Jafco Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Venture Capital

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 64

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 622

  • Portfolio
  • 222

  • Exits
  • 275

Exits

Jafco General Information

Company 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.

Business Details

Website
www.jafco.co.jp
Formerly Known As
Japan Associated Finance Co., Ltd
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
Corporate Office
  • 24th Floor, Toranomon Hills Mori Tower
  • 1-23-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku
  • Tokyo, 105-6324
  • Japan
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Jafco Investments & Acquisitions (622)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
ADiXi 02-Jun-2025 Early Stage VC IT Consulting and Outsourcing Startup
Atransen Pharma 30-May-2025 Biotechnology Pre-Clinical Trials
ARCS 12-May-2025 Other Healthcare Technology Systems Generating Revenue
SANU 12-May-2025 Hotels and Resorts Generating Revenue
Tech Doctor 07-May-2025 Monitoring Equipment Generating Revenue
aiESG 23-Apr-2025 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
PocketSign 22-Apr-2025 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
CAGUUU 31-Mar-2025 Specialty Retail Generating Revenue
Twenty Eleven 01-Mar-2025 PE Growth/Expansion Multimedia and Design Software Generating Revenue
Aeterlink 26-Feb-2025 Later Stage VC Other Hardware Generating Revenue
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Jafco Exits (275)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Revive(Media and Information Services (B2B)) 13-Mar-2025 Out of Business
Labbits 01-Jan-2025
Synspective 19-Dec-2024
Informetis 09-Dec-2024
Alt (Business/Productivity Software) 11-Oct-2024
Nayuta 13-Sep-2024
Timee 26-Jul-2024
Nippon Manufacturing Service 01-Jul-2024
Cydas 24-Jun-2024 Buyout/LBO
Chordia Therapeutics 14-Jun-2024 IPO
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Jafco Fund Performance

Fund Name Vintage Size Dry Powder DPI RVPI TVPI IRR

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Jafco Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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Jafco Affiliates

Subsidiaries (3)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Icon Ventures Palo Alto, CA 2003
Jafco Investment (Asia Pacific) Singapore, Singapore 1990
Nagano Industry Yawata, Japan 1968

Jafco FAQs

  • What is Jafco?

    Founded in 1973, Jafco is a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan.

  • When was Jafco founded?

    Jafco was founded in 1973.

  • Where is Jafco headquartered?

    Jafco is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

  • How many investments has Jafco made?

    Jafco has made 622 investments.

  • What has Jafco invested in?

    Jafco has made numerous investments in companies like ADiXi, Atransen Pharma, and ARCS within the IT Consulting and Outsourcing, Biotechnology, and Healthcare Technology Systems industries.

  • What has Jafco invested in recently?

    Jafco's latest investment was on 02-Jun-2025 in ADiXi, a company within the IT Consulting and Outsourcing industry.

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