株式会社Mesh
Tokyo, JP · 4 known investors
Mesh operates a delivery-only supermarket app that delivers grocery orders in as little as 10 minutes using a dark store logistics model. The Japanese company focuses on updating the everyday food shopping experience for consumers.
Also known as Mesh · Mesh, Inc.
Founders & leadership
Investors · 4
Also in the syndicate · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026株式会社Mesh (Mesh, Inc.) is a Tokyo-based company developing "Mesh," a delivery-only supermarket application through which users order groceries from a smartphone app and receive them in as little as 10 minutes. The company builds its logistics around the dark-store model — fulfilment locations that customers do not visit, operated purely for delivery — which it presents as the basis for delivery speeds substantially faster than conventional grocery channels.
The company was established on 2021-11-24 and is headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo (Shibuya Dogenzaka Tokyu Building). Its stated mission is "Good life をつくる" (creating a good life), and it frames its focus as the everyday activity of food shopping, aiming to change that experience. Beyond the product, the organisation combines full-time staff with part-time/contract contributors and advisors covering software engineering, design, customer support, merchandising, and store/property development.
Founding story
Mesh was founded by CEO Shun Sato together with software engineer Riki Akagi in 2021, with the company formally established on 2021-11-24. Sato joined DeNA as a new graduate in 2017, working on business development and planning for the taxi-hailing app Takubell (now GO), then served as a product owner at Chompy, working in micromobility and delivery, and participated in Delight Ventures as an entrepreneur-in-residence before founding Mesh. Akagi completed a graduate degree in information engineering in Fukuoka in 2019 and joined DeNA as a new graduate the same year, working as a developer on healthcare-related businesses including beauty, life insurance and dieting, before co-founding Mesh with Sato in 2021.
Business model
Mesh sells groceries directly to consumers through its own delivery-only supermarket app, fulfilling orders from dark stores it operates rather than from customer-visited retail locations.
Latest developments
In March 2022 the company announced it had raised approximately 200 million yen in a seed round, with investors listed as Coral Capital, Delight Ventures, W inc. and Shota Horii. Team additions continued through 2022, including full-time conversions and new hires in business development and store development.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
The company positions the dark-store logistics model — delivery-only fulfilment locations closed to walk-in customers — as enabling delivery that is markedly faster than conventional grocery shopping, with a stated target of as little as 10 minutes.
Technology
The product is a consumer ordering application supported by internally developed operations software; the company also develops client applications used for its delivery operations. Delivery speed is derived from a dark-store logistics configuration, in which stores exist solely as fulfilment points for delivery.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer distribution via the Mesh app, with in-house customer support and internally produced product photography and promotional design assets. A corporate inquiry form is offered for business-side contact.
Consumers who shop for food and household groceries, positioned around everyday food shopping.
Geography
Headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
History
The company was established on 2021-11-24. In March 2022 it announced a seed round of approximately 200 million yen. Through 2022 it expanded its team: a software engineer joined as a contractor from January 2022, a designer from May 2022 as a contractor, a customer support lead from June 2022 to establish the CS function, a store development contractor and property development advisor from around June-August 2022, one early contract engineer converting to full-time employment in August 2022, and a business development hire in September 2022.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsFormer co-founder of PRUM Inc. joined Mesh in September 2022.
Involved with Mesh's development from the early stage as a contractor, he joined as a full-time employee in August 2022.
The dark-store supermarket company announced via press release that it had raised approximately 200 million yen in a seed round. Investors listed by the company are Coral Capital, Delight Ventures, W inc. and Shota Horii.
Company incorporated with headquarters in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Shun Sato as representative director.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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primary sources listed
- 株式会社Meshmesh-corp.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does 株式会社Mesh do?
- Japanese operator of Mesh, a delivery-only dark-store supermarket app promising grocery delivery in as little as 10 minutes.
- Who founded 株式会社Mesh?
- 株式会社Mesh was founded by Shun Sato, Riki Akagi.
- Who are 株式会社Mesh's investors?
- 株式会社Mesh's investors include Coral Capital, Delight Ventures, W Inc..
- Where is 株式会社Mesh headquartered?
- 株式会社Mesh is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.