Investments
654Portfolio Exits
117Funds
10Partners & Customers
1About JAFCO
JAFCO is a company focused on venture capital and private equity investments within various business sectors. The company provides funding and specialized support to startups and established firms, facilitating their growth and development. JAFCO's investment portfolio spans multiple industries, including IT services, healthcare, and various other sectors. It was founded in 1973 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
Latest JAFCO News
Sep 14, 2025
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JAFCO Investments
654 Investments
JAFCO has made 654 investments. Their latest investment was in commmune as part of their Series C on September 03, 2025.
JAFCO Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/3/2025 | Series C | commmune | $26.92M | No | DNX Ventures, First Light Capital, Japan Investment Corporation, Japan Post Capital, Undisclosed Investors, and Z Venture Capital | 2 |
9/1/2025 | Series B | LayerX | $100M | No | Coreline, Japan Post Investment, Keyrock Capital Management, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, MUFG Bank, and Technology Crossover Ventures | 4 |
8/28/2025 | Unattributed VC | Max Engineering | Yes | 1 | ||
8/28/2025 | Series A | |||||
8/18/2025 | Seed VC |
Date | 9/3/2025 | 9/1/2025 | 8/28/2025 | 8/28/2025 | 8/18/2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series C | Series B | Unattributed VC | Series A | Seed VC |
Company | commmune | LayerX | Max Engineering | ||
Amount | $26.92M | $100M | |||
New? | No | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | DNX Ventures, First Light Capital, Japan Investment Corporation, Japan Post Capital, Undisclosed Investors, and Z Venture Capital | Coreline, Japan Post Investment, Keyrock Capital Management, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, MUFG Bank, and Technology Crossover Ventures | |||
Sources | 2 | 4 | 1 |
JAFCO Portfolio Exits
117 Portfolio Exits
JAFCO has 117 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Papabubble on August 15, 2025.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/15/2025 | Acquired | 4 | |||
6/20/2025 | IPO | Public | 2 | ||
4/23/2025 | Divestiture | JAFCO Asia | 2 | ||
Date | 8/15/2025 | 6/20/2025 | 4/23/2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | IPO | Divestiture | ||
Companies | JAFCO Asia | ||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 4 | 2 | 2 |
JAFCO Acquisitions
7 Acquisitions
JAFCO acquired 7 companies. Their latest acquisition was Casio Computer - HR and SMB business on February 25, 2025.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/25/2025 | Casio Computer - HR and SMB business | Acquired Unit - Fin | 1 | |||
4/2/2024 | Other Venture Capital | |||||
2/1/2021 | ||||||
9/18/2019 | Other Venture Capital | |||||
1/23/2019 |
Date | 2/25/2025 | 4/2/2024 | 2/1/2021 | 9/18/2019 | 1/23/2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | Other Venture Capital | Other Venture Capital | |||
Companies | Casio Computer - HR and SMB business | ||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Acquired Unit - Fin | ||||
Sources | 1 |
JAFCO Fund History
10 Fund Histories
JAFCO has 10 funds, including JAFCO SV7.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/2/2023 | JAFCO SV7 | 1 | |||
3/3/2020 | JAFCO SV6 Fund | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Open | $760M | 5 |
9/26/2016 | JAFCO SV5 Fund | Diversified Private Equity | Open | $394.46M | 1 |
12/31/2013 | SV4 Fund | ||||
3/31/2009 | JAFCO Super V3 Investment LP |
Closing Date | 10/2/2023 | 3/3/2020 | 9/26/2016 | 12/31/2013 | 3/31/2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | JAFCO SV7 | JAFCO SV6 Fund | JAFCO SV5 Fund | SV4 Fund | JAFCO Super V3 Investment LP |
Fund Type | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Diversified Private Equity | |||
Status | Open | Open | |||
Amount | $760M | $394.46M | |||
Sources | 1 | 5 | 1 |
JAFCO Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
JAFCO has 1 strategic partners and customers. JAFCO recently partnered with SEQSENSE on February 2, 2017.
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