TakeMe

What TakeMe does

TakeMe is a Tokyo-based fintech and travel-tech company founded in 2015 that operates a restaurant reservation platform enabling foreign tourists to book tables at top-rated restaurants in Japan, combined with a multi-payment gateway for smartphones and inbound customer services designed to assist international visitors. The company addresses cross-border friction in Japan's inbound tourism economy, combining a curated two-sided marketplace (foreign diners on the demand side, premium Japanese restaurants on the supply side) with mobile payment infrastructure that lowers barriers for non-Japanese-speaking travelers. Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed, but the platform appears to monetize through restaurant-side commissions, payment processing fees, or partnership arrangements with travel distribution partners such as JTB Corp., which led a 2019 funding round.

Name

TakeMe

Website

https://takeme.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tokyo-based fintech and travel-tech firm operating a restaurant reservation platform and multi-payment gateway that helps foreign tourists book top-rated Japanese restaurants and pay via smartphone.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tourism Fintech (Mobile Payments and Restaurant Reservations)

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510)

akta.pro primary industry

Inbound/Local Retail Travel Agencies (Destination Booking Offices) (THAKABAH)

Keywords

• Mobile payment gateway
• Restaurant reservation platform
• Inbound tourism services
• Cross-border payment processing
• Foreign tourist payments

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Core offering

TakeMe provides a multi-payment gateway for smartphones that enables payment acceptance, and inbound customer services (including a restaurant reservation platform) that help foreign tourists in Japan book top-rated restaurants. The offerings are packaged around smartphone-based access for international visitors to Japan.

Product overview

TakeMe is a restaurant reservation platform that enables users to book tables at top-rated restaurants in Japan. Based on the limited source data, the specific product architecture and individual module names are not detailed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TakeMe Restaurant Reservation Platform

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Resy: Global restaurant reservation platform (American Express-owned). Operates the same core reservation product and overlaps with TakeMe's top-rated restaurant focus, though not Japan-specific.
• TableAll: Concierge-style premium restaurant booking service for international visitors to Japan. Shares TakeMe's focus on foreign tourists booking hard-to-access top-rated Japanese restaurants.
• TableCheck: Tokyo-based restaurant booking and table-management platform focused on Japan and APAC. Directly comparable to TakeMe's restaurant-reservation business for both domestic diners and inbound tourists, with overlapping merchant base and product surface.
• OMA (Omakase): Japan-focused premium restaurant and omakase reservation app popular with inbound travelers. Closely comparable to TakeMe's top-rated-Japan-restaurant proposition, especially for foreign diners seeking high-end Japanese restaurants.
• Tock: Reservation and prepaid-ticketing platform for premium restaurants and experiences (American Express-owned). Comparable product mechanics to TakeMe, especially around curated top-rated restaurant inventory.

Broad incumbents

• PayPay: Japan's largest mobile payment network (SoftBank/Z Holdings). Comparable to the payment-gateway leg of TakeMe's business and a default QR-pay option at many Japanese restaurants, including those TakeMe lists.
• KKday: Asia-headquartered inbound travel marketplace offering activities, transport, and dining in Japan. Comparable to TakeMe on the inbound-services and restaurant-booking side for foreign visitors.
• Klook: Asia-wide travel activities, transport, and restaurant booking platform with strong Japan inventory. Bundles restaurant reservations inside broader Japan itineraries, competing with TakeMe for inbound-tourist booking share.
• Tabelog (Recruit): Japan's dominant restaurant review and booking platform operated by Recruit. Encompasses nearly all top-rated Japanese restaurants and dwarfs TakeMe's listing depth, serving as the default search surface for inbound visitors planning dining.
• LINE Pay: Major Japanese mobile wallet under LINE Yahoo. Comparable on the payment-gateway leg and widely accepted at restaurants; competes for the same inbound-tourist payment flows as TakeMe's multi-payment gateway.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/takeme_co_ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds8 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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