Women’s Career School SHE Raises 1.75 Billion Yen in Series C
SHE, which operates the women’s career school “SHElikes,” announced on February 17, 2025, that it has raised a total of 1.75 billion yen in Series C funding through a third-party allocation of shares to Moon Creative Ventures, a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. The Marui Group has joined as a follow-on investor, and existing shareholders MPower Partners and SIG Asia Investment have also provided additional funding, bringing the total amount raised to 4.4 billion yen.
Founded in 2017, the company provides creative skill lessons, coaching programs, and job opportunities in over 28 digital and creative skills such as web design and web marketing through its main business “SHElikes.” The service has now surpassed 170,000 total members, expanding its recognition as a reskilling platform for women.
The company’s main business “SHElikes” covers a wide range of professional skills including web design, marketing, writing, video editing, programming, and business skills.
Particularly in the web design course, they offer a curriculum that allows beginners to learn the basics of website creation in just two months, with support systems such as study sessions where students can directly ask questions to instructors.
Their recruitment service SHE WORKS helps connect graduates who have acquired skills with companies, providing end-to-end support from matching to onboarding. They also handle post-hiring retention and success support, with a track record of working with numerous major companies such as Mynavi, KADOKAWA, and NewsPicks.
They place graduates in a wide range of positions including design, marketing, writing, social media management, video editing, and various assistant roles.
Since 2021, they have been developing “SHEmoney,” which aims to help women acquire financial knowledge essential for realizing their ideal careers and lives. Through SHE shares, they share information about the careers of women who embody their own way of life through content such as interviews, career information, news, work examples, and student works.
This funding round marks Moon Creative Ventures’ first investment in an external venture. The Marui Group, which joined as a follow-on investor, is planning collaborations leveraging their expertise in retail and fintech. The funds will be allocated to new business development for the social implementation of DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion), expansion of existing businesses, and strengthening recruitment.
via PR TIMES
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