株式会社RABO
Tokyo, JP · 13 known investors
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RABO provides pet care services and technology solutions for cat owners and pet service professionals in Japan. The company was founded on Cat Day (February 22, 2018) by a team with expertise in bioscience research and product development.
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researched Aug 2026株式会社RABO (RABO, Inc.) is a Tokyo-based pet technology company that develops and operates IoT devices and applications for monitoring the health and behaviour of cats. Its core product line is the Catlog series: Catlog, a collar-type wearable that records feeding, drinking, sleeping and movement behaviour 24 hours a day; Catlog Board, a board-type device placed under a litter box that automatically logs excretion frequency, volume and body weight; and a companion smartphone application that presents the data and alerts to owners. The company applies bio-logging analysis techniques — originally developed to study the behaviour of marine animals via small accelerometer-based sensors — combined with machine learning to classify raw sensor logs into cat behaviours.
Beyond hardware, RABO has extended into adjacent cat-care products and content: Catlog ケア乳酸菌, a lactic-acid-bacteria supplement personalised from Catlog data and aimed at stress care (patent pending), the non-alcohol deodorising/sanitising agent JAMES MYARTIN, and the web magazine 「猫様のいる暮らし」 for cat owners. In February 2026 the company began selling Pawlinq, a collar-type health monitor for dogs, developed under a project started after a capital and business alliance with Mitsui & Co. subsidiary Moon Creative Ventures.
The company states a mission of "watching over cats' lives with technology so that cats and owners worldwide can be together one second longer" and a vision of "a world where important beings are cherished". It positions animal-welfare-centred ESG management as part of its corporate strategy, and has described initiatives such as reusable shipping materials that convert into scratching beds and a management layer that is more than 90% women. RABO also cites work on the establishment of "Catlog総合研究所", a research body for domestic cat behaviour data, and advisory input from Professor Katsufumi Sato of the University of Tokyo's Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute in the field of bio-logging.
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launches, deals, and filingsCatlog implemented a function to detect possible vomiting events in cats.
The supplement, with 33,000 cumulative servings sold, became purchasable by customers who do not use Catlog.
RABO started selling Pawlinq, a collar-type health monitor for dogs, with US availability planned for the following summer.
RABO was chosen as a target company for expert overseas expansion support under JETRO's 新輸出大国コンソーシアム.
Sitateru assisted in manufacturing the belt for the Catlog smart collar.
The non-alcohol deodorising and sanitising agent, the first product in the 'Catlog Care' line, became a hometown tax donation return gift for Sakai Town, Ibaraki Prefecture.
A patent-pending lactic-acid-bacteria supplement personalised for each cat using Catlog data, aimed at stress care.
Catlog began linking with the pet online medical consultation app 'Pet Doctor'.
Following the United States, RABO began full-scale sales and service operations in Australia.
Financing from Moon Creative Ventures, Canon Marketing Japan MIRAI Fund and United, alongside existing investors STRIVE and MPower Partners, plus bank borrowing; cumulative funding reached 3.0 billion JPY.
Alliance with the Mitsui & Co. subsidiary, launching a project to develop a dog-only version of Catlog for simultaneous release in Japan and the United States.
Third-party allotment with new investors Unicharm, MPower Partners, DG Ventures and Headline Asia alongside existing investors STRIVE and XTech Ventures, bringing cumulative funding to 2.17 billion JPY.
RABO and Unicharm agreed a capital and business tie-up to provide health management experiences that visualise day-to-day changes in cats.
Third-party allotment to STRIVE, XTech Ventures, W ventures, Sansei Capital and Mizuho Capital plus a loan from Mizuho Bank, totalling about 600 million JPY.
The board-type litter-box sensor was announced via the Makuake crowdfunding platform; the initial lot sold out in six minutes and the campaign closed at 15,490,000 JPY (5,163% of target).
RABO released the Catlog collar-type device and companion smartphone application.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does 株式会社RABO do?
- Japanese pet-tech company behind Catlog, a collar-type IoT health monitor and toilet sensor board for cats.
- Who founded 株式会社RABO?
- 株式会社RABO was founded by Yukiko Iyo.
- Who are 株式会社RABO's investors?
- 株式会社RABO's investors include Global Brain, MPower, STRIVE, W Inc..
- Where is 株式会社RABO headquartered?
- 株式会社RABO is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.