When was Hacobu founded?

Hacobu was founded in 2015 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Hacobu located?

Hacobu is headquartered in Minato, Japan.

How many employees does Hacobu have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Hacobu is 74.

Is Hacobu a funded company?

Hacobu is a funded company, having raised a total of $29.3M across 8 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Nov 2016.

When was the latest funding round of Hacobu?

Hacobu's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on May 29, 2025, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Hacobu rank among its competitors?

Hacobu ranks 13th amongst 1702 active competitors, of which 139 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Einride, which secured $113M in Feb, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Hacobu?

Hacobu's top competitors include Einride, Ripplr and Turvo. Among them, Einride secured the most recent funding round in February, 2026.

Hacobu - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of web-enabled solutions for transportation management. The company has developed 'Movo', a cloud-based fleet management system integrated with real-time booking functionalities for local freight transportation. The system consists of a GPS tracking device, web-based software, and a mobile app.

Website: hacobu.jp
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Email ID: *****@hacobu.jp
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

Minato, Japan

Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$29.3M in 8 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, May 29, 2025, $*****

Investors

Sony Innovation Fund & 18 more

Ranked

13^th among 1702 active competitors

Employee Count

74 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Einride & 1423 more

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Hacobu has raised a total funding of $29.3M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 2016. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on May 29, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Hacobu has 19 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Hacobu:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 29, 2025	3927651	Series C	3677398	2232757	4562850	4397158
Jul 31, 2023	4969573	Conventional Debt	8886989	9083788	2604400	Shoko Chukin Bank
May 23, 2023	8053839	Series C	1889184	9364266	6018141	Emellience Partners & 5 more

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The founders of Hacobu is Taro Sasaki. Taro Sasaki is the CEO of Hacobu.

Here are the details of Hacobu's key team members:

Taro Sasaki: Founder & CEO of Hacobu.

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Hacobu's employee count trend

Hacobu has 74 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Hacobu's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Hacobu include Einride, Ripplr and Turvo. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Hacobu, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Einride 2016, Stockholm (Sweden), Series E	Provider of electric and autonomous freight transportation solutions	$865M	Temasek, EQT & 37 others	74/100
2nd	Ripplr 2019, Bengaluru (India), Series C	Provider of distribution and logistics services for multiple industry verticals	$123M	Sojitz, 3one4 Capital & 45 others	72/100
3rd	Turvo 2014, San Mateo (United States), Acquired	Provider of a cloud and AI-based collaborative logistics platform	$85M	Mubadala, Activant Capital & 13 others	71/100
4th	Freight Tiger 2014, Mumbai (India), Acquired	Provider of a digital freight network and transportation management system	$57.7M	Tata Motors, Enam Holdings & 53 others	70/100
5th	Optimal Dynamics 2014, New York City (United States), Series C	Developer of a decision automation platform for the truckload industry	$94.8M	Activate Capital, Standard Industries & 10 others	64/100
6th	Alvys 2020, Solana Beach (United States), Series B	Developer of transportation management system software for logistics operations	$77M	Bonfire Ventures, RTP Global & 3 others	63/100
7th	Super Dispatch 2013, Kansas City (United States), Seed	End-to-end transport management solutions for the car hauling industry	$1.95M	Techstars, Active Capital & 5 others	63/100
8th	Traqo 2022, Gurugram (India), Seed	Offers cloud-enabled end-to-end supply chain and logistcis transportation management solutions	$998K	We Founder Circle, Kahu & 6 others	62/100
9th	McLeod Software 1985, Birmingham (United States), Unfunded	Provider of transportation management software solutions for carriers, brokers, 3PL providers, and shippers	-	-	62/100
10th	RoseRocket 2015, Toronto (Canada), Series B	Provider of cloud-based transportation management system	$69M	Scale Venture Partners, Funders-club.com ... & 12 others	61/100
13th	Hacobu 2015, Minato (Japan), Series C	Provider of web-enabled solutions for transportation management	$29.3M	Sony Innovation Fund, Toyota Tsusho & 17 others	61/100