World Innovation Lab

Venture Capital

Cross-border venture capital firm connecting Silicon Valley startups with opportunities in Japan and Asia.

Profile

Founded

2016

Headquarters

Palo Alto, US

Investments

Companies

Capital

Total Deployed

$203M

Lead Rounds

Website

www.wilab.com

Portfolio

3 companies

Kong $344M

Private San Francisco, United States

Kong is the company behind the most widely adopted open-source API gateway and service connectivity platform. Originally founded as Mashape (an API marketplace), the company pivoted to focus on its open-source Kong Gateway and rebranded in 2017. Kong Konnect enables enterprises to manage, secure, and observe APIs across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Algolia $334M

Private San Francisco, US

Search-as-a-service platform that provides hosted APIs enabling developers to build fast, relevant search and discovery experiences across websites and applications.

Asana $213M

Public San Francisco, US

Asana is a work management platform that helps teams plan, organize, and track projects and tasks. Founded by Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and former Facebook engineer Justin Rosenstein, the company serves over 75,000 customers.

Investment data is compiled from multiple independent sources including company announcements, press coverage, and regulatory filings. While we strive for accuracy, amounts and dates may reflect reported figures at time of announcement.