About JAFCO
JAFCO is a private equity firm founded in 1973. It is primarily based in Singapore, Singapore. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 26 funding rounds.
A lot of funds co-invest with JAFCO, with names like SMBC Venture Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
JAFCO has a team of 98 people, including 75 partners.
JAFCO's Portfolio
They have invested in a total of 93 companies. Their most recent investment was in SYSLEA (Seed round) on Mar 30, 2026. Here is the most recent investment by JAFCO:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 30, 2026 | Seed | 7845 | - | |
Mar 26, 2026 | Series A | 6952 | ||
Feb 19, 2026 | Series C | 8484 | ||
Feb 19, 2026 | Series C | 7087 | - |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of JAFCO:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2024
Team profile of JAFCO
JAFCO has a team of 98 members including 75 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 14 Principals located in Japan, United States and 3 more locations. JAFCO's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in JAFCO:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Tokyo | - | ||
Partner | Japan | - | - | |
Partner | Tokyo | - | ||
Partner | Japan | - | ||
Partner | Tokyo | - | ||
Partner | Tokyo | - | ||
Partner | Japan | - | - | |
Partner | Tokyo | - | ||
Partner | Singapore | - | ||
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Partner | Japan | - |
Co-investors of JAFCO
Over the past 53 years, 182 investors have co-invested in JAFCO's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of JAFCO: 182 investors entered a company along with JAFCO. These include investors like SMBC Venture Capital (8 companies).
JAFCO News
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Synspective raises $44 million Series C roundSpaceNews•Jun 23, 2024•Synspective, Mizuho Capital, JAFCO, Japan Investment Corporation and 7 others
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Attrust Health raises Series A funding.PR TIMES•Jun 13, 2024•JAFCO, Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Norinchukin Capital, LITALICO and 6 others
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Utaite Co., Ltd., which produces 2.5D IP, raised a total of 1 billion yen in the first close of its Series A round.startuplog.com•Apr 16, 2024•Utaite, Globis Capital Partners, JAFCO, Maezawa Fund and 9 others
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Blue Laser Fusion Closes $37.5M Seed Funding RoundFinSMEs•Mar 21, 2024•Bluelaserfusion, SoftBank Group, Maezawa Fund, ITOCHU and 5 others
