# MicroAd

> MicroAd is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Advertising and Apps. See 6 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microad-inc-/
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/microad_pr
- Website: https://www.microad.co.jp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/microad

MicroAd is an online platform that provide solutions that are suitable for advertisers to optimize ad delivery and media.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for MicroAd. Shizune tracks 10 team members at MicroAd. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/microad-singapore?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advertising | 2 | 33% |
| Apps | 1 | 17% |
| Rental | 1 | 17% |
| Travel | 1 | 17% |
| Internet | 1 | 17% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Series B | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Akinori Nishiyama | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akinori-nishiyama |
| Go Nakayama | Non-Executive Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/go-nakayama |
| Hiroyuki Tanaka | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroyuki-tanaka |
| Kentaro Watanabe | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kentaro-watanabe-2 |
| Matsuda Yuki | Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matsuda-yuki |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WAKEI | WAKEI is a digital marketing firm specializing in accelerating business expansion between Japan and Taiwan. |  | Seed | Jun 10, 2026 | https://wakei-inc.com/ |
| Ocean | Ocean is a technology-driven company dedicated to promoting digital transformation in the tax-free and retail shopping sectors. By developing innovative digital platforms and integrated solutions, the company streamlines tax refund processes and enhances the overall shopping experience for international travelers and retailers alike. |  | Seed | Nov 12, 2025 | https://ocean.inc/ |
| AirX | AirX is a management service company specializing in air transportation agency business and travel arrangement business. The company leverages technology to transform the notion of mobility into an unprecedented experience. It also provides services such as CodeShare, AIROS Skyview, and AIROS Air Loss. AirX will create the movement of the futuresociety, sightseeing and the way of life of helicopter, Empty MaaS, Flying taxi, eVTOL, and Next-generation traffic.AirX was established on February 23, 2015, and is based in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. | $8.4M | Series B | Mar 05, 2025 | https://airx.co.jp/ |
| Ecbo cloak | Ecbo cloak is a sharing service that connects "persons who want to store luggage with shops with space to store luggage. Instead of coin lockers, you can pre-order places online online and store your luggage in the open space of stores of various types of business. |  | Series B | Jun 28, 2024 | https://cloak.ecbo.io |
| HitoBito | HitoBito is a LINE advertising and account management agency. |  | Series A | Feb 03, 2023 | https://hitobito.co.jp/ |
| Fringe81 | Fringe81 is a Tokyo-based company engaged in internet-related business. Fringe81 operates in internet advertisement and human resources technology. Fringe's advertisement business comprise three services. The advertising agency service is involved in the sale of internet advertisements. The media growth service provides support for smartphonemedia to monetize via advertisement. The solution service provides software to help advertisers efficiently plan and execute advertisements. Fringe also operates in the human resources technology space with a product named Unipos to help build a culture of recognition and reward employees through peer bonus. |  | Seed | Dec 04, 2007 | http://www.fringe81.com |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GxPartners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gxpartners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MTG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mtg-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Pegasus Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pegasus-tech-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AIX Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aix-tech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ANRI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anri) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Bluefin Partners — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does MicroAd invest in?

MicroAd invests primarily in Advertising, Apps and Rental startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact MicroAd?

Public channels for MicroAd include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at MicroAd?

The team at MicroAd includes Akinori Nishiyama (Director), Go Nakayama (Non-Executive Director) and Hiroyuki Tanaka (Managing Director), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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