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World Innovation Lab portfolio
World Innovation Lab has 18 portfolio companies on record at Recent Funding, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.
About this page
It is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, US, founded in 2021. It led 3 of the 17 rounds it joined. Its most recent investment on record is Lovable's $400M Series B+ round in August 2026, alongside Antler, Evantic Capital, Balderton Capital and 12 others. By category, its portfolio leans toward Developer tools and cloud (6) and AI agents (5). It has co-invested with Khosla Ventures, Menlo Ventures and AVP, most often Khosla Ventures (5 rounds).
About World Innovation Lab
What World Innovation Lab invests in
- Developer tools and cloud · 6 · 33%
- AI agents · 5 · 28%
- Consumer and social · 4 · 22%
- Fintech · 4 · 22%
- Health and bio · 3 · 17%
- Logistics and mobility · 2 · 11%
- Voice and audio AI · 2 · 11%
- Cybersecurity · 2 · 11%
World Innovation Lab recent investments
| Company | Round | Date | Alongside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series B+ · $400M | Antler, Evantic Capital, Balderton Capital +12 | ||
| Series B+ · $20M | AVP, The Lightsmith Group (lead), Sageview Capital +1 | ||
| Series B+ | AVP, The Lightsmith Group (lead), Sageview Capital +1 | ||
| Series B+ · $44M | Array Ventures, Y Combinator, Samsara +5 | ||
| Series B+ · $55M | Benchmark, NewView Capital, New York Life Ventures +3 | ||
| Series B+ · $51.58M · lead | SKY Perfect JSAT Corp, SMBC Venture Capital, SMBC Nikko Securities Japan +6 | ||
| Series B+ · $60M | Khosla Ventures, Kickstart, Transformation Capital (lead) +3 | ||
| Series B+ · $180M | NFDG Ventures, ICONIQ Growth (lead), LG Technology Ventures +15 |
How World Innovation Lab invests
| Stage | Deals | Capital in rounds |
|---|---|---|
| Series B+ | 17 100% | $1.58B |
World Innovation Lab portfolio companies
LLovable$400MSeries B+ · Aug 2026
TTive$20MSeries B+ · Jan 2026
HHappyRobot$44MSeries B+ · Sep 2025
LLevel Path$55MSeries B+ · Jun 2025
AArkEdge Space$51.58MSeries B+ · Feb 2025
RRad AI$60MSeries B+ · Jan 2025
EElevenLabs$180MSeries B+ · Jan 2025
CCresta$125MSeries B+ · Nov 2024
AAbnormal Security$250MSeries B+ · Aug 2024
FFloqast$100MSeries B+ · Apr 2024
CCandex$45MSeries B+ · Nov 2023
AAisera$90MSeries B+ · Aug 2022
TTruework$30MSeries B+ · May 2020
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| Company | Round with World Innovation Lab | Total raised | Latest raise |
|---|---|---|---|
Developer tools and cloud |
Series B+ · $400M | $952.5M | Aug 12, 2026 Series B+ |
Logistics and mobility |
Series B+ · $20M | $129M | Jan 13, 2026 Series B+ |
AI agents |
Series B+ · $44M | $210.1M | Aug 4, 2026 Series B+ |
AI agents |
Series B+ · $55M | $55M | Jun 30, 2025 Series B+ |
Robotics and hardware |
Series B+ · $51.58M · lead | $51.58M | Feb 4, 2025 Series B+ |
Health and bio |
Series B+ · $60M | $155M | May 1, 2025 Series B+ |
AI agents |
Series B+ · $180M | $781M | Feb 4, 2026 Series B+ |
AI agents |
Series B+ · $125M · lead | $196M | Nov 19, 2024 Series B+ |
Fintech |
Series B+ · $250M | $274M | Mar 6, 2026 Series B+ |
Legal and compliance |
Series B+ · $100M | $281.5M | Apr 10, 2024 Series B+ |
Fintech |
Series B+ · $45M | $141.5M | Mar 17, 2026 Series B+ |
AI agents |
Series B+ · $90M | $150M | Aug 3, 2022 Series B+ |
AI coding and devtools |
Series B+ · $30M | $92M | Aug 9, 2022 Series B+ |
Developer tools and cloud |
backer · source | $110M | Sep 4, 2024 Series B+ |
Developer tools and cloud |
backer · source | $30M | Sep 25, 2024 Series B+ |
Legal and compliance |
backer | $160M | Jul 21, 2026 Series B+ |
Developer tools and cloud |
backer | undisclosed | Jul 2, 2024 Series B+ |
Sales and marketing |
backer | $68.59M | Nov 20, 2025 Series B+ |
Most frequent co-investors
KKhosla Ventures5 shared rounds · last Jan 27, 2025
MMenlo Ventures4 shared rounds · last Aug 12, 2026
AAVP3 shared rounds · last Jan 13, 2026
SSageview Capital3 shared rounds · last Jan 13, 2026
SSupply Chain Ventures3 shared rounds · last Jan 13, 2026
SSequoia3 shared rounds · last Jan 24, 2025
SSalesforce Ventures2 shared rounds · last Aug 12, 2026
HHubSpot Ventures2 shared rounds · last Aug 12, 2026
TThe Lightsmith Group2 shared rounds · last Jan 13, 2026
AAndreessen Horowitz2 shared rounds · last Sep 3, 2025
KKickstart2 shared rounds · last Jan 27, 2025
OOCV2 shared rounds · last Jan 27, 2025
Similar investors
GGeorgian18 companies · 7 deals in 12 mo
FFramework Ventures17 companies · 5 deals in 12 mo
UU.S. Venture Partners17 companies · 4 deals in 12 mo
SSIERRA Ventures17 companies · 3 deals in 12 mo
JJPMorgan Chase & Co.20 companies · 3 deals in 12 mo
EEQT16 companies · 5 deals in 12 mo
Investors whose portfolios on Recent Funding center on the same category (Developer tools and cloud).
How this is counted
Firm profile: Fundraising Fox Open Dataset v2026-11, CC BY 4.0. Track-record counts are theirs, not Recent Funding's.
Share is of the 17 rounds on Recent Funding that name World Innovation Lab. Rounds with no announced date are left out of the year split, and "round" is a round whose stage is not on file.
Portfolio companies are the companies on Recent Funding with a round that lists World Innovation Lab, which is a subset of its real portfolio. API: /api/v1/investors/world-innovation-lab (get a free API key). More: the most active VC firms and new venture capital funds.
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