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JAFCO vs Keio Innovation Initiative

JAFCO lists 196 portfolio companies and has joined 28 funding rounds; Keio Innovation Initiative lists 40 companies and has joined 6 rounds. JAFCO comes in most often at Seed (26% of its entries), Keio Innovation Initiative comes in most often at Series A (67% of its entries). 4 companies are on both portfolios, among them Metagen Therapeutics, nano-qt.com and newmo.

196Portfolio companies40
28Funding rounds joined6
11Rounds led1
23Rounds, last 12 months3
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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JAFCO and Keio Innovation Initiative, head to head
JAFCOKeio Innovation Initiative
Portfolio companies19640
Funding rounds joined286
Rounds led111
Rounds, last 12 months233
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed26%17%
Series A26%67%
Series B26%17%
Growth21%0%

JAFCOKeio Innovation Initiative

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Entry stages of JAFCO and Keio Innovation Initiative, share of entries
JAFCOKeio Innovation Initiative
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed26%17%
Series A26%67%
Series B26%17%
Growth21%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech11%36%
AI & Machine Learning18%18%
Enterprise Software14%4%
Industrial & Manufacturing10%13%
Education4%9%
Media & Entertainment7%2%

JAFCOKeio Innovation Initiative

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Themes of JAFCO and Keio Innovation Initiative, share of checked companies
JAFCOKeio Innovation Initiative
Healthcare & Biotech11%36%
AI & Machine Learning18%18%
Enterprise Software14%4%
Industrial & Manufacturing10%13%
Education4%9%
Media & Entertainment7%2%

Companies both back

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GET /v1/firms/jafco.co.jp/coinvestors
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