# Aki -Chen Jiang

> Aki -Chen Jiang is a Series D investor at World Innovation Lab backing Video. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [World Innovation Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wil)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aki-chen-jiang-256586a5

Aki -Chen Jiang is a Series D investor at World Innovation Lab in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Video and Marketing. Aki -Chen Jiang is the Investor and Partner at World Innovation Lab (WiL). Took up Master of Business Administration - MBA at Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video | 1 | 100% |
| Marketing | 1 | 100% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Sales Automation | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Synthesia | Synthesia provides an AI video-generation platform that transforms text into professional videos using customizable avatars and voiceovers in over 140 languages. The service allows users to create, edit, and share videos quickly, making it suitable for various applications like training and marketing. Users can utilize fully cloneable AI videotemplates and create studio-quality videos directly in their browser. | $180M | Series D | Jan 15, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Google Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atlassian Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlassian-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FirstMark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firstmark-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kleiner Perkins](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kleiner-perkins-caufield-byers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MMC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mmc-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About World Innovation Lab

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

WiL (World Innovation Lab) is a venture capital firm that partners with leading global corporations and government entities in Japan and Asia. With offices in Palo Alto, California, and Tokyo, the firm’s mission is to serve as a bridge between startups and corporations in the United States and Asia, with a particular focus on Japan. WiL supportsits portfolio companies by establishing corporate partnerships that enable U.S. and European startups to scale globally, and Japanese startups to innovate and globalize. WiL invests in emerging technology spanning fintech, insurtech, automation and productivity, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, developer tools, health tech and sustainability. Notable WiL investments that have exited to public markets from Fund I and Fund II include Asana, Mercari, Raksul, Wise and Auth0 — whose acquisition by Okta was completed in May 2021. WiL also invests in exceptional venture funds, and supports its LPs in corporate venture investment efforts. WiL also works with its corporate investors on evolving their own innovation capabilities through new business creation, partnerships with leading startups, and organizational culture change. WiL acts as the bridge between startups and corporates across key innovation hubs around the globe in driving growth - starting with Japan and the US.

5 contacts available at World Innovation Lab.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aki -Chen Jiang | Investor and Partner | — |
| Masaya Kubota | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masaya-kubota |
| Robert Theis | General Partner & Chief Investment Officer | — |
| Takeshi Onishi | Partner | — |
| Todd Grover | Principal | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Aki -Chen Jiang invest in?

Aki -Chen Jiang invests primarily in Video, Marketing and E-Learning startups, most often at Series D stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Aki -Chen Jiang?

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### When did Aki -Chen Jiang last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Aki -Chen Jiang closed in Jan 2025. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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