Jafco Overview
- Investor Type
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Venture Capital
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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60
- Investments
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516
- Portfolio
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188
- Exits
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230
Jafco General Information
Description
Founded in 1973, JAFCO is a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan. The firm prefers to invest in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies. The firm also prefers to invest in growth-stage companies through buyouts. The firm seeks to invest in business products, business services, consumer products, consumer services, information technology, healthcare, SaaS, manufacturing, life sciences, mobile, e-commerce, the internet of things, oncology, TMT, smart cities, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and technology sectors.
Contact Information
Website
www.jafco.co.jp
Year Founded
1973
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Trade Association
Japan Venture Capital Association (JVC)
Primary Investor Type
Venture Capital
Other Investor Types
PE/Buyout
Primary Office
- Toranomon Hills Mori Tower 24F
- 1-23-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku
- Tokyo, 105-6324
- Japan
+81 00-0000-0000
Jafco Investments & Acquisitions (516)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REJECT | 24-Mar-2023 | Later Stage VC | 00.00 | Entertainment Software | Generating Revenue | 000000 00000000 |
| 000000000 | 23-Mar-2023 | 00000 00000 | 000.00 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | 0000000 00000 |
| 000000 | 28-Feb-2023 | 00 000000000 | 000.00 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | |
| 00000000 | 08-Feb-2023 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | IT Consulting and Outsourcing | Generating Revenue | 0000000 00000 |
| 00000000000 | 07-Feb-2023 | 00000 00000 | 000.00 | Database Software | Generating Revenue | |
| 00000 | 21-Dec-2022 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 000000 000000 |
| 000000000 | 09-Dec-2022 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Biotechnology | Generating Revenue | 00000 00000 |
| 00000000 | 01-Nov-2022 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 00000 00000 |
| BackTech | 24-Oct-2022 | Later Stage VC | 00.000 | Other Healthcare Technology Systems | Generating Revenue | 000000 0000 |
| Bring Out | 14-Oct-2022 | Seed Round | 00.000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue |
Jafco Exits (230)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-zas | 16-Mar-2023 | Out of Business | |
| 000000 0000000 | 23-Dec-2022 | 000 | 000.00 |
| 0000 (000000 00000 | 21-Dec-2022 | 000 | 00.000 |
| 0000000 (00000 000 | 26-Oct-2022 | 000 | 00.000 |
| 0000000 000000 | 03-Oct-2022 | 000000000 00000000 | |
| 00000000 | 08-Sep-2022 | 000 00 00000000 | |
| 000 00000 | 01-Aug-2022 | 000000000 00000000 | |
| 000000000 | 29-Jul-2022 | 000 | 00.000 |
| ChatBook | 28-Jul-2022 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| Microwave Chemical | 24-Jun-2022 | IPO | 0000 |
Jafco Fund Performance
| Fund Name | Vintage | Size | Dry Powder | DPI | RVPI | TVPI | IRR |
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Jafco Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Jafco Team (93)
| Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keisuke Miyoshi | Chief Executive Officer, President & Board Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Mizuki Takahara | General Manager of West japan Branch & Partner | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Ko Minamikurosawa | Partner, Managing Director & General Manager of Structured Investment Division | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Yoshiyuki Shibusawa | Managing Director | 0 | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Hiroshi Yamada | Executive Managing Director | Tokyo, Japan |
Jafco Co-Investors (349)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| Mitsubishi UFJ Capital | 20 | 00 |
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| SMBC Venture Capital | 00 | 0 | 00 |
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| SBI Investment | 00 | 00 |
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| Global Brain | 00 | 0 |
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| Z Venture Capital | 00 | 0 |
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