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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 148 startups so far.
(As of November 1, 2024, except Fund of Funds investments)

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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	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 Regional Initiatives Fund

KDDI Green Partners Fund

Latest article

MUGENLABO Magazine

URL	https://qunasys.com/en/
Investment date Investment fund #	October 2024⋅KOIF III

URL	https://wow.groq.com/
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
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/
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)
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/
Investment date Investment fund #	February 2024⋅KOIF III

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 Co., Ltd.[ 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 September 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