# byFood

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/byfood

- Industry: Travel & Leisure
- Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
- Website: www.tablecross.com
- Total disclosed funding: $2.2M
- Latest round: Series A (Apr 19, 2023)
- Investors on record: 4

## About

Based in Japan, and founded in 2014 by Serkan Toso, Tablecross, Inc., trading as byFood, operates a platform that offers a range of food-related services, including food experiences, restaurant reservations, and gourmet products from local businesses. In November 2025,?Tablecross, Inc. raised an undisclosed amount ?in?series B funding? led by new investor HERITAGE GLOBAL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS PTE. LTD., with participation from other new investors konnichihello inc., Sugashita Partners Ltd, Japan Finance Corporation and unspecified investors. Individual investors also participated in the round. The round was part of a larger JPY 640 million series B and debt funding.

Tablecross, Inc. offers an online platform with restaurant and food tour reservations. The platform provides online cooking lessons, personalized food tours, and an online store selling Japanese tableware, juice, coffee, soy sauce, Seawood, noodles, mochi, snacks, and alcoholic beverages. Furthermore, the company also offers a range of other services, such as our blog, information on different areas of Japan, and a VIP Gourmet Concierge service that creates a tailor-made food experience.

The company plans to use the November 2025 funding to hire essential staff and reinforce its business foundations.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Apr 19, 2023, $2.2M — JTB, PR Times, kemuri ventures, VELTRA Corporation

## Investors

- JTB — Series A
- PR Times — Series A
- kemuri ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kemuri-ventures) — Series A
- VELTRA Corporation — Series A