Globis Explained

Globis Corporation
Native Name:株式会社グロービス
Native Name Lang:ja
Romanized Name:kabushiki gaisha Gurōbisu
Type:Private
Industry:Educational services
E-learning
Publishing
Venture capital
Founder:Yoshito Hori
Hq Location City:Chiyoda, Tokyo
Hq Location Country:Japan
Area Served:Worldwide
Products:GLOBIS Unlimited e-learning platform, GLOPLA learning management system, GMAP assessment test, business management publications
Services:
Num Employees:Globis Group: 927 (2024)
Footnotes:[1]

, 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.[2] 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.[3] [4] Another group addition is Globis Capital Partners, 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.[5]

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.[8] It has published 143 business management books which sold a combined 3.77 million copies.[8] [9] Globis has overseas subsidiaries in Bangkok, Thailand, Brussels, Belgium, Manila, Philippines San Francisco, United States, Shanghai, China, and Singapore.[1]

History

Globis Corporation was established by Yoshito Hori in 1992. The company was started with a capital of 800,000 yen (about $7,500 USD).[1] [2]

Globis Group

Globis Capital Partners

is a Japanese private venture capital firm headquartered in Banchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.[10] Globis Capital Partners was founded in 1996 by Yoshito Hori.[11] 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.[12] [13]

Globis University

See main article: Graduate School of Management, Globis University.

Ibaraki Robots

See main article: Ibaraki Robots.

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Corporate Profile . Globis Corporation . September 3, 2024.
  2. Web site: Creating a Business School and Venture Capital Firm in Japan . The Harbus . January 30, 2006 . September 3, 2024.
  3. Web site: nyūgaku, zaigaku, shūryōshasū nado. ja:入学、在学、修了者数等. Numbers on Intake, Enrollment, Graduation etc.. September 3, 2024. ja.
  4. Web site: MEXT reiwa 5 nendo senmonshoku daigakuin ichiran. ja:令和５年度専門職大学院一覧. MEXT 2023 Professional School List. September 3, 2024 . ja.
  5. Web site: nana gō fando setsuritsu, ichiji boshū wo gohyaku oku en kibo nite kanryō shimashita . ja: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 . July 5, 2022 . Globis Capital Partners . February 24, 2023 . ja.
  6. Web site: GLOBIS. weforum.org. 24 February 2023.
  7. Web site: GLOBIS aims to create visionary leaders. japantoday.com. 5 April 2010. 24 February 2023.
  8. Web site: GLOBIS By The Numbers . Globis Corporation . September 3, 2024.
  9. Web site: GLOBIS Books Gurōbisu no shuppann jigyō . ja:GLOBIS Books グロービスの出版事業 . GLOBIS Books GLOBIS’s Publishing Business. Globis Books. September 3, 2024.
  10. Web site: History . Globis Capital Partners . 17 December 2018 . August 15, 2023.
  11. Web site: Japan's Venture Capital Industry: Snapshot of Growth and Transformation . Kushida. Kenji . October 17, 2022 . Carnegie Endowment for International Peace . August 15, 2023.
  12. Web site: nana gō fando setsuritsu, ichiji boshū wo gohyaku oku en kibo nite kanryō shimashita . ja: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 . July 5, 2022 . Globis Capital Partners . August 15, 2023 . ja.
  13. Web site: Gurōbisu kako saidai 727 oku en fando sosei. DX ni yoru hakaiteki kakushin de kokunai kyodai shijō no kasenka nerau . ja:グロービス、過去最大727億円ファンド組成。DXによる破壊的革新で国内巨大市場の寡占化狙う. GLOBIS forms its largest fund so far at 72.7 billion yen. Aiming to dominate the huge domestic market with disruptive innovation through DX. . July 20, 2023 . Digital Shift Times . September 3, 2024. ja.

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