Advantage Partners Inc.
Private equityTokyo · Growth–Late Stage · 49 people tracked
Investment thesis
Advantage Partners follows what it calls 'The Advantage Way,' seeking to either create entirely new markets or redefine existing ones in an innovative fashion. The firm aims to achieve leadership positions within each of its target markets and, through that leadership, maximize economic added value that it then shares with society, collaborators, and employees.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 49 people
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What they invest in
from 13 of 47 portfolio companiesAdvanced Manufacturing ×5Hardware ×5Construction Tech ×3Consumer ×3B2B Marketplaces ×2Circular Economy ×2Cleantech ×2E-commerce ×2
HQs:Japan×11United States×2
Investments · 47 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathNatick, US
Adam C. Powell, IV(Executive Officer, Director)Martin Capriles(Director)Craig Edelstein(Director)Stephen J. Derezinski, III(Executive Officer, Director)
Manufacturing company; minority investment via Japan Hydrogen Fund.
ITS Science & Medical is a business division of the ITS Science & Medical Group that supplies scientific and medical instruments, hospital infrastructure, and laboratory furniture.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
rakumo Inc. develops cloud-based extension tools that integrate with Google Workspace and Salesforce, adding groupware and CRM-related functionality for business users.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
清水 孝治(代表取締役社長 グループCEO)石曽根 健太(取締役 CFO)石田 和也(取締役 CTO)
Twelve transforms CO2 into chemicals, fuels, and materials through carbon transformation technology.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHealthtechNew MaterialsMoses Lake, US
Nicholas Flanders(Founder & CEO)inEtosha Cave(Founder)Kendra Kuhl(Founder)inMarc-Henri Galletti(Director)Nimesh Shah(Director)Charles Warden(Director)
WATCHNIAN is a brand centered on wristwatches, with a stated mission of promoting the "circulation" (resale/reuse) of watches.
B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesRetail TechNot stated, JP
Okada Aiyon manufactures attachments and equipment for demolition, forestry, and environmental/recycling applications, such as breakers and shears for construction machinery.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyConstruction TechHardware
Listed manufacturing company; growth-support investment (2023).
Manufacturing company; Japan buyout carve-out (AP VII).
Nihon Kasei manufactures construction and civil engineering materials designed to be environmentally and human-friendly, enabling sustainable living through eco-conscious building solutions.
CleantechConstruction Tech
TOHO ZINC is a publicly listed Japanese company; the page content shown consists only of corporate investor relations news items and does not clearly describe the company's business operations or products.
Advanced Manufacturing
Technology/IT services company; listed-company growth support investment.
Japanese company that supplies commercial kitchen and food-service equipment, including refrigeration, heating, food-prep, gelato/soft-serve, café and drink machines, along with a HACCP-compliant temperature-logging subscription service.
Advanced ManufacturingFoodTechHardwareTokyo, JP
Tateo Kasai(Representative Director & President)葛西 建夫(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))大坪 喜幸(取締役 (Director))寺前 昌哉(取締役 (Director))
Consumer/retail company; business succession buyout (2007, exited).
Restaurant chain holding company; growth-support investment (2021, exited).
Sodick is a manufacturer of numerically controlled electric discharge machines (EDM), precision machining centers, metal 3D printers, and laser processing equipment for metal fabrication.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareTokyo, JP
Listed eyewear retailer (parent of Meganesuper); turnaround investment (2012, exited).
Raccoon operates an e-commerce business and a financial services business centered on a B2B network, working to expand GMV and grow its guarantee balance.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFintech
A fashion media publication that conducts surveys about well-known fashion brands and items to understand consumer perceptions and help readers find appropriate styles.
Media & Entertainment
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTwelve · startupsunion.com · Jul 2, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Advantage Partners Inc. invest at?
- Advantage Partners Inc. invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Advantage Partners Inc. focus on?
- Advantage Partners Inc. focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, Cleantech, Construction Tech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, PropTech, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Advantage Partners Inc. located?
- Advantage Partners Inc. is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
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