Mercari

Founder / s: Tommy Tomishima, Shintaro Yamada, Ryo Ishizuka, Hiroshi Toshima
Key people: Yuki Hamada (Executive Director), Ryo Ishizuka (Co-Founder & CEO), Fumiaki Koizumi (Executive Director), Tommy Tomishima (Founder) and Shintaro Yamada (President & CEO)
Employees: 101 – 250

Mercari aims to provide a solution by enabling people to easily sell and purchase second-hand items in a mobile marketplace with their smartphones.

Japan’s mobile shopping obsession is finally in the US. Mercari, the resale shopping app, is the country’s biggest community-powered shopping fair in the palm of your hands. The intuitive app lets you buy and sell anything, from anywhere, in seconds from your Phone: fashion, electronics, jewelry, console games, new, pre-owned and hand-made items, Mercerry deliver. Listing your item is as simple as uploading a photo and adding a few details, with built-in features that help you easily Print out shipping labels and rapid drop packages in the mail. Mercari’s sharing community grows larger and makes the world more sustainable every day.