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World Innovation Lab (WiL)

Venture CapitalActive

World Innovation Lab (WiL) is a US & Japan VC with capital from governments and leading global corporations in Japan & throughout Asia.

Palo Alto, United StatesFounded 2002wilab.com
84
Investments
9
Exits
$1.2B
AUM
10.7%
Exit Rate

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Investment Thesis & Strategy

WiL invests in various stages, focusing on companies in various industries, with a preference for those with ties to Japan and Asia, leveraging its network of global corporations.

Investment Activity

Deals per year over the last 7 years

1
2013
3
2014
1
2015
1
2016
4
2017
1
2018
1
2019

Portfolio Companies

Selected investments from their portfolio of 84 companies

M
MemVerge
Enterprise · Series B, 2019
Active
M
MURAL
SaaS · Series A, 2018
Active
U
UiPath
SaaS · Series A, 2017
Active
N
Nuro
Robotics · Series A, 2017
Active
K
Katerra
Real Estate · Series C+, 2017
Active
A
AImotive
AI/ML · Series A, 2017
Active
S
ServiceTitan
SaaS · Series B, 2016
Active
F
Flexport
Logistics · Series B, 2015
Active
Z
Zenefits
SaaS · Series B, 2014
Active
D
Databricks
Enterprise · Series B, 2014
Active
S
Slack
SaaS · Series B, 2014
Active
P
Plaid
Fintech · Series A, 2013
Active

Notable Exits

CompanyTypeYearValue / Acquirer
QumuloAcquisition2024
ServiceTitanAcquisition2024$9.5B
AirtableAcquisition2024
HouzzAcquisition2024
SlackAcquisition2021$27.7B
AppLovinIPO2021$28.6B
AsanaIPO2020$4.5B
TwilioIPO2016$1.2B
BoxIPO2015$1.7B

Frequently Asked Questions

World Innovation Lab (WiL) focuses on Series A, Series B, Series C+ stage investments.

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