoring Systems (Conversational Tutors, Homework Helpers) (EDAFAFAC)

Keywords

• Online coaching platform
• AI human resources
• Corporate training solutions
• Talent development software
• HR technology platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Core offering

ZaPASS JAPAN operates online coaching platforms and AI-based solutions aimed at human resource development for both individual and corporate customers. Its core offering centers on combining online coaching delivery with artificial intelligence to support talent development and learning workflows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Coaching Platform Online coaching platform delivered by ZaPASS JAPAN for individual learners and corporate customers seeking human resource development support.
• AI-Based HR Development Solutions AI-based solutions for human resource development offered by ZaPASS JAPAN, aimed at supporting individual and corporate talent development use cases.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Coursera: Coursera partners with universities and companies to deliver online courses, certificates, and enterprise learning programs worldwide. It is a broad incumbent because it competes for the same corporate L&D and individual upskilling budgets, though at much larger scale and with academic content rather than coaching.
• BizReach: BizReach operates one of Japan's largest high-skill recruitment and career-change platforms, including direct-sourcing and HR solutions for enterprises. It is a broad incumbent because it competes for the same Japanese corporate HR budget and individual career-development user, but on the hiring side rather than coaching.
• Wantedly: Wantedly is a leading Japanese HR-tech and recruiting platform serving both job seekers and employers with company profiles, talent matching, and engagement tools. It is a broad incumbent because it serves the same Japanese corporate HR market, though its core offering centers on recruitment rather than coaching.
• Udemy: Udemy is a global online learning marketplace with a large catalog of professional and technical courses sold to individuals and enterprises via Udemy Business. It is a broad incumbent because it competes for corporate training budgets with a marketplace rather than a coaching-led model.

Direct peers

• Schoo: Schoo is a Tokyo-based online learning platform offering live and on-demand professional development videos to individuals and corporate clients in Japan. It is a direct peer because it competes in the same online adult learning and corporate training category with a similar platform-led delivery model.
• Street Academy: Street Academy is a Japanese online marketplace connecting individual learners with coaches and instructors across professional and personal topics. It is a direct peer because its online 1:1 coaching marketplace model closely mirrors ZaPASS's online coaching platform for individuals.

Emerging players

• MentorCloud: MentorCloud is a SaaS mentoring platform used by enterprises to run employee mentoring, coaching, and development programs at scale. It is an emerging player peer because it operates in the corporate coaching and HR-development software category that overlaps with ZaPASS's enterprise value proposition.
• Squirrel AI Learning: Squirrel AI operates adaptive AI tutoring systems that personalize K-12 learning paths using diagnostic assessments and recommendation engines. It is an emerging player peer because it shares the AI-driven tutoring/coaching thesis, though its primary market is academic K-12 rather than Japanese corporate HR development.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zapass-japan

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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