Best Retail Companies in Japan
The 816 best Retail companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Shop Channel.
Japan's Retail sector is more funded and more fragmented than most people realize, and this directory ranks 816 companies across it by disclosed equity and recent funding momentum. Total disclosed capital sits at $3.8B, three unicorns have cleared the bar, and the investor roster behind the action includes Global Brain, SBI Investment, and JAFCO Group, names that don't write small checks without conviction. Caguuu leads individual raises at $16M, with SocialGood ($14M) and Notta ($10M) close behind. So what's actually moving? Median app install growth across 806 retail and catalog apps hit roughly +20% YoY, which tells you mobile commerce is the real engine right now, not store count. The global retail market sits around $795.6B in 2024 and is projected to reach $1,283.6B by 2034 at a 4.0% CAGR, with GenAI and immersive tech doing a lot of the heavy lifting on the demand side.
Coverage in Japan's retail space is flat by volume, but the hot themes, retail expenditure trends, CPI shifts, inflation breakdown, tell you investors are stress-testing unit economics hard this cycle. Internationally, you're seeing the same pattern: Wakefit's pivot to small-ticket home products and the Lenskart IPO raising Rs 2,150 crore both point to a sector hunting for volume and public-market validation at once. I'd watch the experiential and mobile-first bets in this directory closely. The capital's concentrated but the opportunity set is wide.
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Ranked: Best Retail companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Tech stack | App-install YoY | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
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| 1 | Shop Channel TV Shopping company selling lifestyle products | $1.3B | 167 mo ago | Acquired | Takeshi Shinmori CEO | VideoJSVue.jsNginx+25 | +41% | — | — | — |
| 2 | Spiber 🦄 Provider of sustainable fabric materials | $489M | 26 mo ago | Series E | Junichi Sugahara Co-Founder & CTO | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+19 | — | — | 260 patents Protein-based sustainable fibers and functional textile additives for apparel and composites | — |
| 3 | Askul Customer Service Desk Office supplies distributor | $408M | 169 mo ago | Public | Shoichiro Iwata CEO & President | Cart FunctionalitySalesforceBootstrap+26 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Mercari 🦄 Online marketplace platform for used multi-category products | $114M | 68 mo ago | Public | John Lagerling Chief Executive Officer | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+45 | +9% | — | 59 patents Advanced sensor hardware and data-processing platforms for e‑commerce and logistics solutions. | — |
| 5 | AnyMind Group Provider of e-commerce, marketing, and manufacturing platforms | $92M | 46 mo ago | Public | Kosuke Sogo CEO | STUDIOApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+20 | — | 14 signals ▼58% New product · M&A · Contracts | — | — |
| 6 | MOON-X Company offering a range of services including business strategy, design, and support | $75M | 20 mo ago | Series C | Masashi Enya Co-founder CTO | STUDIOApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+14 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Unifa Online platform providing childcare management software | $69M | 60 mo ago | Series D | Yasuyuki Toki Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+18 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Solairo Web-based customer service to help clients online | $58M | 60 mo ago | Series B | Hiromi Nakajima CEO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+11 | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | SNKRDUNK Online marketplace offering second hand sneakers | $54M | 54 mo ago | Series D | Yuta Uchiyama CEO | Cart FunctionalitySentryFacebook Login+31 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | AdInte Provider of IoT-enabled customer engagement solutions for retail industries | $46M | 52 mo ago | Series B | Shinji Togawa CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — | 13 patents Location-based data analytics and marketing platforms for consumer behavior insights | — |
| 11 | Giftmall Online e-commerce marketplace platform specializing in gift experiences | $27M | 19 mo ago | Series B | Masahiro Fujita CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | KAUCHE App-based community platform for multi-category products | $24M | 11 mo ago | Series C | Kempei Monna Founder & CEO | NotionSuper BuilderCart Functionality+16 | +79% | — | 2 patents Collaborative e‑commerce transaction platform enabling joint purchasing and support services. | 1 award |
| 13 | SORABITO Online rental platform for the construction equipment and machinery | $17M | 13 mo ago | Series A | Kazuaki Hakata CEO & President | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | TechMagic Developer of AI-based food cooking robots | $17M | 26 mo ago | Series C | Yuji Shiraki Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+32 | — | — | 72 patents Automated food portioning, ingredient supply, and cooking equipment for commercial kitchens | 1 expansion |
| 15 | Catlog Developer of a wearable device and service for cat health monitoring | $17M | 15 mo ago | Series B | — | Cart FunctionalitySentryPHP+22 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | FULL KAITEN Provides AI-driven software solutions for optimizing sales | $16M | 30 mo ago | Series A | — | WordPressMySQLSalesforce+40 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | CAGUUU Online platform offering home furnishing products | $16M | 5 mo ago | Series B | Yuki Nakamura CEO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | BONX Provider of communication earplugs | $15M | 36 mo ago | Series E | Takahiro Miyasaka CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+11 | — | 3 signals ▼57% Funding | 20 patents Group calling and mobile communication system integration for enhanced multi‑party telecom services | — |
| 19 | SocialGood App-based platform offering membership-based crypto cashback for online shopping | $14M | 5 mo ago | Series B | — | Node.jsFacebook LoginApple Sign-in+19 | — | — | 15 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 20 | Trusthub Online marketplace platform for trading card collectibles | $12M | 20 mo ago | Funding Raised | Shinya Yajima Co-Founder & COO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+13 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | SUPER STUDIO Provider of software development and UI design services | $12M | 13 mo ago | Series A | Tsutomu Mano Co-Founder | TypeScriptGraphQLNode.js+19 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | KINS Internet-first brand offering multi-category organic beauty care products | $11M | 14 mo ago | Series C | — | EcForceCart FunctionalitySentry+37 | — | — | 6 patents Probiotic viability regulation and gut biomarker diagnostic/therapeutic methods | — |
| 23 | Notta AI-powered transcription and meeting notetaker platform | $10M | 6 mo ago | Series B | James Jason Founder & CEO | SentryUnbounceApple Sign-in+34 | +71% | 3 signals Funding | — | — |
| 24 | ROMS Provider of retailer and retail chain services | $9M | 9 mo ago | Series A | — | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+21 | — | — | 7 patents Automated logistics and warehouse management, including sorting and distribution systems | 1 launch |
| 25 | STYLY Provider of a platform for creating and distributing digital content | $8M | 26 mo ago | Seed | Masahiro Yamaguchi Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — | — | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 26 | Anique Online platform that provides information on special goods sold & art exhibitions | $8M | 3 mo ago | Series B | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySearchanise+32 | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | TANP Online retailer of multi-category gift products | $8M | 20 mo ago | Series B | Takuyasu Saito CEO | Cart FunctionalityApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Biophilia Internet first brand offering pet food products | $7M | 28 mo ago | Series B | Hiroyuki Yahagi Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Recustomer Provider of platform optimizing post-purchase customer experience for e-commerce businesses | $6M | 20 mo ago | Series A | Yasuhiro Shibata CEO | HubSpot CMS HubTailwind CSSGSAP+20 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Wada FoodTech Manufacturer of vending machines | $6M | 12 mo ago | Seed | Jason Chen Co-Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+15 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Nailie App-based platform to book manicure services | $5M | 23 mo ago | Series B | Kengo Asakura CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | +41% | — | — | — |
| 32 | 株式会社 Cellest Provider of live commerce platform, management services, and consulting services | $5M | 3 mo ago | Seed | Kana Kumada Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Pan For You Provides delivery of handmade bread made by craftsmen for offices | $5M | 2 mo ago | Series B | Yano Kenta CEO & President | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+21 | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | TENT Provider of e-commerce support services | $5M | 23 mo ago | Series A | Motoomi Matsuda CEO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Synflux Company developing sustainable fashion with the help of digital technology | $5M | 5 mo ago | Seed | Kazuya Kawasaki CEO | — | — | — | 3 patents Data-driven food processing control and recipe pattern generation systems | — |
| 36 | goooods Online B2B marketplace offering multi-category products | $4M | 26 mo ago | Seed | Louis Nonouchi Co-Founder | Node.jsChakra UIReact+21 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Linkage Global Cross-border transaction facilitation company, providing integrated e-commerce solutions | $4M | 11 mo ago | Public | Zhihua Wu CEO | Vue.jsTengineLodash+3 | — | 9 signals ▲125% Funding · M&A · Earnings | — | — |
| 38 | Our Value Operator of platforms for luxury goods appraisal, shopping, and CRM | $3M | 26 mo ago | Series B | Tomoaki Aratsu CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | V-Sync Developer of IoT-enabled vending machines and smart retail solutions | $3M | 11 mo ago | Series B | Takaya Ibe CEO & President | — | — | — | 40 patents Automated retail and vending systems for unmanned product delivery and sales | — |
| 40 | CLAS Online subscription-based platform for household items | $3M | 13 mo ago | Series B | Hirotake Kubo Founder & President | YouTubeAmazon Web ServicesCloudflare+26 | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Light-Right Provider of online matching for business succession | $2M | 3 mo ago | Series A | Ryuta Saito CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Domuz Online platform for purchasing indoor plants and flowers | $2M | 22 mo ago | Seed | Hiroki Takagi Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+40 | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Toypo Provider of mobile marketing solutions for e-commerce stores | $2M | 3 mo ago | Series A | — | NotionSuper BuilderTurbopack+20 | +75% | — | — | — |
| 44 | Qlay Technologies Generative AI tool to support product planning and development | $1M | 10 mo ago | Seed | Tokumasa Yamashita Co-Founder & COO | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+20 | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | S'more Developer of an application for dog identification using nose prints | $976K | 7 mo ago | Seed | Han Qingyan CEO | Cart FunctionalityWix eCommerceWix+16 | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Pick U Online marketplace offering second-hand fashion products | $923K | 14 mo ago | Seed | Kota Kawaii Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAnimate.css+16 | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Reboot Provider of offering devices | $746K | 23 mo ago | Seed | Liu Philip Co-Founder & CEO | TurbopackSentryZendesk+19 | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | YourTrade Provider of business support services for cross-border e-commerce | $692K | 19 mo ago | Seed | Hiroto Yanagisawa Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | comvey Provider of reusable share bags for online stores | $657K | 18 mo ago | Seed | Shingo Kajita CEO | ReactReact RouterRemix+4 | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | iiba Online discovery platform for finding kid-friendly places | $547K | 14 mo ago | Seed | Aizawa Naicai CEO | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+8 | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Retail companies in Japan
#1
Series B · Roppongi, Tokyo-to · founded 2024$16Mraised▾
Online platform offering home furnishing products. The product catalog includes sofa, chairs, storage furniture, desks, bed, kitchen furniture, and more.
- Dec 2025Series B$9.5M
- Mar 2025Series A$4.3M
- Sep 2024Seed$2.1M
#2
Series B · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2019 · 12 employees$8.4Mraised▾
Online platform that provides information on special goods sold & art exhibitions. It delivers artwork such as anime, manga, and games to art lovers. Users can connect with artwork by engraving their names onto their favorite artworks with the creator, as well as, they can order artworks from the platform.
- Feb 2026Series B$8.4M
#3
Series B · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2018 · 45 employees$14.2Mraised▾
App-based platform offering membership-based crypto cashback for online shopping. It allows users to different categories of products across fashion, beauty, home improvement, lifestyle, and more from different brands and ecommerce websites. It enables allows users to earn SG through shopping, staking, and gifts.
- Dec 2025Conventional Debt—
- Dec 2025Series B$5.6M
- Mar 2022Series A$14.2M
#4
Series B · Chuo City, Tokyo · founded 2017 · 30 employees$4.7Mraised▾
Pan For You specializes in providing delivery of handmade bread made by craftsmen for offices. It offers up to 8 different types of bread from different locations on a monthly basis. Offerings include bread such as low sugar cheese, sagle fruy, cheese bagels, cinnamon roll, croissant, wasabi france, and brioche square.
- Apr 2026Seed—
- Jun 2022Series B$4.7M
#5
Series B · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2020 · 7 employees$10Mraised▾
AI-powered transcription and meeting notetaker platform. The platform transcribes audio and video recordings, face-to-face meetings, and presentation demos in real-time. It offers transcription, speaker identification, and integration with video conferencing platforms.
- Dec 2025Series B$15M
- May 2025Series A$6.8M
- Nov 2022Series A$10M
#6
Seed · Osaka, Osaka-fu · founded 2019 · 12 employees$4.8Mraised▾
Provider of live commerce platform, management services, and consulting services. The company offers a live commerce platform designed as an EC application. It also provides management services for live streamers. Furthermore, the company offers consulting services regarding the implementation, execution, and improvement of live commerce strategies.
- Feb 2026Conventional Debt$4.8M
- Jul 2023Seed—
#7
Seed · Chuo, Tokyo · founded 2019$4.6Mraised▾
Company developing sustainable fashion with the help of digital technology. The company has proprietary software that uses machine-learning algorithm to create fashion patterns. It also digitizes traditional production techniques to make ethical fashion products.
- Jan 2026Seed$1.7M
- Oct 2025Seed$1.7M
- Jan 2023Seed—
- Dec 2022Seed$1.2M
#8
Series A · Miyazaki, Miyazaki · founded 2020$2.1Mraised▾
Provider of online matching for business succession. It helps users to match with business owners who want to transfer their business with candidates who want to receive the business.
- Mar 2026Conventional Debt—
- Mar 2026Series A$2.1M
- Sep 2023Seed—
#9
Series C · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2020$23.7Mraised▾
App-based community platform for multi-category products. It offers deals on different products, including food, daily necessities, beauty products, home appliances, and more. The app enables users to create a group with friends & family to share products and create a share buying group. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.
- Jun 2025Series C$31.3M
- Jun 2022Series B$16.3M
#10
Series A · Fukuoka, Fukuoka · founded 2019 · 20 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Provider of mobile marketing solutions for e-commerce stores. The app feature includes automatic distribution & notifications, coupon & deals management, customer analysis, mobile ordering solutions, subscription management, and more.
- Mar 2026Series A$1.8M
- Jul 2021Seed—
#11
Series A · Shinagawa, Tokyo · founded 2019 · 32 employees$8.8Mraised▾
Provider of retailer and retail chain services
- Sep 2025Venture Debt—
- Sep 2025Series A$8.8M
- Sep 2022Seed—
#12
Series A · Chuo City, Tokyo · founded 2014 · 13 employees$17.1Mraised▾
Online rental platform for the construction equipment and machinery. It provides a cloud-based equipment rental app for the construction industry.
- Apr 2025Series A$7.1M
- Sep 2023Conventional Debt$3.7M
- May 2019Series A$8.2M
- May 2018Series A$3.3M
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Retail coverage by sub-theme.
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Funding & growth over time
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Common questions
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