Jafco

JAFCO, founded in 1973 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a prominent venture capital firm that focuses on investing in a wide range of sectors, including technology, healthcare, consumer services, and manufacturing. The firm engages in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage investments, as well as buyouts for growth-stage companies. With total capital commitments exceeding 1 trillion yen, JAFCO has successfully facilitated over 1,000 portfolio IPOs. Beyond financial investment, JAFCO serves as a vital partner for entrepreneurs, offering support in human resources, marketing, sales, and back-office operations to help realize their business visions. The firm is dedicated to fostering innovative technologies and services both in Japan and globally.

Shozo Isaka

Partner

Tomotake Kitazawa

Partner

Keisuke Miyoshi

CEO, Partner and President

Masato Watanabe

Principal

Past deals in Taiwan

Appier

Series D in 2019
Appier Inc., established in 2012 and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, specializes in providing AI-powered platforms for enterprises worldwide. Its suite of products includes Aideal for driving purchase decisions, AIQUA for proactive customer engagement, AIXON for unified data science, and CrossX for AI-driven advertising solutions. Appier serves approximately 1,000 global brands and agencies across Asia from its offices in 14 markets, helping businesses make data-driven decisions to increase customer engagement and predict user behavior without the need for specialized AI engineers.
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