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Who invested in WHILL

5 rounds we have observed, with the 24 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.

Automotive & EVsConsumer Services

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$103Mraised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 6 sources

$100KSeed$1.8MSeed$11MSeries A$45MSeries C$45MVenture
Latest round
Venture, $45MJun 2024
Investors
24
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

201320152017201920212023
$100KSeed$1.8MSeed$11MSeries A$45MSeries C$45MVenture
First round
Seed, $100K
Jun 2013
Biggest round
$45M
Venture · Jun 2024
Usual gap between rounds
4.1 years
the median of 4

The rounds

  1. Jun 2024
  2. Sept 2018
    Series C$45M7 new

    Reported by Firms' own news pages and 1 otherSEC filing: $13M sold, first sale May 2018

  3. Sept 2014
    Series A$11M5 new2 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $6.1M sold, first sale Jul 2014

  4. Oct 2013
  5. Jun 2013
    Seed$100K3 new

    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.

Everyone who backed them

500 GlobalAngel4rounds
Mizuho CapitalVC firm2rounds
NTT DOCOMO VenturesAccelerator2rounds
SBI InvestmentVC firm1round
Endeavor CatalystCorporate VC1round
Z Venture CapitalCorporate VC1round
VegasTechFundPrivate equity1round
Nippon Venture CapitalCorporate VC1round
Practical Venture CapitalPrivate equity1round
DG IncubationAccelerator1round
Scott McNealyAngel1round
Eric KwanVC firm1round
Daiwa Securities GroupInvestment bank1round
KAMIAVC firm1round
Open Network LabAccelerator1round
MUFJ CapitalVC firm1round
Jochu TechnologyVC firm1round
Eight Roadno record of our own yet1round
MSIVCno record of our own yet1round
WHIZ Partners/ INCJno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list WHILL as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

VTF CapitalVC firmPer its own site
15th RockVC firmPer its own site
Locus VenturesVC firmPer its own site
DreamVision Inc.VC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about WHILL

Who invested in WHILL?

WHILL's investors include 500 Global, Mizuho Capital, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, ITOCHU Technology Ventures and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, and 19 more on record.

How much has WHILL raised?

WHILL has raised $103M across 5 rounds since 2013.

When did WHILL last raise?

WHILL's most recent round was a Venture of $45M in Jun 2024.

What was WHILL's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $45M in Jun 2024, is also its largest on record.

Who backed WHILL first?

WHILL's first round on record, in Jun 2013, was backed by 500 Global, Practical Venture Capital and Open Network Lab.

What stage is WHILL at?

WHILL's latest named round is a Venture, in Jun 2024.

Where is WHILL based?

WHILL is based in the United States.

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