# KDDI Open Innovation Fund: portfolio, investments and team > KDDI Open Innovation Fund is a corporate vc based in Japan. 16 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/kddi-open-innovation-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # KDDI Open Innovation Fund Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 16 cheques on record. Email Deploying now Corporate VC Growth Seed Series A Credit E-Commerce Enterprise Follow KDDI Open Innovation Fund and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fkddi-open-innovation-fund) Deploying now **100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 16 on record Since the last cheque **89** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$14M** Rounds led **0 of 16** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Japan, 44%** Pitch KDDI Open Innovation Fund ## KDDI Open Innovation Fund highlights - 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Venture and Series B: 67% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $5.5M - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Growth Seed Series A - **Sectors:** Credit E-Commerce Enterprise - **Based in:** Tokyo, Japan - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **16 appearances** - **2026** 1 round - **Aug** **[Starlight Engine](https://millionrounds.com/company/starlight-engine)** Grant · JP · Ventureburn **$37M** With 8 others - **2025** 1 round - **Apr** **[Noxtua](https://millionrounds.com/company/noxtua)** Series B · DE · TechCrunch **$92M** With 7 others - **2019** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[Securitize](https://millionrounds.com/company/securitize)** US · FinSMEs **$14M** With 11 others - **Aug** **[UangTeman](https://millionrounds.com/company/uangteman)** Series B · ID · e27 **$10M** With 2 others - **Apr** **[Moi](https://millionrounds.com/company/moi)** Series A · JP · FinSMEs **$6.0M** With 1 other - **2014** 1 round - **Apr** **[Fuhu](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuhu)** Series D · US **$27M** With 1 other - **2013** 5 rounds - **Oct** **[LUXA](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxa)** Venture · JP · thebridge.jp **$3.3M** Sole investor - **Sept** **[Moxtra](https://millionrounds.com/company/moxtra)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 4 others - **Jul** **[Monoco, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/monoco-inc)** JP · startup-dating.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Jun** **[RareJob Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/rarejob-inc)** Venture · JP **$3.3M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Plumzi](https://millionrounds.com/company/plumzi)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **2012** 1 round - **Dec** **Hailo** Series B · GB · techcrunch.com **$31M** With 9 others - **2010** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Microfinance International](https://millionrounds.com/company/microfinance-international)** Venture · US · freshnews.com **$22M** Sole investor - **Feb** **[Fuhu](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuhu)** Series C · US **$21M** With 1 other - **2009** 1 round - **Aug** **[Neos Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/neos-corporation)** Venture · JP · ircms.irstreet.com **$7.7M** Sole investor - **2005** 1 round - **Jul** **[GREE](https://millionrounds.com/company/gree)** Venture · JP · eir.eol.co.jp **$3.3M** Sole 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 listed **1 in all** **[GREE](https://millionrounds.com/company/gree)** Listed **Undisclosed** Dec 2008 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Growth Seed Series A Median round joined **$14M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.5M** Led 0 of 16 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 4 rounds - **Last cheque:** Aug 2026 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *5* - Series B *3* - Series A said *2* - Seed said *1* - Grant *1* - Growth said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) 5 - [KDDI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kddi) 2 **Pitching KDDI Open Innovation Fund?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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. [**Global Brain Corporation** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation)[**KDDI** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kddi) ## Recently backed The latest companies KDDI Open Innovation Fund put money into. [**Noxtua** $92M · Apr 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/noxtua)[**Securitize** $14M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/securitize)[**UangTeman** $10M · Aug 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/uangteman) ## 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). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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