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WiL (World Innovation Lab)

North America, California, United States, Palo Alto

Description

WiL is a growth stage venture capital firm that partners with leading global corporations and government entities in Japan and Asia.

Investor Profile

WiL (World Innovation Lab) has made 162 investments, with 22 in the past 12 months and 31% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (23%)
  • Series B (22%)
  • Series C (19%)
  • Seed (11%)
  • Series Unknown (9%)
  • Series D (9%)
  • Series E (4%)
  • Convertible Note (1%)
  • Series F (1%)
  • Corporate Round (1%)

Country Focus

  • Japan (55%)
  • United States (39%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)
  • Finland (2%)
  • Germany (1%)
  • Singapore (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Information Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Saas
  • Enterprise Software
  • E-commerce
  • Internet
  • Machine Learning
  • Fintech
  • Cloud Computing
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FAQ

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

Who does WiL (World Innovation Lab) frequently co-invest with?

Qualcomm Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Diego
Co-Investments: 7
Sequoia Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 6
SMBC Venture Capital
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 8
Global Brain Corporation
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 14
Mizuho Capital
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 8
Globis Capital Partners
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 12
Salesforce Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 11
IVP
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 7
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 11
Sapphire Ventures
North America, Texas, United States, Austin
Co-Investments: 7

Which angels does WiL (World Innovation Lab) often collaborate with?

VV
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
HP
North America, District of Columbia, United States, Washington
Shared Deals: 1
JD
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Shared Deals: 2
JW
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Shared Deals: 1
WH
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
TG
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
AK
North America, Florida, United States, Naples
Shared Deals: 1
BR
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1
Daniel Yanisse
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Eric Perez-Grovas
North America, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Miguel Hidalgo
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by WiL (World Innovation Lab)?

Ark Edge Space

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Ark Edge Space is a manufacturing firm that offers microsatellite design, development, production, and operational services.

ManufacturingSatellite CommunicationSoftwareSpace Travel
Series BFeb 4, 2025
Amount Raised: $51,502,201
HERALBONY

Morioka, Iwate, Japan

HERALBONY is an art organization that uses art to challenge stereotypes about people with disabilities and create a new culture.

ArtCreative AgencyEvents
Series UnknownJan 31, 2025
ElevenLabs

New York, New York, United States

ElevenLabs develops AI audio models for speech and sound generation.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Content CreatorsDeveloper APIsGenerative AI
Series CJan 30, 2025
Amount Raised: $180,000,000
Rad AI

San Francisco, California, United States

Rad AI develops software that uses AI to automate radiology report writing, aiming to enhance accuracy and reduce radiologist burnout.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareHealth Care
Series CJan 25, 2025
Amount Raised: $60,000,000
Synthesia

London, England, United Kingdom

Synthesia is a communications platform that creates AI-generated videos from text using customizable avatars.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Content CreatorsGenerative AISoftwareVideoVideo Editing
Series DJan 15, 2025
Amount Raised: $180,000,000
SPACECOOL

Minato, Chiba, Japan

Spacecool offers zero-energy cooling materials that radiate heat to space, reducing temperatures and mitigating global warming.

Building MaterialCleanTechManufacturing
Series AJan 14, 2025
Tive

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Tive develops a hardware and software platform designed to track the conditions of shipments.

Enterprise SoftwareInternet of ThingsShippingSoftwareSupply Chain Management
Series CJan 9, 2025
Amount Raised: $40,000,000
Todoker

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Todoker is a baggage delivery convenient service providing company.

ContentLogisticsTransportation
Series ADec 13, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,951,284
Upsider

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

We enable people to trust upsiders by organizing the world's B2B transactions.

CommunitiesFinanceTask Management
Series DNov 20, 2024
Amount Raised: $35,418,822
Cresta

Palo Alto, California, United States

Cresta uses artificial intelligence to assist sales and service agents in the quality of customer service.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Intelligent SystemsMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingTelecommunications
Series DNov 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $125,000,000