# Open8 funding: rounds and investors > Open8 has raised $48M across 3 rounds since 2015. Investors include World Innovation Lab Wil, Japan Finance Corporation and JAFCO. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/open8 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Open8* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 9 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Consumer Apps Education Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$48M** raised across 3 rounds since 2015, from 3 sources **$6.6M** Seed **$13M** Round **$29M** Series C - **Latest round:** Series C, $29M Jan 2021 - **Step-up i:** 2.2× - **Investors:** 9 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 **$6.6M** Seed **$13M** Round **$29M** Series C - **First round:** Seed, $6.6M - **Biggest round:** $29M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.9 years ## The rounds - **Jan 2021** Series C **$29M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) [JAFCO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco) [World Innovation Lab Wil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wil-world-innovation-lab) [Globis Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globis-capital-partners) Source recorded - **Sept 2018** Round **$13M** *2 new* [World Innovation Lab Wil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wil-world-innovation-lab) Mirai Sousei Fund Reported by Thebridge - **Oct 2015** Seed **$6.6M** *4 new* [JAFCO Japan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-japan) [Istyle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/istyle) [TBS Innovation Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tbs-innovation-partners) [Excite Japan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/excite-japan) Also list them on their own site [TBS Innovation Par...](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tbs-innovation-par) From a historical funding record ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2015 **Round** 2018 **Series C** 2021 [World Innovation Lab Wil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wil-world-innovation-lab) [Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) [JAFCO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco) [Globis Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globis-capital-partners) [JAFCO Japan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-japan) [Istyle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/istyle) [TBS Innovation Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tbs-innovation-partners) [Excite Japan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/excite-japan) Mirai Sousei Fund ## Everyone who backed them [World Innovation Lab Wil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wil-world-innovation-lab) VC firm **2** rounds [Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) Investment firm **1** round [JAFCO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco) Company **1** round [Globis Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globis-capital-partners) VC firm **1** round [JAFCO Japan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jafco-japan) VC firm **1** round [Istyle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/istyle) VC firm **1** round [TBS Innovation Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tbs-innovation-partners) VC firm **1** round [Excite Japan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/excite-japan) Investment firm **1** round Mirai Sousei Fund no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=open8). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Open8 as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [TBS Innovation Par...](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tbs-innovation-par) VC firm 2015, per its site ## Quick answers about Open8 ### Who invested in Open8? Open8's investors include World Innovation Lab Wil, Japan Finance Corporation, JAFCO, Globis Capital Partners and JAFCO Japan, and 4 more on record. ### How much has Open8 raised? Open8 has raised $48M across 3 rounds since 2015. ### When did Open8 last raise? Open8's most recent round was a Series C of $29M in Jan 2021. ### What was Open8's biggest round? Its most recent round, $29M in Jan 2021, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Open8 first? Open8's first round on record, in Oct 2015, was backed by JAFCO Japan, Istyle and TBS Innovation Partners and 1 others. ### What stage is Open8 at? Open8's latest named round is a Series C, in Jan 2021. ### Where is Open8 based? Open8 is based in Japan. ## Companies like Open8 In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Kaminashi** $14M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaminashi)[**Mujin, Inc.** $224M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mujin-inc)[**Flyle** $13M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/flyle)[**Farmnote** $12M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/farmnote)[**MOT** Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mot)[**PeopleX** $39M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/peoplex) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app