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BLUE STYLE Company Profile

BLUE STYLE, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Fukuoka, Japan, was a nine-employee, VC-backed developer of an online barter platform for exchanging children's clothing based on a sharing economy model, which ceased operations by August 2025 after progressing through seed, accelerator, and later-stage funding rounds, and held one pending patent related to information processing.

Overview

  • Year Founded: 2017
  • Status: Out of Business
  • Employees: 9
  • Latest Deal Type: Out of Business

General Information

BLUE STYLE was a developer of an online barter platform designed to allow users to exchange children's clothing easily. The platform offered a children's clothing exchange service based on a new sharing economy model and provided a reliable hosting server to support the service long-term, enabling parents and clients to exchange children's clothes.

Website

bluestyle.jp

Ownership Status

Out of Business

Financing Status

Formerly VC-backed

Corporate Office

3F Izaki Building, 4-2-38 Wakamiya
Higashi-ku
Fukuoka, Fukuoka 813-0036
Japan

Primary Industry: Information Services (B2C)
Other Industries: Other Services (B2C Non-Financial)

Valuation & Funding

  • Deal Type: Out of Business
    Date: 20-Aug-2025
    Status: Completed
    Stage: Out of Business
  • Deal Type: Later Stage VC
    Date: 01-Apr-2024
    Status: Completed
    Stage: Generating Revenue
  • Deal Type: Seed Round
    Date: 04-Jun-2021
    Status: Completed
    Stage: Product In Beta Test
  • Deal Type: Accelerator/Incubator
    Status: Completed
    Stage: Product In Beta Test

Patents

  • Total Documents (Applications and Grants): 1
  • Total Patent Families: 1
  • Granted: 0
  • Pending: 1
  • Expiring in next 12 months: 0

Recent Patent Activity

  • Publication ID: JP-2023065771-A
    • Patent Title: Information processing method, program, information processing system
    • Status: Pending
    • First Filing Date: 28-Oct-2021

FAQs

  • When was BLUE STYLE founded?
    • 2017
  • Where is BLUE STYLE headquartered?
    • Fukuoka, Japan
  • What is the size of BLUE STYLE?
    • 9 total employees
  • What industry is BLUE STYLE in?
    • Information Services (B2C)
  • Is BLUE STYLE a private or public company?
    • Private company
  • What is BLUE STYLE’s current revenue?
    • Not specified