“WiL, our investor in the previous three funding rounds—Series D, E, and F, has deep roots and an expansive network in Japan, and has played a large role in supporting our company’s growth in the region.”
— Eugenio Pace, Co-Founder & CEO, Auth0
“The RPA market in Japan is growing at a very rapid pace and we anticipate Japan will be our second largest market. We've found the right partner in WiL as we pursue global scale, as we've already seen tangible impact from their deep experience navigating global markets and their broad network of strategic partners and leading influencers.”
— Mihir Shukla, CEO & Co-Founder, Automation Anywhere
“The WiL team’s deep understanding in company building in both US and Japan helped us greatly on our US go-to-market and team formation. Our global expansion would not have happened without WiL’s tremendous support.”
— Shintaro Yamada, Co-Founder & Global CEO, Mercari
“To entrepreneurs WiL brings the best of venture - high powered VC in Silicon Valley - with community-minded mentorship, a tribal team that has got your back, along with unparalleled access to Japan. To me it’s a no brainer. ”
— Talal Shamoon, CEO, Intertrust
“From our inception, we build Raksul with global expansion in mind, and WiL has been an indispensible partner in our journey to revolutionize legacy industries in Japan and rest of the world.”
— Yasukane Matsumoto, CEO, Raksul
“WiL’s deep knowledge and connections in the global telecom industry helped us launch SORACOM worldwide from day one. They have been instrumental in helping us navigate our global growth and a successful acquisition by KDDI. ”
— Ken Tamagawa, Co-Founder & CEO, SORACOM
“WiL co-led our early funding rounds and has served as a key strategic partner facilitating customer introductions through their LP network, as we scaled the business domestically in Japan.”
— Masato Serizawa
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At WiL, our overall objective is to invest in growth stage technology companies and support their expansion to international markets, starting with Japan. To that end, we also invest in exceptional venture capital firms and help their portfolio companies accelerate global growth through co-investing in select portfolio companies.
In parallel, we work with government organizations and corporate partners across industries to identify strategic technologies that can help digitally transform their business. Our value-add lies in our specific Japan and APAC experience, insights on industry structures, and unparalleled access we have cultivated through our deep relationships in far-reaching networks. We collaboratively partner with lighthouse customers, identify relevant distribution channels, develop go-to-market plans, and establish joint ventures where appropriate.
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