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 |
| - | 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 | Source |
| 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 fun... | axios.com/... |
| 05.03.2024 | Travel | The 5 most exciting innovations coming to an airpor... | Lily Girma | (TNS) Bloomberg News Imagine it’s the year 2030 and you’re heading to the airport to ca... | dailycamer... |
| 20.11.2019 | WHILL brings its autonomous wheelchairs to North American ai... | After trials in Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, Tokyo’s Haneda airport and Abu Dhabi airport earlier t... | techcrunch... |
| 21.10.2019 | 10 tech startups focused on improving life for older America... | by Benjamin Lampkin | ocaventure... |
| 27.06.2019 | Assistive technologies will be a $26 billion-dollar market, ... | Rohan Silva is obsessed with social mobility and why certain groups are so under-represented in the ... | techcrunch... |
| 26.02.2019 | Yokohama hosts MaaS pilot program with personal EV maker WHI... | On February 15-17, the City of Yokohama and WHILL, Inc., a Yokohama-based startup known for its high... | businessyo... |
| 14.01.2019 | Glasses give sight to the legally blind, opening eyes to the... | LAS VEGAS ― More than 180,000 people attended CES to see the latest in consumer technology. From aut... | geekwire.c... |
| 30.11.2018 | Лучшие изобретения для пожилых людей... | Каждый год журнал Time выбирает лучшие изобретения, которые интересы сами по себе как примеры креати... | vc.ru/futu... |
| 18.09.2018 | Personal Electric Vehicle Company Whill Raises $45M | Whill, Inc., a Yokohama, Japan-based company behind Personal Electric Vehicles (PEVs), raised $45m i... | finsmes.co... |
| 17.09.2018 | WHILL raises $45 million to accelerate global expansion and ... | WHILL, the startup company behind the next-generation Personal Electric Vehicles (PEVs), has raised ... | techstartu... |
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