Tailor · Nov 2025
Tailor announced the final $15M close of its Series A, bringing the company-reported cumulative Series A total to $37M; proceeds support US expansion, product and AI development, and Japan operations.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 2, 2026
Tailor is a privately held, San Francisco-headquartered software company founded in Japan in 2021. It develops a headless, composable ERP and low-code application platform for modern retail, ecommerce, manufacturing, and other operations-heavy businesses. The product separates the ERP back end from the user interface so customers can assemble, extend, or replace modules without adopting a rigid monolithic suite.
Primary product
Tailor Platform, including Tailor Omakase: an API-first, headless/composable ERP with modules and workflows for inventory, purchasing, orders, fulfillment, finance, omnichannel operations, and light manufacturing.
Founded
2021
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
Approximately 40-50 employees; YC lists about 40 and TechCrunch reported approximately 50 in June 2025.
Work style
Remote
Industry
Software development / enterprise software
Sub-industry
Cloud ERP, composable/headless ERP, retail and ecommerce operations software
Offices
Business model
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$37M
Latest round
Series A final close · Nov 2025
Latest amount
$15M
Nov 2025
Series A final close (cumulative Series A total)
Nov 2025 · ANRI
Series A (second close / expanded round)
Jul 2025 · ANRI
Series A expanded close (cumulative Series A total)
Jul 2025 · ANRI
May 2025 · ANRI
May 2025 · ANRI
Sep 2022 · Global Brain and Y Combinator
Leadership
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer
Investors
Public hiring materials characterize Tailor as distributed and remote-first, with asynchronous collaboration across US, Japan, and Australia time zones. The company emphasizes pragmatic, outcome-oriented operators who are comfortable with ambiguity; its website highlights technical depth, open-source contributors, and a mix of engineering, enterprise, and consulting experience.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Public postings show examples including $120,000-$160,000 USD for a remote full-stack engineer, $130,000-$170,000 for a US-remote forward-deployed product manager, and $100,000-$200,000 for a senior frontend engineer in Australia. Sponsorship is not clearly stated.
Benefits
Pricing
Public pricing is not disclosed; sales appear demo- or quote-led for businesses. Tailor Omakase was offered free for the first year of core modules to companies referred through YC.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M annually (third-party estimate; not company-reported). A separate third-party profile estimated approximately $7.5M.
Tailor · Nov 2025
Tailor announced the final $15M close of its Series A, bringing the company-reported cumulative Series A total to $37M; proceeds support US expansion, product and AI development, and Japan operations.
Business Wire · Nov 2025
Final close of Series A brought total Series A funding to $37M; new investors included i-nest capital, ALPHA, Fukoku CVC Fund, JPS Growth Investment Limited Partnership, and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank.
Tailor · Jul 2025
Tailor announced an additional $8M Series A close led into the round by ANRI's earlier close, with new investors NEA and JIC VGI and increased Y Combinator participation.
TechCrunch · Jun 2025
TechCrunch covered Tailor's $22M Series A stage, its retail/ecommerce ERP product Omakase, investors including ANRI, JIC VGI, NEA, Spiral Capital, and YC, and its approximately 50-person distributed team.
Tailor · May 2025
Company announced the first close of its Series A led by ANRI, with participation from Spiral Capital.