# Mercari funding: rounds and investors > Mercari has raised $89M across 5 rounds since 2013. Investors include Global Brain Corporation, East Ventures and World Innovation Lab Wil. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/mercari (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Mercari* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 7 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. E-commerce Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$89M** raised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources **$500K** Seed **$3.0M** Series A **$15M** Series B **$24M** Series C **$47M** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $47M Mar 2018 - **Step-up i:** 2× - **Investors:** 7 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 **$500K** Seed **$3.0M** Series A **$15M** Series B **$24M** Series C **$47M** Venture - **First round:** Seed, $500K - **Biggest round:** $47M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 8 months ## The rounds - **Mar 2018** Venture **$47M** *4 returning* [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) [World Innovation Lab Wil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wil-world-innovation-lab) [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) Source recorded - **Oct 2014** Series C **$24M** *1 new* *4 returning* [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) [World Innovation Lab Wil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wil-world-innovation-lab) [Globis Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globis-capital-partners) [GMO VenturePartners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gmo-venture-partners) From a historical funding record - **Mar 2014** Series B **$15M** *4 new* [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) [Globis Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globis-capital-partners) [GMO VenturePartners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gmo-venture-partners) From a historical funding record - **Aug 2013** Series A **$3.0M** *1 new* [UNITED, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/united) From a historical funding record - **Jul 2013** Seed **$500K** *1 new* [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) From a historical funding record ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2013 **Series A** 2013 **Series B** 2014 **Series C** 2014 **Venture** 2018 [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) [World Innovation Lab Wil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wil-world-innovation-lab) [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) [Globis Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globis-capital-partners) [GMO VenturePartners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gmo-venture-partners) [UNITED, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/united) ## Everyone who backed them [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) VC firm **3** rounds [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds [World Innovation Lab Wil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wil-world-innovation-lab) VC firm **2** rounds [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Globis Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globis-capital-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [GMO VenturePartners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gmo-venture-partners) Corporate VC **2** rounds [UNITED, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/united) Hedge fund **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=mercari). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Mercari as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Digital Currency Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-currency-group) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Mercari ### Who invested in Mercari? Mercari's investors include Global Brain Corporation, East Ventures, World Innovation Lab Wil, ITOCHU Technology Ventures and Globis Capital Partners, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Mercari raised? Mercari has raised $89M across 5 rounds since 2013. ### When did Mercari last raise? Mercari's most recent round was a Venture of $47M in Mar 2018. ### What was Mercari's biggest round? Its most recent round, $47M in Mar 2018, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Mercari first? Mercari's first round on record, in Jul 2013, was backed by East Ventures. ### What stage is Mercari at? Mercari's latest named round is a Venture, in Mar 2018. ### Where is Mercari based? Mercari is based in Japan. ## Companies like Mercari In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Beer and Tech** $8.8M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/beer-and-tech)[**Forest** $43M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/forest)[**Kuradashi** $1.8M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kuradashi)[**Caguuu** $9.6M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/caguuu)[**Grooves** $9.9M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/grooves)[**Anatae** $1.8M · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/anatae) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app