Tailor has closed its Series A fundraising at $37 million, adding $15 million in new capital and several additional investors. The San Francisco-based company, which provides a headless ERP platform for retail and e-commerce operators, said the latest financing will accelerate its U.S. expansion while supporting continued enterprise implementations and product development in Japan, where the company was founded.
The company noted that its latest closing follows earlier rounds announced in May and July 2025 that included participation from New Enterprise Associates, Y Combinator, and several Japanese private and government-backed funds. New investors in the final close include i-nest capital, ALPHA, Fukoku CVC Fund, JPS Growth Investment Limited Partnership of Japan Post Investment Corporation, and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank. Global Brain and Globis Capital Partners, both seed investors, also increased their commitments.
Tailor’s headless, composable ERP has drawn interest from both SMB and enterprise customers seeking flexible, modular operational infrastructure amid volatile global markets. By separating data and logic from the user interface layer, Tailor enables operators to connect preferred tools, customize workflows via APIs, and update their processes without the rigidity of legacy ERP systems. The company’s architecture supports modern retail needs around omnichannel complexity, tariff-related costs, and supply chain unpredictability.
Universal Jewelry, a California-based wholesale and DTC men’s jewelry brand, initially adopted Tailor via one of its Shopify connectors to replace a brittle third-party solution. After validating Tailor’s real-time synchronization capabilities and customization options for complex workflows, the retailer expanded its use into the platform’s broader ERP modules.
With its new capital, Tailor plans to accelerate development of its inventory, purchasing, and finance modules, build native AI capabilities, expand its U.S.-based customer success and implementation teams, and broaden its ecosystem partnerships to help brands unify operations through composable architecture.
KEY QUOTES
“With Tailor, it actually feels like we have a partner — not just a vendor. Their team understands both the tech and the day-to-day reality of running a retail business.”
James Kao, CEO of Universal Jewelry
“We’re grateful to our investors and customers who share our belief that ERP should be composable and built around how each business actually operates. The markets have faced anything but predictability in 2025, and we’ve heard from enterprise and SMB customers alike that empowering operations teams with agility and flexibility is more critical than ever.”
“As retail and ecommerce brands grapple with tariff-related costs, omnichannel complexity, and unpredictable supply chains, the need for a right-sized ERP that’s fast and easy to implement has never been greater.”
Yo Shibata, Co-Founder and CEO of Tailor
