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 Video

Plott

Series B in 2024
Plott Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in the production and distribution of original IP content on YouTube, particularly focusing on animation. Founded in 2017 and initially named Fabo, the company rebranded to Plott in 2019, reflecting its commitment to storytelling and content creation. Plott develops data-driven animations by analyzing viewer behavior to enhance engagement and growth. The company fosters collaborations with existing channels to increase subscriber numbers and promote cross-viewership, ensuring a steady stream of original content for audiences. Its vision is to establish itself as a prominent content holder within the YouTube ecosystem, continuously delivering innovative and engaging animations.

Thinkr

Series A in 2024
Thinkr provides advertising, video production, content, UX design, and animation services.

Gokko Club

Series B in 2024
Gokko Club operates in the digital entertainment industry, focusing on content creation, public relations, and video production. The company is known for its short drama productions, which are characterized by their condensed content and fast-paced development. Gokko Club handles all aspects of these productions in-house, including scriptwriting, directing, production, and editing. The company also has a strong presence on social media platforms like TikTok, where it has amassed a significant following. In addition to its entertainment offerings, Gokko Club also provides music streaming services.

Open8

Venture Round in 2017
Open8 Inc is a Tokyo-based content technology company founded on April 10, 2015. It specializes in providing marketing services through smart devices and offers a suite of solutions including software as a service (SaaS), application programming interfaces (API), and machine learning as a service (MLaaS). Open8 has developed a video editing cloud platform designed to simplify the creation of video content for businesses, allowing users to produce promotional videos without the need for specialized knowledge. By leveraging artificial intelligence, the platform enables the efficient generation and distribution of various video materials across multiple platforms, helping businesses reduce costs and enhance their marketing efforts.

Dely

Venture Round in 2017
Dely, Inc. is a Japanese company based in Tokyo, founded in 2014, that specializes in designing and developing the Kurashiru application, a leading cooking video service. Kurashiru offers a wide array of recipe tutorials that guide users through the cooking process with step-by-step video content. The platform aims to enhance culinary skills for its users, allowing them to prepare a diverse range of dishes. With tens of millions of monthly viewers, Kurashiru significantly impacts the cooking habits of its audience, making it a popular resource for individuals looking to explore new recipes and improve their cooking abilities.

C Channel

Venture Round in 2016
C Channel is an online video media provider that focuses on delivering high-quality content tailored to women aged 20 to 34. The company offers a diverse range of lifestyle-related information, including topics such as hairstyling, food, fashion, and travel tips. By leveraging video as its primary medium, C Channel aims to engage its audience with relevant and inspiring content. Additionally, the company operates as a marketing and advertising agency, specializing in the production and management of impactful influencers to enhance its outreach and effectiveness in connecting with its target demographic.

ChatWork

Series B in 2016
Chatwork is a group chat application aimed at enhancing communication and collaboration among global teams, ultimately boosting productivity. The platform offers a range of features, including secure messaging, video chat, task management, and file sharing. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, Chatwork has established itself as Asia's leading business chat app, serving over 200,000 companies across various industries. With a multilingual interface available in five languages, Chatwork caters to a diverse user base. The company operates with a workforce of 89 employees located in Tokyo, Osaka, and Taipei, and is also involved in peripheral services and new business development.

Open8

Seed Round in 2015
Open8 Inc is a Tokyo-based content technology company founded on April 10, 2015. It specializes in providing marketing services through smart devices and offers a suite of solutions including software as a service (SaaS), application programming interfaces (API), and machine learning as a service (MLaaS). Open8 has developed a video editing cloud platform designed to simplify the creation of video content for businesses, allowing users to produce promotional videos without the need for specialized knowledge. By leveraging artificial intelligence, the platform enables the efficient generation and distribution of various video materials across multiple platforms, helping businesses reduce costs and enhance their marketing efforts.

90 Seconds Japan

Seed Round in 2015
90 Seconds, a video production crowdsourcing, specialize in all kinds of films, from comics, animation, computer graphics, and infographics. It is the world's largest video and video production crowdsourcing. It has a rich track record of delivering over 30,000 videos to various clients in 160 countries worldwide, in partnership with more than 12,000+ professional video and video creators worldwide including Japan. It was established on April 8, 2014, and is located in Tokyo, Japan.

UUUM

Venture Round in 2014
UUUM Co. Ltd is a prominent management and production services company based in Japan, focused on supporting YouTubers and online creators. Co-founded by HIKAKIN, the country's leading YouTuber, UUUM is recognized as Japan's largest influencer network. The company operates through several divisions: the Creator Support division provides assistance with video management and production; the Influencer Marketing division develops and executes promotional strategies; and the Game and Media division creates and manages original content, including games, films, and community applications. UUUM's business model aims to expand influencer marketing both within Japan and internationally, fostering global partnerships and collaborations in the digital content space.

sMedio

Venture Round in 2008
sMedio, Inc. specializes in developing multimedia software for consumer electronics and portable devices. With a diverse range of products like sMedio AirGet and sMedio TrueLink+, the company caters to clients such as TOSHIBA Corporation, FUJITSU Limited, KDDI Corporation, Broadcom Corp., Hewlett-Packard, Renesas Electronics Corporation, and Sharp Corporation. Originally founded in 2007 as Rolltech, Inc., the company rebranded as sMedio, Inc. in August 2010. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, sMedio is known for its innovative solutions in the multimedia software industry.
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