Native name | 株式会社グロービス |
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Romanized name | kabushiki gaisha Gurōbisu |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Educational services E-learning Publishing Venture capital |
Founded | 1 August 1992 |
Founder | Yoshito Hori |
Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | GLOBIS Unlimited e-learning platform, GLOPLA learning management system, GMAP assessment test, business management publications |
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Number of employees | Globis Group: 927 (2024) |
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Website | globis |
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Globis Corporation (Japanese: 株式会社グロービス, Hepburn: kabushiki gaisha Gurōbisu, English: /ɡloʊbɪs/), commonly referred to as Globis and stylized as GLOBIS, is a Japanese private business education company headquartered in Banchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1992 by Japanese entrepreneur Yoshito Hori.[3] The Globis group includes the Graduate School of Management, Globis University, which is the largest graduate business school in Japan with a total enrollment of 2,525 students and an annual intake of 1,000 students in 2024.[4][5] Another group addition is Globis Capital Partners,[6][7] a hands-on VC firm with a cumulative fund size of over ¥160 billion JPY (approximately $1.2 billion) invested in over 190 Japanese companies in 2022.[8]
Globis is a large corporate training provider in Japan,[6][7]. Over 473,000 professionals and 3,300 clients utilize its corporate education solutions annually.[9] It has published 143 business management books which sold a combined 3.77 million copies.[9][10] Globis has overseas subsidiaries in Bangkok, Thailand, Brussels, Belgium, Manila, Philippines San Francisco, United States, Shanghai, China, and Singapore.[2]
Globis Corporation was established by Yoshito Hori in 1992. The company was started with a capital of 800,000 yen (about $7,500 USD).[2][3]
Globis Capital Partners Co., Ltd. (Japanese: グロービス・キャピタル・パートナーズ株式会社, Hepburn: Gurōbisu Kyapitaru Paatonaazu kabushiki gaisha, English: /ɡloʊbɪs/) is a Japanese private venture capital firm headquartered in Banchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.[11] Globis Capital Partners was founded in 1996 by Yoshito Hori.[12] It manages a cumulative fund size of over ¥180 billion JPY (approximately $1.3 billion) with investments in companies such as Mercari, Gree, and SmartNews.[13][14]
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