# JAFCO Japan: portfolio, investments and team > JAFCO Japan is a vc firm based in Japan. 25 investments on record, latest Nov 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-japan (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # JAFCO Japan Last cheque observed Nov 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Series B Series A Series C Retail SaaS Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 25 on record Since the last cheque **3984** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$7.8M** Rounds led **0 of 25** Sole investor **6 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 61%** Pitch JAFCO Japan ## JAFCO Japan highlights - 01 25 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 50% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $2.2M - 04 5 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Retail SaaS - **Based in:** Japan - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **25 appearances** - **2015** 9 rounds - **Nov** **[Coconala](https://millionrounds.com/company/coconala)** Series A · JP **$4.4M** With 3 others - **Nov** **[Miragen Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/miragen-therapeutics)** Series C · US **$41M** With 7 others - **Oct** **[Open8](https://millionrounds.com/company/open8)** Seed · JP **$6.6M** With 3 others - **Sept** **[PepperTap](https://millionrounds.com/company/peppertap)** Series B · IN **$36M** With 5 others - **Sept** **[Photosynth](https://millionrounds.com/company/photosynth)** Series A · US **$3.8M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[Medical note inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/medical-note-inc)** Venture **$2.0M** Sole investor - **Jun** **[WACUL.INC](https://millionrounds.com/company/wacul-inc)** Series A **$2.4M** Sole investor - **May** **[GameWith](https://millionrounds.com/company/gamewith)** Series B **$4.2M** With 2 others - **Apr** **[ASOVIEW Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/asoview-inc)** Series A · JP **$5.0M** With 3 others - **2014** 4 rounds - **Aug** **[basic](https://millionrounds.com/company/basic)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Mar** **[ASOVIEW Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/asoview-inc)** Venture · JP **$1.9M** Sole investor - **Mar** **[GameWith](https://millionrounds.com/company/gamewith)** Series A **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Feb** **[Wonderplanet Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/wonderplanet-inc)** Venture **$2.9M** Sole investor - **2010** 2 rounds - **Mar** **[BizReach](https://millionrounds.com/company/bizreach)** Seed · JP **$2.2M** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Kii Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/kii-corporation)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **2009** 1 round - **Jan** **[Singulex](https://millionrounds.com/company/singulex)** Series E · US · bio-medicine.org **$19M** With 3 others - **2008** 1 round - **Jul** **[Conformia Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/conformia-software)** Series D · US · sandhill.com **$3.0M** With 3 others - **2007** 2 rounds - **May** **[RedSeal, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/redseal-inc)** Series B · US · encyclopedia.com **$17M** With 5 others - **Jan** **[Aperto Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/aperto-networks)** Series E · US · apertonet.com **$19M** With 9 others - **2005** 1 round - **Aug** **[Cortina Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/cortina-systems)** Series C · US · cortina-systems.com **$30M** With 9 others - **2004** 1 round - **Aug** **[AGY Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/agy-therapeutics)** Series C **$9.0M** With 8 others - **2003** 3 rounds - **Aug** **[Sosei](https://millionrounds.com/company/sosei)** Series B · JP **$13M** With 5 others - **Mar** **[Targacept](https://millionrounds.com/company/targacept)** Series B · US **$14M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Hypnion](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypnion)** Series B · US **$48M** With 8 others - **2001** 1 round - **Jun** **[NuCore Technologies Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/nucore-technologies-inc)** Series C · US **$20M** With 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 listed **5 in all** **[Cortina Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/cortina-systems)** Bought by INPHI **$131M** Oct 2014 **[Aperto Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/aperto-networks)** Bought by Tranzeo Wireless Technologies **Undisclosed** Mar 2010 **[Conformia Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/conformia-software)** Bought by [Oracle Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oracle) **Undisclosed** Jun 2009 **[Hypnion](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypnion)** Bought by Lilly **Undisclosed** Apr 2007 **[NuCore Technologies Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/nucore-technologies-inc)** Bought by [MediaTek](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mediatek) **$37M** Mar 2007 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series B Series A Series C Median round joined **$7.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.2M** Led 0 of 25 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 6 rounds - **Last cheque:** Nov 2015 - **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *6* - Series A *6* - Series C *4* - Venture *4* - Series E *2* - Seed *2* Cheques by year Led Joined 2001 2015 Often in the room with - [Jafco Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-ventures) 5 - [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) 4 - [Icon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures) 3 - [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) 2 - [Gimv](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gimv) 2 - [Incubate Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incubate-fund) 2 **Pitching JAFCO Japan?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as JAFCO Japan. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Jafco Ventures** Growth equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-ventures)[**Z Venture Capital** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital)[**Icon Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures)[**Canaan** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners)[**Gimv** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gimv)[**Incubate Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incubate-fund)[**Oxford Bioscience Partners** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-bioscience-partners)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) ## Quick answers about JAFCO Japan ### What does JAFCO Japan invest in? JAFCO Japan invests most often at Series B and Series A (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Retail and SaaS. ### How active is JAFCO Japan? 25 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2015. ### How big are JAFCO Japan's cheques? The median round it joins is $7.8M. ### Does JAFCO Japan lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 25 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does JAFCO Japan invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (61%), Japan (33%) and India (6%). ### Is JAFCO Japan investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2015. ### Who does JAFCO Japan invest alongside? Most often Jafco Ventures (5 rounds together), Z Venture Capital (4 rounds together) and Icon Ventures (3 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is JAFCO Japan? JAFCO Japan is a VC firm based in Japan. ## Raising now? 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