STAZ

Name

STAZ

Legal name

株式会社STAZ

Website

https://staz.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Brand Design & Marketing Consulting

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Advertising Agencies (541810)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Visual Identity & Brand Design Systems (BPAFAEAC)

Keywords

• Branding consulting services
• Graphic design services
• Creative production studio
• Marketing communications design
• Website design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Koto City (門前仲町)

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Creative Design Services: Provides branding, graphic design, website design, display design, and event production services. Revenue generated through project-based design contracts and ongoing consulting engagements.
2. Design Goods Sales: Planning, production, and sale of design merchandise including LINE stamps featuring company mascots (azarashi and penguin characters).
3. Restaurant/Cafe Operations: Planning, marketing support, and management of cafe and restaurant operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

STAZ provides branding and marketing consulting alongside end-to-end creative production services, including graphic design (catalogs, leaflets, magazines, advertisements, packaging), website planning and operational management, display design, event and seminar planning, design goods planning/sales, and photography/video production. The studio serves enterprise clients across cosmetics, food and beverage, healthcare, associations, and various professional services sectors, using an interactive consulting approach to translate brand values into clear consumer-facing communications. A secondary product line consists of LINE stamp mascot stickers featuring the firm's azarashi (seal) and penguin characters.

Product overview

STAZ operates as a design and branding consultancy offering a comprehensive suite of creative services. The company provides client-facing consulting to help brands articulate their values into clear consumer messaging, followed by rapid creative production of promotional materials, editorials, websites, logos, packaging, and corporate graphics. Additional services span display design, event management, design merchandise, photography/video production, and restaurant consulting. The company also develops proprietary digital products including LINE stamps featuring their mascot characters (Azarashi seal and Penguin).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Branding & Marketing Consulting

Named customers22 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Direct peers

• Nendo: Internationally recognized Tokyo design studio producing branding, packaging, and product design for enterprise clients. Comparable as a high-end Japanese design studio with a broad enterprise portfolio.
• WOW Inc. Tokyo visual design studio producing branding, graphics, motion, and interactive design for enterprise clients across retail, F&B, and consumer verticals. Comparable studio model and cross-vertical creative production scope.
• Drill Design: Long-running Japanese graphic design studio specializing in visual identity, editorial design, and branding for cultural, publishing, and corporate clients. Comparable as a senior-led Tokyo design studio serving brand-focused enterprise work.
• Takram: Tokyo-based design and innovation studio offering branding, service design, and digital product design to enterprise clients in Japan. Closest comparable in terms of studio model, Japanese footprint, and enterprise branding focus.
• Elephant Design: Tokyo-based brand design agency focused on visual identity, package design, and communication design for Japanese consumer brands. Directly comparable service mix and mid-market enterprise client base.
• Pearlfisher: Brand design agency focused on packaging, brand identity, and design strategy for consumer brands in beauty, food, and beverage. Closely comparable to STAZ's cosmetics and F&B branding and packaging work.

Broad incumbents

• Pentagram: Global multidisciplinary design firm providing brand identity, packaging, and creative direction. Comparable in its brand identity and visual design capabilities to STAZ's core offering, though operating as a partner-led international network.
• Hakuhodo: Japan's second-largest advertising agency group with full-service creative, branding, and digital capabilities across multiple verticals. Comparable as a Japanese enterprise creative services provider, but at vastly greater scale and breadth than STAZ.
• Dentsu: Largest Japanese advertising agency and global creative network offering brand strategy, creative production, and media. Overlaps with STAZ's branding and creative production work but serves large enterprise clients at global scale.
• Landor & Fitch: Global brand consulting and design firm specializing in brand strategy, visual identity, and packaging design. Directly comparable in service mix to STAZ's brand consulting and visual identity offering, but operating at international scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/studioazarashi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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