Rakuten India is the Bengaluru based product and innovation centre of Rakuten Group. Its engineers build and run technology for the group's ecommerce, fintech, mobile and other businesses worldwide.
Ownership and structure
Rakuten operates in India through Rakuten India Enterprise Private Limited, a subsidiary of Rakuten Group incorporated in Bengaluru in January 2016.
What India does for Rakuten
India is Rakuten Group's strategic R&D and technology centre, where almost 2,000 professionals build products for its ecommerce, fintech and platform businesses.
Rakuten's India business
Rakuten India was established in 2014 in Bengaluru. In August 2022 it opened Crimson House Bengaluru, a Cubbon Park office able to house more than 3,000 employees.
The centre employed almost 2,000 professionals in 2025.
Key moves in India
- 2014: Rakuten India was founded in Bengaluru.
- 2016: Rakuten India Enterprise Private Limited was incorporated in Bengaluru on January 21.
- 2022: Rakuten opened Crimson House Bengaluru near Cubbon Park in August, its largest office outside Japan with room for more than 3,000 employees.
Where it operates
Rakuten runs its India business from Bengaluru.
At a glance
- Home country: Japan
- Global headquarters: Tokyo
- Sector: Technology & AI
- Business: Internet services
- Role of India: R&D and engineering hub, Global delivery and operations
- India entity: Rakuten India Enterprise Private Limited
- India head office: Bengaluru
- India offices: Bengaluru
- India headcount: 2,000+ (2025)
- In India since: 2014
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