Chatwork
IPO株式会社kubell
Chatwork was founded in 2011, is headquartered in Osaka, Japan, lists 201–500 employees, and has $15.3M in recorded funding across 2 rounds.
- Headquarters
- Osaka
- Employees
- 201–500
- Founded
- 2011
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- corp.chatwork.com
- Total Funding
- $15.3M
- Last Round
- $12.8M Series BJan 2016
- Rounds
- 2
- Type
- Public
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About
Chatwork (now operating as kubell Co., Ltd. since July 2024) is Japan's leading business chat platform, serving over 989,000 companies as of March 2026. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Osaka, the company pioneered business messaging in Japan as an alternative to email and phone, and has expanded into BPaaS (Business Process as a Service) offerings under the kubell brand. Chatwork is publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (ticker: 4448) and targets small and medium-sized enterprises across Japan.
Summary
Chatwork is a SaaS company based in Osaka, Japan, founded in 2011. It lists 201–500 employees. It has raised $15.3M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $12.8M Series B round in Jan 2016. Investors include GMO Venture Partners, Jafco Ventures and SMBC Venture Capital.
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Funding & Exit History
Sep 2019
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Funding: Seed through Series B. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
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