Investor

KDDI

Last cheque observed Apr 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietInvestment firm

VentureSeries CSeed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 20 on record
Since the last cheque565days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$41MRounds led2 of 20Sole investor3 roundsMostly inUnited States, 58%
Pitch KDDI

KDDI highlights

  1. 01

    20 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series C: 47% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $10M

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first20 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Apr
    RLWRLDSeed · KR · TechCrunch$15MWith 10 others
  3. 2024

    1 round

  4. Nov
    SkydioSeries E · US · TechCrunch$170MLed
  5. 2018

    1 round

  6. Aug
    UnaBizSeries A · JP · DealStreetAsia$10MLed
  7. 2017

    1 round

  8. Nov
    InagoraSeries C · CN · AVCJ$68MWith 2 others
  9. 2015

    4 rounds

  10. Aug
    JiboSeries A · US$11MWith 4 others
  11. Mar
    AugustSeries B · US$38MWith 6 others
  12. Feb
    Monohm Inc.Seed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  13. Jan
    OssiaSeries C · US$10MSole investor
  14. 2014

    9 rounds

  15. Dec
    lancers IncVenture · JP$8.4MWith 4 others
  16. Aug
    KKBOXVenture · TW$104MWith 3 others
  17. Aug
    EdmodoSeries D · US$30MWith 9 others
  18. Jul
    VASILY, Inc.Series CUndisclosedSole investor
  19. Jul
    IssuuSeries B · US$10MWith 1 other
  20. Jul
    VentureBeatVenture · US$2.6MWith 1 other
  21. Jul
    PogoseatSeed · US$2.3MWith 11 others
  22. Jun
    GunosyVenture · JP$12MWith 2 others
  23. Mar
    GunosyVenture · JP$12MWith 1 other
  24. 2013

    2 rounds

  25. Jun
    PlumziSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 4 others
  26. Apr
    Origami Inc.Series A · JP$5.0MWith 1 other
  27. 2010

    1 round

  28. Feb
    FuhuSeries C · US$21MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

NanapiUndisclosedOct 2014
Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM)$4.0BJan 2010

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as KDDI. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

B Dash VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherGlobal Brain CorporationVC firm2rounds togetherKDDI Open Innovation FundCorporate VC2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies KDDI put money into.

Skydio$170M · Nov 2024UnaBiz$10M · Aug 2018

Quick answers about KDDI

What does KDDI invest in?

KDDI invests most often at Venture and Series C (47% of the rounds on record).

How active is KDDI?

20 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Apr 2025.

What has KDDI invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: RLWRLD (Seed, Apr 2025), Skydio (Series E, Nov 2024) and UnaBiz (Series A, Aug 2018).

How big are KDDI's cheques?

The median round it joins is $41M.

Does KDDI lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 20 investments on record (10%).

Where does KDDI invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (58%), Japan (26%) and South Korea (5%).

Is KDDI investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2025.

Who does KDDI invest alongside?

Most often B Dash Ventures (2 rounds together), Global Brain Corporation (2 rounds together) and KDDI Open Innovation Fund (2 rounds together).

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