Curiosity
Learning starts with a question. We want our products to make it easier to explore a language, understand something new and keep asking questions.
The idea behind Matomates
Matomates combines the Japanese verb matomeru, meaning to bring things together, with mates, the English word for friends. The name reflects what we build: useful resources brought together in friendly products.
We bring learning, thoughtful design and community together in products people can use in their everyday lives. We want a new interest to feel welcoming and give people a reason to explore it together.
Our first product, JLPTMatome (opens in a new tab), is a platform for learning Japanese and preparing for the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test. It brings lessons, practice and a community of learners into one place.
What matters to us
These ideas guide the choices we make about our products and their experience.
Connection
A shared interest can bring people together. We make room for people to learn from each other and feel part of a community.
Openness
People arrive with different backgrounds, goals and levels of experience. We aim to make our work welcoming and understandable.
Enjoyment
A little playfulness helps make practice inviting. We look for ways to make the experience enjoyable without getting in the way of learning.
Company information
Our company details and registered business purposes are listed here.
- Brand name
- Matomates
- Registered company name
- Matomates株式会社
- Japanese reading
- マトメイツ
- English name
- Matomates Co., Ltd.
- Legal form
- 株式会社 (Japanese stock company)
- Location
- Japan
- Registered address
- 〒150-0011 東京都渋谷区東一丁目29番3号渋谷ブリッジB棟1C、2B区画
- Representative
- KERYHUEL Louis / ケリウエール ルイ (Representative Director)
- Established
- 29 June 2026
- Capital
- JPY 2,500,000
- Current product
- JLPTMatome
- Registered business purposes
- Planning, development, operation and sale of online education services.
- Planning, design, development, maintenance, operation and sale of mobile applications, web applications and websites.
- Planning, development, sale, implementation support and maintenance of software and information systems.
- Planning, production, editing, sale and distribution of educational and learning content, including teaching materials, video, audio and electronic books.
- Information processing and information provision services.
- Planning, building and operation of various internet-based services.
- Planning, strategy development and support services relating to advertising, marketing and promotion.
- Consulting on business management, IT, education and marketing.
- All activities incidental or related to the above.
- Contact
- hello@matomates.com