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JAFCO

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 160 cheques on record.

Deploying nowCompanyWebsite unconfirmed

VentureSeries ASeries BSemiconductorVenture Capital & Private Equity

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65%of best year22cheques in 12 months, 160 on record
Since the last cheque19days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.0MRounds led1 of 160Sole investor32 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inJapan, 90%
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JAFCO highlights

  1. 01

    22 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 32 rounds, median $2.8M

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Company
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
SemiconductorVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Sunrise, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first160 appearances

  1. 2026

    15 rounds

  2. Oct
    indentSeries B · JP · The Bridge$7.0MLed
  3. Sept
    AldagramSeries B · JP$13MWith 1 other
  4. Sept
    Metagen TherapeuticsVenture · JP$7.7MWith 3 others
  5. Sept
    NocallSeries A · JP$5.2MWith 1 other
  6. Sept
    QueryLiftSeed · JP$645KWith 1 other
  7. Sept
    Planet SaversGrant · JP$635KWith 1 other
  8. Sept
    SovaDebt · SG$2.7MWith 2 others
  9. Jul
    Star Signal SolutionsSeed · JP$2.8MSole investor
  10. Jun
    ArrowsmithSeries A · JP$6.5MWith 3 others
  11. Jun
    DubGuildSeed · JP$13MWith 1 other
  12. May
    Secondz DigitalSeries A · JP$1.9MSole investor
  13. Apr
    Sharing EnergySeries C · JP$5.4MWith 4 others
  14. Mar
    SYSLEASeed · JP$2.6MWith 1 other
  15. Mar
    TorihadaSeries A · JP$9.4MWith 2 others
  16. Feb
    Oceanic Constellations, IncSeries B · JP$13MWith 3 others
  17. 2025

    34 rounds

  18. Dec
    CaguuuSeries B · JP$9.6MWith 2 others
  19. Dec
    RejectVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  20. Dec
    H2Venture · JPUndisclosedWith 1 other
  21. Nov
    NextaSeries B · JP$5.1MWith 3 others
  22. Nov
    AntwaySeries D · JP$21MWith 3 others
  23. Nov
    NoteVenture · JP$13MWith 2 others
  24. Nov
    FactBaseSeries C · JP$28MWith 3 others
  25. Oct
    Pocket SignDebt · JP$4.5MWith 2 others
  26. Oct
    QREATIONSeries A · JP$6.6MSole investor
  27. Sept
    AGRISTVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  28. Sept
    Nanofiber Quantum TechnologiesSeries A · JP$14MWith 1 other
  29. Sept
    CommuneSeries C · US$27MWith 1 other
  30. Sept
    CommuneSeries C · US$37MWith 2 others
  31. Sept
    AlxtalVenture · JP$3.0MWith 2 others
  32. Aug
    COUNTERWORKSVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  33. Aug
    CaTeSeries B · JP$11MWith 4 others
  34. Aug
    Yokohama VanillaSeries A · JP$2.5MWith 1 other
  35. Jul
    LogomixVenture · JP$19MWith 7 others
  36. Jul
    LPIXELVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  37. Jul
    SolvifAISeed · JP$1.2MWith 1 other
  38. Jul
    Japan AISeries B · JP$13MWith 1 other
  39. Jun
    OPEReSeed · JP$2.8MWith 2 others
  40. Jun
    Digital Entertainment AssetSeries A · SG$6.9MWith 2 others
  41. May
    GaudiySeries C · JP$69MWith 2 others
  42. May
    SanuSeries B · JP$24MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

Kythera BiopharmaceuticalsBought by Allergan$2.1BJun 2015
BubblyBought by Altruist TechnologiesUndisclosedAug 2014
MeeboBought by Google$100MJun 2012
NOBOTBought by mediba, IncUndisclosedJul 2011

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as JAFCO. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Mizuho CapitalVC firm17rounds togetherMitsubishi UFJ CapitalVC firm15rounds togetherSMBC Venture CapitalInvestment bank13rounds togetherGlobal Brain CorporationVC firm12rounds togetherMizuho Corporate BankVC firm11rounds togetherNissay CapitalVC firm10rounds togetherJapan Finance CorporationInvestment firm8rounds togetherSBI InvestmentVC firm8rounds togetherANRIVC firm7rounds togetherJAFCO AsiaInvestment firm7rounds togetherSumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationVC firm7rounds togetherGlobis Capital PartnersVC firm6rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies JAFCO put money into.

indent$7.0M · Oct 2026Aldagram$13M · Sept 2026Nocall$5.2M · Sept 2026QueryLift$645K · Sept 2026Planet Savers$635K · Sept 2026Star Signal Solutions$2.8M · Jul 2026

Quick answers about JAFCO

What does JAFCO invest in?

JAFCO invests most often at Venture and Series A (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Semiconductor and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is JAFCO?

160 investments on record, 22 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has JAFCO invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: indent (Series B, Oct 2026), Aldagram (Series B, Sept 2026) and Metagen Therapeutics (Venture, Sept 2026).

How big are JAFCO's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.0M.

Does JAFCO lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 160 investments on record (1%).

Where does JAFCO invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (90%), Singapore (5%) and the United States (5%).

Is JAFCO investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 22 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does JAFCO invest alongside?

Most often Mizuho Capital (17 rounds together), Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (15 rounds together) and SMBC Venture Capital (13 rounds together).

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