Leaner Technologies
4 known investors
Tokyo-based SaaS company whose "Leaner" cloud platform digitizes corporate procurement, quotation and indirect-materials purchasing.
Also known as Leaner · Leaner Technologies Inc. · リーナー · 株式会社Leaner Technologies
Founders & leadership
Investors · 4
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Leaner Technologies (株式会社Leaner Technologies) is a Tokyo-based software company founded in 2019 that develops "Leaner" (リーナー), a cloud service aimed at reforming corporate procurement — the purchasing activity of companies. The company frames the opportunity around the scale of Japanese corporate purchasing, citing an annual corporate purchasing total of roughly JPY 1,000 trillion, much of which is still handled through analog processes such as email and fax. Leaner automates and streamlines the routine tasks of procurement staff so that teams can focus on higher-value, more strategic procurement work intended to improve corporate competitiveness and profit margins.
The product line comprises "Leaner" (cloud SaaS for corporate cost-reduction analysis), "Leaner Mitsumori" (a quotation DX cloud service aimed at improving profitability) and "Leaner Kobai" (a next-generation purchasing management system for indirect materials). More recent development is directed at an "AI spend management platform" and a "procurement AI agent," with procurement consulting services also being expanded. The company is registered under corporate number 9011001126766 and is located at 7-23-1 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0031.
Founding story
Leaner Technologies was established on 22 February 2019. Yusuke Ohira serves as founder and Representative Director/CEO; Koki Kikukawa is identified as co-founder and founding investor.
Business model
Leaner Technologies sells cloud software on a subscription basis to corporate customers, with its product line spanning spend visibility/cost-reduction analysis, quotation management and indirect-materials purchasing management. Alongside the software, the company offers procurement consulting services.
Subscription-based software revenue, sold to businesses, complemented by procurement consulting services.
Traction
Headcount was reported at up to approximately 300 as of August 2026. The company reports a customer implementation at LIXIL and received a "Leader" ranking in the ITreview Grid Award 2026 Spring.
Latest developments
In February 2026 the company announced a total of JPY 700 million in financing through long-term borrowing and a commitment line from Shoko Chukin Bank, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, MUFG Bank and Resona Bank — unsecured, unguaranteed and without equity dilution — to be applied mainly to enhancing its AI spend-management platform and to developing and rolling out a procurement AI agent, as well as expanding procurement consulting. Subsequent activity included publishing a LIXIL procurement DX case study in March 2026, receiving a "Leader" designation in the ITreview Grid Award 2026 Spring in April 2026, and hosting an indirect-materials procurement conference in May 2026.
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Market position
The company is categorized in Japanese startup databases under business support, accounting/finance, expense settlement, quotation, billing management, DX, SaaS and B2B tags, and has been listed at Series B stage with investors including Incubate Fund, Coral Capital and GLOBIS Capital Partners.
Technology
Cloud-based SaaS for spend and cost-reduction analysis, quotation management and indirect-materials purchasing, with development focused on an AI spend-management platform and a procurement AI agent.
Go-to-market
Japanese corporate procurement and purchasing departments; publicly referenced customers include LIXIL.
Geography
The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan (7-23-1 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku), and its publicly described customer activity is in Japan.
History
The company was incorporated on 22 February 2019 and is headquartered in Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. It has expanded from an initial cost-reduction analysis product into a multi-product suite covering quotation DX (Leaner Mitsumori) and indirect-materials purchasing (Leaner Kobai). Investors listed include Incubate Fund, Coral Capital and GLOBIS Capital Partners, and the company has been characterized as being at the Series B stage. In February 2026 it added JPY 700 million of non-dilutive bank debt, and by August 2026 headcount was reported at up to roughly 300.
Compiled by commissioned research from 3 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsCompany-organized conference themed on accelerating the evolution of indirect materials procurement.
Released a customer case study and executive interview with LIXIL describing systematized quotation management to reduce buyer workload and strengthen compliance.
Raised a total of JPY 700 million through long-term borrowing and a commitment line from Shoko Chukin Bank, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, MUFG Bank and Resona Bank. The financing was unsecured, unguaranteed and non-dilutive, and is earmarked for strengthening the AI spend-management platform and developing the procurement AI agent.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 3
primary sources listed
- Leaner Technologies｜STARTUP DB（スタートアップデータベース）startup-db.com · web
3 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Leaner Technologies do?
- Tokyo-based SaaS company whose "Leaner" cloud platform digitizes corporate procurement, quotation and indirect-materials purchasing.
- Who founded Leaner Technologies?
- Leaner Technologies was founded by Ohira Yusuke.
- Who are Leaner Technologies's investors?
- Leaner Technologies's investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Coral Capital, Globis Capital Partners, GMO VenturePartners.