J-STAR is a private equity invest firm in Japan.
We provide solutions to small and medium size companies.
Our corporate philosophy “To make our stakeholders shine” means that we think that not only management teams and employees but also all the people involved in the business are shining stars. As a Japanese investment firm born in Japan, we named ourselves J-STAR to express our ambition and help companies to solve management issues through investments.
We started our investment activities in 2006 and have made more than 10 investments every year for the past 5 years. Currently, our cumulatative number of investments are more than 100. To maximize the business value of our portfolio companies, we select the best investment methods, and as a partner of corporate management, we build and implement business strategies together with the management of our portfolio companies. Here is a brief history of our firm.