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World Innovation Lab (WiL)

VC
Palo Alto, CAWebsite

World Innovation Lab (WiL) is a seed+, Series A, Series B venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, CA investing in AI / ML, SaaS, EdTech. The firm typically writes $3.0M–$10.0M checks and has 11 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

seed+, Series A, Series B

Check Size

$3.0M – $10.0M

AUM

$1.9B

Portfolio

11+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

WiL seeks startups tackling global enterprise and community challenges in regulated industries such as GovTech, Financial Services, and EdTech using deep AI/ML innovations.

How World Innovation Lab (WiL) invests

World Innovation Lab (WiL) is a vc firm based in Palo Alto, CA. The firm invests at the seed+, Series A, Series B stages, with a focus on AI / ML, SaaS, EdTech, Other, Fintech.

World Innovation Lab (WiL) typically writes checks of $3.0M–$10.0M per investment, backed by approximately $1.9B in assets under management.

World Innovation Lab (WiL) has backed 11 companies in our records, including Paidy, Troo.ai, Auth0.

Meet the Team

GI

Gen Isayama

CEO

MM

Masa Matsumoto

Co-Founder

KN

Koki Nishimura

Senior Director

TK

Takeshi Komatsubara

Corporate Innovation Partner

KT

Kai Takagi

Director of Investments

TH

Tyson Homma

Chief Financial Officer

AC

Andy Cohen

Partner

TS

Tomomi Sato

HR Director

JL

Joo-Lee Lim

Managing Director

RT

Rob Theis

Chief Investment Officer

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
SaaS
EdTech
Other
Fintech

Portfolio Companies (11)

Other

PA

Paidy

Fintech
TR

Troo.ai

AI/ML
AU

Auth0

R-

R-Zero

AU

Automation Anywhere

ME

Mercari

IN

Intertrust

RA

Raksul

SO

SORACOM

AS

Asana

Collaborative Work Management Platform·NYSE: ASAN
How to pitch World Innovation Lab (WiL)
  • Raising at seed+, Series A, Series B? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in AI / ML, SaaS, EdTech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $3.0M – $10.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Gen Isayama, CEO.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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