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 152 startups so far.
(As of April 28, 2025, except Fund of Funds investments)
KOIF V
KDDI Open Innovation Fund V (KOIF V) was established in April 2025 with Global Brain.
The fund invests in wide range of fields based on KDDI's expertise in business and technologies including AI and DeepTech to support promising startups.
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.
Focus Areas
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AI
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DeepTech
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Mobility
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Robotics
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Others
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 Open Innovation Fund V Name KDDI Open Innovation Fund V Management period Ten years to April 2035 (tentative) Investment target Startups that have the potential to become seeds for KDDI's new business ventures, particularly in fields such as AI and DeepTech Total amount managed Five (5) billion yen Fund manager Global Brain Corporation
KDDI Regional Initiatives Fund
KDDI Green Partners Fund
Latest article
10X, Inc.[ Enterprise ][ DX ]
Providing retailers with "Stailer," an online grocery support solution, and supporting their digital transformation.
| URL | https://10x.co.jp/ (in Japanese only) |
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| Investment date Investment fund # |
April 2025⋅KOIF III |
RLWRLD Inc. (Korea)[ Enterprise ][ IoT/AI ]
Developer of Robotics Foundation Model AI
| URL | https://rlwrld.ai/ |
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| Investment date Investment fund # |
March 2025⋅KOIF III |
MODE, Inc. (US)[ Enterprise ][ DX ][ IoT/AI ]
Providing the BizStack solution-based IoT platform and the AI-based BizStack Assistant to realize worksite digital transformation
| URL | https://www.tinkermode.com/ |
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| Investment date Investment fund # |
December 2024⋅KOIF III |
Bounce, Inc. (US)[ Consumer ][ DX ]
Provider of a global network of luggage storage services
| URL | https://bounce.com/ |
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| Investment date Investment fund # |
September 2024⋅KOIF III |
QunaSys Inc.[ Enterprise ][ DX ]
Software development for quantum computers
| URL | https://qunasys.com/en/ |
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| Investment date Investment fund # |
October 2024⋅KOIF III |
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 |
