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Zehitomo

Japanese marketplace that matches people who need a local service with professionals who offer it.

🇯🇵 Shinagawa, Tokyo · Founded 2015 · 51–200 people

Series B+Local servicesMarketplaceHome servicesAI matchingSmall business customer acquisition

Zehitomo Inc. runs Zehitomo, a matching platform that connects people who need a service with local professionals, including freelancers and small businesses. Requests cover housing, lessons, lifestyle, business and events. A customer describes the job and receives proposals from up to five professionals. The company was founded in August 2015 and is based in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its stated mission is to make the way people in Japan work freer and richer.

Open to

  • Hiring

The company runs a recruiting site and has open roles listed on its job board.

Products

ProductLive

Zehitomo for customers

Describe a job and get proposals from local professionals.

Who it's for: People looking for a professional for home repair, lessons, lifestyle, business or event needs

  • Step 1: enter the request in a simple form
  • Step 2: receive proposals from up to five professionals
  • Step 3: agree place, time and price with the chosen professional
ProductLive

Zehitomo for professionals

Customer acquisition platform for local service providers.

Who it's for: Freelancers and small and mid-sized businesses that provide in-person services

  • No initial fee to join
  • Pricing is charged when the professional applies to a request, not as a commission on the job
No initial fee; pay per application
ProductLive

Speed Match

AI-based matching that recommends suitable professionals for a request.

Who it's for: Professionals and customers on the platform

  • Launched in February 2019

Customers

Two sides: consumers and businesses that need a service done, and the freelancers and small local businesses that provide it, such as renovation contractors, repair specialists, photographers, tutors and housekeeping providers.

Traction

200,000+professionals registered (reported June 2020)
¥10B+transaction volume in the prior year (reported June 2020)
¥3.7Bcumulative funding raised
90employees (as of 2026)

Funding

¥3.7 billion (cumulative)total raised
  • Seed2017¥150 million
  • Series A2018¥400 million
  • Series B2020¥820 million
  • Undisclosed round2022Undisclosed
  • Series C2024¥1.1 billion
InvestorsDG Daiwa VenturesEnvironmental Energy InvestmentSusquehanna International Group (SIG)Coral Capital (formerly 500 Startups Japan)Kakao Investmenten JapanMitsubishi EstatePersol Venture PartnersVectorANOBAKA

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