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Luup

AKIHABARA CENTRAL SQUARE 4F, 3-21-24 Kanda-Sakumachō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0025, Japan

Overview

Luup provides the LUUP micromobility sharing service, allowing users to rent electric scooters and bicycles from more than 15,500 ports across Japan. The company has recorded over 5 million app downloads, numbers it says rank among the country’s largest for micromobility platforms. In August, Luup unveiled the “Unimo,” a compact three-wheeled universal car aimed at broadening accessibility to its short-distance transport options regardless of users’ age or gender. Management intends to keep expanding port density, increase vehicle fleets, and roll out operations in additional areas while working closely with police and local governments on safety initiatives. Newly secured capital will be directed toward safety measures, traffic-rule education, port expansion, service improvements and geographic growth. With the latest round, Luup’s cumulative funding has reached approximately ¥21.4 billion, reflecting strong financial backing from both equity investors and major Japanese banks.

Total raised
$93M
Funding rounds
8
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
Nov 2025

Industries

  • Apps
  • E-Commerce
  • Electric Vehicle
  • Internet
  • Mobile Apps
  • Transportation
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    Nov 2025

    $28M

  2. Debt Financing

    Nov 2023

    $24M

  3. Debt Financing

    May 2023

    $5M

  4. Debt Financing

    Apr 2022

    $8M

Team

  • Naomichi Okada

    CTO

  • Hannah Ziemer

    Managing Partner, Co-Founder

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