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Globis Corporation
Native name
株式会社グロービス
kabushiki gaisha Gurōbisu
Company typePrivate
IndustryEducational services
E-learning
Publishing
Venture capital
Founded1 August 1992; 32 years ago (1992-08-01)
FounderYoshito Hori
Headquarters
Chiyoda, Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsGLOBIS Unlimited e-learning platform, GLOPLA learning management system, GMAP assessment test, business management publications
Services
Number of employees
Globis Group: 806 (2023)
Subsidiaries
Websiteglobis.com
Footnotes / references
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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. Globis is one of the largest corporate training providers in Japan,[2][3] with over 2 million professionals having completed programs. It has published 130 business management books which sold a combined 3.5 million copies. E-learning platforms GLOBIS Manabihodai and GLOBIS Unlimited have a combined subscriber number of over 210,000.[4]

Globis has overseas subsidiaries in Bangkok, Thailand, Brussels, Belgium, San Francisco, United States, Shanghai, China, and Singapore.[1] The Globis Group includes the Graduate School of Management, Globis University, which is the largest business school in Japan[5] with a total enrollment of 2,683 students and an annual intake of 1,050 students.[6][7] Another group addition is Globis Capital Partners,[2][3] 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]

History

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Globis Corporation was founded by Yoshito Hori in 1992. The company was started with a capital of 800,000 yen (about $7,500 USD).[1][9]

Globis Group

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Globis Capital Partners

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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.[10] Globis Capital Partners was founded in 1996 by Yoshito Hori and is a part of the Globis Group.[11] It manages a cumulative fund size of over ¥180 billion JPY (approximately $1.3 billion) with investments in companies such as Mercari and Gree.[12]

Globis University

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Main article: Graduate School of Management, Globis University

Ibaraki Robots

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Main article: Ibaraki Robots

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Corporate Profile". Globis Corporation. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  2. ^ a b "GLOBIS". weforum.org. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  3. ^ a b "GLOBIS aims to create visionary leaders". japantoday.com. 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  4. ^ "GLOBIS By The Numbers". Globis Corporation. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  5. ^ "GLOBIS University: Japan's No. 1 MBA". japantimes.co.jp. 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  6. ^ "nyūgaku, zaigaku, shūryōshasū nado" 入学、在学、修了者数等 [Numbers on Intake, Enrollment, Graduation etc.] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  7. ^ "MEXT reiwa 4 nendo senmonshoku daigakuin ichiran" 令和４年度専門職大学院一覧 [MEXT 2022 Professional School List] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  8. ^ "nana gō fando setsuritsu, ichiji boshū wo gohyaku oku en kibo nite kanryō shimashita" 7号ファンド設立、一次募集を500億円規模にて完了しました [Fund No.7 Established with Primary Offering of ¥50 Billion Yen Completed]. Globis Capital Partners (in Japanese). 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  9. ^ "Five Lessons as a Japanese Entrepreneur". The Harbus. 2004-03-22. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  10. ^ "History". Globis Capital Partners. 2018-12-17. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  11. ^ Kushida, Kenji (2022-10-17). "Japan's Venture Capital Industry: Snapshot of Growth and Transformation". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  12. ^ "nana gō fando setsuritsu, ichiji boshū wo gohyaku oku en kibo nite kanryō shimashita" 7号ファンド設立、一次募集を500億円規模にて完了しました [Fund No.7 Established with Primary Offering of ¥50 Billion Yen Completed]. Globis Capital Partners (in Japanese). 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
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