AVGVST International

What AVGVST International does

AVGVST International is a Tokyo-based creative agency founded in 1987, operating as a hybrid talent-management and production-services firm with 11 employees and headquarters in Minato-ku, Tokyo. The company represents a roster of 50+ creative professionals — including photographers, movie directors, stylists, hair artists, and makeup artists — with representation hubs in Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, and Paris, enabling international production delivery from a small permanent staff.

Its core products are organized into four offerings: Artists Management (representation across the four hubs), Production Services (commercial and editorial shoots, music videos, brand campaigns, and documentary work), Salon d'Avgvst (an editorial/portfolio sub-brand), and Social Media Services (an add-on module for content management). Revenues are generated on a professional-services, custom-quoted basis tied to project scope; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company does not publish a productized, software-style offering and has no disclosed AI/ML, API, or platform infrastructure.

The client base is concentrated in fashion, luxury, beauty, and entertainment, with named work for Louis Vuitton, Dior, Cartier, Prada, Uniqlo, Nike Japan, G-SHOCK / Casio, Calzedonia, Thom Browne, Mandarin Oriental, NARS Cosmetics, Cîroc, and Marukome, plus public-sector work for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Go-to-market is direct client engagement supported by an Instagram presence (@avgvst_tokyo), a YouTube channel (avgvsttokyo), and the avgvst.com portfolio site, with no intermediary distribution or formal channel partnerships documented.

Name

AVGVST International

Legal name

AVGVST International

Website

https://avgvst.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AVGVST International is a Tokyo-based creative agency that manages a roster of 50+ photographers, directors, stylists, and makeup artists across Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, and Paris, providing photography, video production, and artistic-direction services primarily to fashion, luxury, beauty, and entertainment brand clients worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Creative Production Services: Full-service creative agency providing photography, video production, music videos, social media content, and artistic direction for fashion brands, luxury clients, and entertainment industry

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AVGVST International is a Tokyo-based creative agency founded in 1987 that delivers artistic direction, photography, video production, and talent management services to fashion, luxury, and lifestyle brands. The agency represents a roster of more than 50 artists operating across Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, and Paris, integrating talent representation with end-to-end creative production for commercial clients.

Product overview

AVGVST International is a Tokyo-based creative agency operating as a talent management and production company. The core offering consists of Artists Management representing photographers, directors, hair artists, makeup artists, and stylists across multiple global markets, complemented by Production Services handling commercial, editorial, and fashion work. Social Media Services and Salon d'Avgvst portfolio gallery serve as supporting modules within the unified creative offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Salon d'Avgvst: Editorial showcase section featuring artistic photography and creative works from represented artists
• Social Media Services

Products and services

• Artists Management
• Production Services

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CLM (Creative License Management): CLM represents photographers, directors, hair stylists, and makeup artists for editorial, advertising, and fashion campaigns. It competes for the same enterprise brand budgets as AVGVST.
• Atelier Management: Atelier Management is a fashion and beauty talent management agency representing stylists, makeup artists, and creative directors. It is directly comparable to AVGVST in scope of represented talent and target luxury clients.
• Streeters: Streeters is a long-established London-based agency representing hair stylists, makeup artists, and fashion creatives for editorial and commercial work. It is a directly comparable talent agency competing for similar luxury/fashion clients.
• Art Partner: Art Partner is a leading global photography and creative talent agency representing fashion photographers, directors, stylists, and hair/makeup artists. It is a directly comparable boutique talent-management-and-production peer to AVGVST International.
• The Wall Group: The Wall Group is a fashion/beauty talent management agency representing hairstylists, makeup artists, and stylists. It competes with AVGVST's hair-and-makeup roster for the same fashion and luxury brand clients.
• Art+Commerce: Art+Commerce represents a roster of fashion and advertising photographers and directors globally. It overlaps directly with AVGVST's photographer-representation and commercial production model.
• Management + Artists: Management + Artists represents photographers, directors, stylists, and set designers across fashion, advertising, and editorial. It mirrors AVGVST's integrated talent management plus production services model.
• MAO (Management of Artists on the move): MAO is an international creative talent management agency representing photographers, stylists, and hair/makeup artists across fashion, beauty, and luxury. It is a comparable boutique peer targeting similar global brand clients.

Broad incumbents

• IMG (Endeavor): IMG, part of Endeavor, is a global talent and modeling powerhouse with deep relationships in fashion and luxury. It is a broader incumbent whose client roster and brand relationships partially overlap AVGVST's luxury client base, though it is not specialized in photography talent representation.

Emerging players

• Exposure NY: Exposure NY is a boutique photography representation agency based in New York serving fashion and advertising clients. It is a smaller, geographically overlapping peer pursuing a similar photographer-representation thesis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/avgvsttokyo
• Instagraminstagram.com/avgvst_tokyo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/avgvst-international-co-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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