Craful

Craful Inc. (株式会社クラフル) is a Japanese company established in 2015 and headquartered in Osaka, in the Grand Front Osaka Tower C complex in Kita-ku, within the GVH space. Its startup profile classifies it in the DIY industry, with its service taking the form of a community and media offering delivered on a consumer-to-consumer basis, and lists its capital at JPY 5.5 million. The service under the Craful name launched on 17 March 2015 and included a mobile app; the company recorded press coverage of the app release in Nikkei Shimbun alongside its own release announcement. A third-party asset profile places the company in the retail sector, with sub-industries listed as education and training website and home improvement/DIY, and mobile apps as a vertical.

The company was small, with a team of one to five people, and was founded by Takumi Ohno, who is listed as its sole registered team member. Its startup profile describes an early-stage, Series A-round status. According to a Preqin asset profile, Craful Inc. discontinued its operations in April 2023 and its company stage is recorded as ceased operations.

Founding story

Craful Inc. was established in 2015 in Osaka, Japan, and was founded by Takumi Ohno, who is listed as the company's founder and as an entrepreneur on its startup profile.

Business model

Craful's service is categorised as a consumer-to-consumer (CtoC) model built around a community and media offering in the DIY category, with a mobile app component.

Traction

The Craful service launched on 17 March 2015 and its app release was covered by Nikkei Shimbun, according to the company's startup profile news listings.

Latest developments

A Preqin asset profile records a funding round on 27 April 2023 of JPY 39.6 million involving Colopl Next, Daiwa Corporate Investment, SunBridge Corporation and es Networks, and states that the company discontinued its operations in April 2023, with no details available on future products or expansion.