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About KDDI Open Innovation Fund

We aim for business co-creations with startups
by leveraging various KDDI group resources,
and business collaborations in a wide range of areas.

Portfolio

KDDI Open Innovation Fund has invested in 147 startups so far.
(As of August 21, 2024, except Fund of Funds investments)

KOIF III

KDDI Open Innovation Fund 3 (KOIF III) was established in April 2018 with Global Brain.
The fund invests in wide range of fields based on KDDI's expertise in business and technologies including AI, IoT, Data Marketing, Fintech, and B2B SaaS to support promising startups.

KDDI Open Innovation Fund III

Focus Areas

  • AI

  • IoT

  • Big data

  • xR

  • Healthcare

  • Robotics

  • Home

  • New technology

  • Financial

  • Sports

  • Entertainment

  • New Space

Fund Overview

  • KDDI Open Innovation Fund
    Name KDDI Open Innovation Fund
    Management period Twelve years to February 2024
    Investment target IT venture businesses in Japan and other countries
    Total amount managed Five (5) billion yen
    Fund manager Global Brain Corporation
  • KDDI Open Innovation Fund II
    Name KDDI Open Innovation Fund II
    Management period Twelve years to June 2026 (tentative)
    Investment target Startup Companies in Japan and other countries
    Total amount managed Five (5) billion yen
    Fund manager Global Brain Corporation
  • KDDI Open Innovation Fund III
    Name KDDI Open Innovation Fund III
    Management period Twelve years to March 2030 (tentative)
    Investment target Startup Companies in Japan and other countries
    Total amount managed Thirty (30) billion yen
    Fund manager Global Brain Corporation

KDDI Regional Initiatives Fund

  • KDDI Regional Initiatives Fund

KDDI Green Partners Fund

  • KDDI Green Partners Fund

Latest article

Groq, Inc. (US)[ Enterprise ][ IoT/AI ]

Development of AI technology for inference

URL https://wow.groq.com/
Investment date
Investment fund #
August 2024⋅KOIF III

THINKR inc.[ Consumer ][ Entertainment ]

THINKR is a collective of creative studios, as well as a design firm that strategically constructs brands. They aim to be a new era of studio groups that continuously creates dramatic original content from zero to one through innovative IP creation methods.

URL https://thinkr.jp/?lang=en
Investment date
Investment fund #
July 2024⋅KOIF III

DATAMESH PTE. LTD. (Singapore)[ Enterprise ][ DX ][ IoT/AI ]

This company provides digital twin solutions that replicate corporate products, buildings, and production lines in digital space to efficiently conduct employee training and various simulations.

URL https://datamesh.com/
Investment date
Investment fund #
June 2024⋅KOIF III

UTAITE Co., Ltd.[ IoT/AI ]

Under the mission statement "Sparkle your Heart, to the world," UTAITE is a startup continuously producing and cultivating "2.5D" IPs, aiming for global expansion while creating a new entertainment ecosystem in Japan.

URL https://utaite.co.jp/ (in Japanese only)
Investment date
Investment fund #
May 2024⋅KOIF III

Chemix, Inc. (US)[ IoT/AI ]

Development of next-generation battery design by leveraging generative AI

URL https://chemix.ai/
Investment date
Investment fund #
February 2024⋅KOIF III

KaiOS Technologies (Singapore)[ Enterprise ]

KaiOS provides internet for everyone through its mobile web OS, enabled on affordable phones.

URL https://www.kaiostech.com/
Investment date
Investment fund #
December 2023⋅KOIF III

SPeak Corporation[ Enterprise ][ Consumer ][ DX ]

Planning, production, and operation of web content and online job matching platform for global talent

URL https://speak-corp.com/?lang=en
Investment date
Investment fund #
March 2024⋅KOIF III

Sakana AI K.K.[ Enterprise ][ IoT/AI ]

Research and development of foundation models in the generative AI field

URL https://sakana.ai/
Investment date
Investment fund #
January 2024⋅KOIF III

Hayden AI Technologies, Inc. (US)[ Enterprise ][ DX ][ IoT/AI ]

Digital-Twin and traffic enforcement solution powered by AI and machine learning.

URL https://www.hayden.ai/
Investment date
Investment fund #
March 2023⋅KOIF III

Modhaus inc. (Korea)[ Enterprise ][ Consumer ]

Entertainment production company that operates the Web3 platform "COSMO"

URL https://www.mod-haus.com/
Investment date
Investment fund #
November 2023⋅KOIF III