WiL (World Innovation Lab)
US-Japan venture capital firm bridging startups and corporations across Silicon Valley and Tokyo.
🇯🇵 Tokyo · Founded 2013
WiL (World Innovation Lab) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 with offices in Tokyo and Palo Alto. It invests in startups spanning fintech, insurtech, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, health tech and sustainability, aiming to bridge startups and corporations across the US and Asia. Since its first fund closed in 2015, WiL has raised more than $1.9 billion in cumulative commitments across its fund vehicles.
What they invest in
- Fund
- Multiple funds since 2013 · $1.9B+ raised
- Fintech
- Insurtech
- Cybersecurity
- Cloud infrastructure
- Health tech
- Japan
- North America
How to pitch
Openfor introduces founders whose company fits the criteria above.
Portfolio
Press coverage names Mercari and Raksul, both of which exited to public markets, among WiL's Fund I and Fund II investments.
Some of the companies they have backed
The portfolio at a glance · 2 companies · 2 exits
Sectors
- B2B SaaS50%
- Marketplace50%
Where the companies are
- 🇯🇵 Japan100%
Only 2 portfolio companies could be confirmed from press in this light-research pass; WiL's own site did not load for a fuller list.
