KDDI is a Japanese telecommunications corporation that operates the KDDI Open Innovation Fund, a corporate venture capital arm investing in startups across AI, IoT, fintech, B2B SaaS, and deep tech. The fund partners with Global Brain Corporation to co-create business opportunities with promising startups.
They made 1 investments in the last 12 months. Average disclosed round size is $135.0M (across 18 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
21
Fund Size
$34M
Top Stage
Unknown
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
Hiroaki Hosoi
Managing Executive Officer, DirectorExecutive Director, Business Solution Core Sector, and General Manager, Business Planning Division
Hiromichi Matsuda
President,Representative Director, CEO, Executive Director, Corporate & Marketing Communications Sector
Junichiro Ikeda
Outside Director, Independent Director
Junko Okawa
Outside Director, Independent Director
Kazutoshi Kogure
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Independent Director
Kenichi Ogasawara
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Independent Director
Koji Arima
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Independent Director
Kyoko Okumiya
Outside Director, Independent Director
Makoto Ando
Outside Director, Independent Director
Masami Sasaki
Executive Officer, DirectorExecutive Director, Personal Core Business Sector, and General Manager, Core Business Development Division
Nanae Saishoji
Senior Managing Executive Officer, DirectorCFO Executive Director, Corporate Sector, Governance Promotion Division
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OOptQC Corp. | Unknown | — | Aug 2026 |
 Blykalla | Unknown | $50M | Dec 2025 |
 Xayn | Series A | — | Jan 2025 |
 EditForce, Inc. | Series B | — | May 2021 |
| Xayn | Series A | $12M | Jan 2021 |
| SSecret Double Octopus Ltd. | Series B | $15M | Apr 2020 |
 CREEMA LTD. | Unknown | $10M | Jan 2019 |
| ZZOYI Corporation | Series B | $4M | Oct 2017 |
| IIspace Technologies | Series A | $90M | Jan 2017 |
 Creema | Unknown | $10M | May 2016 |
| CREEMA LTD. | Unknown | $10M | Jan 2016 |
| CREEMA LTD. | Unknown | — | Jan 2014 |
| ZZOYI Corporation | Series A | $2B | Jan 2014 |
| HHailo Network | Series B | — | Feb 2013 |
 Moxtra | Unknown | $10M | Jan 2013 |
 Edmodo | Series C | $25M | Jan 2012 |
| Edmodo | Series D | $30M | Jan 2011 |
 THINKR | Series A | — | — |
 Modhaus | Series A | $8M | — |
 Geospock | Unknown | $5.4M | — |
| YYUIME INC. | Series A | — | — |
| YYUIME INC. | Series B | — | — |
 YUIME INC. | Series A | — | — |
| AAoi.co | Unknown | $120M | — |
| UUnabiz Holdings | Series A | $10M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 8 September 2026