# PECOFREE

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

- Industry: Logistics & Distribution
- Headquarters: Fukuoka-shi, Japan
- Website: https://pecofree.jp
- Total disclosed funding: $1.3M
- Latest round: Series A (May 31, 2024)
- Investors on record: 13

## About

Based in Fukuoka, Japan, and established in 2021, PECOFREE Inc. is a lunch provider and operator of a mobile application known as PECOFREE that lets the user choose the school lunch menu on a smartphone. In 2020, the company received West Japan City Bank Business Contest 2020 Grand Prize. As of November 2021, the current representative director of the company is Tatsuo Kawanami. 

PECOFREE Inc. operates a mobile application known as PECOFREE that lets the user make payments through the app and pre-order school lunches. According to PECOFREE, the menus are supervised by a dietitian and can be selected from 3 to 4 types of different menus. The price of one meal is approximately 450 yen. When the user places an order, the user will receive an order notification on LINE. After finishing the meal, users can return the lunch box by placing the box at the re-collection point.

The company's main clients include Fukuoka Akiba Gakuen Junior High School, Fukuoka Akiba Gakuen High School, Ibaraki Prefectural Ryugasaki Daini High School, Fukuoka Kaisei Girls' Academy High School, and other schools in Fukuoka.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, May 31, 2024, $0.2M — Future Food Fund
- Series A, Mar 8, 2024, $1.1M — Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, MIRAIDOOR, Oita Venture Capital, Saison Ventures, Sun Asterisk Co., Ltd., RKB MAINICHI BROADCASTING CORPORATION, NCB Venture Capital, teno.Holdings Company Limited, Chugin Capital Partners, NES, IJGN Group

## Investors

- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mitsui-sumitomo-insurance-venture-capital) — Series A
- Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — Series A
- MIRAIDOOR (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/miraidoor) — Series A
- Oita Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/oita-venture-capital) — Series A
- Saison Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/saison-ventures) — Series A
- Sun Asterisk Co., Ltd. — Series A
- RKB MAINICHI BROADCASTING CORPORATION — Series A
- NCB Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ncb-venture-capital) — Series A
- teno.Holdings Company Limited — Series A
- Chugin Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/chugin-capital-partners) — Series A
- NES (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/nes) — Series A
- IJGN Group — Series A
- Future Food Fund — Series A