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    JAFCO

    Tokyo, JapanFounded 1973
    www.jafco.co.jp/english
    Climate & EnergyFintechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing & AdvertisingManufacturingConsumerGamingAIHealthcareDeveloper ToolsMedia & EntertainmentHardware & Semiconductors

    JAFCO is a venture capital and private equity firm that primarily focuses on investments in technology sectors, healthcare, and consumer products across various stages, including seed, early, growth, and later stages. Their strategy involves providing capital, strategic guidance, and expertise to foster innovation and support business growth, aiming for successful exits through IPOs or trade sales.

    Their most common stage is series-b (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $35.2M (across 14 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    16

    Fund Size

    $6.8B

    Top Stage

    Series B

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    16 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    CADDi logoCADDiSeries C$89MJul 2023
    TeraWatt Technology Inc. logoTeraWatt Technology Inc.Series B—Jun 2022
    Kyash logoKyashSeries D$41.2MMar 2022
    KKyoto FusioneeringSeries B$11.7MFeb 2022
    Soda logoSodaSeries C$56.4MJul 2021
    TThirdverseSeries A$8.5MOct 2020
    Appier logoAppierSeries D$80MNov 2019
    Kyash logoKyashSeries B$14MJul 2019
    Complexa Inc. logoComplexa Inc.Series C$62MJul 2017
    CChatWorkSeries B$12.5MJan 2016
    PepperTap logoPepperTapSeries B$36MSep 2015
    OOrigami LogicSeries B$15MJan 2014
    Sencha logoSenchaSeries B$15MOct 2011
    Reputation.com logoReputation.comSeries C$41MJul 2011
    CClickerSeries B$11MFeb 2010
    Avnera Corporation logoAvnera CorporationUnknown——

    Top Co-Investors

    SMBC Venture Capital3 shared
    Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group2 shared
    Bessemer Venture Partners2 shared
    Redpoint Ventures2 shared
    Incubate Fund1 shared
    Temasek Holdings1 shared
    Khosla Ventures1 shared
    Scrum Ventures1 shared
    Coral1 shared
    SoftBank Ventures Asia1 shared
    Altos Ventures1 shared
    JIC Venture Growth Investments1 shared
    GMO Venture Partners1 shared
    Snapdeal1 shared
    Sequoia Capital India1 shared
    Ru-net1 shared
    Beenext1 shared
    DCM Ventures1 shared
    Globis Capital Partners1 shared
    Global Brain1 shared

    Last updated: 16 April 2026