Retail ecommerce

Tailor

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Founded 2021Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Tailor is the headless ERP that gives fast-growing retail brands a composable, API-first platform to run operations with speed, flexibility, and control.

🧱 Legacy ERP is too rigid: Systems like NetSuite and SAP take months (or years) to implement and break with every change. Tailor is modular, headless, and easy to adapt.

🧩 Point solutions don’t scale: Tools like inventory or order management software solve one problem, but can’t talk to each other or keep up with growth.

📊 Spreadsheets are everywhere: From demand planning to purchase orders, even $100M+ brands still rely on Excel. Tailor replaces duct-taped workflows with ops modules you can tweak, combine, or scale

⚡️ Complex workflows need custom logic: Whether it's multi-location inventory, DTC + B2B orders, or light manufacturing (like kitting or lot tracking), Tailor supports flexible automations out of the box.

👟 Operators can move faster: Launch backend modules in minutes, not months. Tailor's low-code tools let teams build, automate, and adapt without waiting on engineering or implementation agencies.

Built for composable retail:

- Headless backend with GraphQL APIs

- 50+ integrations (Shopify, QuickBooks, 3PLs, etc.)

- Custom automations via Pipelines, Functions, and Event Triggers

- State machines for approvals and multi-step workflows

- AI features like OCR and vector search built in

Tailor is already powering operations at fast-growing omnichannel brands and modern manufacturers.

We’re proud to be the first Japan-based company to join Y Combinator.

Learn more at [tailor.tech](https://www.tailor.tech)

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Yo Shibata

Founder

Yo Shibata is co-founder/CEO of Tailor. Previously, Yo founded Smapo (Acquired by Rakuten, RetailTech), Shoppi (Acquired by IMJ, mobile app), co-founded Funds (FinTech), and Watashikampo (HealthTech). Prior to being a serial entrepreneur, he worked for McKinsey.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Misato Takahashi

Founder

Co-founder/CTO of Tailor, previously co-founder/CTO of Speee (TSE IPO in 2020), CTO of Spotlight (Acquired by Rakuten), engineer at Rakuten and GREE, and head of R4D, a research institute at Mercari.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
40team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2021 · Source

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Y Combinator

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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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