With over 25 years of investment history in the Asia Pacific market,
the JAFCO Asia team brings excellence in venture capital management,
backed by in-depth investment knowhow.

Strong networking and pragmatic pre and post investment advice
are further JAFCO Asia advantages.

JAFCO Asia’s focus is on high growth technology-related companies
in their early to growth-stage.

Sectors favored include mobile and internet technology, consumer & services related,
cyber security, medical/healthcare and renewable energy.

JAFCO Asia also has an impressive track record of successful IPO,
M&A and trade sale investment exits.

With US$0.5 billion funds under management currently
(US$1.9 billion cumulative to date),
we have invested in more than 500 companies
and divested over 450 companies
of which more than 115 have been publicly listed. 

In addition, the parent company of JAFCO Asia is JAFCO Group Co., Ltd,
the largest venture capital company in Japan.

JAFCO Asia’s strength is also in the talent and variety of its staff.

Our cumulated experience in venture capital and private equity amounts to more than 140 years.

Our multicultural team also builds on proven expertise in fund management, consulting,
corporate finance and legal affairs, and business operations.
 

As one of the most established VC firms in Japan for more than 40 years, JAFCO Group has invested in more than 3,800 companies, backing close to 1,000 IPOs debut in various securities markets globally. JAFCO Tokyo has developed a wide range of deep business relationships with its prominent fund investors (LPs) comprising over 1,000 major Japanese brands looking for new business opportunities and partnerships in and outside Japan and also other parts of Asia.

Based in Tokyo, the Asia Group of the Business Development Division supports investees very actively. Its members are akin to “multilateral business architects” who connect and mobilize LPs as well as utilize JAFCO’s reputable and resourceful network among industry leaders to achieve its mission to be an indispensable bridge for the portfolio companies to accelerate their growth, creating value and hence maximizing return for the funds.

There are many successful business development stories and one of the masterpieces was the licensing of major Japanese animations to the largest video portal in China now known as Youku Tudou. The BD team was instrumental in Tudou obtaining exclusive rights from the intellectual property (IP) owners, resulting in a spike in its traffic volume, thereby increasing the value of the company significantly. This arrangement has also subsequently become a practical standard for the industry acquiring IPs from Japan thereafter.