Rakuten Group
Rakuten Group, Inc. is a Japanese technology conglomerate founded in 1997 and headquartered in Tokyo. It is the largest e-commerce company in Japan and the third-largest e-commerce marketplace company worldwide. Rakuten provides a variety of consumer and business-focused services, including e-commerce, e-reading, travel, banking, securities, credit cards, e-money, portals and media, online marketing, and professional sports. The company has over 17,000 employees and operates in 30 countries and regions globally, with revenues of 1,101.48 billion yen in 2018. Industries it has a preference for include: Business Services, Consumer Products (CPG; FMCG), Consumer Services, Financial Services, IT Services, Information Technology, Software/Internet, Marketing/Advertising, Manufacturing, Media (Text; Video; Audio), Retail, Telecoms & Data. Verticals it has a preference for include: Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning, E-commerce, FinTech, Data Services, IoT (Internet of Things), Apps, and Nanotechnology.