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KDDI

Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo

Description

KDDI is providing telecommunication services for finance, energy, entertainment, and education sectors.

Investor Profile

KDDI has made 24 investments, with 5 in the past 12 months and 21% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (29%)
  • Series B (25%)
  • Seed (13%)
  • Series Unknown (13%)
  • Series C (13%)
  • Post Ipo Equity (4%)
  • Series E (4%)

Country Focus

  • Japan (46%)
  • United States (38%)
  • Israel (13%)
  • Germany (4%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Machine Learning
  • Information Technology
  • Robotics
  • Virtual Reality
  • Internet
  • Financial Services
  • Internet Of Things
  • Mobile
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does KDDI frequently co-invest with?

Miyako Capital
Asia, Kyoto, Japan, Kyoto
Co-Investments: 2
KDDI Open Innovation Fund
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 4
Global Brain Corporation
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 11
Fujitsu
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 2
JAFCO
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 2
MUFG Bank
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 2
TIS Japan
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 2
SBI Group
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 2
Shoko Chukin Bank
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)
Asia, Yerushalayim, Israel, Jerusalem
Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does KDDI often collaborate with?

YT
North America, Texas, United States, Austin
Shared Deals: 1
JK
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
HD
Europe, Kilkenny, Ireland, Newmarket
Shared Deals: 1
JS
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by KDDI?

Yuime

Minato, Chiba, Japan

Yuime is an HR consulting firm that offers agricultural staffing, contract farming, and recruitment services.

Human ResourcesRecruitingStaffing Agency
Series BJan 20, 2025
Amount Raised: $2,827,182
Skydio

San Mateo, California, United States

Skydio uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumer, enterprise, and government customers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Drone ManagementDronesMachine LearningRobotics
Series ENov 15, 2024
Amount Raised: $170,000,000
Lawson

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Lawson develops, operates, and manages its own and franchised stores.

Information Technology
Post Ipo EquitySep 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,478,772,140
DeCurret

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

DeCurret provides optimal rate of digital currency, instantly processing a large amount of currency transactions stably.

CryptocurrencyFinancial ServicesInternetVirtual RealityWeb Apps
Series UnknownSep 12, 2024
Amount Raised: $44,865,770
Sakana AI

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Sakana AI is an IT firm that develops an AI-based model to generate text, images, video, code, and multimedia.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation Technology
Series ASep 4, 2024
Amount Raised: $214,000,000
Secret Double Octopus

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Secret Double Octopus provides passwordless authentication solutions for enterprise.

ComputerCyber SecurityIdentity ManagementInternet of ThingsSoftware
Series CJan 16, 2024
Amount Raised: $15,000,000
Allganize

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Allganize provides Natural Language Understanding API and conversational AI for enterprises.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)EnterpriseEnterprise SoftwareMachine Learning
Series BNov 28, 2023
Amount Raised: $205,353
Telexistence

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Telexistence is a robotic technology manufacturer aiming to be the methodical developer of scale in robotics.

ManufacturingRobotics
Series AJun 16, 2021
Amount Raised: $20,000,000

Japan Platform of Industrial Transformation is providing equity investment and business management services for affiliated group companies.

FinanceFinancial ServicesIndustrial
SeedDec 24, 2020
Thirdverse

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Thirdverse is a web3 and virtual reality game studio that develops and operates multiplayer virtual reality games.

Augmented RealityConsole GamesGamingVideo GamesVirtual RealityWeb3
Series AOct 6, 2020
Amount Raised: $8,500,000