# JAFCO

> JAFCO is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Information Technology and Software. See 304 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 304
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last fund: Jun 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jafco/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jafco_pr
- Website: https://www.jafco.co.jp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JAFCO.PR/

JAFCO is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Information Technology and Software. Since its founding in 1973, JAFCO has always worked with leading-edge entrepreneurs. The total capital commitments of its investment funds in Japan and overseas have exceeded 1 trillion yen and the number of portfolio IPOs to date has reached over 1,000. In addition to venture investment, JAFCO also carries out buyout investment and commit to thecreations of innovative technologies and services worldwide. As entrepreneurs’ closest partner in bringing their visions to life, JAFCO provides support in areas of HR, marketing/ sales, and back-office operations, in addition to providing financing.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2.1M–$142M |
| Series B | $6.4M–$184M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 40 | 13% |
| Software | 30 | 10% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 28 | 9% |
| Medical | 20 | 7% |
| Biotechnology | 19 | 6% |

212 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 84 | 28% |
| Series B | 51 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 49 | 16% |
| Seed | 28 | 9% |
| Series C | 24 | 8% |

12 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 182 | 60% |
| United States | 12 | 4% |
| Israel | 2 | 1% |
| India | 1 | 0% |
| Canada | 1 | 0% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Haruyoshi Onuma | Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haruyoshi-onuma |
| Keisuke Miyoshi | President and CEO | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keisuke-miyoshi |
| Taira Kobayashi | Principal | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taira-kobayashi |
| Takahara Mizuki | Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takahara-mizuki |
| Tomotake Kitazawa | Partner | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tomotake-kitazawa |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Star Signal Solutions | Star Signal Solutions develops space situational awareness and space traffic management solutions for satellite operators and government users. The company provides space object observation using proprietary image analysis to detect small, dark debris with ground telescopes and onboard cameras. It offers orbit analysis services that estimateorbits, predict future trajectories, and quantify realistic orbit errors for collision risk assessment. Star Signal Solutions supplies collision-avoidance navigation software that calculates collision probabilities, visualizes risk, and proposes avoidance plans via web APIs. It is building a large space object database, including uncataloged debris under 10 cm, to support safe and sustainable space activities. | $2.8M | Seed | Jul 14, 2026 |  |
| Arrowsmith | Arrowsmith is committed to unlocking the full potential of bacteriophages to revolutionize the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases. Through transformative science, Arrowsmith strive to create a world free from the pain and fear caused by antimicrobial resistance. | $6.5M | Series A | Jun 22, 2026 |  |
| DubGuild | DubGuild is a technology company specializing in AI-powered dubbing solutions for cross-lingual video content adaptation, enabling creators, media studios, streaming platforms, and enterprises to efficiently localize video content for global audiences. | $13.1M | Seed | Jun 05, 2026 |  |
| DubGuild | DubGuild is a technology company specializing in AI-powered dubbing solutions for cross-lingual video content adaptation, enabling creators, media studios, streaming platforms, and enterprises to efficiently localize video content for global audiences. | $13.1M | Seed | Jun 05, 2026 |  |
| Atom | Atom is a humanoid robot built platform. Its bipedal, dual-armed robots are designed not just as industrial tools but as collaborators that expand human capability. By combining advanced Physical AI—environmental perception, judgment, and action planning—with robust robotic hardware, Atom is creating adaptive agents capable of working acrossdiverse settings to augment or, where appropriate, replace human labor. The company positions these robots as a next step in societal evolution: a new class of machines that learn and behave in human-like ways to advance productivity, safety, and quality of life. | $18.8M | Seed | May 27, 2026 |  |
| Secondz Digital | Secondz Digital is a company that helps businesses transform using generative AI agents. | $1.9M | Series A | May 20, 2026 |  |
| Secondz Digital | Secondz Digital is a company that helps businesses transform using generative AI agents. | $1.9M | Series A | May 20, 2026 |  |
| SYSLEA | SYSLEA is a consulting company that provides AI support and advises IT startups and venture capital firms on sales and marketing. | $2.6M | Seed | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| Torihada | Torihada is a creative firm specializing in influencer marketing, creating content, and digital marketing. | $9.4M | Series A | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| Torihada | Torihada is a creative firm specializing in influencer marketing, creating content, and digital marketing. | $9.4M | Series A | Mar 26, 2026 |  |

10 of 304 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund, 49 deals together
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 45 deals together
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund, 39 deals together
- [JIC Venture Growth Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jic-venture-growth-investments) — VC Fund, 23 deals together
- [Resona Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/resona-capital) — VC Fund, 23 deals together
- [DBJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dbj-capital) — VC Fund, 18 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does JAFCO invest in?

JAFCO invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 304 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is JAFCO's check size?

JAFCO typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$142M at Series A and $6.4M–$184M 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 JAFCO participates in.

### How do I contact JAFCO?

Public channels for JAFCO include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) 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 JAFCO?

The team at JAFCO includes Haruyoshi Onuma (Partner), Keisuke Miyoshi (President and CEO) and Taira Kobayashi (Principal), among 6 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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