Founded in 2013, YAFO Capital is a Shanghai based boutique investment & advisory firm focusing on bringing global technologies to Asia, especially China and Japan. We started from investing in Israeli Medtech to China back to 2013, now with a team of 20+ professionals in our China, U.S., Japan, and London offices. YAFO operates through its two divisions, YAFO Life Science (YLS) and YAFO Fund Management. We are a licensed asset manager in China.
YAFO, the Hebrew word of Jaffa (now part of Tel Aviv), means beautiful. For 3500 years, the old Jaffa port has connected the ancient city with the rest of the world.
YAFO’s mission is to make our life more beautiful by introducing global technologies.
YAFO Capital Healthcare Fund actively fund innovative companies within all areas of life sciences including biotechnology, medical devices, diagnostics, genomics and digital health, partnering with those that have strong growth potential in China and Japan market. Our mission is to bridge the gap between undercapitalized life science projects, companies, and investors through direct investment and/or licensing/co-development arrangements.
Our expertise allows YAFO Capital to deliver added value throughout all aspects of a transaction – opportunity identification, strategy development, deal planning, execution, negotiations, structuring, and closing.