Progrit Announces the Group Integration of StudyHacker Inc.
Progrit Inc. has announced the acquisition of all shares of StudyHacker Inc. from Benesse Corporation, forming the largest expert group in Japan's English coaching field with combined data from 56,000 learners.
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- 📰 Published: April 8, 2026 at 01:11
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English learning platform Progrit Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Shogo Okada, Securities Code: 9560) announced today that, based on a board of directors' resolution on April 7, 2026, it has concluded a share transfer agreement with Benesse Corporation to acquire all shares of StudyHacker Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Kensaku Oka, hereinafter 'StudyHacker'). As a result, StudyHacker will become a member of the Progrit Group. The share acquisition based on this agreement is scheduled for April 28, 2026.
Background of Group Integration
Under the mission of 'Increasing the number of people who can freely play an active role in the world,' our company has been providing English learning services for business professionals, primarily through our English coaching service 'Progrit.' In recent years, we have steadily expanded the scope of our value provision, such as rolling out multiple subscription-type English learning services.
StudyHacker develops English education businesses, media businesses, and educational app development businesses, centered on its English coaching service 'ENGLISH COMPANY.' The company places a strong emphasis on a scientific approach based on second language acquisition research and has a rich track record of contributing to the improvement of English skills for many learners.
We are now welcoming the company into the Progrit Group to build a new group management structure. In order to comprehensively meet diverse needs according to life stages, learning purposes, and English levels, the two companies will maximize the multiplication of management resources cultivated so far—such as scientific knowledge, coaching and school management know-how, product development, marketing, and learning data—aiming for further improvement in service quality and the acceleration of business growth as a group.
Main Synergies from This Transaction
Becoming the largest expert group in Japan's English coaching field:
With second language acquisition research as a common foundation, we will realize the largest instructional structure in Japan, consisting of approximately 260 experts, combining our company's approximately 150 consultants (*1) and StudyHacker's approximately 110 trainers (*2). We will integrate our strength in 'coaching' with StudyHacker's strength in 'training'—two different approaches—to provide even higher quality English learning support.
*1: As of the end of February 2026. *2: As of the end of December 2025 (including about 40 part-time staff).
Evolution of learning experiences utilizing massive amounts of English learning data and technology:
The cumulative number of students for 'ENGLISH COMPANY' and 'STRAIL' exceeds 30,000 (*1), and combined with Progrit's 26,000 (*2), learning data for approximately 56,000 people has been accumulated across the group. By combining this massive amount of learning data with the AI and technology foundation our company has cultivated, we will promote the improvement of learning method accuracy, the enhancement of learning experiences, and the expansion of our product lineup.
*1: As of the end of March 2025. *2: As of the end of February 2026.
Background of Group Integration
Under the mission of 'Increasing the number of people who can freely play an active role in the world,' our company has been providing English learning services for business professionals, primarily through our English coaching service 'Progrit.' In recent years, we have steadily expanded the scope of our value provision, such as rolling out multiple subscription-type English learning services.
StudyHacker develops English education businesses, media businesses, and educational app development businesses, centered on its English coaching service 'ENGLISH COMPANY.' The company places a strong emphasis on a scientific approach based on second language acquisition research and has a rich track record of contributing to the improvement of English skills for many learners.
We are now welcoming the company into the Progrit Group to build a new group management structure. In order to comprehensively meet diverse needs according to life stages, learning purposes, and English levels, the two companies will maximize the multiplication of management resources cultivated so far—such as scientific knowledge, coaching and school management know-how, product development, marketing, and learning data—aiming for further improvement in service quality and the acceleration of business growth as a group.
Main Synergies from This Transaction
Becoming the largest expert group in Japan's English coaching field:
With second language acquisition research as a common foundation, we will realize the largest instructional structure in Japan, consisting of approximately 260 experts, combining our company's approximately 150 consultants (*1) and StudyHacker's approximately 110 trainers (*2). We will integrate our strength in 'coaching' with StudyHacker's strength in 'training'—two different approaches—to provide even higher quality English learning support.
*1: As of the end of February 2026. *2: As of the end of December 2025 (including about 40 part-time staff).
Evolution of learning experiences utilizing massive amounts of English learning data and technology:
The cumulative number of students for 'ENGLISH COMPANY' and 'STRAIL' exceeds 30,000 (*1), and combined with Progrit's 26,000 (*2), learning data for approximately 56,000 people has been accumulated across the group. By combining this massive amount of learning data with the AI and technology foundation our company has cultivated, we will promote the improvement of learning method accuracy, the enhancement of learning experiences, and the expansion of our product lineup.
*1: As of the end of March 2025. *2: As of the end of February 2026.