Yuki Tanaka

Yuki Tanaka Yuki Tanaka

Venture

After graduating from the Faculty of Science and Technology at Keio University, he worked for TOYOTA MOTOR and Arthur D. Little Japan before joining JAFCO in October 2022. At the Venture Investment Division, he is in charge of identifying portfolio companies, executing investments and providing post-investment support for seed and early-stage startups in the manufacturing, mobility, and roll-up fields.

I am working on “domain-specific investment projects” that deepen market understanding and create market-driven investment opportunities. In 2024, we established teams focusing on the two key themes of “AI × BPO” and “Roll-up,” and have been actively developing market analysis, investment activities and information dissemination. We also continue to write reports by organizing knowledge and hypotheses in each area.
The four fields of manufacturing, mobility, roll-up, and AI BPO are fields in which I have been particularly deeply involved within the company, and I will continue to expand our encounters with startups that will lead the next-generation industry through a hypothesis-based and data-based approach.

Portfolio

  • 株式会社AGRI SMILE

    AGRI SMILE,Inc.

    Category

    AI / Data Analytics
    Science and Engineering
    Sustainablility

    Initial Investment

    2023

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

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/39191e3697ec42c69eff0b90b49bfe55/agrismile.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Fact Base

    Fact Base Inc.

    Category

    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2024

    SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/df3f60d47e4449eaa2a723f6f67b444f/factbase.png

  • newmo株式会社

    newmo, Inc.

    Category

    Fintech
    Market place
    Mobile

    Initial Investment

    2024

    Fintech<br />Market place<br />Mobile

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/ae0f28d1559d472298a515a2fe628aff/newmo.png

  • 株式会社ROUTE06

    ROUTE06, Inc.

    Category

    Market place
    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2022

    Market place<br />SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/c69f3b1d5d814caead1e5a3b577c2b3d/route06.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

  • 株式会社ゼロボード

    Zeroboard Inc.

    Category

    SaaS

    Initial Investment

    2022

    SaaS

    https://images.microcms-assets.io/assets/7798ce6bfa604ee386c8c5f17deb4d5e/258cb6dc97f1407f9d28bc317543790e/zeroboard.png