Corporate Venture Capital
Concept
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
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AI
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IoT
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Big data
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xR
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Healthcare
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Robotics
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Home
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New technology
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Financial
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Sports
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Entertainment
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New Space
Fund Overview
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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 Green Partners Fund
Latest article
Groq, Inc. (US)[ Enterprise ][ IoT/AI ]
Development of AI technology for inference
| URL | https://wow.groq.com/ |
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| 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 |
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| 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/ |
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| 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) |
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| 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/ |
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| 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/ |
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| 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 |
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| 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/ |
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| 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/ |
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| 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/ |
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| Investment date Investment fund # |
November 2023⋅KOIF III |
