Respo offers an EC‑focused payments SaaS that enables merchants to add a "積立決済" (Save Now, Buy Later / SNBL) installment feature to their own e‑commerce sites via tag embed or API. The product is positioned to increase purchase rates for high‑ticket categories and to reduce cart abandonment by allowing consumers to accumulate funds and buy without debt. Current customers include EC merchants in home electronics and furniture/ interior categories, and the company plans expansion into travel, fashion/apparel, cosmetics, outdoor goods, and collector items. Respo emphasizes improving customer engagement and lifetime value through staged communications (e.g., official LINE) and incentives such as cashbacks or perks when targets are met. The company completed a cumulative pre‑Series A fundraising totaling ¥200 million and intends to use the proceeds to accelerate product improvements, marketing, and cross‑industry sales efforts. Respo was founded in May 2021 and is based in Minato‑ku, Tokyo.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Sep 2025