Consumer Startups

再惠 (Zaihui) provides a full-stack software platform for local life-service merchants such as restaurants, entertainment, beauty, and hotel businesses, offering online store setup, multi-channel connections to platforms like Douyin, Meituan Dianping, and Taobao, plus data analytics and automated marketing tools. The company serves merchants across 28 provincial regions in China, having supported over 30,000 businesses.

3 investors

ZATAP connects physical products to digital experiences, positioning products as access points to brand digital ecosystems for consumers.

3 investors

Zazzle is an online marketplace for personalized consumer goods where users can design and create custom products. The company operates a supply chain focused on manufacturing customized merchandise for direct-to-consumer sales.

3 investors

MyZenoo manufactures frozen and freeze-dried raw pet food for dogs, sourced from local farmers and formulated based on nutritional expertise. The company serves pet parents seeking healthier alternative diets for their dogs.

3 investors

ZitSticka develops and sells acne-fighting skincare products, including microdart patches, hydrocolloid patches, supplements, and masks designed for different stages of breakout treatment. The company targets consumers seeking science-backed, dermatologist-informed solutions for acne with an emphasis on community and authenticity.

3 investors

Zolvers is an online marketplace that connects households and offices with verified domestic workers and service professionals for home cleaning, maintenance, and repair jobs. Clients post their requirements, receive profiles or quotes from vetted workers, and pay a one-time platform activation fee, with the service operating in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico.

3 investors

zooplus is an online retailer of pet food and supplies for dogs, cats, birds, rodents, horses, and fish. It operates exclusively through its website across Europe, offering over 9,000 articles including feed, accessories, and care products from major brands.

3 investors

Zoundream applies artificial intelligence and sound recognition to analyze and translate newborns' cries in real time, identifying needs such as hunger or sleepiness. It also aims to support the identification and diagnosis of potential newborn pathologies and development disorders for parents and families.

3 investors

EGONGEGONG (이공이공) is a North American distribution and brand accelerator that sources Korean consumer products, launches them on Amazon and across US retail, and invests directly in the brands it grows. It focuses on bringing Korean brands to the North American market, having launched over 4,000 SKUs in the US.

3 investors

EasyTEM is a manufacturer that originated from medical-device technology patents and expanded into home-use beauty devices, handling research, development, and production as a connected process. It positions itself as a manufacturer that supports products from development through manufacturing and export.

3 investors

A Japanese company presenting its corporate philosophy, vision, mission, and values around turning the value of things into what people are able to do. The page provides only mission/vision statements and no concrete description of products or services.

3 investors

NOIN operates "NOIN beauty," a full self-service cosmetics retail store format focused on local roadside locations in Japan, and runs retail media and promotion services around these stores. It also offers event video production/editing with SNS distribution and connects beauty brands with a network of over 300 beauty content creators.

3 investors

Amazia operates freemium manga apps including "マンガBANG!" and "マンガトート," along with an original manga label, WebToon production, and a cross-border e-commerce site ("Fandom Tokyo"). The Tokyo-based, publicly listed company focuses on digital manga distribution and anime/manga-related media for both domestic and international audiences.

3 investors

ELEMENTS is a Japanese company developing image recognition engines, data analysis platforms, and identity verification (eKYC) and biometric authentication solutions, along with GPU cloud services and data centers. Through group companies it works on biometrics, eKYC, behavioral analysis, and foot-shape analysis for AI training and inference workloads.

3 investors

G-ANT Inc. provides custom block figurine design and manufacturing services that convert 2D illustrations into 3D buildable block models using voxel technology. The company serves content creators and fans in the creative economy who want to design and assemble personalized character figures.

3 investors

Gatari is a Japanese company applying virtual reality technology, combining it with an understanding of human perception, to change how people experience reality by altering how the world appears rather than the world itself.

3 investors

Yourkins is a Japanese beauty and wellness brand offering cleansing oils and probiotic drinks (BIO DRINK) focused on skincare and gut health.

3 investors

Kyash is a Japanese mobile payment app that lets users load funds into their balance from bank accounts, credit or debit cards, Pay-easy, and dedicated deposit accounts, with no deposit fees and options for scheduled or automatic top-ups. The app supports real-time spending in stores and online, along with money transfers and withdrawals for verified accounts.

3 investors

Mathmaji delivers digital math education to students using Japan's proven teaching methodology, combining curated content, teacher-tested methods, and technology to make quality math instruction accessible.

3 investors

Sharedine (シェアダイン) is a personal chef matching service in Japan that connects households with over 40,000 registered food professionals — nutritionists, cooks, and restaurant chefs — who visit homes to prepare batch-cooked meals and course dinners. It serves individuals and families with needs ranging from baby food and diet meals to party catering, with plans starting from 768 yen per meal.

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Biophilia manufactures fresh pet food for dogs and cats, positioning itself as a pet wellness company that delivers nutrition and health through daily meals. The company serves pet owners in Japan and operates a Hong Kong office.

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Pickyou is a Japanese online marketplace where individual sellers list used and secondhand fashion items such as coats, jackets, tops, and accessories from various brands. The platform organizes listings by category and seller, with pricing in Japanese yen and shipping to multiple international regions.

3 investors

HERALBONY is a Japanese art and lifestyle brand that licenses and commercializes artwork created by artists with disabilities (including intellectual disabilities and autism), turning their work into products under an "artist first" model that fairly compensates the artists and welfare facilities. The company aims to reframe disability as distinctive individuality and expand its work internationally.

3 investors

Monokabu is a Japanese sneaker release calendar and information site that lists upcoming sneaker drops with their release dates, retail prices, and details on raffle and sales availability. It covers brands such as Nike, adidas, New Balance, and Asics, and also publishes sneaker rankings and buying guides.

3 investors