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Tailor

Headless ERP for retail operations

Y CombinatorSummer 2022ActiveB2BDeveloper ToolsSaaSB2BAPI

What they do

Problem

Retail brands struggle to run and scale operations because legacy ERPs are rigid and slow to implement, point solutions don’t integrate, and teams rely on error-prone spreadsheets for complex workflows.

Solution

Tailor provides a modular, headless, API-first ERP platform that lets retail teams compose and customize operations modules (e.g., inventory, orders, planning) to fit their workflows.

Who it's for

Fast-growing retail brands and their operations teams managing multi-channel, multi-location commerce.

Founders

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.

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.

Open roles 3

Senior Frontend Engineer (Australia - AEST, Remote)
NSW, AU / VIC, AU / QLD, AU / Remote (NSW, AU; VIC, AU; QLD, AU) · Full-time · $100K - $200K
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Senior Bilingual Software Engineer (English/Japanese) – West Coast (U.S.)
US / Remote (US) · Full-time · $120K - $200K
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Forward-Deployed Product Manager (US-Remote)
US / Remote (US) · Full-time · $130K - $170K
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