Investments
50Portfolio Exits
7Funds
4Partners & Customers
10Service Providers
1About KDDI
KDDI provides telecommunications services in Japan and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Personal Services, Value Services, Business Services, and Global Services.
Latest KDDI News
Aug 22, 2023
MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #fortune100--Secret Double Octopus, the leading provider of workforce and desktop MFA solutions, announced the expansion of its strategic relationships with KDDI Digital Security (KDDI Group) out of Japan. Under the terms of the agreement, KDDI Digital Security will add SDO’s FIDO2-compliant passwordless authentication solution to its managed security services. In recent years, the spread of remote work and cloud computing have created an authentication sprawl, with orga
KDDI Investments
50 Investments
KDDI has made 50 investments. Their latest investment was in Digital Entertainment Asset as part of their Unattributed VC on August 8, 2023.
KDDI Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/4/2023 | Unattributed VC | Digital Entertainment Asset | Yes | Global Brain, and KDDI | 3 | |
4/12/2023 | Unattributed VC | YUIME | Yes | 3 | ||
4/6/2023 | Corporate Minority | Medical Engineering Institute | Yes | 4 | ||
2/15/2023 | Seed VC - II | |||||
11/8/2022 | Seed VC - II |
Date | 8/4/2023 | 4/12/2023 | 4/6/2023 | 2/15/2023 | 11/8/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Unattributed VC | Unattributed VC | Corporate Minority | Seed VC - II | Seed VC - II |
Company | Digital Entertainment Asset | YUIME | Medical Engineering Institute | ||
Amount | |||||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Global Brain, and KDDI | ||||
Sources | 3 | 3 | 4 |
KDDI Portfolio Exits
7 Portfolio Exits
KDDI has 7 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was DeCurret on February 01, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/1/2022 | Acquired | 3 | |||
Date | 2/1/2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | ||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 3 |
KDDI Acquisitions
15 Acquisitions
KDDI acquired 15 companies. Their latest acquisition was Allied - Data Centres Business on June 21, 2023.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/21/2023 | Acquired Unit | 1 | ||||
3/10/2023 | Series A | $11.1M | Corporate Majority | 1 | ||
10/10/2018 | Corporate Majority | 3 | ||||
11/22/2017 | ||||||
8/1/2017 | Series B |
Date | 6/21/2023 | 3/10/2023 | 10/10/2018 | 11/22/2017 | 8/1/2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | Series A | Series B | |||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | $11.1M | ||||
Note | Acquired Unit | Corporate Majority | Corporate Majority | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 3 |
KDDI Fund History
4 Fund Histories
KDDI has 4 funds, including KDDI Open Innovation Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KDDI Open Innovation Fund | $38.56M | 1 | |||
KDDI Open Innovation Fund II | |||||
KDDI Regional Initiatives Fund I | |||||
KDDI Open Innovation Fund III |
Closing Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | KDDI Open Innovation Fund | KDDI Open Innovation Fund II | KDDI Regional Initiatives Fund I | KDDI Open Innovation Fund III |
Fund Type | ||||
Status | ||||
Amount | $38.56M | |||
Sources | 1 |
KDDI Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
KDDI has 10 strategic partners and customers. KDDI recently partnered with Ericsson on May 5, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/24/2023 | Vendor | Sweden | Ericsson, KDDI deploy subterranean antennas in Japan Ericsson was selected by Japanese communications service provider KDDI as a partner for Japan 's vault 5G base stations . | 1 | |
4/1/2023 | Client | Japan | Rakuten Mobile and KDDI strike roaming agreement KDDI Corporation , Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company and Rakuten Mobile , Inc. today announced that the three companies have concluded a new roaming agreement as of April 2023 | 1 | |
4/1/2023 | Client | Japan | KDDI and Rakuten Mobile Reach New Roaming Agreement. As Rakuten Mobile , Inc. has expanded its own 4G network area to achieve 98 % population coverage * 1 since its full-scale commercial launch in April 2020 , KDDI Corporation and Rakuten Mobile , Inc. came together to review their roaming agreement . | 2 | |
3/7/2023 | Partner | ||||
3/1/2023 | Partner |
Date | 5/24/2023 | 4/1/2023 | 4/1/2023 | 3/7/2023 | 3/1/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Vendor | Client | Client | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | Sweden | Japan | Japan | ||
News Snippet | Ericsson, KDDI deploy subterranean antennas in Japan Ericsson was selected by Japanese communications service provider KDDI as a partner for Japan 's vault 5G base stations . | Rakuten Mobile and KDDI strike roaming agreement KDDI Corporation , Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company and Rakuten Mobile , Inc. today announced that the three companies have concluded a new roaming agreement as of April 2023 | KDDI and Rakuten Mobile Reach New Roaming Agreement. As Rakuten Mobile , Inc. has expanded its own 4G network area to achieve 98 % population coverage * 1 since its full-scale commercial launch in April 2020 , KDDI Corporation and Rakuten Mobile , Inc. came together to review their roaming agreement . | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 2 |
KDDI Service Providers
1 Service Provider
KDDI has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Corporate Minority, and Corporate Minority - P2P | Investment Bank | Financial Advisor |
Service Provider | |
|---|---|
Associated Rounds | Corporate Minority, and Corporate Minority - P2P |
Provider Type | Investment Bank |
Service Type | Financial Advisor |
Partnership data by VentureSource
KDDI Team
3 Team Members
KDDI has 3 team members, including current President, Takashi Tanaka.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Takashi Tanaka | President | Current | |
Name | Takashi Tanaka | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||
Title | President | ||
Status | Current |
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