What it sells
Kodomo Furusato Bin is a donation platform where donors pick return gifts while their money buys regional products for children's cafeterias and single-parent households.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
Individual and corporate donors paying through furusato nozei (hometown tax donation) to a partner municipality.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Donor gives via a municipality's furusato nozei and receives a return gift; producers, co-ops and food makers supply regional products; the donations fund food and experiences delivered to children's cafeterias and single-parent households.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
UnverifiedRevenue from furusato-nozei-funded projects with municipalities and sales/donation of surplus food from manufacturers; also a sponsor-supported members-only shopping site selling food at special prices to households receiving the child-rearing allowance.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Partnerships with local governments, producers and food manufacturers; no self-serve product listed.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | Series A | ¥90M | Social X, QR Investment (joint leads), Hokkaido Kyoso Partners, a business partner | thebridge.jp |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.