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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 142 startups so far.
(As of March 11, 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 Ten years to January 2022 (tentative)
    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 Ten years to May 2024 (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 Ten years to March 2028
    Investment target Startup Companies in Japan and other countries
    Total amount managed Twenty (20) 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

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

BitStar, Inc.[ Enterprise ][ Entertainment ]

Providing social media marketing and D2C solutions using proprietary data and technology

URL https://bitstar.tokyo/corp/en/
Investment date
Investment fund #
December 2022⋅KOIF III

Activ8 Inc.[ Enterprise ][ Consumer ][ Entertainment ]

Activ8 is a startup founded in 2016 that operates a metaverse entertainment business with the mission to create and expand options to "choose your world." The company aims to integrate science fiction into modern society and captivate the world from Japan by combining metaverse and entertainment.
They have created Kizuna AI, the pioneer of VTubers since its establishment. Other than producing virtual artists who are active worldwide, they have also expanded to planning and delivering hybrid events optimized for the metaverse/real world while supporting local development.

URL https://activ8.co.jp/en/
Investment date
Investment fund #
August 2023⋅KOIF III

Digital Entertainment Asset Pte.Ltd. (Singapore)[ Consumer ][ Entertainment ][ Other ]

Developing the "PlayMining" NFT gaming platform with the mission of delivering brand new forms of Web3 entertainment that the world has never experienced

URL https://dea.sg/
Investment date
Investment fund #
July 2023⋅KOIF III

Light Inc.[ Consumer ][ Entertainment ]

Operating "palmu", a next generation live-streaming platform, utilizing Web3.0 technology

URL https://light-inc.com/ (in Japanese only)
Investment date
Investment fund #
June 2023⋅KOIF III

Jij Inc.[ Enterprise ][ DX ]

Jij Inc. is the startup that brings together experts in mathematical optimization and quantum technology to provide services globally in the energy value chain domain.

URL https://www.j-ij.com/
Investment date
Investment fund #
May 2023⋅KOIF III