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World Innovation Lab Wil

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 90 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $521M, Jun 2018VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BLendingFin-techRegtech

Deploying now
87%of best year13cheques in 12 months, 90 on record
Since the last cheque10days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$21MRounds led0 of 90Sole investor11 roundsMostly inJapan, 65%
Pitch World Innovation Lab Wil

World Innovation Lab Wil highlights

  1. 01

    13 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series C: 45% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $4.0M

What they do

Filed 2 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2018-06From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
LendingFin-techRegtech
Based in
Palo Alto, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first90 appearances

  1. 2026

    11 rounds

  2. Oct
    PigmentSeries E · FR · Wowtale$250MWith 9 others
  3. Sept
    PeopleXSeries A · JP · Ventureburn$34MWith 4 others
  4. Sept
    HEARTBEATSSeries C · JP$15MWith 3 others
  5. Aug
    LovableSeries C · SE · Menlo Ventures$400MWith 17 others
  6. May
    CoincheckVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  7. Apr
    Cierpa & CompanyVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 1 other
  8. Feb
    Aqua TheonSeed · US$13MWith 1 other
  9. Feb
    GOALSDebt · SE$6.5MWith 4 others
  10. Feb
    MeetsMoreVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  11. Feb
    Ark Edge SpaceDebt · JP$19MWith 4 others
  12. Jan
    TaxnapSeries A · JP$8.2MWith 2 others
  13. 2025

    13 rounds

  14. Dec
    PolyuseSeries B · JP$17MWith 3 others
  15. Nov
    SmartHRSecondary · JP$96MWith 5 others
  16. Oct
    SPACECOOLDebt · JP$6.6MWith 4 others
  17. Oct
    VoxelVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  18. Oct
    MonogusaSeries C · JP$12MWith 3 others
  19. Aug
    Cierpa & CompanySeries B · JP$6.8MWith 1 other
  20. Jun
    VoxelSeries B · US$44MSole investor
  21. May
    TodokerDebt · JP$1.0MWith 3 others
  22. May
    PeopleXDebt · JP$5.3MWith 1 other
  23. Apr
    MentoSeries B · JP$11MWith 3 others
  24. Feb
    Ark Edge SpaceSeries B · JP$52MWith 4 others
  25. Jan
    Rad AISeries C · US · OCV$60MWith 6 others
  26. Jan
    TiveUS · Firms' own news pages$20MWith 4 others
  27. 2024

    11 rounds

  28. Oct
    BookBaseSeed · JP$2.0MWith 1 other
  29. Oct
    JosysDebt · JP$95MWith 3 others
  30. Oct
    BokksuVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  31. Oct
    StockmarkSeries D · JP$30MWith 4 others
  32. Sept
    NstockSeed · JP$21MWith 3 others
  33. Sept
    RaycastSeries B · GB$30MWith 4 others
  34. Aug
    AllesgoodSeed · JP$3.2MWith 2 others
  35. Aug
    COMICSMARTSeries A · JP$19MSole investor
  36. Jun
    AutifySeries B · US$13MWith 6 others
  37. May
    Rad AISeries B · US · OCV$50MWith 5 others
  38. Mar
    TYPICAVenture · JP$10MWith 4 others
  39. 2023

    5 rounds

  40. Nov
    Knowledge WorkSeries B · JP$31MWith 4 others
  41. Oct
    MICINSeries C · JP$27MWith 2 others
  42. Sept
    LevelpathSeries A · US$30MWith 3 others
  43. Jul
    GroovenautsVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  44. Feb
    R-ZeroSeries C · US$105MWith 5 others

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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration4 named

DHDaisuke HaraChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
GIGen IsayamaFund manager, director of general partner of general partneriFiling they signed
MMMasataka MatsumotoFund mgr., executive director of general partneriFiling they signed
SSShinichi SaijoFund mgr., executive director of general partneriFiling they signed

We also hold 20 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$2.3Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Wil, LLC
SEC number
CRD 170737

Funds on its Form ADV

8 private funds, $2.5B in gross assets · filed Jul 2024

Venture 5Private equity 3

  1. Wil Ventures III, L.P.Venture30 investors$806M
  2. Wil Fund II, L.P.Venture24 investors$717M
  3. Wil Fund I, L.P.Venture18 investors$457M
  4. Wil Strategic Partners II, L.P.Private equity11 investors$187M
  5. Suzuki Global Ventures, L.P.Venture1 investor$102M
  6. Wil Strategic Partners I, L.P.Private equity7 investors$94M
  7. Fujiyama Bridge Lab Fund, L.P.Private equity1 investor$50M
  8. Tokio Marine Future Insurance Fund I, L.P.Venture2 investors$42M

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies World Innovation Lab Wil put money into.

Quick answers about World Innovation Lab Wil

What does World Innovation Lab Wil invest in?

World Innovation Lab Wil invests most often at Venture and Series C (45% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Lending, Fin-tech and Regtech.

How active is World Innovation Lab Wil?

90 investments on record, 13 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has World Innovation Lab Wil invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Pigment (Series E, Oct 2026), PeopleX (Series A, Sept 2026) and HEARTBEATS (Series C, Sept 2026).

How big are World Innovation Lab Wil's cheques?

The median round it joins is $21M.

Does World Innovation Lab Wil lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 90 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does World Innovation Lab Wil invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (65%), the United States (25%) and Sweden (5%).

Is World Innovation Lab Wil investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 13 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does World Innovation Lab Wil invest alongside?

Most often Global Brain Corporation (10 rounds together), Mizuho Capital (8 rounds together) and Mizuho Corporate Bank (7 rounds together).

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