WiL

WiL, or World Innovation Lab, is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2013, with offices in Palo Alto, California, and Tokyo, Japan. The firm focuses on bridging the gap between startups and corporations in the United States and Asia, particularly Japan. WiL invests in a diverse range of sectors, including fintech, insurtech, automation, cybersecurity, health tech, and sustainability, targeting seed-stage to later-stage companies. By establishing corporate partnerships, WiL helps U.S. and European startups scale globally while supporting Japanese startups in their innovation and globalization efforts. The firm also collaborates with corporate investors to enhance their innovation capabilities through new business creation and partnerships with leading startups. WiL’s notable investments include companies that have successfully exited to public markets, demonstrating its commitment to fostering growth in key innovation hubs.

Clifford Cohn

Investor

Todd Grover

Principal

Gen Isayama

General Partner

Aki Jiang

Investor and Partner

Arata Kokaji

Principal

Aki Koto

Partner

Masaya Kubota

Partner

Masataka Matsumoto

Co-Founder and General Partner

Toshimichi Namba

Partner

Mike Sarchet

Investor

Yamato Sasagawa

Investor

Tomo Shikata

Investor

Tsune Shirota

Partner

Rob Theis

General Partner

Clifford Cohn

Principal

Past deals in DRM

Intertrust Technologies

Series B in 2019
Intertrust Technologies Corporation is a software company based in Sunnyvale, California, specializing in trusted computing products and services. Founded in 1990, the company offers a range of solutions that enable businesses to manage distributed data and devices securely. Its key products include ExpressPlay DRM, which facilitates content delivery across various platforms while ensuring security; ExpressPlay XCA, a security-as-a-service solution for broadcasters; Kiora, an entertainment platform for high-quality local WiFi streaming; and whiteCryption, an application security suite designed to protect software and IoT devices. Intertrust also provides Seacert for secure identity provisioning and Planet OS for access to environmental data. The company serves a diverse clientele across multiple industries, including mobile, consumer electronics, energy, automotive, healthcare, and finance. Additionally, Intertrust is recognized for its contributions to digital rights management and holds numerous patents essential to security and privacy management in digital environments.

Intertrust Technologies

Venture Round in 2016
Intertrust Technologies Corporation is a software company based in Sunnyvale, California, specializing in trusted computing products and services. Founded in 1990, the company offers a range of solutions that enable businesses to manage distributed data and devices securely. Its key products include ExpressPlay DRM, which facilitates content delivery across various platforms while ensuring security; ExpressPlay XCA, a security-as-a-service solution for broadcasters; Kiora, an entertainment platform for high-quality local WiFi streaming; and whiteCryption, an application security suite designed to protect software and IoT devices. Intertrust also provides Seacert for secure identity provisioning and Planet OS for access to environmental data. The company serves a diverse clientele across multiple industries, including mobile, consumer electronics, energy, automotive, healthcare, and finance. Additionally, Intertrust is recognized for its contributions to digital rights management and holds numerous patents essential to security and privacy management in digital environments.
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