Yutaro Saka

Yutaro Saka Yutaro Saka

Venture

Partner (V7 / V8)

He joined JAFCO in April 2012. He has been consistently engaged in venture investment business. He was seconded to portfolio companies as CFO and served on the portfolio companies’ Support Team, building the foundation for the current Sales and Marketing Support, HR Support and Back Office Support teams. Partner since June 2022.

“I don't want to find the right answer for now, but create the right answer for the future with entrepreneurs.”
It is a difficult and lonely battle to shape the common sense of a future that no one has yet imagined. In the process, we must reexamine the nature and value of our business and face situations that sometimes require course corrections. Even so, I value the attitude of continuing to face the business while exploring “what I believe in and where I aim for” through dialogue. In a world where change is intense and the future is always unpredictable, I would like to be a person that responds to the entrepreneurs’ resolve to bet on the future they believe in.

Portfolio

  • IPO

    Chatwork株式会社

    Chatwork Co.,Ltd.

    Category

    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2016

    SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/f95719c3152845d4b21f57fe45507d5c/chatwork.png

  • IPO

    株式会社マネーフォワード

    Money Forward, Inc.

    Category

    Fintech
    Mobile
    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2013

    Fintech<br />Mobile<br />SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/d377fa2db4a94627a523be468a0ee34a/money_forward.png

  • IPO

    株式会社WACUL

    WACUL INC.

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics
    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2015

    AI / Data Analytics<br />SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/d6ddaa4d124d432eaada029ecf8f804c/wacul.png

  • M&A

    Why株式会社

    Why, Inc.

    Category

    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2022

    SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/19726c52e1764dbfb122ba9c06b2e1dc/why.jpg

  • 株式会社Azoop

    Azoop Co., Ltd.

    Category

    Market place

    Initial Investment

    2019

    Market place

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/c048c3b1cf8d438685bdb17aed369f06/azoop.png

  • 株式会社バックテック

    BackTech Inc.

    Category

    Healthcare / Biotech

    Initial Investment

    2022

    Healthcare / Biotech

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/2d556a920705460d96e226660a649a14/backtech.jpg

  • 株式会社ブリングアウト

    Bring Out Inc.

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics
    SaaS
    Sales and Marketing

    Initial Investment

    2022

    AI / Data Analytics<br />SaaS<br />Sales and Marketing

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/1e324fe08d3841b7aa75630789885c7f/bringout.png

  • CAGUUU株式会社

    CAGUUU

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics
    Market place

    Initial Investment

    2024

    AI / Data Analytics<br />Market place

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/aa6bce2ea4ad42a0b08a35766ed1562e/caguuu.png

  • 株式会社カンリー

    Canly Inc.

    Category

    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2021

    SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/8464d8c388d54c3b894bae986ff0fefd/can-ly.png

  • Cloudbase株式会社

    Cloudbase, Inc.

    Category

    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2023

    SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/155ce27a23d045a4aabfb652e89966f7/cloudbase.png

  • 株式会社EventHub

    EventHub Co., Ltd.

    Category

    SaaS
    Sales and Marketing

    Initial Investment

    2022

    SaaS<br />Sales and Marketing

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/30b00f45a38f459fa9b081bd5f5c58b0/eventhub.png

  • 株式会社フォワード

    Forward, inc.

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics
    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2024

    AI / Data Analytics<br />SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/451b4a8c3551428182682b1cd18f2810/forward.jpg

  • JAPAN AI株式会社

    JAPAN AI, Inc.

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics

    Initial Investment

    2024

    AI / Data Analytics

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/9191b4fa60a0450eaeb15d78188b221d/japan_ai.png

  • 株式会社Matchbox Technologies

    Matchbox Technologies Inc.

    Category

    Market place
    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2024

    Market place<br />SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/8724d6a4b5e046a3be978d3ca8db89f4/matchbox_technologies.png

  • MI-6株式会社

    MI-6 Ltd.

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics
    SaaS
    Science and Engineering

    Initial Investment

    2023

    AI / Data Analytics<br />SaaS<br />Science and Engineering

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/9522761c8d72482c8c4e6c2e0d07c73b/mi-6.png

  • 株式会社Onion

    Onion, Inc.

    Category

    SaaS
    Sales and Marketing

    Initial Investment

    2017

    SaaS<br />Sales and Marketing

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/eef42c9a54e24de9b30b5038d6f41e19/onion.jpg

  • 株式会社OPERe

    OPERe Co., Ltd.

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics
    Healthcare / Biotech
    Mobile
    SaaS
    Sales and Marketing

    Initial Investment

    2025

    AI / Data Analytics<br />Healthcare / Biotech<br />Mobile<br />SaaS<br />Sales and Marketing

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/0b1048c522b8423287f1d95325dee696/%E6%A0%AA%E5%BC%8F%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BEOPERe.png

  • PIVOT株式会社

    PIVOT, Inc.

    Category

    Media and Entertainment

    Initial Investment

    2023

    Media and Entertainment

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/b9031e9800d04ef9bcb53de051ea00bc/pivot.png

  • ポケットサイン株式会社

    PocketSign Inc.

    Category

    Fintech
    Mobile
    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2023

    Fintech<br />Mobile<br />SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/c6ee1bb1a02143df9668d3785b254569/pocketsign.png

  • secondz digital株式会社

    secondz digital Inc.

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics
    Sales and Marketing

    Initial Investment

    2024

    AI / Data Analytics<br />Sales and Marketing

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/53f299ac3d414ca1b87310c931b7f8ae/secondzdigital.png

  • シンプルフォーム株式会社

    SimpleForm, Inc.

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics
    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2024

    AI / Data Analytics<br />SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/5451f644dc034b51b8a6850ce960a47a/simpleform.png

  • ソルビファイ株式会社

    SolvifAI Inc.

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics
    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2025

    AI / Data Analytics<br />SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/fc38cda7767a4c9f8764612e917df301/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%AB%E3%83%93%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E6%A0%AA%E5%BC%8F%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BE.png

  • 株式会社Srush

    Srush, Inc

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics
    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2023

    AI / Data Analytics<br />SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/50331384d63c4b69865861eedcc2b7a1/srush.png

  • Starley株式会社

    Starley, Inc.

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics
    Media and Entertainment
    Mobile

    Initial Investment

    2024

    AI / Data Analytics<br />Media and Entertainment<br />Mobile

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/2f8f67eb350f48e082b48a52434043f2/starley.png

  • 株式会社ウタイテ

    UTAITE Co., Ltd.

    Category

    Media and Entertainment

    Initial Investment

    2024

    Media and Entertainment

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/5a27459d082144dd9c47608142d6fa81/utaite.png

  • 株式会社WAKAZE

    WAKAZE Inc.

    Category

    Other
    Sustainablility

    Initial Investment

    2021

    Other<br />Sustainablility

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/4ad038e2a2994da1a463102570431dcc/wakaze.jpg