# KDDI Corporation: investor

Canonical ID: `987d1fcb-d91a-4b77-b7a8-e147dbe66a59`

KDDI is a major Japanese telecommunications corporation, a strategic investor in RLWRLD's Seed 1 round.

- **Type:** Strategic / corporate

## Portfolio (6)

- [Telexistence](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/telexistence.md) Series B · $170M (reported)
- [RLWRLD](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/rlwrld.md) Seed · 2025-04-14 · $15M (reported)
- [GITAI](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/gitai.md) Series B Extension · 2023-05-24 · $30M
- [YOGO Robot](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/yogo-robot.md) Late VC · 2023-03-20 · _lead_
- [Tier IV](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/tier-iv.md) Series A · 2019-07-03 · $100M (reported)
- [ispace](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/ispace.md) Series A · 2017-12-12 · $90M (reported)

## Invests alongside (14)

Other investors that participated in the same funding rounds as KDDI Corporation.

- [Aisan Technology](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/aisan-technology.md) · 1 shared round: [Tier IV Series A](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/tier-iv.md#funding-rounds)
- [Foxconn (Hon Hai)](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/foxconn.md) · 1 shared round: [Telexistence Series B](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/telexistence.md#funding-rounds)
- [FuturePlay](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/futureplay.md) · 1 shared round: [RLWRLD Seed](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/rlwrld.md#funding-rounds)
- [Global Brain](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/global-brain.md) · 1 shared round: [RLWRLD Seed](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/rlwrld.md#funding-rounds)
- [Hashed Ventures](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/hashed-ventures.md) · 1 shared round: [RLWRLD Seed](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/rlwrld.md#funding-rounds)
- [JAFCO](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/jafco.md) · 1 shared round: [Tier IV Series A](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/tier-iv.md#funding-rounds)
- [LG Electronics](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/lg-electronics.md) · 1 shared round: [RLWRLD Seed](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/rlwrld.md#funding-rounds)
- [Mirae Asset](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/mirae-asset.md) · 1 shared round: [RLWRLD Seed](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/rlwrld.md#funding-rounds)
- [Mitsui Chemicals](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/mitsui-chemicals.md) · 1 shared round: [RLWRLD Seed](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/rlwrld.md#funding-rounds)
- [Shimadzu Corporation](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/shimadzu-corporation.md) · 1 shared round: [RLWRLD Seed](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/rlwrld.md#funding-rounds)
- [SK Telecom](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/sk-telecom.md) · 1 shared round: [RLWRLD Seed](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/rlwrld.md#funding-rounds)
- [SoftBank](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/softbank-group.md) · 1 shared round: [Telexistence Series B](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/telexistence.md#funding-rounds)
- [Sompo Japan Nipponkoa](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/sompo-japan-nipponkoa.md) · 1 shared round: [Tier IV Series A](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/tier-iv.md#funding-rounds)
- [Yamaha Motor](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/yamaha-motor.md) · 1 shared round: [Tier IV Series A](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/tier-iv.md#funding-rounds)

## Partners (1)

- [Makoto Takahashi](https://registry.deploy.report/people/makoto-takahashi.md) general partner

## Sources (7)

1. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rlwrld-raises-15m-to-build-gpt-for-robots-backed-by-asias-industrial-giants-302427574.html
2. https://globalventuring.com/corporate/corporate-venturer/robotics-investment-2024/
3. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tier-iv-raises-over-100-million-in-series-a-round-300880133.html
4. https://spacenews.com/ispace-raises-record-largest-series-a-funding-announces-plan-for-two-lunar-missions-by-2020/
5. https://ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=2581
6. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/space-robotics-startup-gitai-raises-us30-million-in-funding-301832557.html
7. https://gitai.tech/2023/05/24/space-robotics-startup-gitai-raises-us30-million-in-funding/


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