WHILL was created with the goal of building a platform for short-distance mobility. Providing people with access to an innovative and well-designed personal mobility solution that can be used comfortability whenever needed. This solution creates a seamless connection between the existing transportation infrastructure and large facilities. Introducing a new style of short-distance travel, WHILL is the last piece of transportation that no other means of transportation can provide.
Location: United States, California, San Mateo
Phone: +1 844-699-4455
Total raised: $73.5M
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
| 06.12.2023 | Mirai Crea... | mirai.spar... |
| - | ITOCHU Tec... | techv.co.j... |
| - | 500 Startu... | 500.co |
| - | 15th Rock ... | en.15th-ro... |
| - | Eight Road... | eightroads... |
| - | J-Startup | j-startup.... |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 18.09.2018 | - | $45M | - |
| 31.05.2016 | Series B | $17.5M | - |
| 02.09.2014 | Series A | $11M | - |
Mentions in press and media 16
| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.04.2024 | Expert voices: Woven Capital's Nicole LeBlanc on hydrogen | Hydrogen needs to be part of the energy mix, says Nicole LeBlanc, a partner with Toyota's growth fund Woven Capital, writes Katie. Why it matters: Green hydrogen is attracting major government and investor support, and Toyota is investing s... |
| 05.03.2024 | Travel | The 5 most exciting innovations coming to an airport near you | Lily Girma | (TNS) Bloomberg News Imagine it’s the year 2030 and you’re heading to the airport to catch a flight. At the curb, you hop onto a Segway-like scooter that will serve as your personal airport vehicle. It scans data from your phon... |
| 20.11.2019 | WHILL brings its autonomous wheelchairs to North American airports | After trials in Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, Tokyo’s Haneda airport and Abu Dhabi airport earlier this year, WHILL, the developer of autonomous wheelchairs, is bringing its robotic mobility tech to North America. At airports in Dallas and ... |
| 21.10.2019 | 10 tech startups focused on improving life for older Americans Baby Boomers have immense buying power, and Silicon Valley is taking notice. 1. Papa: Grandkids-on-Demand 2. Silvernest: Airbnb altern... | by Benjamin Lampkin |
| 27.06.2019 | Assistive technologies will be a $26 billion-dollar market, and investors are only now addressing it | Rohan Silva is obsessed with social mobility and why certain groups are so under-represented in the technology industry. He co-founded Second Home, a coworking space looking to bring together disparate civic-minded, cultural, creative and c... |
| 26.02.2019 | Yokohama hosts MaaS pilot program with personal EV maker WHILL | On February 15-17, the City of Yokohama and WHILL, Inc., a Yokohama-based startup known for its high-tech, sleek looking personal mobility devices, partnered to host the Yokohama Future Mobility Showcase, a Mobility as a Service (MaaS) pilo... |
| 14.01.2019 | Glasses give sight to the legally blind, opening eyes to the broader potential of making tech accessible | LAS VEGAS ― More than 180,000 people attended CES to see the latest in consumer technology. From autonomous suitcases to a laundry-folding robot, there were many wacky gadgets making headlines throughout the week. But some of the most cutti... |
| 30.11.2018 | Лучшие изобретения для пожилых людей | Каждый год журнал Time выбирает лучшие изобретения, которые интересы сами по себе как примеры креативности и инноваций, но сегодня предлагаю посмотреть на те, что подойдут для пожилых. 7 7 комментариев 2397 просмотров Изобретения меняют жиз... |
| 18.09.2018 | Personal Electric Vehicle Company Whill Raises $45M | Whill, Inc., a Yokohama, Japan-based company behind Personal Electric Vehicles (PEVs), raised $45m in funding. The round, which brought total funding to around $80m, was led by investors SBI Investment Co., Ltd., Daiwa PI Partners Co. Ltd. ... |
| 17.09.2018 | WHILL raises $45 million to accelerate global expansion and fund Mobility as a Service (MaaS) business growth | WHILL, the startup company behind the next-generation Personal Electric Vehicles (PEVs), has raised $45 million dollars in funding to to accelerate global expansion and fund Mobility as a Service (MaaS) business growth. The latest investmen... |
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