ADTANK Inc. Secures Funding from Masaru Wasami, Founder of AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings Co., Ltd.
ADTANK Inc. has announced securing investment from Masaru Wasami, founder and CEO of AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings Co., Ltd., as an individual investor. The funds will be primarily invested in strengthening AI product development and strategically recruiting talent through "acquihire" to promote "next-generation group management."
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ADTANK Inc. (Headquarters: Taito-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Kenichi Sugano; hereinafter "ADTANK") announced that it has received investment from Masaru Wasami, founder and Representative Director & President of AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings Co., Ltd., as an individual investor.
■ Purpose of Funding
Following its transition to a holding company structure in February 2026, ADTANK is promoting "next-generation group management" that combines its unique service ADTURN with its management strategy. The funds raised this time will be primarily invested in the following two areas:
Strengthening AI Product Development
We will accelerate the development of proprietary AI products based on our expertise in "advertising x AI consulting." By introducing products incorporating AI-driven automation and optimization into the market, we aim to transform from a labor-intensive to a knowledge-intensive model, establishing a scalable model for providing advanced management support.
Strategic Talent Acquisition
Instead of mere M&A, we will actively conduct "acquihire," welcoming young management talent with excellent technical capabilities and products, along with their teams. The merged members can leverage our powerful tool, ADTURN, to create a greater social impact as next-generation leaders within the holding company structure.
■ Investor Comment
Mr. Masaru Wasami
"Based on my experience of venturing into the unfamiliar logistics industry with just one truck, the key to growth has always been 'people' and 'companions.' The 'acquihire' promoted by ADTANK is a strategy embodied in the new field that fuses advertising and AI consulting, and it resonates with the cultivation of 'human resources' and strong team building that I have valued as an entrepreneur. I feel strong potential in CEO Sugano's perseverance and the vision to update the industry's way of being with their unique service 'ADTURN.' I look forward to this ambitious team joining this ship and together pioneering the future of advertising x AI consulting."
■ ADTANK Inc. Representative Director & CEO Kenichi Sugano Comment
"We are greatly honored to receive support from Mr. Wasami, who started his business with one truck and built a giant group that leads domestic e-commerce and retail logistics in a single generation. The 'overwhelming growth speed' and 'strong organizational building capabilities' embodied by Mr. Wasami are the greatest goals and lessons for our company, which aims for rapid growth under the holding company structure. We will horizontally expand the AI products currently under development and maximize the corporate value of the entire ADTANK Group with tremendous speed."
■ Company Overview
We integrate advertising resources from both real and digital aspects with executive knowledge in management, marketing, sales, and DX areas, providing hands-on support for corporate growth and transformation (TURN) at the execution level.
Company Name: ADTANK Inc.
Location: Yamaguchi Building 7, 4-19-9 Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0016
Established: 1992
Representatives: Representative Director & CEO: Kenichi Sugano, Representative Director & COO: Mitsuiku Iizawa
Capital: 181,858 thousand yen *As of April 1, 2026
HP: https://adtank.co.jp/
Business Activities:
1. Management Support Consulting: Marketing and PR reinforcement support through analysis by proprietary AI and impact-based measures.
2. Sales Promotion / DX Support: Integrated provision of sales promotion planning, production, and operation, optimizing both real and digital measures.
3. Digital Marketing / AI Utilization Support: Design and operation of marketing measures utilizing data analysis and AI.
4. Resource Provision / Project Support: Establishment of an execution system utilizing specialized personnel and external partners.
■ Purpose of Funding
Following its transition to a holding company structure in February 2026, ADTANK is promoting "next-generation group management" that combines its unique service ADTURN with its management strategy. The funds raised this time will be primarily invested in the following two areas:
Strengthening AI Product Development
We will accelerate the development of proprietary AI products based on our expertise in "advertising x AI consulting." By introducing products incorporating AI-driven automation and optimization into the market, we aim to transform from a labor-intensive to a knowledge-intensive model, establishing a scalable model for providing advanced management support.
Strategic Talent Acquisition
Instead of mere M&A, we will actively conduct "acquihire," welcoming young management talent with excellent technical capabilities and products, along with their teams. The merged members can leverage our powerful tool, ADTURN, to create a greater social impact as next-generation leaders within the holding company structure.
■ Investor Comment
Mr. Masaru Wasami
"Based on my experience of venturing into the unfamiliar logistics industry with just one truck, the key to growth has always been 'people' and 'companions.' The 'acquihire' promoted by ADTANK is a strategy embodied in the new field that fuses advertising and AI consulting, and it resonates with the cultivation of 'human resources' and strong team building that I have valued as an entrepreneur. I feel strong potential in CEO Sugano's perseverance and the vision to update the industry's way of being with their unique service 'ADTURN.' I look forward to this ambitious team joining this ship and together pioneering the future of advertising x AI consulting."
■ ADTANK Inc. Representative Director & CEO Kenichi Sugano Comment
"We are greatly honored to receive support from Mr. Wasami, who started his business with one truck and built a giant group that leads domestic e-commerce and retail logistics in a single generation. The 'overwhelming growth speed' and 'strong organizational building capabilities' embodied by Mr. Wasami are the greatest goals and lessons for our company, which aims for rapid growth under the holding company structure. We will horizontally expand the AI products currently under development and maximize the corporate value of the entire ADTANK Group with tremendous speed."
■ Company Overview
We integrate advertising resources from both real and digital aspects with executive knowledge in management, marketing, sales, and DX areas, providing hands-on support for corporate growth and transformation (TURN) at the execution level.
Company Name: ADTANK Inc.
Location: Yamaguchi Building 7, 4-19-9 Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0016
Established: 1992
Representatives: Representative Director & CEO: Kenichi Sugano, Representative Director & COO: Mitsuiku Iizawa
Capital: 181,858 thousand yen *As of April 1, 2026
HP: https://adtank.co.jp/
Business Activities:
1. Management Support Consulting: Marketing and PR reinforcement support through analysis by proprietary AI and impact-based measures.
2. Sales Promotion / DX Support: Integrated provision of sales promotion planning, production, and operation, optimizing both real and digital measures.
3. Digital Marketing / AI Utilization Support: Design and operation of marketing measures utilizing data analysis and AI.
4. Resource Provision / Project Support: Establishment of an execution system utilizing specialized personnel and external partners.