Globis

{{Short description|Japanese business education services company}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023|cs1-dates=y}} {{Use American English|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox company | name = Globis Corporation | native_name = 株式会社グロービス | native_name_lang = ja | romanized_name = kabushiki gaisha Gurōbisu | logo = Globis logo 2024.svg | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | type = Private | industry = Educational services<br>E-learning<br>Publishing<br>Venture capital | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1992|8|1}} | 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 = {{plainlist| * Corporate training * Venture capital }} | num_employees = Globis Group: 1,004 (2025) | subsidiaries = {{Unbulleted list |Graduate School of Management, Globis University |Globis Asia Campus Pte. Ltd. |Globis Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. |Globis China Co., Ltd. |Globis Europe BV |PT. GLOBIS Indonesia Hub |Globis Manila Inc. |Globis Thailand Co., Ltd. |Globis USA, Inc. |Globis Capital Partners |LuckyFM Ibaraki Broadcasting System<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibarakirobots.win/about/ |title=kurabu gaiyō ibaraki robotsu |script-title=ja:クラブ概要茨城ロボッツ |trans-title=Club Overview Ibaraki Robots|website=Ibaraki Robots |access-date=September 3, 2024 |language=ja}}</ref> |Ibaraki Robots}} | website = {{URL|https://globis.com}} | footnotes = <ref name = "Corporate Profile">{{cite web |url=https://globis.com/about/corporate-profile/ |title=Corporate Profile |website=Globis Corporation |access-date=January 20, 2025}}</ref> }}

{{Nihongo|'''Globis Corporation'''|株式会社グロービス|kabushiki gaisha Gurōbisu|{{IPAc-en|lang|ɡ|l|oʊ|b|ɪ|s}}|lead=yes}}, 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.<ref name = "Harbus">{{cite web |url=https://harbus.org/2006/creating-a-business-school-3468/ |title=Creating a Business School and Venture Capital Firm in Japan |website=The Harbus |date=January 30, 2006 |access-date=September 3, 2024 |archive-date=2023-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213060538/https://harbus.org/2006/creating-a-business-school-3468/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mba.globis.ac.jp/assets/pdf/about/publication/4-b.pdf |title=nyūgaku, zaigaku, shūryōshasū nado|script-title=ja:入学、在学、修了者数等|trans-title=Numbers on Intake, Enrollment, Graduation etc.|access-date=September 3, 2024|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mext.go.jp/content/20240314-mxt_senmon02-000034152_1-1.pdf |title=MEXT reiwa 5 nendo senmonshoku daigakuin ichiran|script-title=ja:令和５年度専門職大学院一覧|trans-title=MEXT 2023 Professional School List|access-date=September 3, 2024 |language=ja}}</ref> Another group addition is Globis Capital Partners,<ref name=weforum/><ref name=japantoday2010/> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.globiscapital.co.jp/ja/news/7-fund-first-pressrelease/ |title=nana gō fando setsuritsu, ichiji boshū wo gohyaku oku en kibo nite kanryō shimashita |script-title=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 |trans-title=Fund No.7 Established with Primary Offering of ¥50 Billion Yen Completed |date=July 5, 2022 |website=Globis Capital Partners |access-date=February 24, 2023 |language=ja |archive-date=2023-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214033844/https://www.globiscapital.co.jp/ja/news/7-fund-first-pressrelease/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Globis is a large corporate training provider in Japan.<ref name=weforum>{{cite web|url=https://www.weforum.org/organizations/globis-corporation|title=GLOBIS|website=weforum.org|date=|accessdate=24 February 2023}}</ref><ref name=japantoday2010>{{cite web|url=https://japantoday.com/category/features/executive-impact/globis-aim-sto-create-visionary-leaders?comment-order=latest|title=GLOBIS aims to create visionary leaders|website=japantoday.com|date=5 April 2010|accessdate=24 February 2023}}</ref> Over 473,000 professionals and 3,300 clients utilize its corporate education solutions annually.<ref name = "By The Numbers">{{cite web |url=https://globis.com/about/by-the-numbers/ |title=GLOBIS By The Numbers |website=Globis Corporation |access-date=September 3, 2024}}</ref> It has published 143 business management books which sold a combined 3.77 million copies.<ref name = "By The Numbers"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.globis.co.jp/ |title=GLOBIS Books Gurōbisu no shuppann jigyō |script-title=ja:GLOBIS Books グロービスの出版事業 |trans-title=GLOBIS Books GLOBIS’s Publishing Business|website=Globis Books|access-date=September 3, 2024}}</ref> Globis has overseas subsidiaries in Bangkok, Thailand, Brussels, Belgium, Jakarta, Indonesia, Manila, Philippines San Francisco, United States, Shanghai, China, and Singapore.<ref name = "Corporate Profile"/>

==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).<ref name = "Corporate Profile"/><ref name = "Harbus"/>

==Globis Group== ===Globis Capital Partners=== {{Main|Globis Capital Partners|l1=Globis Capital Partners}} {{Nihongo|'''Globis Capital Partners Co., Ltd.'''|グロービス・キャピタル・パートナーズ株式会社| Gurōbisu Kyapitaru Paatonaazu kabushiki gaisha |{{IPAc-en|lang|ɡ|l|oʊ|b|ɪ|s}}|lead=yes}} is a Japanese private venture capital firm headquartered in Banchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.<ref name = "History">{{cite web|url=https://www.globiscapital.co.jp/en/about/history/ |title=History |website=Globis Capital Partners |date=17 December 2018 |access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref> Globis Capital Partners was founded in 1996 by Yoshito Hori.<ref name = "Carnegie">{{cite web |url=https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2022/10/japans-venture-capital-industry-snapshot-of-growth-and-transformation?lang=en |title=Japan's Venture Capital Industry: Snapshot of Growth and Transformation |last=Kushida| first=Kenji |date=October 17, 2022 |website=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name = "Fund No.7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.globiscapital.co.jp/ja/news/_2560 |title=nana gō fando setsuritsu, ichiji boshū wo gohyaku oku en kibo nite kanryō shimashita |script-title=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 |trans-title=Fund No.7 Established with Primary Offering of ¥50 Billion Yen Completed |date=July 5, 2022 |website=Globis Capital Partners |access-date=August 15, 2023 |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digital-shift.jp/dx_management/230720 |title=Gurōbisu kako saidai 727 oku en fando sosei. DX ni yoru hakaiteki kakushin de kokunai kyodai shijō no kasenka nerau |script-title=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|trans-title=GLOBIS forms its largest fund so far at 72.7 billion yen. Aiming to dominate the huge domestic market with disruptive innovation through DX. |date=July 20, 2023 |website=Digital Shift Times |access-date=September 3, 2024|language=ja}}</ref>

===Globis University=== {{Main|Graduate School of Management, Globis University|l1=Graduate School of Management, Globis University}}

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==External links== *[https://globis.com Globis Corporation] {{in lang|en}} *[https://www.globiscapital.co.jp/en/ Globis Capital Partners] {{in lang|en}} *[https://www.globis.ac.jp Graduate School of Management, Globis University] {{in lang|en}} *[https://globis.edu.sg Globis Asia Campus Pte. Ltd.] {{in lang|en}} *[https://globis.cn Globis China Co., Ltd.] {{in lang|en}} *[https://globis.eu Globis Europe BV] {{in lang|en}} *[https://globis.ph Globis Manila Inc.] {{in lang|en}} *[https://globis.co.th Globis Thailand Co., Ltd.] {{in lang|en}} *[https://globisusa.com Globis USA, Inc.] {{in lang|en}} *[https://globis.id PT. GLOBIS Indonesia Hub] {{in lang|en}}

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