World Innovation Lab (WiL)

General contacts
Investor type

VC

Founded

2013

AUM

$1 354 M

Location

Palo Alto, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Series A Seed Series B Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

Europe North America Asia
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

World Innovation Lab (WiL) is a venture capital firm based in both the US and Japan, focusing on growth-stage companies. As a strategic investor founded with capital from leading global corporations and government entities in Japan and Asia, the firm serves as a bridge between startups and corporations to facilitate global expansion, with a particular emphasis on Japan. Their team comprises diverse professionals, including startup founders, company builders, and corporate leaders with deep experience in supporting companies for international growth.

WiL invests in companies across various sectors including Artificial Intelligence, B2B SaaS, fintech, insurtech, automation and productivity, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, developer tools, health tech, and sustainability. The firm's investment sizes range primarily from $10-50 m, with a focus on Series B to Late Stage (Series C+) companies. Additionally, they partner with other exceptional venture capital firms to co-invest in select portfolio firms. They leverage their extensive network of Limited Partners to assist portfolio companies in scaling globally.

Notable investments by World Innovation Lab include Auth0, a company specializing in identity verification solutions; Algolia, a search-as-a-service platform; Sendbird, a real-time communication infrastructure; MURAL, a visual facilitation platform; and Mercari, a second-hand goods marketplace. These companies illustrate WiL's commitment to accelerating global growth across its strategic sectors.

Industry

Cybersecurity Cloud AI Travel Transportation Telecommunications Software Security SaaS Robotics Real Estate Other Media and Entertainment Marketing and Advertising Healthcare Services Gaming Foodtech Food and Beverage Fintech Financial Services Fashion/Beauty LegalTech Music HealthTech TravelTech ClimateTech InsurTech Developer Tools Infrastructure Machine Learning (ML) Web3 Technology

World Innovation Lab (WiL) Funds

Name Type
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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
WiL Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
SaaS
Software
AI
Infrastructure
Cybersecurity
HealthTech
Machine Learning (ML)
Web3
Seed
Series A
Series B
North America
Asia
$5-10 m
$354 M
November 2013
WiL Fund III
Venture Capital (VC)
Healthcare Services
SaaS
Software
AI
Technology
Infrastructure
Cybersecurity
Web3
Seed
Series A
North America
Asia
$5-10 m
$1000 M
June 2022

Contacts

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Tyson Taisuke Homma Partner - Finance
Partner - Finance
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FAQs about World Innovation Lab (WiL)

World Innovation Lab (WiL) is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Series A, Seed, Series B and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
World Innovation Lab (WiL) is located in Palo Alto, California, United States.
World Innovation Lab (WiL) was founded in 2013.
World Innovation Lab (WiL) invests in companies and startups in Cybersecurity, Cloud, AI, Travel, Transportation, Telecommunications, Software, Security, SaaS, Robotics, Real Estate, Other, Media and Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising, Healthcare Services, Gaming, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Financial Services, Fashion/Beauty, LegalTech, Music, HealthTech, TravelTech, ClimateTech, InsurTech, Developer Tools, Infrastructure, Machine Learning (ML), Web3, Technology.
World Innovation Lab (WiL) invests in companies and startups in Europe, North America, Asia.
World Innovation Lab (WiL) invests in companies and startups at Series A, Seed, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
World Innovation Lab (WiL) usually invests $10-50 m on average.
World Innovation Lab (WiL) has around $1 354m assets under management.
World Innovation Lab (WiL) last fund was created/launched in 2022-06-14
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