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Mercari
Mercari, Inc. operates major digital marketplace services and includes financial and payment ventures such as Merpay. Headquartered in Japan with offices in Tokyo and Fukuoka, the company collaborates with major partners like NTT DOCOMO to expand its business strategies.
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Mercari at a glance
Mercari is an e-commerce company headquartered in Japan. It has raised at least $501,071 across the 2 funding rounds on record. Its most recent funding round raised $1,071 in October 2020. Xcout tracks 1 named person at Mercari, including Shintaro Yamada (CEO). Xcout recorded 97 job postings from Mercari in the last 90 days, naming tools such as Palo Alto Networks, Looker, NetSuite.
Mercari leadership
- Shintaro YamadaCEO
Mercari funding rounds
At least $501,071 raised across the 2 rounds on record. Every round on record:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC Form D filing | $1,071 | — | |
| Seed | $500,000 | — |
Who invested in each round, lead investors, valuations and the co-investor graph — open the full funding history →
Hiring at Mercari
Xcout recorded 97 job postings from Mercari in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since April 2026.
Tools named in Mercari's job postings
The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it — see Mercari's hiring signals →
Hiring vs the trend
Based on 31 job postings in the last 8 weeks (24 Aug – 18 Oct 2026), compared with 47 small and mid-size consumer cyclical companies.
This describes a hiring pattern — how often Mercari’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.
Signed-in members see the AI-skill share and its change with peer percentiles, role mix, posting momentum and advertised US pay against the market.
Tech stack
Mercari competitors
A few of Mercari's closest competitors — see the full list of competitors and alternatives →
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DMM Group is a diversified Japanese conglomerate operating across multiple industries and business domains. The company provides a wide range of services, including regional revitalization initiatives, educational programs such as AI learning platforms, and various digital and corporate partnerships.
Mercaring is a purchasing and shipping agency service operated by Funtrade that facilitates buying products from online marketplaces in Japan for customers in South Korea.
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More on Mercari in Xcout Intel
- 1 named person with titles, LinkedIn and board committees
- 2 funding rounds with the investors in each, and who they co-invest with
- Weekly hiring history and the mix of roles behind it
- The full competitor set, tracking, exports and API access