
MicroAd
Investments
6Portfolio Exits
1Partners & Customers
2About MicroAd
MicroAd (TYO: 9553) is an advertising technology company. The company offers MicroAd BLADE, a demand-side platform (DSP), and MicroAd COMPASS, a supply-side platform (SSP). The company helps advertisers to deliver their advertisements to the right audience. It was founded in 2007 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Latest MicroAd News
Nov 19, 2020
By Reading Time: < 1 minute Seoul, South Korea–(Newsfile Corp. – November 19, 2020) – Buzzvil, a global leader of rewarded ads platform announced that it has inked a partnership with Japan’s online ad portal and network operator MicroAd. MicroAd is a Japan-based online ad portal and network that offers its clients with demand and supply platforms. Through this partnership, MicroAd will introduce Buzzvil’s unique rewarded ad inventories that generate ad revenue and boost user engagement for Japan’s mobile app publishers. Buzzvil and MicroAd John Lee, CEO of Buzzvil, said, “We are so glad to have found a partner that can bring us new mobile app publishers in Japan and will do our best to help MicroAd’s mobile advertising business grow.” Meanwhile, Buzzvil recently raised 20.5 billion Korean won (17 million USD) in series C from Mega-7 Club for its compelling reward-based ad tech that maximizes ad revenue for publishers. The Mega-7 Club, dubbed as South Korea’s version of Softbank Vision Fund, consists of returning investors LB Investments, Company K Partners and new investors SBI Investments, Korea Development Bank and Shinhan Bank. The deal follows the fast-growing company’s series B in 2015 from LB Investments and Company K Partners, alongside other investors, and series A from Softbank Ventures Asia in 2014. Media Contact Information
MicroAd Investments
6 Investments
MicroAd has made 6 investments. Their latest investment was in Logly as part of their Corporate Minority - P2P on July 27, 2023.
MicroAd Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/27/2023 | Corporate Minority - P2P | Logly | Yes | 2 | ||
2/3/2023 | Series A | |||||
11/16/2022 | Corporate Minority | |||||
12/30/2015 | Corporate Minority - II | |||||
1/8/2015 | Corporate Minority |
Date | 7/27/2023 | 2/3/2023 | 11/16/2022 | 12/30/2015 | 1/8/2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Corporate Minority - P2P | Series A | Corporate Minority | Corporate Minority - II | Corporate Minority |
Company | Logly | ||||
Amount | |||||
New? | Yes | ||||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 |
MicroAd Portfolio Exits
1 Portfolio Exit
MicroAd has 1 portfolio exit. Their latest portfolio exit was Taggy on November 01, 2017.
MicroAd Partners & Customers
2 Partners and customers
MicroAd has 2 strategic partners and customers. MicroAd recently partnered with Buzzvil on November 11, 2020.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/19/2020 | Partner | South Korea | Buzzvil Inks Partnership With Japan’s Ad Platform MicroAd Through this partnership , MicroAd will introduce Buzzvil 's unique rewarded ad inventories that generate ad revenue and boost user engagement for Japan 's mobile app publishers . | 3 | |
1/8/2014 | Partner |
Date | 11/19/2020 | 1/8/2014 |
|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | ||
Country | South Korea | |
News Snippet | Buzzvil Inks Partnership With Japan’s Ad Platform MicroAd Through this partnership , MicroAd will introduce Buzzvil 's unique rewarded ad inventories that generate ad revenue and boost user engagement for Japan 's mobile app publishers . | |
Sources | 3 |
MicroAd Team
2 Team Members
MicroAd has 2 team members, including former Chief Operating Officer, Otohiko Kozutsumi.
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