Adways is a corporate venture arm. Team members are concentrated in Tokyo, Japan. Known portfolio companies include Mawari, Atmoph, Rentio, Brhino, Requpo and MICOLY, 10 companies in all.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- Creator EconomyGamingInfluencer MarketingIoTMarketplaces
Contacts
Who to pitch at Adways
Adways portfolio companies (10)
- Mawari
- Atmoph
- Rentio
- Brhino
- Requpo
- MICOLY
- Monokabu
- BUZZCAST
- Media Breast
- MiddleField
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About Adways
The firm's listing covers sectors Commerce, Consumer, Hardware and Travel, and focus areas Creator Economy, Gaming, Influencer Marketing and IoT; known deals cluster at Seed and Series B.
Sho Yamada (CEO / UNICORN Inc.) and Daisuke Hida (Affiliated) are listed as the contacts to pitch at Adways.
Across the known portfolio, 13 co-investors appear alongside Adways, including Z Venture Capital, Istyle and Mulana Capital.
Frequently asked questions
What is Adways?
Adways is a corporate venture arm whose team is concentrated in Tokyo, Japan, with a known portfolio of 10 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Adways invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce, Consumer, Hardware and Travel; listed focus areas include Creator Economy, Gaming, Influencer Marketing and IoT. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Adways invest at?
The known deals of Adways include Seed and Series B rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Adways?
Both people on file at Adways are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact Adways?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 2 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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