freee

freee is owned by freee K.K. (freee Co., Ltd.; listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, TYO:4478), headquartered in Japan. No. The ultimate owner of freee, freee K.K. (freee Co., Ltd.; listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, TYO:4478), is headquartered in Japan, not in the United States.

freee K.K. is a Tokyo-based SaaS company founded in 2012 that develops and operates an integrated cloud platform for small and medium-sized businesses. Its product suite includes cloud accounting (freee Accounting), HR/payroll (freee HR), invoicing, electronic contracts (freee Sign), and financial services such as Freee Card. The company is publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and has grown via product development and M&A activity to form a group of subsidiaries and business units.

Group companies and subsidiaries include freee Finance Lab (フリーファイナンスラボ), freee Biz (フリービズ), Transparent Bookstore / 透明書店株式会社 (a freee-established retail subsidiary), and the majority-owned Sitevisit (サイトビジット) among others.