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    JAFCO

    Tokyo, JapanFounded 1973

    JAFCO Group Co., Ltd. is Japan's oldest and largest venture capital firm, headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Founded in 1973, it provides venture investment, buyout investment, business development, and fund management services to startups and high-growth companies.

    Average disclosed round size is $74.4M (across 117 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    162

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series B

    Last 12 Mo

    8

    Team

    ジェームス・ギブソン James Gibson

    ジェームス・ギブソン James Gibson

    Managing Director Global Fundrasing & Investor Relations

    中山 普義 Hirogi Nakayama

    中山 普義 Hirogi Nakayama

    Managing Director

    南黒沢 晃 Ko Minamikurosawa

    南黒沢 晃 Ko Minamikurosawa

    Senior Corporate Officer | General Manager of Structured Investment Division | Managing Director

    小林 正隆 Masataka Kobayashi

    小林 正隆 Masataka Kobayashi

    Managing Director

    砂山 竜大 Tatsuhiro Sunayama

    砂山 竜大 Tatsuhiro Sunayama

    Managing Director

    青山 圭右 Keisuke Aoyama

    青山 圭右 Keisuke Aoyama

    Managing Director

    三好 啓介 Keisuke Miyoshi

    三好 啓介 Keisuke Miyoshi

    President & CEO | Partner

    北澤 知丈 Tomotake Kitazawa

    北澤 知丈 Tomotake Kitazawa

    Partner

    坂 祐太郎 Yutaro Saka

    坂 祐太郎 Yutaro Saka

    Partner

    小沼 晴義 Haruyoshi Onuma

    小沼 晴義 Haruyoshi Onuma

    Partner

    藤井 淳史 Atsushi Fujii

    藤井 淳史 Atsushi Fujii

    General Manager of Investment Division | Partner

    高原 瑞紀 Mizuki Takahara

    高原 瑞紀 Mizuki Takahara

    General Manager of the West Japan Branch | Partner

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    235 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    SSoVa, Inc.Unknown—Sep 2026
    SStar Signal Solutions Inc.Seed—Jul 2026
    DDubGuildSeed—Jun 2026
    SecondZ Digital logoSecondZ DigitalSeries A—May 2026
    OOceanic ConstellationsSeries B—Feb 2026
    Sharing Energy logoSharing EnergySeries C—Jan 2026
    Atransen Pharma, Ltd. logoAtransen Pharma, Ltd.Series A—Dec 2025
    PPocketSign Inc.Series B—Oct 2025
    QQREATION Co., Ltd.Series A—Oct 2025
    QQREATION Co., Ltd.Unknown—Oct 2025
    CCommmune Inc.Growth—Sep 2025
    AArrowsmith Inc.Growth—Aug 2025
    SSolvifAISeries A—Jul 2025
    Skygate Technologies logoSkygate TechnologiesSeed$1BJun 2025
    AArrowsmith Inc.Growth—Jun 2025
    Atransen Pharma, Ltd. logoAtransen Pharma, Ltd.Series A—May 2025
    Aeterlink, Inc. logoAeterlink, Inc.Unknown—Feb 2025
    SSpectronixUnknown—Jan 2025
    Gaudi Clinical logoGaudi ClinicalGrowth—Jan 2025
    SSolvifAISeed—Jan 2025
    Skygate Technologies logoSkygate TechnologiesSeries B—Jan 2025
    Skygate Technologies logoSkygate TechnologiesSeries A—Jan 2025
    RRege Nephro Co.,Ltd.Unknown—Oct 2024
    SStarley, Inc.Unknown—Aug 2024
    Synspective logoSynspectiveSeries C$44MJun 2024
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    Last updated: 7 October 2026