Japan · Investor

KDDI Open Innovation Fund

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 16 cheques on record.

Deploying nowCorporate VC

GrowthSeedSeries ACreditE-CommerceEnterprise

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 16 on record
Since the last cheque89days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MRounds led0 of 16Sole investor4 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inJapan, 44%
Pitch KDDI Open Innovation Fund

KDDI Open Innovation Fund highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $5.5M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthSeedSeries A
Sectors
CreditE-CommerceEnterprise
Based in
Tokyo, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first16 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Aug
    Starlight EngineGrant · JP · Ventureburn$37MWith 8 others
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Apr
    NoxtuaSeries B · DE · TechCrunch$92MWith 7 others
  5. 2019

    3 rounds

  6. Sept
    SecuritizeUS · FinSMEs$14MWith 11 others
  7. Aug
    UangTemanSeries B · ID · e27$10MWith 2 others
  8. Apr
    MoiSeries A · JP · FinSMEs$6.0MWith 1 other
  9. 2014

    1 round

  10. Apr
    FuhuSeries D · US$27MWith 1 other
  11. 2013

    5 rounds

  12. Oct
    LUXAVenture · JP · thebridge.jp$3.3MSole investor
  13. Sept
    MoxtraSeries A · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 4 others
  14. Jul
    Monoco, Inc.JP · startup-dating.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  15. Jun
    RareJob Inc.Venture · JP$3.3MWith 4 others
  16. Jun
    PlumziSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 4 others
  17. 2012

    1 round

  18. Dec
    HailoSeries B · GB · techcrunch.com$31MWith 9 others
  19. 2010

    2 rounds

  20. Dec
    Microfinance InternationalVenture · US · freshnews.com$22MSole investor
  21. Feb
    FuhuSeries C · US$21MWith 1 other
  22. 2009

    1 round

  23. Aug
    Neos CorporationVenture · JP · ircms.irstreet.com$7.7MSole investor
  24. 2005

    1 round

  25. Jul
    GREEVenture · JP · eir.eol.co.jp$3.3MSole investor

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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

GREEListedUndisclosedDec 2008

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies KDDI Open Innovation Fund put money into.

Quick answers about KDDI Open Innovation Fund

What does KDDI Open Innovation Fund invest in?

KDDI Open Innovation Fund invests most often at Venture and Series B (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Credit, E-Commerce and Enterprise.

How active is KDDI Open Innovation Fund?

16 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has KDDI Open Innovation Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Starlight Engine (Grant, Aug 2026), Noxtua (Series B, Apr 2025) and Securitize (Undisclosed round, Sept 2019).

How big are KDDI Open Innovation Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M.

Does KDDI Open Innovation Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 16 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does KDDI Open Innovation Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (44%), the United States (38%) and Germany (6%).

Is KDDI Open Innovation Fund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does KDDI Open Innovation Fund invest alongside?

Most often Global Brain Corporation (5 rounds together) and KDDI (2 rounds together).

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