# WHILL funding: rounds and investors > WHILL has raised $103M across 5 rounds since 2013. Investors include 500 Global, Mizuho Capital and NTT DOCOMO Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/whill (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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 & EVs Consumer Services Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$103M** raised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 6 sources **$100K** Seed **$1.8M** Seed **$11M** Series A **$45M** Series C **$45M** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $45M Jun 2024 - **Investors:** 24 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. 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 **$100K** Seed **$1.8M** Seed **$11M** Series A **$45M** Series C **$45M** Venture - **First round:** Seed, $100K - **Biggest round:** $45M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 4.1 years ## The rounds - **Jun 2024** Venture **$45M** *3 new* *3 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) Source recorded - **Sept 2018** Series C **$45M** *7 new* [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) [Nippon Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nippon-venture-capital) [DG Incubation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dg-incubation) [Daiwa Securities Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daiwa-securities-group) Eight Road MSIVC WHIZ Partners/ INCJ Reported by Firms' own news pages and 1 other SEC filing: $13M sold, first sale May 2018 - **Sept 2014** Series A **$11M** *5 new* *2 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) [Innovation Network Corporation Of Japan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-network-corporation-of-japan) [Scott McNealy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-mcnealy) [Jochu Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jochu-technology) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $6.1M sold, first sale Jul 2014 - **Oct 2013** Seed **$1.8M** *6 new* *1 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [VegasTechFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vegastechfund) [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) [SunBridge Global Ventures Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sunbridge-global-ventures-inc) [Eric Kwan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-kwan) [KAMIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kamia) [MUFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufj-capital) From a historical funding record - **Jun 2013** Seed **$100K** *3 new* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Practical Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/practical-venture-capital) [Open Network Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/32nd-batch-apply-now-open-network-lab-onlab) 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** 2013 **Seed** 2013 **Series A** 2014 **Series C** 2018 **Venture** 2024 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) [VegasTechFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vegastechfund) [Nippon Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nippon-venture-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **4** rounds [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) Accelerator **2** rounds [ITOCHU Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/itochu-technology-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) VC firm **1** round [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) VC firm **1** round [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) Corporate VC **1** round [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) Corporate VC **1** round [VegasTechFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vegastechfund) Private equity **1** round [Nippon Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nippon-venture-capital) Corporate VC **1** round [Practical Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/practical-venture-capital) Private equity **1** round [DG Incubation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dg-incubation) Accelerator **1** round [Innovation Network Corporation Of Japan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-network-corporation-of-japan) Growth equity **1** round [SunBridge Global Ventures Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sunbridge-global-ventures-inc) VC firm **1** round [Scott McNealy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-mcnealy) Angel **1** round [Eric Kwan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-kwan) VC firm **1** round [Daiwa Securities Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daiwa-securities-group) Investment bank **1** round [KAMIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kamia) VC firm **1** round [Open Network Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/32nd-batch-apply-now-open-network-lab-onlab) Accelerator **1** round [MUFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufj-capital) VC firm **1** round [Jochu Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jochu-technology) VC firm **1** round Eight Road no record of our own yet **1** round MSIVC no record of our own yet **1** round WHIZ Partners/ INCJ 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=whill). ## 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 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vtf-capital) VC firm Per its own site [15th Rock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/15th-rock) VC firm Per its own site [Locus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/locus-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [DreamVision Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dreamvision-inc) VC firm Per 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. ## Companies like WHILL In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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