Best Marketing Services Companies in Japan
The 359 best Marketing Services companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Katana.
If you want the best-funded Marketing Services companies in Japan ranked by disclosed equity and recent momentum, you're looking at 359 tracked firms with a combined $548M in disclosed funding and, notably, zero unicorns yet. Pathos Logos leads the directory at $24M raised, followed by Dinette at $6M and Mov at $10M, a tight cluster that tells you this market rewards specialists over platform plays. The global Marketing Services industry was valued at roughly $286.4B in 2021 and is growing at a ~5.68% CAGR, with AI-driven consumer behavior shifts and the declining grip of traditional search engines accelerating where budgets flow.
So what's actually moving in Japan right now? Median install growth across 657 marketing and advertising apps is running at roughly +10% YoY, and the hot editorial themes, analytics tools, consumer surveys, ecosystem services, are exactly where I'd expect Japan's mid-tier agencies to place their bets this quarter. Backers like Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and SBI Investment are the names showing up repeatedly, which signals institutional appetite rather than tourist capital. And with digital promotion tactics evolving fast across the region, the funding gap between Japan's top firms and global players like Dentsu Group leaves real room for the next breakout.
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Ranked: Best Marketing Services companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Employees | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katana Provider of digital marketing services | $128M | 44 mo ago | Series D | Takeshi Morioka CEO | — | NginxXserverjQuery CDN+4 | — | — |
| 2 | AnyMind Group Provider of e-commerce, marketing, and manufacturing platforms | $92M | 47 mo ago | Public | Kosuke Sogo CEO | 1,200 | STUDIOApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+20 | — | — |
| 3 | Xica Marketing and Sales services | $57M | 45 mo ago | Series E | — | 130 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | — |
| 4 | Nile Provider of digital marketing services | $48M | 64 mo ago | Public | Hisho Takahashi CEO & President | 45 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 5 | Candee Provider of branding, digital marketing, and advertising services | $30M | 102 mo ago | Series B | Yoshikatsu Yamamura CEO & President | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Trend Express Offers market research services | $24M | 44 mo ago | Series C | Tomonari Neno CEO & President | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — |
| 7 | Pathos Logos Provider of ERPsolutions for multiple industries | $24M | 1 mo ago | Series B | Masayuki Makino CEO | 18 | STUDIOApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+17 | — | — |
| 8 | ValueCommerce Provider of advertising services | $16M | 73 mo ago | Series B | Jin Kagawa CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | 5 patents Enterprise web browser control and management platform for centralized browser administration | — |
| 9 | PrimeNumber Provider of technology and management consulting services | $13M | 25 mo ago | Series B | Kenta Yamamoto Co-Founder & CIO | 50 | SentryNode.jsTailwind CSS+13 | — | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 10 | Onedot Provider of marketing services | $13M | 25 mo ago | Series B | Chitoku Tosu Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | mov Provider of digital marketing services | $10M | 8 mo ago | Series B | Makoto Watanabe CEO | 100 | STUDIOApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+13 | 3 patents Enterprise transaction and business process management software platforms | — |
| 12 | DINETTE Provider of branding, advertising, influencer, media operations, and other services | $6M | 12 mo ago | Series C | Miki Ozaki Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | KIYONO Provider of digital marketing, advertising, and other services | $6M | 27 mo ago | Series A | Kenichi Kiyono CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | — |
| 14 | Wevnal Provider of advertising services | $5M | 56 mo ago | Series A | — | 34 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+10 | — | — |
| 15 | MI-6 Provider of market research, project management & consulting services | $5M | 37 mo ago | Series A | Motohiro Kizaki CEO | 42 | microCMSTurbopackNode.js+17 | — | 1 launch |
| 16 | A1 Media Group Advertising services provider | $5M | 9 mo ago | Series B | Jae Woo Chung Founder & CEO | 120 | — | 95 patents Medical imaging and diagnostic devices for bone density and oral health analysis | — |
| 17 | SoleBrain Provider of digital marketing, web consulting, and data management services | $5M | 74 mo ago | Series A | Seiji Sakuraba CEO | 33 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceFacebook Login+8 | — | — |
| 18 | Idea Record Provider of IT service suite solutions, digital marketing and AI services | $5M | 58 mo ago | Series A | Yasuo Kashiwada Founder & CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
| 19 | Natee Provider of influencer marketing, advertising, and talent development services | $4M | 42 mo ago | Series A | — | 58 | WordPressMySQLPHP+9 | — | — |
| 20 | Onemedia Provider of TikTok and YouTube video marketing services | $4M | 83 mo ago | Series A | Akashi Gakuto CEO | — | PHPMathJaxLaravel+23 | — | — |
| 21 | Supreme System Provider of marketing solutions | $4M | 35 mo ago | Series A | — | 61 | — | — | — |
| 22 | REVISIO Provider of marketing services | $4M | 41 mo ago | Series B | Yasushi Koriya CEO | — | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+16 | 2 patents Acquisition and processing of display image data for visual output systems. | — |
| 23 | Minto Provider of content marketing and advertising services | $4M | 28 mo ago | Series A | — | 80 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+23 | — | — |
| 24 | TieUps Provider of social media marketing services | $3M | 31 mo ago | Seed | Fumiaki Obara CEO | 15 | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | — |
| 25 | Elevista Provider of solar power investment and trading platform | $3M | 30 mo ago | Series A | Takuya Ishino Founder & CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 26 | Zawatt Provider of advertising services | $3M | 132 mo ago | Acquired | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| 27 | ByWill Provider of brand consulting services | $3M | 11 mo ago | Series B | Yuichiro Shimomura CEO | — | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+17 | — | — |
| 28 | 3Sunny Provider of website development and SEO services for medicare issues | $3M | 63 mo ago | Seed | Yukihiko Enomoto Co-Founder & COO | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | SABU Provider of operations and marketing services for dental industry | $3M | 34 mo ago | Seed | — | 42 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — |
| 30 | Net on HR web marketing service provider | $3M | 49 mo ago | Seed | Suspect Kijima CEO | 49 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 31 | MOSHBIT Provider of UI/UX design and marketing consulting services | $2M | 56 mo ago | Series A | Akira Hamada Founder & CEO | 16 | STUDIOFirebaseNode.js+7 | — | — |
| 32 | Ingriwood Provider of retail-focused DX solutions and B2B/B2C services. | $2M | 73 mo ago | Seed | Ryusuke Kurokawa CEO | 230 | microCMSMicrosoft ClarityGoogle Analytics+8 | — | — |
| 33 | TakeMe Provider of digital marketing, payment and media services | $2M | 44 mo ago | Seed | — | 21 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+22 | — | — |
| 34 | FOR YOU Provider of advertising and communication services | $2M | 14 mo ago | Series A | Sosuke Noda Founder & CEO | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+13 | — | — |
| 35 | DOTZ Provider of marketing solutions specializing in the LINE platform for businesses | $1M | 14 mo ago | Seed | Hitoshi Inamasu CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Somewrite Marketing & media agency | $1M | 140 mo ago | Seed | Yasunari Shibata Founder & Director | 65 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 37 | iRidge Planning, development and management of the location based Internet service | $1M | 140 mo ago | Public | Kentaro Oda Founder & CEO | 256 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+28 | — | 1 job opening |
| 38 | WorX Provider of sales outsourcing consulting services | $1M | 33 mo ago | Seed | Yoshito Fujiwara CEO | 10 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+28 | — | — |
| 39 | Agile Media Media ad-network operator | $1M | 201 mo ago | Public | — | 49 | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | — |
| 40 | Andeco Provider of business consulting, marketing, and financing services | $943K | 3 mo ago | Funding Raised | Yoshiro Hayakawa CEO & President | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | GeoLogic Provides location based advertising platform | $907K | 95 mo ago | Seed | Wataru Noguchi Founder & CEO | 25 | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — | — |
| 42 | Pulit Provider of content & digital marketing, advertising, and branding services | $500K | 95 mo ago | Series A | Kunwoo Lee Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Quatre Provider of advertising services | $491K | 86 mo ago | Seed | Yoshiyuki Yokomachi Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | KPI Solutions Provider of digital marketing services | $469K | 182 mo ago | Seed | Tetsuro Ishida Founder & CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+9 | 39 patents Enterprise management and data processing platforms for server-based business applications | — |
| 45 | pow Provider of an app-based calendar management platform | $462K | 58 mo ago | Seed | Leo Sakashita Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Step Around Provider of digital marketing services | $283K | 34 mo ago | Funding Raised | Ryo Nakajima CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Holo-X Provider of PR services | $110K | 74 mo ago | Seed | Hiroaki Miyoshi Co-Founder | 10 | — | — | — |
| 48 | Experience Provider of global sports and entertainment marketing agency | $108K | 21 mo ago | Seed | Ryuji Takada CEO | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Marketing Services companies in Japan
#1
Series B · Shinagawa, Tokyo · founded 2020 · 18 employees$23.6Mraised▾
Provider of ERP solutions for multiple industries. The company offers ERP solutions like human resources, accounting, and the provision of a marketplace managing big data with denormalized data retention and providing a core platform for the back office of companies.
- Apr 2026Series B$10M
- Jul 2024Series A—
- Aug 2023Series A$13.3M
- Oct 2022Seed$2.1M
#2
Series B · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2015 · 100 employees$9.6Mraised▾
Provider of digital marketing services
- Oct 2025Series B—
- May 2024Series B$9.6M
- Apr 2022Seed—
#3
Funding Raised · Osaka, Osaka · founded 2014$942.9Kraised▾
Provider of business consulting, marketing, and financing services
- Mar 2026Conventional Debt$942.9K
#4
Series B · Chuo City, Tokyo · founded 2016 · 120 employees$4.7Mraised▾
A1 Media Group provides advertising services. The company offers development of advertising platform, strategy planning, performance advertisement, mediation, product development, etc. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
- Aug 2025Series B$4.7M
- Mar 2018Seed—
#5
Series C · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2017$6.5Mraised▾
Manufacturer of makeup products intended to offer makeup that will make the customer feel positive. The company's products include eye makeup, skincare product, base makeup, body care products and hair products and also offers beauty video content, enabling consumers to have access to makeup products and video content that makes them feel confident.
- Jun 2025Series C—
- Apr 2022Series B$6.5M
#6
Series B · Chuo City, Tokyo · founded 2013$3.1Mraised▾
Provider of brand consulting services
- Jul 2025Series B$11.2M
- May 2024Series A$3.1M
#7
Series A · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2015$1.7Mraised▾
Provider of advertising and communication services. It offers services such as digital and SNS communication, branding, marketing, talent management, and more.
- Mar 2025Series A$1.7M
- Mar 2024Seed—
#8
Series D · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2017$128.3Mraised▾
Provider of marketing and entertainment services intended for finance, production management and organizational management sectors. The company provides marketing services that help regrow and revitalize business, thereby developing a sustainable business even in a mature market and in regional areas across Japan.
- Sep 2022Series D$55.3M
- Jan 2020Series D$128.3M
#9
Seed · Meguro, Tokyo · founded 2020$1.3Mraised▾
Provider of marketing solutions specializing in the LINE platform for businesses. It supports businesses by creating new communication methods using technology. The company offers consulting and fully customized operations on the LINE platform. It aims to maximize the potential of LINE, connecting businesses and customers, and fostering growth through expertise and experience.
- Mar 2025Seed$1.3M
#10
Public · Minato, Tokyo · founded 2016 · 1200 employees$91.7Mraised▾
Provider of e-commerce, marketing, and manufacturing platforms. It develops and offers proprietary platforms supporting brand design, planning, production, e-commerce enablement, marketing, and logistics. These platforms also assist publishers and creators in monetizing and growing their brands through various tools for revenue maximization, marketing, and optimization. The company provides solutions for influencer marketing, live commerce, and conversational commerce, along with international shipping and cloud manufacturing capabilities. Its offerings encompass data and AI-driven solutions to streamline operations and enhance decision-making.
- Jul 2022Conventional Debt$7.2M
- Jul 2022Series D$29.4M
- Mar 2020Series B$26.4M
- Mar 2019Series B$8M
#11
Series E · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 2003 · 130 employees$57.2Mraised▾
Xica offers solutions for tracking marketing and sales personnel. Its services include providing a single dashboard for visualising all marketing efforts which includes TV, radio, magazine, social media, PR and competitor intelligence. It also offers sales a product to analyse the data of sales person and provides a dashboard for viewing the performance of salespersons.
- Sep 2022Series E$5.7M
- Feb 2022Series E$32.2M
- Sep 2020Series D$11.5M
- Jan 2018Series C$4.1M
#12
Series B · Shibuya, Tokyo · founded 2016$12.8Mraised▾
Provider of marketing services. It helps businesses improve online visibility through search engine optimization and other digital marketing strategies. It provides various marketing services such as social media marketing, paid content marketing, cross-border marketing, digital strategy planning, and more.
- May 2024Series B$12.8M
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Marketing Services coverage by sub-theme.
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Funding & growth over time
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