World Innovation Lab (WiL) is a US- and Japan-based venture capital firm that bridges Japanese corporations and the global venture ecosystem. It invests in growth-stage technology companies and supports their expansion into Japan and Asia.
Deal activity decreased year-over-year (4 deals in the last 12 months vs 12 prior). Average disclosed round size is $58.5M (across 97 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
84
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
4
Team
Masataka Matsumoto
General Partner & Co-founder
Andy Cohen
Partner
Milana Kuzmanovic
Partner
Naomi Hasegawa
Partner, Operations
Tak Onishi
Partner
Daisuke Hara
Sr. Director, Finance & Platform
Kai Takagi
Sr. Director
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
135 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tive | Series B | $20M | Jan 2026 |
| PPeopleX | Series A | — | Jan 2026 |
 Polyuse | Series B | — | Dec 2025 |
 Tabs | Series B | $55M | Sep 2025 |
 HappyRobot | Series B | — | Sep 2025 |
 Framer | Series D | $100M | Aug 2025 |
 LegalOn Technologies | Series E | $50M | Jul 2025 |
| LLegalOn Technologies, Inc. | Series E | $50M | Jul 2025 |
| LegalOn Technologies | Series C | $50M | Jul 2025 |
 Levelpath | Series B | $55M | Jun 2025 |
| TTodoker | Series A | — | May 2025 |
 Rad AI | Series C | $8M | May 2025 |
| Rad AI | Series C | $60M | Jan 2025 |
 Elevenlabs Inc | Series C | $250M | Jan 2025 |
 Synthesia | Series D | — | Jan 2025 |
| LegalOn Technologies | Series E | $50M | Jan 2025 |
| LegalOn Technologies | Series C | $50M | Jan 2025 |
| LLegalOn Technologies, Inc. | Unknown | $50M | Jan 2025 |
| TTodoker | Series A | — | Dec 2024 |
 Cresta | Series D | $125M | Nov 2024 |
 Raycast | Series B | $30M | Sep 2024 |
 SmartHR | Series E | $140M | Jul 2024 |
| RRevComm Inc. | Series B | — | Jul 2024 |
 Autify | Series B | $13M | Jun 2024 |
 DeepL | Growth | $300M | May 2024 |
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Top Co-Investors
Salesforce Ventures20 shared
Global Brain Corporation19 shared
Globis Capital Partners15 shared
JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.11 shared
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.11 shared
Meritech Capital8 shared
Salesforce8 shared
Atomico7 shared
NTT DOCOMO Ventures7 shared
Sapphire Ventures7 shared
Y Combinator7 shared
Mizuho Bank7 shared
Khosla Ventures6 shared
Eclipse6 shared
Accel5 shared
New Enterprise Associates5 shared
Menlo Ventures5 shared
Sony Innovation Fund by IGV5 shared
Arena Holdings5 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026