CoCome

What CoCome does

CoCome (ココミー) is a Japanese mobile dating and matchmaking application operated by GoFresh Inc. (株式会社 GoFresh), a privately held corporation founded in April 2016 and headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The app serves single Japanese residents aged 18 and over (excluding high-school students), with a primary persona of Gen-Z singles and an adjacent marriage-minded segment addressed via the CoCo婚 (CoCo Marriage) and CoCo恋 (CoCo Love) sub-services. Distribution is single-country through the Apple App Store and Google Play, with a newer Web subscription surface; the service is restricted to residents of Japan under its Terms of Service.

The product is built around AI-assisted matching layered with privacy-first UX. Core matching capabilities include a daily-24 candidate recommender (24 Love Letters), five AI-curated candidate categories, tag-based automatic matching (Red String of Fate), and an MBTI-based AI personality diagnosis. Communication features span standard messaging plus CoCo Talk (anonymous text chat with mosaicked photos and hidden profiles), CoCo Voice (nightly 20:00–02:00 anonymous voice matching with AI-selected compatible partners), and Vanish Mode (industry-first ephemeral photos that auto-delete after 7 seconds). Safety is enforced via 24/7/365 monitoring, public-ID-based age verification, and anomaly detection, with regulatory grounding in the Japanese Internet Dating Introduction Business notification (受理番号 30210028001), TRUSTe Privacy Mark certification, and membership in the Japan Matching App Association.

CoCome runs a freemium business model in which female members access paid features for free while male members pay. Revenue is generated through 1/3/6/12-month CoCome Premium subscriptions on iOS, Android, and the Web (Stripe + Paidy BNPL), consumable in-app items such as Boosts (~800 yen) and Dostrikes (~800 yen each), and brand-collaboration / sponsorship campaigns. GoFresh Inc. has not disclosed any external funding rounds, investors, or parent entity; the company is led by Representative Director Takahiro Gozu (牛頭 貴大) and reports 1,000,000+ cumulative registered members as of end-February 2025.

Name

CoCome

Legal name

株式会社 GoFresh

Website

https://cocome.app

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CoCome is a Japanese mobile dating app operated by GoFresh Inc. that uses AI-curated matching, anonymous voice/text features, and privacy-first UX to serve single Japanese adults 18+, monetising male users via subscription while female users access for free.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Shinjuku

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Premium Subscription (App Store / Google Play): Subscription-based revenue from paid CoCome Premium plans (1/3/6/12 months), with auto-renewal via Apple ID or Google Play payment. Free for female users; paid plans primarily monetise male users.
2. Web Subscription (CoCome Premium via Web): Web-channel CoCome Premium subscription with credit card, bank transfer, and Paidy deferred payment options; new web payment option announced as more affordable than the app version.
3. Item / Point-based In-app Purchases: Consumption-based revenue from in-app items such as Boosts (800 yen), Dostrikes (800 yen per unit / 50 points), and Dostrike-with-message boosts.
4. Branded Campaign & Sponsorship Revenue: Revenue from brand collaborations and sponsored campaigns (e.g., EPEIOS lifestyle-brand tie-up, TK NIGHTCLUB collab, MRX escape-game collab) plus ongoing paid member-discount campaigns tied to referral gift cards.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CoCome (ココミー) is a mobile dating/matchmaking app for Japanese singles aged 18 and over (excluding high school students). It pairs swipe-based browsing with AI-driven daily curation (24 daily picks, Red String of Fate auto-matching) and privacy-first communication modes including ephemeral Vanish Mode photos, anonymous CoCo Voice matching, and CoCo Talk with mosaic photos. The service monetises primarily through male-only premium subscriptions, with female members accessing all paid features for free.

Product overview

CoCome (ココミー), operated by GoFresh Inc., is a single consumer mobile-dating application — not a multi-product SaaS platform — distributed via the Apple App Store and Google Play and supplemented by a Web payment surface. The architecture is one core app (CoCome) with multiple feature modules (CoCo通話/CoCoトーク for anonymous voice/text, バニッシュモード for ephemeral photos, 運命の赤い糸 and AI厳選マイピック for AI matching, 付近のお相手 for geolocation, プライベートモード for privacy, and 24通のラブレター for daily AI picks) layered on top. Sub-brands CoCo婚 (marriage-focused), CoCo恋 (love-focused), and CoCo恋ファースト (entry-level) are matching service-line tags used to segment success stories and customer journeys, while CoComeプレミアム is the paid male-only subscription tier that unlocks the full module set; female users access paid features for free. The 恋婚アドバイザー concierge adds a human touch to the CoCome婚/CoCo恋 service lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CoCome (ココミー) Dating/Matchmaking App Stress-free dating/matchmaking mobile application for Japanese singles aged 18+ (excluding high school students). Combines swipe matching with AI-curated daily picks, anonymous voice/text communication, geolocation-based discovery, and privacy features including Vanish Mode, Private Mode, and the Avatar (anime-world warp) function.
• CoCo婚 (CoCo Marriage) Service Line Marriage-oriented matchmaking service line within the CoCome family, geared toward users seeking serious long-term or marital outcomes, with success stories published spanning users in their 20s through 40s.
• CoCo恋 (CoCo Love) Service Line Love-oriented matchmaking service line within the CoCome family, oriented toward users seeking dating and romance outcomes with a less rigid marriage-only framing than CoCo婚.
• CoCo恋ファースト (CoCo Koi First) Service Line Entry-level matchmaking service line targeted at newer users of the CoCome platform, designed to onboard less-experienced dating-app users into the CoCome journey.
• 恋婚アドバイザー (Konkon Marriage Advisor) Human Advisor Service Human advisor service that supports CoCo婚/CoCo恋 premium matchmaking users during their search for serious long-term or marital outcomes, providing guidance and reassurance throughout the matchmaking journey.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000,000+ cumulative members as of February 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability11 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor, moderate and core.

• MRX 魔王の日曜日 (Higashi-Ginza)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 February 2025One-month collaborative campaign from February 14, 2025 to March 14, 2025 between CoCome and the immersive escape game MRX 魔王の日曜日 in Higashi-Ginza.
• TK NIGHTCLUB ShibuyaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 January 2025Limited one-night-only matchmaking event "TK NIGHTCLUB × CoCome" held at TK NIGHTCLUB Shibuya main store on January 11, 2025 to kick off 2025 dating activity for CoCome users.
• Shibuya Ward / 第三回ふるさと東京応援祭 SHIBUYA ChristmasminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 December 2023CoCome operated a photo-booth booth at Yoyogi Park Event Plaza for five days (Dec 21–25, 2023) during SHIBUYA Christmas, with popular TikTokers as staff and luxury prize giveaways for attendees.
• 東京グラフィティ / キャンパスグラフィティ (Tokyo Gravure / Campus Gravure)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 June 2022Collaboration with the youth-culture magazine Tokyo Gravure and its university edition Campus Gravure to publish a "大学生の恋愛リアル" co-branded website and magazine covering dating anxieties of Japanese university students.
• EPEIOSminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTie-up with lifestyle electronics brand EPEIOS for a luxury-prize lottery campaign celebrating the 700,000-member milestone.
• Sedai Coffee HarajukuminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue partner for the CoCome 3rd-anniversary event featuring popular influencers and talents, with drink giveaways and member engagement activities.
• 一般社団法人マッチングアプリ協会 (Japan Matching App Association)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoCome is a member of the General Incorporated Association Matching App Association, the Japanese industry body for matching-app operators, and participates in industry safety/standards alignment.
• Stripe, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationStripe powers card payment processing, analytics, and other back-office financial services for CoCome; payment-method information is managed and stored by Stripe rather than GoFresh.
• TRUSTe (Japan Privacy Certification Organization)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoCome is a TRUSTe program licensee; TRUSTe certifies the company's personal-data handling and acts as an escalation contact for unresolved user privacy complaints.
• 都内人気飲食店 (popular Tokyo restaurants)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoCome ran a Christmas "date-campaign" with popular Tokyo restaurants (including Michelin-listed venues), offering CoCome-exclusive perks for couples during the holiday season.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tinder: Global dating-app incumbent (Match Group) with a large Japanese user base. Competes with CoCome for the same Japanese 18+ demographic but operates globally with a broader portfolio of products and substantially larger marketing budget.
• Bumble: Global dating app (Bumble Inc.) with women-message-first positioning and a Japanese user base. Overlaps CoCome's audience but offers a broader portfolio (Date, BFF, Bizz) and benefits from global brand scale.

Direct peers

• Tapple (タップル): Major Japanese dating app operated by MatchingAgent (TBI subsidiary) targeting Gen-Z and young adults with interest-tag matching. Highly comparable to CoCome's Gen-Z positioning, freemium + subscription model, and AI-curated daily picks.
• Pairs (ペアーズ): Japan's largest dating/matchmaking app operated by Eureka (a Match Group affiliate). Directly comparable to CoCome as a Japanese-resident-only, freemium, subscription-monetised dating app targeting singles aged 18+, with overlapping AI matching and ID-verification features.
• Happy Mail (ハッピーメール): Long-running Japanese online dating / matchmaking platform with a large domestic user base. Comparable as a Japan-resident-only dating service monetised via point-based in-app purchases, similar to CoCome's Boost / Dostrike item-based revenue stream.
• Omiai (オミアイ): Japanese marriage-focused dating app with strict ID verification and a reputation for serious-intent users. Comparable to CoCome's CoCo婚 / 恋婚Advisor marriage-track sub-brand and overlapping in regulatory positioning under Japan's Internet Dating Introduction Business law.
• youbride (ユーブライド): Japanese marriage-track dating app operated by Sunmarie, targeting 30+ users seeking serious relationships. Comparable to CoCome's marriage-track service line (CoCo婚) and shares the same Japanese regulatory and ID-verification framework.
• with (ウィズ): Japanese Gen-Z-focused dating app using personality diagnostics, "liked-by-you" reveals, and AI-matching. Closely overlaps CoCome's Gen-Z, AI-personality-diagnosis, anonymous-matching positioning and is among the most directly comparable Japanese competitors.
• Dine (ダイン): Japanese dating app distinguished by date-first (restaurant-booking) matching. Comparable as a Japanese-resident-only, subscription-monetised dating app with overlapping male-paid, female-free dynamic and ID-verification requirements.

Others

• タップル誕生 アドバイス / Sunmarie Concierge Services: Japanese marriage-concierge and matchmaking-adjacent services. Comparable to CoCome's CoCo婚 / 恋婚アドバイザー human-advisor offering as adjacent service-line extensions within the Japanese marriage-track dating ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cocomeapp
• Instagraminstagram.com/cocomeapp

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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