Hiroyuki Tanaka

Advantage Partners Inc /JP/ (AP) is an independent Japan-based private equity firm which was founded in 1992 by Taisuke Sasanuma and Richard Folsom. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo. AP invests directly in private equity and manages the MBI private equity funds for a range of domestic and foreign institutions including insurance companies, banks and corporations. The firm has close business ties with wholesale trader Marubeni Corp. (TSE: 8002). AP pioneered private equity investment in Japan and retains a leadership position in the private equity community.

Unicom Co., Ltd. is an investment holding Japanese company. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Nikko Rica Corp. is a chemical manufacturer that specializes in researching and developing various technologies such as hydrogenation catalysts, hydrogenation reactions and synthesis, food base materials, inorganic fine chemicals, and environmental resources. The company is based in Chiyoda-ku, Japan. The Japanese company was founded in 1950. The CEO is Manabu Sekimoto.

Part of Work Happiness Consulting KK, Work Happiness, Inc. is a consulting Japanese company that focuses on creating human resources based on "mission discovery", organizational transformation, innovative business, and creating a team full of work happiness. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Work Happiness offers team building training that can bring about significant changes to the team by studying with the members who work together. Work Happiness was acquired by Work Happiness Consulting KK from S-Pool, Inc. on February 28, 2011 for $1.27 million.

Part of Advantage Partners LC Ltd., Advantage Advisors, Inc. is an alternative investment manager. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 2007.

Weblio, Inc. offers an online general dictionary, Weblio. Its services include net media, translation, personnel, online English conversation, overseas consulting, property and casualty insurance, study abroad support, and other businesses. The company was founded by Naoya Tsujimura on August 12, 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Spika, Inc. develops and operates mobile applications. Its mobile platform, Nailbook, operates as a social network application that offers nail design and information services. The firm’s business activities also include web content and site design and development; sales promotion, advertisement delivery, consulting, and market research via the Internet; business model planning, research, development, and sales; and intellectual property rights licensing and maintenance. The company was founded by Isao Kouda on April 1, 2014 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Retro, Inc. provides online shopping services. It is a construction and management information services using the Internet. The company was founded by Shingo Suzuki on May 20, 2014 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Crevo, Inc. operates and manages a design and animation crowd sourcing site. Its sire allows users to choose a creator from the portfolio page and then order various video work, such as promotion videos for an application, or a YouTube ad with custom scenario and characters. The company was founded in March 2014 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Carnol, Inc. manages and operates a test drive online booking website. The company was founded by Kohei Hosoe and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Hyakusenrenma, Inc. provides online hotel and inn booking site. It offers foreign travelers, home renting services through its listed properties; and also provides home stay services for events in farm houses and country side locations. The company was founded by Yasuhiro Ueyama on June 19, 2012 and is headquartered in Sendai, Japan.

Whiteessence Co., Ltd. is a dental clinic franchise business that supports the management of dental clinics by providing services such as dental esthetics, whitening, office whitening, and cleaning. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 2003 by Yoshiaki Sakamoto. The Japanese company offers safe consulting before and after opening a dental clinic and provide management know-how and services necessary for dental clinic management stability and expansion. The company organizes a franchise dental chain that operates more than 220 stores nationwide from Hokkaido to Okinawa, and about 300,000 people go to a member dental clinic annually. The company also develops, manufacture, and sell various original oral care products directly to customers through high-quality distribution channels such as general dental clinics, ec sites, and luxury variety shops.

ClipLine Inc. engages in the development and operation of technology acquisition support platform for service industry. The company was founded by Yuto Takahashi on July 11, 2013 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

YUMEMI, Inc. provides mobile digital marketing systems, consulting, and support services. It also involves in digital media content management and operation services. The company was founded on January 27, 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

MP Kitchen Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company founded in 1992 that operates several restaurants in Tokyo, JP. The company's restaurants include a tsukemen specialty store, a Shibuya gyoza restaurant that specializes in thin skin gyoza, and a western-style restaurant called "Grilled Domi Kosugi" that serves dishes with their signature Domigrass sauce to all customers.

Space Bd, Inc. provides satellites related services. The firm also provides targeted to private companies, research institutes and governments that develop small satellites across the world. The company was founded by Masatoshi Nagasaki and Tohru Akaura on September 5, 2014 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Hosty, Inc. engages in the operation of unmanned hotels. It also handles internet media, real estate consulting, translation, and house renovation businesses. The company was founded by Hiroki Yamaguchi in 2015 and is headquartered in Fukuoka, Japan.

IF Holdings KK is an investment holding private company based in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of YCP Holdings (Global) Ltd., J-Foods Hong Kong Ltd. is a company that operates restaurants. J-Foods Hong Kong Ltd. is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. J-Foods Hong Kong was acquired by YCP Holdings (Global) Ltd. on January 27, 2020 for $7.72 million. Founded in 2014.

B-SLASH KK engages provides EC management solutions for Yahoo Shopping stores. The company was founded on January 14, 2020 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Iwaya Giken Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company located in Sapporo. The firm designs, develops and manufactures gas balloons & airtight cabins for travel. It was founded in 2016 by Keisuke Iwaya.

Part of Estore Corp., SHIFFON Co. Ltd. is a Japanese company that wholesales men and women clothing accessories. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 2004. The CEO is Kenta Nishimura. SHIFFON Co. was acquired by Estore Corp. on August 31, 2022 for $12.29 million.

Incubate Fund KK (Incubate Fund) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2010 by Keisuke Wada, Honma Masahiko and Yusuke Murata. Incubate Fund is headquartered in Tokyo.