Naoki Sato

Naoki Sato Naoki Sato

Business Development

Corporate Officer / Business Development Division

Partner(SV6)

He joined JAFCO in April 1992. Since then, he has been consistently engaged in investment exit activities on the front line, involved in a wide variety of projects ranging from start-up investments to buyout type investments, and handled not only IPO but also many capital tie-ups with large companies and M&A deals. Currently, he oversees a division that specializes in increasing the value of portfolio companies and works to refine JAFCO's status as a venture capital company. He has been a partner since March 2018 and in charge of Chief Financial Officer Business Development since June 2022.

As a true partner that is considered “reliable” by courageous entrepreneurs, I would like to work together with portfolio companies to create new value that has yet to be seen by firmly leveraging both “businesses” and “people.”

Portfolio

  • IPO

    ブランディングテクノロジー株式会社

    Branding Technology Inc.

    Category

    Other

    Other

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/5a184e8bf4bd4bf383a526799ddbfaca/branding-t.png

  • IPO

    データセクション株式会社

    Datasection Inc

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics

    Initial Investment

    2011

    AI / Data Analytics

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/53ea4a09c2174587a828ef2758d8e9a4/datasection.jpg

  • IPO

    株式会社アイキューブドシステムズ

    i3Systems, Inc.

    Category

    Mobile
    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2014

    Mobile<br />SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/2a67258419ab40fe9f96c326fec5b965/i3systems.png

  • IPO

    株式会社スタメン

    Stamen Co.,Ltd.

    Category

    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2017

    SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/5b0f21549d074da5ba251b3046f79c33/stamen.png

  • IPO

    ユニフォームネクスト株式会社

    UNIFORM NEXT CO., LTD.

    Category

    Other

    Initial Investment

    2014

    Other

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/977cefec1a694aea84e9f6d2c17ff920/uniformnext.jpg

  • IPO

    株式会社じげん

    ZIGExN Co., Ltd.

    Category

    Market place

    Initial Investment

    2010

    Market place

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/cff442e90d234f5484bd9438bae8c836/zigexn.jpg

  • M&A

    フリュー株式会社

    FURYU Corporation

    Category

    Buyout Investment

    Buyout Investment

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/0ae995993f86425db23ab319b0da6c3f/furyu.jpg

  • M&A

    株式会社ネクイノ

    NEXTINNOVATION,inc

    Category

    Healthcare / Biotech
    Market place

    Initial Investment

    2019

    Healthcare / Biotech<br />Market place

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/aa5c48bc585e42beaa196c7306692b42/nextinnovation.png

  • M&A

    株式会社ベクトルワン

    VECTORONE Inc.

    Category

    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2010

    SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/043b354bf2dc4dff9a8c9234d8378043/vectorone.png

  • ACALL株式会社

    ACALL Inc.

    Category

    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2020

    SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/d1c37fe4e3dc43169e8110d800fe8ee1/acall.png

  • AGRIST株式会社

    AGRIST Inc.

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics
    Science and Engineering

    Initial Investment

    2020

    AI / Data Analytics<br />Science and Engineering

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/228391b40fa2443a80b5d9d9be894699/agrist.png

  • Baseconnect株式会社

    Baseconnect Inc.

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics
    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2019

    AI / Data Analytics<br />SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/4712dd2b7c904b4891b28fa51a18a35d/baseconnect.png

  • フルカイテン株式会社

    FULL KAITEN Inc.

    Category

    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2021

    SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/3b0016685afc419daf1361c7de9e9db4/full-kaiten.png

  • 株式会社Gaudiy

    Gaudiy Inc.

    Category

    Sales and Marketing

    Initial Investment

    2018

    Sales and Marketing

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/fe7ffbb99015453fa969651c384f8170/gaudiy.png

  • 株式会社GENEROSITY

    GENEROSITY Inc.

    Category

    Sales and Marketing

    Initial Investment

    2019

    Sales and Marketing

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/73d230b182234f8d8609d233f8b503d1/generosity.png

  • 株式会社ギフトモール

    Giftmall.Inc

    Category

    Market place

    Initial Investment

    2019

    Market place

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/b6f2b7366be24d828b04b9cc6c4cae18/giftmall.jpg

  • 京都フュージョニアリング株式会社

    Kyoto Fusioneering ltd.

    Category

    Science and Engineering

    Initial Investment

    2021

    Science and Engineering

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/703450a63fa84aae916be3d618b157f5/kyotofusioneering.jpg

  • 株式会社pafin

    pafin Inc.

    Category

    Fintech

    Initial Investment

    2018

    Fintech

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/fa1b3d25e2f341cc8621a76946ad6403/pafin.png

  • 株式会社REJECT

    REJECT Inc.

    Category

    Media and Entertainment
    Other

    Initial Investment

    2021

    Media and Entertainment<br />Other

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/be56ee3b9c314fc289708de1a21b9e46/reject.png

  • Repro株式会社

    Repro Inc.

    Category

    SaaS
    Sales and Marketing

    Initial Investment

    2016

    SaaS<br />Sales and Marketing

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/916f47ae3dfd4701b4a1171059da3a1b/repro.png

  • SEIMEI株式会社

    SEIMEI Inc.

    Category

    SaaS
    Sales and Marketing

    Initial Investment

    2021

    SaaS<br />Sales and Marketing

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/d76621c5eee142528306f442442b6348/seimei.png

  • 株式会社SPLYZA

    SPLYZA Inc.

    Category

    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2021

    SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/8eaf646688364898be6fbdaa4b52a423/splyza.jpg

  • 株式会社ティアフォー

    Tier IV, Inc.

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics

    Initial Investment

    2018

    AI / Data Analytics

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/79dc05c1f9ce4f2ea43af5536d66f433/tier4.png

  • 株式会社TOKIUM

    TOKIUM Inc.

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics
    SaaS

    AI / Data Analytics<br />SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/1bbeade285ae4ea994d7fc5482af0da5/tokium.png

  • ユーザーライク株式会社

    User Like, Inc

    Category

    Other

    Other

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/f8913ad4622942ddad8fe19597f5c437/userlike.png

  • 株式会社ワントゥーテン

    1-10, Inc.

    Category

    Other

    Initial Investment

    2016

    Other

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/7b71383062a64ec1b5ed290be45ebea9/onetoten.png