WiL Fund II by World Innovation Lab — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($1.0M–$5.0M Checks)
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.
- Check size
- $1.0M–$5.0M
- Portfolio
- 63 companies on record
- Partners
- 18 listed
- AUM
- $1.9B
- Stage
- Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- Deep Tech, Other
- HQ
- Palo Alto, CA
Last verified: 2026-06-14
Seed, Series A
$1.0M – $5.0M
$1.9B
63+ companies
18 partners
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.
Partners & Team
Chris Alferness
Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (63)
Other
Cerebras Systems
Blues Wireless
Auth0
Automation Anywhere
Mercari
Intertrust
Raksul
SORACOM
Asana
Okta
- •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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