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KDDI

Venture Capital

We are Japan's global telecommunications pioneer and a Global Fortune 500 company providing our international customer base with data centers, networks, content delivery, system integration, and more around the world.

Founded 1984 Japan Chiyoda, Japan 500-1k employees Information Technology, Internet +1

43

Total Investments

38

Portfolio Companies

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Exits

3

Industries

General Information

Industries Information Technology, Internet +1
Funding Stage Seed

Company Overview

Founded 1984
Employees 500-1k
Location Japan Chiyoda, Japan
Website kddi.com

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About KDDI

We are Japan's global telecommunications pioneer and a Global Fortune 500 company providing our international customer base with data centers, networks, content delivery, system integration, and more around the world. If your business needs telecom support internationally, we are here at your service. Our industry-leading Telehouse data center provides colocation at 48 sites in 24 cities in 13 countries/territories including London, New York, Frankfurt and Shanghai as well as more recently developing areas such as Moscow and Hanoi. Leveraging our strengths as a telecom provider, we combine our telecom network and top-quality data centers (Tier 3 and Tier 4 level) to provide a stress-free IT and telecom environment to our customers. With more than a half-century worth of experience, we have been a leader in constructing submarine optical cable especially in the rapidly-growing Asia Pacific region. In Japan, we are widely known for our mobile services ("au") with currently 40 million people choosing us as their cell phone provider. To learn more about KDDI:Global site site videos at

Recent Investments (43)

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Company Stage Amount Date
Series E •••••• Nov 2024
Series D •••••• Aug 2024
Series B •••••• Apr 2024
Series C •••••• Jan 2024
Venture Round •••••• Oct 2023
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Series A •••••• Aug 2023
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Series B •••••• Jul 2023
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Venture Round •••••• Mar 2023
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Corporate Round •••••• Jun 2021
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Series A •••••• Jun 2021

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