World Innovation Lab (WiL)

Investor type

VC

Founded

2013

AUM

$1 354 M

Location

Palo Alto, California, United States

$0-1 m

Investment Ticket

3-5 years

Investment Horizon

Seed, Series A

Investment Stage

Sale to strategic investor, IPO

Exit Strategy

Investor profile last updated: 27 July, 2026

Profile

World Innovation Lab (WiL) is a US & Japan-based venture capital firm with capital from governments and leading global corporations based in Japan and throughout Asia. The company's vision is to be the bridge between startups and corporates in key hubs across the globe - starting with Japan and the US.

WiL invests in companies that are ready to scale and enter new markets. The firm helps US startups expand to Japan and Asia, and Japanese startups expand worldwide. In addition to direct investments, WiL also invests in emerging and established venture funds.

WiL also supports its corporate investors in evolving their own innovation capabilities through executive training, strategic advisory, and partnerships with leading startups.

Industry

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

Region of investment

North America Europe

World Innovation Lab (WiL) Funds

Name Type
Questionare
Industry
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Stage
Questionare
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

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FAQs about World Innovation Lab (WiL)

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 Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Other, Real Estate, Robotics, Security, Software, Telecommunications, Transportation, Travel, LegalTech, Music, HealthTech, TravelTech, SaaS, AI, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Machine Learning (ML), Web3, Technology.
World Innovation Lab (WiL) invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
World Innovation Lab (WiL) invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A.
World Innovation Lab (WiL) usually invests $0-1 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