従来の電動車椅子ではなく、スタイリッシュなデザインと洗練された使い心地、直感的な操作性を兼ね備えた全く新しいパーソナルモビリティ「WHILL Model A」「WHILL Model C」を開発・提供しています。米FDA（米国食品医薬品局）からの認可を取得したモデルも展開しており、グローバルで新たなパーソナルモビリティの形を提案しています。
Location: Japan, Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | DG Daiwa V... | dg-daiwa-v... |
| - | SunBridge ... | sunbridge-... |
| - | DG Venture... | dgventures... |
| - | NTT Docomo... | nttdocomo-... |
| - | MSIVC | msivc.co.j... |
| 06.04.2023 | Z Venture ... | zvc.vc |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.02.2019 | Industry Deep Dive: Mobility | Hotbed of innovation in next-generation mobility Tourists visiting Yokohama might soon be able to move from one sightseeing spot to another on self-driving minibuses. The latest of a growing number of next-generation mobility field tests co... |
| 18.09.2018 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, September 18 | A NEW UNICORN Good morning, Term Sheet reader. Lots of funding news today: Paid Content What you need to know about growing cyberattacks From ExtraHop Last year, the company reported more than $1 billion in gross merchandise volume (the tot... |
| 11.06.2014 | TechCrunch Tokyo 2012 Winner Whill Launches Kickstarter Campaign For Its Personal Mobility Device | Whill, the mobility device maker that won the grand prize at TechCrunch Tokyo’s 2012 event, has launched a Kickstarter campaign that will raise funds needed to fine-tune the final version of its flagship product, the Whill Type-A, and devel... |
| 03.01.2014 | Here’s the Scoop on Nimbus, the Downtown Project’s Stealthy Hardware Fund | Back in September, we heard that Romotive alum Jen McCabe was leading up an arm of the Downtown Project’s $50 million VegasTechFund called Nimbus. She planned to invest in hardware companies in industries like robotics, connected devices, s... |
| 11.11.2013 | TechCrunch Tokyo 2012 Winner Whill’s Sleek Wheelchair Alternative Is Ready For Pre-Orders | Founded by former Sony, Olympus and Toyota engineers, TechCrunch Tokyo 2012 grand prize winning hardware startup Whill not only wants to redesign the wheelchair, but also combat stigma by creating sleek and modern mobility devices. The comp... |
| 23.08.2013 | Whill Receives Funding | Whill, Inc. a Menlo Park, CA-based developer of a next generation electrical personal mobility vehicle, received a funding of undisclosed amount. Backers included SunBridge Global Ventures, via SunBridge Startups, Itochu Technology Ventures... |
| 15.11.2012 | Whill, The Electric Wheelchair Add-on, Takes Home TechCrunch Tokyo’s Grand Prize | WHILL TYPE-A Bucking the trend of more software-centric winners at TechCrunch Disrupts in the U.S., a hardware startup named Whill took home TechCrunch Tokyo’s grand prize this week. Whill, an electric add-on that wheelchair users can use t... |