# KDDI: portfolio, investments and team > KDDI is an investment firm. 20 investments on record, latest Apr 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/kddi (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # KDDI Last cheque observed Apr 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Quiet Investment firm Venture Series C Seed Follow KDDI and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fkddi) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 20 on record Since the last cheque **565** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$41M** Rounds led **2 of 20** Sole investor **3 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 58%** Pitch KDDI ## KDDI highlights - 01 20 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series C: 47% of its rounds - 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 first **20 appearances** - **2025** 1 round - **Apr** **[RLWRLD](https://millionrounds.com/company/rlwrld)** Seed · KR · TechCrunch **$15M** With 10 others - **2024** 1 round - **Nov** **[Skydio](https://millionrounds.com/company/skydio)** Series E · US · TechCrunch **$170M** *Led* - **2018** 1 round - **Aug** **[UnaBiz](https://millionrounds.com/company/unabiz)** Series A · JP · DealStreetAsia **$10M** *Led* - **2017** 1 round - **Nov** **[Inagora](https://millionrounds.com/company/inagora)** Series C · CN · AVCJ **$68M** With 2 others - **2015** 4 rounds - **Aug** **[Jibo](https://millionrounds.com/company/jibo)** Series A · US **$11M** With 4 others - **Mar** **[August](https://millionrounds.com/company/august)** Series B · US **$38M** With 6 others - **Feb** **[Monohm Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/monohm-inc)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Ossia](https://millionrounds.com/company/ossia)** Series C · US **$10M** Sole investor - **2014** 9 rounds - **Dec** **[lancers Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/lancers-inc)** Venture · JP **$8.4M** With 4 others - **Aug** **[KKBOX](https://millionrounds.com/company/kkbox)** Venture · TW **$104M** With 3 others - **Aug** **[Edmodo](https://millionrounds.com/company/edmodo)** Series D · US **$30M** With 9 others - **Jul** **[VASILY, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/vasily-inc)** Series C **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Jul** **[Issuu](https://millionrounds.com/company/issuu)** Series B · US **$10M** With 1 other - **Jul** **[VentureBeat](https://millionrounds.com/company/venturebeat)** Venture · US **$2.6M** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Pogoseat](https://millionrounds.com/company/pogoseat)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 11 others - **Jun** **[Gunosy](https://millionrounds.com/company/gunosy)** Venture · JP **$12M** With 2 others - **Mar** **[Gunosy](https://millionrounds.com/company/gunosy)** Venture · JP **$12M** With 1 other - **2013** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[Plumzi](https://millionrounds.com/company/plumzi)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **Apr** **[Origami Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/origami-inc)** Series A · JP **$5.0M** With 1 other - **2010** 1 round - **Feb** **[Fuhu](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuhu)** Series C · US **$21M** With 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 **[Nanapi](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanapi)** **Undisclosed** Oct 2014 **Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM)** **$4.0B** Jan 2010 ## The cheque Venture Series C Seed Median round joined **$41M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$10M** Led 2 of 20 rounds **10%** - **Sole investor:** 3 rounds - **Last cheque:** Apr 2025 Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *5* - Series C *4* - Seed *4* - Series A *3* - Series B *2* - Series D *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [B Dash Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-dash-ventures) 2 - [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) 2 - [KDDI Open Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kddi-open-innovation-fund) 2 **Pitching KDDI?** 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. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**B Dash Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-dash-ventures)[**Global Brain Corporation** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation)[**KDDI Open Innovation Fund** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kddi-open-innovation-fund) ## Recently backed The latest companies KDDI put money into. [**Skydio** $170M · Nov 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/skydio)[**UnaBiz** $10M · Aug 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/unabiz) ## 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). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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