c-company

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C-Company Co., Ltd. (株式会社シーカンパニー) is a private Japanese education-services operator headquartered in Obu City, Aichi Prefecture, and a core subsidiary of E-Holdings Group. The company operates as a mega-franchisee of NOVA Holdings, running 75 tutoring schools under the ITTO個別指導学院, みやび個別指導学院, and がんばる学園 brands, plus 36 children's English conversation schools under NOVAバイリンガルKIDS and one Dortmund Soccer Academy location in Aichi. Its customers are K-12 students and their families across 13 prefectures in the Chubu, Kansai, Tokai, and Shikoku regions of Japan.

The company runs a multi-brand physical-school platform offering 1-on-1 to 1-on-3 individualized tutoring, English conversation instruction for children aged 3 and up (with native-speaker instructors at the English schools), and soccer training using Borussia Dortmund's licensed youth-coaching methodology (delivered by former professional players at the soccer academy). No proprietary digital/technology platform is disclosed; the service delivery is classroom-based and tutor-led. Operational differentiation is rooted in physical brand presence, neighborhood school locations, free self-study rooms at the みやび brand, and structured internal training (a 1-year program with SS/Special Select tutor certifications) rather than software.

Revenue is generated primarily through per-session tutoring tuition (¥2,000-¥2,700 per 100-minute session, tiered by student grade) and English-language school fees, with monthly subscription-style payments. Go-to-market relies on grassroots, on-site-led acquisition (現場主義) rather than heavy paid advertising, supplemented by corporate sports sponsorships (Hiroshima Dragonflies, Iwate Grulla Morioka) for brand awareness. The company pursues expansion via new school openings across prefectures, the most recent examples being Toyama (2025), Tokushima (2024), and Shiga (2024), and via inorganic moves such as the April 2025 acquisition of an existing ITTO school in Inazawa. Leadership is structured as a two-person executive team: Chairman 矢野雅己 (Yano Masaki) and CEO 安倍康一 (Abe Koichi).

Name

c-company

Legal name

株式会社シーカンパニー

Website

https://c-company.jp

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

C-Company is a private Japanese mega-franchisee of NOVA Holdings, operating 75 K-12 tutoring schools, 36 NOVA children's English schools, and one Dortmund Soccer Academy across 13 prefectures, serving Japanese students and families seeking individualized academic tutoring, English-language instruction, and soccer training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Tutoring and Supplemental Education

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Language Schools (611630), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Core Curriculum Small-Group Tutoring Centers (Math/ELA/Science/Social Studies) (EDANAHAA)

Keywords

• Individualized tutoring services
• K-12 exam preparation
• Children's English education
• Soccer instruction programs
• Franchise education operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Obu

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tutoring School Tuition Fees: The company operates 75 学習塾 (tutoring schools) and 36 英会話 schools under franchise brands (ITTO отдельных学院, みやび отдельных学院, がんばる学園, NOVAバイリンガルKIDS), generating revenue through student tuition and school fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

C-Company directly operates branded tutoring schools, children's English conversation schools, and one soccer academy across Japan as a mega-franchisee of NOVA Holdings. Its tutoring brands provide individualized instruction ranging from one-to-one to one instructor for three students; NOVA Bilingual KIDS serves children from age 3 with native English speakers, and Dortmund Soccer Academy applies Borussia Dortmund's training methodology with former professional coaches.

Product overview

株式会社シーカンパニー operates a multi-brand education platform consisting of three tutoring school brands (ITTO個別指導学院 with 1,200+ locations nationwide, みやび個別指導学院 focusing on premium learning environment, and がんばる学園 as the pioneer of one-on-one tutoring), one children's English conversation school brand (NOVAバイリンガルKIDS under NOVA Holdings with 700+ locations), and one soccer academy (ドルトムント・サッカーアカデミー implementing Borussia Dortmund's coaching methods). The company operates 75 tutoring school locations and 36 English conversation school locations across Japan as a franchisee of NOVA Holdings group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ITTO個別動作学院: 全国に1200校舎以上展開する業界規模最大級の個別動作塾ブランド
• みやび個別動作学院
• がんばる学園
• NOVAバイリンガルKIDS
• ドルトムント・サッカーアカデミー

Products and services

• ITTO Individualized Tutoring Academy (ITTO個別指導学院) An individualized tutoring academy for K-12 students, with instruction delivered by one instructor to one to three students under the ITTO franchise brand.
• Miyabi Individualized Tutoring Academy (みやび個別指導学院) A premium individualized tutoring academy for K-12 students, offering a comfortable self-study environment with self-study rooms available free of charge.
• Ganbaru Gakuen (がんばる学園) An individualized tutoring academy for K-12 students focused on academic improvement through one-to-one tutoring instruction.
• NOVA Bilingual KIDS (NOVAバイリンガルKIDS) A children's English conversation school for children from age 3, with instruction provided by native English speakers under the NOVA brand.
• Dortmund Soccer Academy (ドルトムント・サッカーアカデミー) A soccer academy serving beginners through competitive players that implements Borussia Dortmund's youth training methodology, with coaches who are former professional soccer players.

Quantifiable outcome

• Consistently ranked top-tier nationally within NOVA Holdings franchise for total student enrollment (校舎数×平均生徒数)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NOVAホールディングス株式会社 (NOVA Holdings Corporation)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorC-Company is a mega-franchisee (メガフランチャイジー) of NOVA Holdings, operating under the group's brands: ITTO отдельных学院, みやび отдельных学院, がんばる学園, and NOVAバイリンガルKIDS. NOVA Holdings has over 1,200 schools nationwide. C-Company runs 75 tutoring schools and 36 English conversation schools as part of this franchise network. The partnership also includes ドルトムント・サッカーアカデミー (Dortmund Soccer Academy) brand.
• 株式会社イー・ホールディングス (E-Holdings Corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerC-Company is a core group company (中核企業) within the E-Holdings Group. E-Holdings is the parent/holding company overseeing the group's education business portfolio, which includes NOVA Holdings and its franchisee operations.
• ボルシア・ドルトムント (Borussia Dortmund)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerC-Company operates the ドルトムント・サッカーアカデミー (Dortmund Soccer Academy) under license/partnership with German football club Borussia Dortmund (BVB), implementing BVB's youth training methodology (BVB培有メソッド) in Japan. All coaches are former professional players trained in BVB methods.
• Hiroshima Dragonflies / Iwate Grulla MoriokaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerC-Company is an official club sponsor (クラブスポンサー) of Hiroshima Dragonflies (B.League professional basketball) and Iwate Grulla Morioka (J.League football), using sports marketing to build brand awareness in local communities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• NOVA Holdings: NOVA Holdings operates and franchises the ITTO, Miyabi, Ganbaru, and children's English brands that C-Company uses. It is the closest business-model and brand benchmark, although it sits upstream as franchisor as well as operating in the same education categories.
• TRY Group: TRY Group operates major individualized tutoring brands, including the Individual Classroom NOVA? No—TRY Group operates individual tutoring brands such as Individual Juku Try and Navi. It directly competes for K-12 tutoring demand through similarly localized school networks.
• Meiko Educational Group: Meiko Educational Group operates the Meiko Gijuku tutoring network, a scaled provider of personalized instruction to Japanese K-12 students. Its school-based, instructor-led model closely matches C-Company's core tutoring operation.
• TOMAS: TOMAS provides premium one-to-one tutoring and related education services to K-12 students. Its emphasis on individualized instruction makes it a strong direct comparison for C-Company's highest-service tutoring formats.
• ena: ena operates tutoring and examination-preparation schools serving K-12 students and their families. It competes for the same academic-support budgets and neighborhood enrollment relationships as C-Company.
• Kumon Institute of Education: Kumon operates a large network of supplemental learning centers with recurring student participation and local franchise-style delivery. Its worksheet-led pedagogy differs from C-Company's tutoring, but the customer base, recurring model, and geographic footprint are comparable.
• ECC: ECC operates language education programs, including instruction for children, through a physical school network. It is a direct comparator for C-Company's 36 NOVA Bilingual KIDS English-conversation schools.
• AEON: AEON operates a national English-conversation school network serving students and adults. Its children's English offering and recurring physical-location model are materially comparable with NOVA Bilingual KIDS.

Broad incumbents

• Gakken Holdings: Gakken Holdings is a diversified education group with tutoring, classroom, publishing, and learning-content operations. Its tutoring brands overlap with C-Company, while its broader portfolio provides a benchmark for education-services scale.
• Benesse Holdings: Benesse serves families through school, tutoring, educational materials, and digital learning services. It is a broader incumbent, but its K-12 education products, parent relationships, and recurring school-based offerings overlap with C-Company's market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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