# JIF Capital

> JIF Capital is a VC fund in Singapore backing Software and E-Commerce. See 158 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 158
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last fund: Sep 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jafco-asia/
- Website: http://www.jafcoasia.com

JIF Capital is a VC fund in Singapore focused on Software and E-Commerce. Since its establishment in 1990, JAFCO Asia has grown to become a leading brand in the venture capital industry in the Asia Pacific region. Currently, JAFCO Asia has offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul and Beijing.With more than US$1.2 billion funds under management in aggregate, JAFCO Asia's experienced investment team hasinvested in over 368 companies in 13 countries (Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Australia, India, Israel and Vietnam) and divested more than 260 companies of which at least 86 have been publicly listed.Since the new millennium, JAFCO Asia has shifted its focus entirely to technology related investments and is now one of the pre-eminent venture capital technology investors in the region. They believe that their existing portfolio in the Asia Pacific region and the worldwide business network offer their portfolio companies significant potential for synergistic partnerships.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$14M |
| Series A | $2.5M–$16M |
| Series B | $2.9M–$40M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 18 | 11% |
| E-Commerce | 17 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 17 | 11% |
| Internet | 14 | 9% |
| Mobile | 12 | 8% |

173 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 47 | 30% |
| Series A | 36 | 23% |
| Seed | 17 | 11% |
| Series C | 17 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 15 | 9% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 38 | 24% |
| United States | 33 | 21% |
| India | 16 | 10% |
| Singapore | 9 | 6% |
| Taiwan | 7 | 4% |

15 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Benjamin Lee | Senior Investment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-lee |
| Ben Li | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-li-2 |
| Jerry Cai | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jerry-cai |
| John Lin Yu Chang | Director | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-lin-yu-chang |
| Kelly Lim | Associate Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kelly-lim |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Octopus Power | Octopus Power develops physics-based artificial intelligence systems focused on physical AGI, enabling machines to perceive, reason, and act within real-world environments. The company builds models that integrate physical laws with data-driven learning to support embodied intelligence, allowing systems to interact with and adapt to dynamicphysical conditions. Its technology is designed to move beyond purely digital AI by incorporating simulation, control systems, and real-world feedback loops into intelligent decision-making.The platform supports applications in robotics, industrial automation, and complex physical systems where understanding motion, force, and environmental constraints is essential. It leverages continuous learning mechanisms that allow systems to evolve over time, improving performance through interaction and data accumulation. Octopus Power also develops infrastructure for training and deploying these models, including simulation environments and tools for integrating AI with physical hardware. | $50.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 17, 2026 |  |
| LetzRyd | LetzRyd is a fleet management and vehicle leasing company. | $4M | Series A | Mar 23, 2026 |  |
| Kaiwuji | Kaiwuji is an emerging company in the AI4Materials field. |  | Seed | Feb 14, 2026 |  |
| PrimaNova Lab | The time to resolve critical, significant unmet medical needs in neurosurgery is now. PrimaNova sets sight on resolving unmet medical needs by tackling life-threatening neuro conditions. As an innovator, leveraging decades of experiences in overcoming clinical challenges, harnessing capital, and succeeding to deliver clinical solutions thatfundamentally change treatment paradigms. Collaborating closely with leading neurosurgeons, we are dedicated to offering products that save lives and redefine the standard of care. |  | Series B | Sep 15, 2025 |  |
| Only Sanbio | Only Sanbio is a synthetic biotechnology company integrating R&D, production, and sales. Itsmed vision is to focus on the field of great health and great beauty, based on synthetic biology technology | $13.7M | Seed | Apr 03, 2025 |  |
| Chitose Group | CHITOSE GROUP is a family of biotechnology companies operating mainly in Southeast Asia and Japan with an aim of leaving mankind with an environment where they can live in abundance for over a thousand years. CHITOSE GROUP is creating new values in the fields of agriculture, medical, food, energy, chemistry and others through “Technologicaldevelopment capabilities in the biotechnology field by constantly promoting economic rationality” and “Business development capabilities for drawing a path towards commercialization by understanding the essence and limitations of biotechnology”. | $28.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 10, 2025 |  |
| Beacon.li | Beacon evolved into a no-code, comprehensive solution for businesses worldwide. | $7M | Series A | Mar 06, 2025 |  |
| Sapient Intelligence | Sapient Intelligence is an AI generative company that enables users to solve complex task reasoning in non-autoregressive models with multi-step calculation, memory, and tree search capabilities. |  | Seed | Dec 12, 2024 |  |
| Aiello | Aiello provides End-to-End Open Voice Platform(AOVP) to reduce the entry barrier for business customers and enable own voice service for domain-specific applications. | $5M |  | Oct 01, 2024 |  |
| Youyi Biotechnology | Youyi Biotech is a serum-free culture medium R&D and manufacturing company that specializes in the research, development, and production of serum-free culture media, as well as the research and development of cosmetic ingredients. |  | Seed | Jan 24, 2024 |  |

10 of 158 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Intel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intel-capital) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [IDG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idg-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Gobi Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gobi-partners) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [SIG China (SIG Asia Investments)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sig-china) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Sigma Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sigma-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does JIF Capital invest in?

JIF Capital invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Information Technology startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 158 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is JIF Capital's check size?

JIF Capital typically joins rounds of $1M–$14M at Seed, $2.5M–$16M at Series A and $2.9M–$40M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds JIF Capital participates in.

### How do I contact JIF Capital?

Public channels for JIF Capital include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at JIF Capital?

The team at JIF Capital includes Benjamin Lee (Senior Investment Manager), Ben Li (Director) and Jerry Cai (Director), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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