# Japan Asia Investment: portfolio, investments and team > Japan Asia Investment is a vc firm based in Japan. 25 investments on record, latest Feb 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-asia-investment-co-ltd (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Japan Asia Investment Last cheque observed Feb 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email VC firm Quiet Series B Series C Series A Energy Infrastructure Healthcare Follow Japan Asia Investment and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fjapan-asia-investment-co-ltd) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 25 on record Since the last cheque **4657** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$12M** Rounds led **0 of 25** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 50%** Pitch Japan Asia Investment ## Japan Asia Investment highlights - 01 25 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 63% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed - 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:** Energy Infrastructure Healthcare - **Based in:** Japan - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **25 appearances** - **2014** 1 round - **Feb** **[REGiMMUNE Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/regimmune-corporation)** Series D · JP **$9.2M** With 6 others - **2010** 1 round - **Jan** **[DNP Green Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/dnp-green-technology)** Series A · US · onbiovc.com **$12M** With 5 others - **2009** 3 rounds - **Aug** **[Purple Blue Bo](https://millionrounds.com/company/purple-blue-bo)** Series A · pedaily.cn **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Aug** **[Analogix Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/analogix-semiconductor)** Series B · US · freshnews.com **$10M** With 5 others - **Jan** **[Chiral Quest](https://millionrounds.com/company/chiral-quest)** Series B · US · chiralquest.com **$13M** With 3 others - **2008** 4 rounds - **Nov** **[Palo Alto Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/palo-alto-networks)** Series C · US · paloaltonetworks.com **$10M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[GZ.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/gz-com)** Debt · CN **$2.0M** With 1 other - **Mar** **[Chestnut Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/chestnut-medical)** Series C · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$7.8M** With 2 others - **Feb** **[REGiMMUNE Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/regimmune-corporation)** Series B · JP · regimmune.com **$6.0M** With 8 others - **2007** 4 rounds - **Sept** **[Ecrio](https://millionrounds.com/company/ecrio)** Series C · US · venturebeat.com **$24M** With 6 others - **Sept** **[Game Studio](https://millionrounds.com/company/game-studio)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Jul** **[Tudou](https://millionrounds.com/company/tudou)** Series C · CN · thealarmclock.com **$19M** With 7 others - **Feb** **[REGiMMUNE Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/regimmune-corporation)** Series A · JP · regimmune.com **$4.2M** With 7 others - **2006** 4 rounds - **Dec** **[BlogBus](https://millionrounds.com/company/blogbus)** Series A · CN · itjj.net **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Aug** **[REGiMMUNE Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/regimmune-corporation)** Seed · JP · regimmune.com **$1.6M** With 2 others - **Aug** **[Tixa Internet Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/tixa-internet-technology)** Series B · CN · techstartups.blogspot.com **$24M** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Azteq Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/azteq-mobile)** Venture · US **$4.0M** With 2 others - **2005** 1 round - **May** **[InPhase Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/inphase-technologies)** Series C · US · businesswire.com **$32M** With 6 others - **2003** 5 rounds - **Nov** **[Xinhua Financial Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/xinhua-financial-network)** Venture · HK **$20M** With 2 others - **Oct** **[iStyle Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/istyle-inc)** Series B · JP **Undisclosed** With 8 others - **Aug** **[Rinat Neuroscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/rinat-neuroscience)** Series B · US **$40M** With 4 others - **Aug** **[Triage Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/triage-medical)** Series B · US **$10M** With 4 others - **Aug** **[Sosei](https://millionrounds.com/company/sosei)** Series B · JP **$13M** With 5 others - **2002** 1 round - **Dec** **[InPhase Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/inphase-technologies)** Series B · US **$15M** With 6 others - **2001** 1 round - **Mar** **[Calimetrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/calimetrics)** Series C · US **$25M** With 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 listed **2 in all** **[Palo Alto Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/palo-alto-networks)** Listed **Undisclosed** Jul 2012 **[Tudou](https://millionrounds.com/company/tudou)** Bought by Youku **$864M** Mar 2012 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series B Series C Series A Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-** Led 0 of 25 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Feb 2014 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *9* - Series C *6* - Series A *4* - Venture *3* - Seed *1* - Debt *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2001 2014 Often in the room with - [CyberAgent Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cyberagent-ventures) 4 - [NIF SMBC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nif-smbc-ventures) 3 - [Yasuda Enteprise Development Co. Ltd](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yasuda-enteprise-development-co-ltd) 3 - [ALPS Information Technology Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alps-information-technology-fund) 2 - [CSK Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/csk-venture-capital) 2 - [Frantz Medical Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frantz-medical-ventures) 2 **Pitching Japan Asia Investment?** 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 Japan Asia Investment. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**CyberAgent Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cyberagent-ventures)[**NIF SMBC Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nif-smbc-ventures)[**Yasuda Enteprise Development Co. Ltd** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yasuda-enteprise-development-co-ltd)[**ALPS Information Technology Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alps-information-technology-fund)[**CSK Venture Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/csk-venture-capital)[**Frantz Medical Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frantz-medical-ventures)[**Fund Creation** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundcreation)[**HBM BioVentures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hbm-bioventures)[**Hitachi Maxell** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hitachi-maxell)[**Icon Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures)[**Jafco Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-ventures)[**MedFocus Fund** Fund of funds **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medfocus-fund) ## 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? 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