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WiL Fund II by World Innovation Lab

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Palo Alto, CAWebsite

WiL Fund II by World Innovation Lab is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, CA investing in Deep Tech, Other. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$5.0M checks and has 63 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $5.0M

AUM

$1.9B

Portfolio

63+ companies

Team

18 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

WiL backs global hardware and IoT startups that enable smarter infrastructure, with an emphasis on SaaS-driven hardware models.

How WiL Fund II by World Innovation Lab invests

WiL Fund II by World Innovation Lab is a vc firm based in Palo Alto, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Deep Tech, Other. It does not invest in Gaming, DTC Consumer.

WiL Fund II by World Innovation Lab typically writes checks of $1.0M–$5.0M per investment, backed by approximately $1.9B in assets under management.

WiL Fund II by World Innovation Lab has backed 63 companies in our records, including Cerebras Systems, Blues Wireless, Auth0.

Meet the Team

KN

Koki Nishimura

Senior Director

TH

Tyson Homma

Chief Financial Officer

JS

Jean Shi

Director

TM

Takuya Matsumoto

Director of Business Development

MM

Masa Matsumoto

Co-Founder

JL

Joo-Lee Lim

Managing Director

AC

Andy Cohen

Partner

Direct investing
Growth-stage companies
Emerging technology sectors
GI

Gen Isayama

CEO

Global investment strategy
Business creation
Corporate innovation
AK

Aki Koto

Partner, Corporate Innovation

Corporate innovation
Large enterprise partnerships
Japan-US bridging
NH

Naomi Hasegawa

Partner, Operations

Operations leadership
Platform development
Scaling VC firm operations
TO

Takeshi Onishi

Partner

International expansion
Japan-US markets
Cross-border deals
MK

Milana Kuzmanovic

Partner

Venture & growth funds
Strategy
TK

Takeshi Komatsubara

Corporate Innovation Partner

TG

Todd Grover

Partner

Software
Fintech
Emerging technologies
Direct investments
MM

Masataka Matsumoto

General Partner & Co-founder

Co-founder responsibilities
Corporate strategy
International operations
VS

Vicky Shum

Partner, Business Creation

Business creation
Corporate innovation
Platform & LP collaboration
CA

Chris Alferness

Partner

Hardware
Infrastructure Software
RT

Rob Theis

Chief Investment Officer

Multi-stage technology investments
Growth-stage companies
Global change

Industry Focus

Invests In

Deep Tech
Other

Does Not Invest In

Gaming
DTC Consumer

Portfolio Companies (63)

Other

CE

Cerebras Systems

Hardware AI
BL

Blues Wireless

IoT Hardware
AU

Auth0

AU

Automation Anywhere

ME

Mercari

IN

Intertrust

RA

Raksul

SO

SORACOM

AS

Asana

Collaborative Work Management Platform
OK

Okta

Identity Management & Authentication Platform
How to pitch WiL Fund II by World Innovation Lab
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Deep Tech, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $5.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Koki Nishimura, Senior Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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