Too Corporation Americas

What Too Corporation Americas does

Too Corporation Americas is the Oakland, California-based regional subsidiary of Japan's Too Corporation, focused on bringing the parent company's creative tools to the North American market. Based on the entity's name, domain (us.too.com), and the parent's product heritage, the firm concentrates on premium markers, inks, and related art supplies most notably the Copic brand targeted at illustrators, designers, fine artists, and creative professionals. Headcount is reported at 1-10, indicating a lean distribution, sales, and brand-marketing operation rather than a manufacturing or software entity.

Underlying technology and product architecture are not disclosed in available sources, consistent with the business being primarily a brand and distribution vehicle for physical creative consumables rather than a software or platform company. No proprietary software, APIs, integrations, or digital product surfaces are documented. The website returned only a verification/loader page, indicating minimal public-facing digital infrastructure beyond standard marketing.

The business model appears to rely on wholesale and retail distribution of the parent's creative tools through art-supply stores, hobby chains, and direct channels, though no pricing, contract terms, distributor relationships, or revenue mechanics are publicly disclosed. No customer logos, segment mix, or revenue figures are available. Ownership sits with the Japanese parent (Too Corporation), and no independent funding history, M&A activity, or strategic transactions are observable.

Name

Too Corporation Americas

Website

https://us.too.com

Company type

Private

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Too Corporation Americas is the Oakland-based US subsidiary of Japan's Too Corporation, distributing premium creative tools including the Copic marker line to North American artists, illustrators, and design professionals through art-supply channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Supplies

NAICS

Office Supplies and Stationery Retailers (459410)

SIC

Pens, Pencils & Other Artists' Materials (3950)

akta.pro primary industry

Art & Drafting Supplies Retail (CRALABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Arts & Crafts Supplies Retail (CRALACAA), Crafting Tools & Equipment Retail (Cutting, Adhesives, Heat Tools) (CRALACAC)

Keywords

• Creative art tools
• Design markers
• Writing instruments
• Stationery products
• Fine art supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Core offering

Too Corporation Americas offers creative tools centered around a distinctive passion for quality, providing art and design supplies to individual consumers and creative professionals in the Americas market. The offering focuses on creative instruments for artistic expression and design work rather than digital software or technology services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Creative Tools Creative tools and art supplies offered with a focus on quality, intended for artists, designers, illustrators, and creative hobbyists who use them for artistic creation, illustration, and design work. The product line emphasizes craftsmanship and reliability in creative instruments.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Strathmore Artist Papers: Strathmore sells premium sketchpads, drawing paper, and mixed-media papers to the same US illustration, design, and fine-art customers that Too Corporation Americas targets with its marker and creative-tool lines.
• Sakura Color Products America: Sakura's US subsidiary distributes Pigma Micron pens, Gelly Roll, and other premium Japanese art/writing instruments — the closest direct comparable to Too Corporation Americas as a Japanese-origin creative-tools brand serving US artists and designers.
• Prismacolor (Newell Brands): Prismacolor is a leading US marker and colored-pencil brand distributed through mass-market and art-specialty channels — directly competitive with Copic-style premium markers in the same illustrator/student customer base.
• Winsor & Newton (Colart Americas): Colart Americas distributes Winsor & Newton's professional markers, inks, and fine-art supplies to US illustrators and fine artists, occupying the same premium-artist-tools shelf as Too Corporation Americas' products.
• Faber-Castell USA: Faber-Castell's US business sells premium colored pencils, markers, and art supplies directly to artists, designers, and students, competing head-to-head with Too Corporation's marker/pen lines in the US creative-tools market.
• Canson North America: Canson distributes XL, Stonehenge, and other premium art papers to US artists, illustrators, and students — sharing distribution channels, retail partners, and end-customer demographics with Too Corporation Americas.
• Pentel of America: Pentel's US arm distributes Japanese-made mechanical pencils, brush pens, and art markers to artists, students, and offices — a near-twin operating model to Too Corporation Americas in terms of Japan-headquartered premium creative-tools distribution.
• Tombow Mono USA: Tombow's US subsidiary markets Mono erasers, Dual Brush pens, and other Japanese creative tools directly to US illustrators, crafters, and stationery enthusiasts, mirroring Too Corporation Americas' go-to-market approach.

Broad incumbents

• Michaels Stores: Michaels is the dominant US mass-market arts-and-crafts retailer carrying marker, pen, and creative-tool lines that overlap with Too Corporation Americas' product range across the hobbyist and education segments.
• Blick Art Materials (Dick Blick): Blick is the largest US art-supplies specialty retailer and carries Copic, Tombow, Sakura, and other Japanese creative tools alongside its house brands — a key channel and competitor for Too Corporation Americas' US distribution strategy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/too-corporation-americas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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