Jafco Ventures
Venture Capital
JAFCO is one of Japan's oldest and largest venture capital firms, founded in 1973 and headquartered in Tokyo. The firm invests across two divisions, venture capital for early-stage startups and buyout investment for established companies seeking revitalization, with a track record of 4,251 total investments and 1,042 IPOs as of June 2026, backed by JPY1.2 trillion in cumulative funds under management.
Palo Alto, United States · 35+ investments · 15 portfolio companies
Early Stage
Growth
Pre-Seed
Seed
Late Stage
Cloud
Cybersecurity
Healthcare
SaaS
Semiconductors
Life Sciences
Artificial Intelligence
Biotech
Digital Health
Fintech
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, United States
- Founded
- 1984
- Website
- jafco.co.jp
- AUM
- $470.0M
- Portfolio Companies
- 15
- Total Investments
- 35
- Last Investment
- Nov 2025
- Geographic Focus
- Japan, United States, Southeast Asia
Investment Thesis
US arm of Japan's oldest and largest VC firm investing in technology companies at early stages; now operates as Icon Ventures focusing on security, cloud/data, SaaS, and digital health.
Jafco Ventures is a Venture Capital firm based in Palo Alto, United States. It has made 35 investments in Cloud and Cybersecurity, including Astroscale, note and Gunosy.
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