Best Local Services Companies in Japan
The 60 best Local Services companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Raksul.
Ranking the best Local Services companies in Japan by disclosed equity funding, this directory tracks 60 ventures sitting on a combined $202M raised. That number sounds tidy until you see how uneven the spread is. Raksul alone accounts for $71M of it, with Mitsumore at $25M and Zehitomo at $20M pulling the next tier. No unicorns yet, but the funding concentration tells you where conviction is landing.
So what's actually moving the sector right now? Hot themes include payment system integration, funeral announcements, and ecosystem services coverage, which is a more interesting cocktail than it sounds. As shown in 2012 research, service delivery reform at the local level hinges on compliance architecture, and you can see that in how Japan's active investors (Z Venture Capital, Coral Capital, Incubate Fund) are backing platforms that reduce compliance friction for operators. I'd also flag the digital marketing shift accelerating customer acquisition costs lower for app-first players, while climate pressures on local service delivery are quietly reshaping demand. Play-store install growth running at roughly 18% YoY across localization-adjacent apps signals the category has real consumer pull behind it.
- Future Market Insights
- prnewswire.com
Ranked: Best Local Services companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircle App-based driver-hiring platform | — | — | Funding Raised | — | Ikuma Tanahara CEO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+18 | — |
| 2 | Basket On-demand dry cleaning service | — | — | Deadpooled | — | Eiko Matsumura Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 3 | Burn Repair Provider of home repair services. The company offers inspections, adjustments and develops interior finish… | — | — | Acquired | 741 | — | PHPBootstrapApache HTTP Server+14 | — |
| 4 | Cloudmeal Online platform offering food catering services for offices | — | — | Deadpooled | 3 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Collet Group Developer of beauty salons in Tokyo, Japan. | — | — | Private | 42 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Curama Online marketplace for home maintenance services | — | — | Funding Raised | 121 | Yusuke Hamano Founder & CEO | STUDIOFirebasestyled-components+30 | — |
| 7 | EPARK Provider of an online local service booking platform | — | — | Unfunded | 1,175 | Kohei Oshikiri CEO | WordPressMySQLSalesforce+14 | — |
| 8 | Famarry Marketplace for wedding photography services | — | — | Unfunded | — | Yuka Fujii Founder & CEO | BootstrapReactstyled-components+25 | — |
Top 12 Local Services companies in Japan
#1
Series B · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2017 · 247 employees$24.7Mraised▾
Provider of lead generation platform for multiple services. The platform automates the process of receiving project requests from clients and provides cost estimates. It offers multiple services including wedding photographers, patent attorneys, video production, website design, tax consultants, business photographers, and gardeners.
- Apr 2026Series B$18.9M
- Feb 2026Series B—
- Aug 2022Series B$17.2M
- Mar 2021Series A—
#2
Series A · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2021$4.7Mraised▾
Platform that helps people to manage lost items. It aims to create a platform where lost items are always found, and is using technology. The service provides a platform that allows information exchange between people searching for lost items and the companies.
- Apr 2026Series A—
- May 2025Series A—
- Dec 2024Series A$4.7M
#3
Series B · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2017 · 20 employees$5.8Mraised▾
Online marketplace for booking cooks for different occasions. It allows customers to select the time and date and book one of the chefs available. It allows users to discuss menu with chefs.
- Aug 2025Series B$14.2M
- Nov 2024Series B$11.7M
- Sep 2022Conventional Debt—
- Sep 2022Series A$3.8M
#4
Series C · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2015 · 36 employees$19.6Mraised▾
Platform connecting users with professionals for home, lessons, and services. The platform provides access to professionals across categories like home improvement, lessons, and various service needs. Users can submit requests and receive proposals from available professionals. It facilitates connections for services ranging from home repairs to educational lessons.
- Apr 2024Series C$7.1M
- Jun 2020Series B$7.5M
- Jun 2018Series A$3.7M
- Jul 2017Seed$1.3M
#5
Series B · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2016 · 10 employees$5.1Mraised▾
App-based platform to book manicure services. It allows users to book services from multiple service providers based on their location. The mobile application is available to Android and iOS users
- Jul 2024Series B$5.1M
#6
Public · Shinagawa, Tokyo · founded 2009 · 440 employees$71.1Mraised▾
Raksul is online platform that connects clients with printing companies in Japan. It partners with different printing companies to provide printing directly from the website. Once the customer enters his printing needs, it has an algorithm to find them the best printer and price for their needs. From there, the printing company takes over and delivers the goods to the user.Charges a commission feed on every transaction. Claims to have 100,000 clients as of February 2015.
- Aug 2016Series D$20.3M
- Feb 2015Series C$33.7M
- Feb 2014Series B$14.3M
- Nov 2012Series A$1.5M
#7
Funding Raised · Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture · founded 2016$19.8Mraised▾
Your Mystar is an online marketplace for home cleaning service providers operating in Japan. Users can schedule a home cleaning service through the company's website and can pay online to confirm their booking. The company partners with local cleaning professionals to provide its services. Professionals interested in associating with the company can do so by registering on the company's website. The company earns revenues through membership fees charged to registered service providers and through commission earned on every sale facilitated through the company's platform.
- Jan 2022Conventional Debt$19.8M
#8
Series B · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2009 · 150 employees$37.5Mraised▾
Developer of a food service platform intended to run and manage food delivery services for companies and workers. The company's platform includes lunchbox delivery and a catering site, enabling users to find their desired meal for any private or business occasion.
- Jul 2014Series B$27.4M
- Aug 2013Series A$10.1M
- Aug 2012Series A—
#9
Series A · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2019 · 10 employees$842.9Kraised▾
Online platform to book massage services. It provides a platform to book beauty services at home. It provides oil treatment, foot set, massage loosen, stretch, and more.
- Dec 2023Series A$842.9K
#10
Series A · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2016 · 20 employees$3.6Mraised▾
Souco provides an online marketplace for on-demand warehousing in Japan. The company aggregates services from warehousing providers and enables users to list, search and book services on the platform.
- Jul 2019Series A$3.6M
#11
Seed · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2010 · 4 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Developer of software automating onboarding processes for financial and retirement institutions. The software digitizes paperwork and streamlines workflows, simplifying the experience for stakeholders. It optimizes administrative workflows, reduces manual paperwork, and enhances the efficiency of onboarding procedures. The software is designed for complex onboarding scenarios within financial services.
- Oct 2011Seed$4.5M
#12
Series A · Minato City, Tokyo · founded 2013 · 9 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Provider of P2P platform offering multiple local services. Its tasks include house cleaning, furniture assembly, caring for pets & more. Service sellers can register on the platform, and service purchasers can search the services they want & can consult the respective service sellers. Its app is available for iOS & Android devices.
- May 2015Series A$1.9M
- Jun 2014Seed$500K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Local Services coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.