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Japan Asia Investment

Last cheque observed Feb 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Series BSeries CSeries AEnergyInfrastructureHealthcare

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 25 on record
Since the last cheque4657days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MRounds led0 of 25Sole investor1 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 50%
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Japan Asia Investment highlights

  1. 01

    25 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd. (JAIC) is a venture capital firm.Translated from Japanese, from their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
EnergyInfrastructureHealthcare
Based in
Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first25 appearances

  1. 2014

    1 round

  2. Feb
    REGiMMUNE CorporationSeries D · JP$9.2MWith 6 others
  3. 2010

    1 round

  4. Jan
    DNP Green TechnologySeries A · US · onbiovc.com$12MWith 5 others
  5. 2009

    3 rounds

  6. Aug
    Purple Blue BoSeries A · pedaily.cnUndisclosedWith 1 other
  7. Aug
    Analogix SemiconductorSeries B · US · freshnews.com$10MWith 5 others
  8. Jan
    Chiral QuestSeries B · US · chiralquest.com$13MWith 3 others
  9. 2008

    4 rounds

  10. Nov
    Palo Alto NetworksSeries C · US · paloaltonetworks.com$10MWith 3 others
  11. Jun
    GZ.comDebt · CN$2.0MWith 1 other
  12. Mar
    Chestnut MedicalSeries C · US · deals.venturebeat.com$7.8MWith 2 others
  13. Feb
    REGiMMUNE CorporationSeries B · JP · regimmune.com$6.0MWith 8 others
  14. 2007

    4 rounds

  15. Sept
    EcrioSeries C · US · venturebeat.com$24MWith 6 others
  16. Sept
    Game StudioVenture · GBUndisclosedSole investor
  17. Jul
    TudouSeries C · CN · thealarmclock.com$19MWith 7 others
  18. Feb
    REGiMMUNE CorporationSeries A · JP · regimmune.com$4.2MWith 7 others
  19. 2006

    4 rounds

  20. Dec
    BlogBusSeries A · CN · itjj.netUndisclosedWith 1 other
  21. Aug
    REGiMMUNE CorporationSeed · JP · regimmune.com$1.6MWith 2 others
  22. Aug
    Tixa Internet TechnologySeries B · CN · techstartups.blogspot.com$24MWith 1 other
  23. Jul
    Azteq MobileVenture · US$4.0MWith 2 others
  24. 2005

    1 round

  25. May
    InPhase TechnologiesSeries C · US · businesswire.com$32MWith 6 others
  26. 2003

    5 rounds

  27. Nov
    Xinhua Financial NetworkVenture · HK$20MWith 2 others
  28. Oct
    iStyle Inc.Series B · JPUndisclosedWith 8 others
  29. Aug
    Rinat NeuroscienceSeries B · US$40MWith 4 others
  30. Aug
    Triage MedicalSeries B · US$10MWith 4 others
  31. Aug
    SoseiSeries B · JP$13MWith 5 others
  32. 2002

    1 round

  33. Dec
    InPhase TechnologiesSeries B · US$15MWith 6 others
  34. 2001

    1 round

  35. Mar
    CalimetricsSeries C · US$25MWith 7 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.

The team

We hold 11 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

Palo Alto NetworksListedUndisclosedJul 2012
TudouBought by Youku$864MMar 2012

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 Japan Asia Investment. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

CyberAgent CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherNIF SMBC VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherYasuda Enteprise Development Co. LtdGrowth equity3rounds togetherALPS Information Technology FundVC firm2rounds togetherCSK Venture CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherFrantz Medical VenturesGrowth equity2rounds togetherFund CreationInvestment firm2rounds togetherHBM BioVenturesGrowth equity2rounds togetherHitachi MaxellCorporate VC2rounds togetherIcon VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherJafco VenturesGrowth equity2rounds togetherMedFocus FundFund of funds2rounds together

Quick answers about Japan Asia Investment

What does Japan Asia Investment invest in?

Japan Asia Investment invests most often at Series B and Series C (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Energy, Infrastructure and Healthcare.

How active is Japan Asia Investment?

25 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2014.

How big are Japan Asia Investment's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

Does Japan Asia Investment lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 25 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Japan Asia Investment invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (50%), Japan (25%) and China (17%).

Is Japan Asia Investment investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2014.

Who does Japan Asia Investment invest alongside?

Most often CyberAgent Capital (4 rounds together), NIF SMBC Ventures (3 rounds together) and Yasuda Enteprise Development Co. Ltd (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Japan Asia Investment?

Japan Asia Investment is a VC firm based in Japan.

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