Investor

Global Brain's KDDI Open Innovation Fund

1 portfolio companies tracked · $350M in latest raises

Overview

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  • KDDI Open Innovation Fund is a corporate venture capital fund operated by Global Brain in partnership with KDDI Corporation, Japan's telecommunications giant. The fund focuses on investing in startups that can create synergies with KDDI's telecommunications and mobile services business. It targets early-stage companies developing innovative technologies in areas such as IoT, 5G, AI, and digital transformation.

Stages

3

Seed Series A Series B

Sectors

6

Telecommunications IoT 5G AI Digital transformation

Geographic focus

2

Japan Asia

Portfolio companies

1

Companies from this investor’s TAAFT profile, ranked by latest known raise. Round details come from our company catalog.

Companies
1
Latest raises tracked
$350M
With round data
1
Stages seen
Series A
  • Groq

    Computer Hardware Manufacturing · United States

    $350M raised
    Series A Announced 2 investors 7 rounds AI-native
    Post-money
    $3.50B
    Employees
    350

    Announced 17 Aug 2026 · Leads: Disruptive

    Company Round details 1 tool in catalog