JAFCO
Venture capital · Tokyo, Japan · Asia Pacific
JAFCO is a Japanese investment firm founded in 1973 that conducts venture capital investment and buyout investment. It manages funds and provides hands-on support to portfolio companies, reporting cumulative investments in 4,256 companies and 1,043 IPOs.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsventure capitalbuyoutaideep techlife sciencesopen innovation
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Or find every investor that fitsJAFCO lists 196 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 28 funding rounds, 11 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 26% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (18%), Enterprise Software (14%) and Healthcare & Biotech (11%). 97% of its companies are based in Japan. It invests most often alongside Global Brain, Globis Capital Partners and DBJ Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name JAFCO, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not JAFCO's whole history. Rounds on record name 28 companies; its own site lists 196. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundJAFCO does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 26% |
| Series A | 26% |
| Series B | 26% |
| Growth | 21% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 5 | 1 |
| '26 | 23 | 10 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 99th | 196 companies |
| Recent activity | 99th | 23 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 60th | 26% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 64th | 5% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 8th | 18% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 18% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 14% | 8% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 11% | 15% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 10% | 7% |
| Media & Entertainment | 7% | 4% |
| Fintech | 6% | 12% |
| Consumer | 5% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 5% | 6% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Global Brain | 17 |
| Globis Capital Partners | 12 |
| DBJ Capital | 11 |
| JIC Venture Growth Investments | 11 |
| Z Venture Capital | 11 |
| GMO VenturePartners | 9 |
| Japan Post Capital | 9 |
| Shizuoka Capital | 9 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers196100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare JAFCO head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with JAFCO| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Debt | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Debt Led | |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Seed | |
| 11 Sept 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 10 Sept 2026 | Debt | |
| 7 Sept 2026 | Series B |
Round details for JAFCO
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in JAFCO's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
196 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides experience design and AI/XR solutions to solve business and social challenges | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides various services including site reliability engineering, security, and data operation for artificial intelligence | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| A1A Inc. is involved in manufacturing and procurement using AI. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Apr 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| The company provides technology solutions for the tourism industry, including vertical SaaS solutions, tourism information platforms, travel marketplaces, and AI-powered travel matching and booking services. | Legal & ComplianceEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company implements AI solutions for businesses and organizations | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Sept 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| The company develops and utilizes biostimulants to support sustainable agriculture and address environmental challenges. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and implements smart agriculture technologies, including AI and robotics, to improve farming efficiency and sustainability. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| aiESG provides ESG analysis and evaluation services using advanced AI technology and research results | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Aiming develops and publishes video games | Enterprise SoftwareGaming | Portfolio page | ||
| Airfriend develops an app that allows users to talk to AI characters | AI & Machine LearningConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company optimizes development and mass production processes in manufacturing using process informatics. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company specializes in the research and development of new low-molecular-weight pharmaceuticals. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company creates a platform that uses technology to support and automate non-desk work industries such as construction and manufacturing. | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Sept 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| Alivexis, Inc. develops small-molecule targeted therapeutics through integration of biology insights, technology, and operations. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates game centers and game corners in shopping centers and other locations across Japan. | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Antway provides a meal subscription service that delivers freshly cooked meals to customers' homes, reducing the need for daily meal planning and cooking | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Aperza supports the digital transformation of sales and marketing for manufacturing industries | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| AppBank creates and operates various services, including digital content, media, and IP businesses, to make users' lives more convenient and enjoyable. | Media & EntertainmentE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops AI and robotics tools to support research laboratory operations. | AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Arithmer designs and implements AI solutions using mathematics to solve social problems | AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 10 Nov 2026- Site
- jafco.co.jp
- Last read
- 10 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 1 Sept 2025
- Companies checked
- 196
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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