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Leaner

7-23-1 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa-ku 3rd TOC Building 9F, Tokyo, 141-0031, Japan

Overview

Leaner Technologies, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, offers a suite of digital procurement tools including its AI Spend Management Platform, the sourcing solution “Leaner Mitsumori,” and the purchasing workflow system “Leaner Kōbai.” These products aggregate past spend data, streamline supplier and internal communications, and employ artificial intelligence to surface savings opportunities, aiming to modernize Japan’s traditionally manual procurement processes. The company is also building a Procurement AI Agent and expanding a consulting arm to deepen customer value. Leaner’s mission is to continually refresh the standard for corporate sourcing and purchasing. Financially, the firm secured about ¥1.5 billion in Series B equity financing in October 2024 and has now added ¥700 million in non-dilutive debt. The new capital strengthens an already solid balance sheet that lenders cited for its healthy growth profile. Funds will be deployed to enhance core platforms, accelerate AI agent development, and scale consulting services that improve client competitiveness.

Total raised
$19M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Debt Financing
Latest activity
Feb 2026

Industries

  • Cloud Management
  • Software
  • Task Management
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Recent funding

  1. Debt Financing

    Feb 2026

    $4M

  2. Series B

    Dec 2025

    $15M

Team

  • Yusuke Ohira

    CEO & Founder

  • Koki Kikukawa

    Co-Founder & Founding Investor

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  • Eiji Tanaka

    Chief Operating Officer & Board Member

  • Scott Cline

    Information Technology

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