Company Growth (employees)
Mercari was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Minato-ku, JP
Key People at Mercari
Shintaro Yamada
President & CEO
Ryo Ishizuka
Co-Founder & CEO
Tommy Tomishima
Founder
Yuki Hamada
Executive Director
Fumiaki Koizumi
Executive Director
John Lagerling
Executive Director and Chief Business Officer
Mercari Office Locations
Mercari has an office in Minato-ku
Mercari Data and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2013 |
Total Funding | $116.6 m |
Latest funding size | $75 m |
Time since last funding | over 1 year |
Investors | Globis Capital Partners, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment, Global Brain Corporation, Development Bank of Japan, WiL, World Innovation Lab (WiL), GMO VenturePartners, UNITED Inc, Mitsui & Co, Itochu Technology Ventures, East Ventures |
Mercari's latest funding round in March 2016 was reported to be $75 m. In total, Mercari has raised $116.6 m. Mercari's latest valuation is reported to be $1 b.
Mercari Financial Metrics
USD
Market valuation | 1 b |
Mercari Operating Metrics
Mercari's Transactions' Volume was reported to be $100 m in Jun, 2017
Market Position of Mercari
Traffic Overview of Mercari
Mercari Online and Social Media Presence
Mercari News and Updates
June 22, 2017
Mercari hires John Lagerling from Facebook’s management team to guide its U.S. strategy
When Mercari became Japan’s first startup unicorn with a $75 million round last year, the funding was earmarked to fuel its goal of becoming the top secondhand marketplace app in the U.S. Now Mercari is doubling down on its efforts to succeed where no other Asian e-commerce company has. Today it la…
November 18, 2016
Japanese unicorn Mercari is gunning for eBay’s crown
After raising a $75 million investment at a $1 billion valuation earlier this year, Mercari announced it has seen more than 20 million app downloads in the U.S. The company started a North American hiring binge earlier this year and is aiming to double its staff in the U.S over the next 12 months. …