JAFCO

JAFCO

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Investment Firm

Overview

Since its founding in 1973, JAFCO has always worked with leading-edge entrepreneurs. The total capital commitments of its investment funds in Japan and overseas have exceeded 1 trillion yen and the number of portfolio IPOs to date has reached over 1,000. In addition to venture investment, JAFCO also carries out buyout investment and commit to the creations of innovative technologies and services worldwide. As entrepreneurs’ closest partner in bringing their visions to life, JAFCO provides support in areas of HR, marketing/ sales, and back-office operations, in addition to providing financing.

Highlights

Founded

1973

Industry

Financial Services

Employees

101-250

Investment

312

Lead Investment

127

Exits

76

Stages

Late Stage Venture, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Private Equity

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm, Venture Capital

Location

Asia

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

JAFCO, established in 1973 and headquartered in Asia., specializes in Late Stage Venture, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Private Equity investments across Mobile, Wireless, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance, Business Development, FinTech, Biopharma, Financial Exchanges. The organization boasts a portfolio of 308 investments, with an average round size of $12.8M and 76 successful exits. Their recent investments include Aperto Networks, Icon Ventures, Canaan Partners, Labrador Ventures, JK&B Capital. The highest investment round they participated in was $253.1B. Among their most notable exits are Aperto Networks and Icon Ventures. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Tomotake Kitazawa

Tomotake Kitazawa

Partner

imagePlace Takahara Mizuki

Takahara Mizuki

Partner

Investment portfolio

JAFCO has made 312 investments. Their most recent investment was on Aug 05, 2024, when Emerada raised $13.3M.

investments

312

Diversity investments

0

Lead investments

127

Number of exits

76

Investments

312

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Jul 12, 2024
Gokko Club Gokko Club
Video7.0M
Jul 19, 2024
Pathos Logos Pathos Logos
Information Technologynull
Jul 26, 2024
THINKR THINKR
Video32.5M
Aug 05, 2024
Emerada Emerada
Information Technology13.3M

Exits

76

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

312

Investors

0

Funds

9

Funding Rounds

312

JAFCO has raised 312 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Aug 05, 2024 from a Venture Round - Emerada round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Jul 12, 2024
Series B - Gokko Club Series B - Gokko Club
-7.0M-
Jul 19, 2024
Series A - Pathos Logos Series A - Pathos Logos
-0-
Jul 26, 2024
Series A - THINKR Series A - THINKR
-32.5M-
Aug 05, 2024
Venture Round - Emerada Venture Round - Emerada
-13.3M-

Investors

0

There is no funding round available on this profile

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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