# Todd Grover

> Todd Grover is a Series B investor at World Innovation Lab backing FinTech. See 3 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: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-grover-88ba984b
- Website: https://x.com/tgrover8?lang=en

Todd Grover is a Series B investor at World Innovation Lab in San Francisco Bay Area focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Todd Grover is the Principal at World Innovation Lab.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 67% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 67% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Lending | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |
| Series E | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Motive | Motive develops technology that connects and automates physical operations for businesses across various industries. The company provides a platform that combines telematics, fleet management, compliance tools, equipment monitoring, and AI-powered safety solutions. Its products help companies track vehicles, monitor driver behavior, automateworkflows, and ensure regulatory compliance through real-time data and analytics. Motive also offers integrated solutions for spend management and maintenance, enabling businesses to control costs and improve operational efficiency. The platform supports diverse sectors including trucking, construction, oil and gas, and agriculture by centralizing data and enabling actionable insights. Through automation and visibility, Motive helps organizations optimize asset utilization and enhance decision-making in day-to-day operations. | $190M | Series E | Apr 30, 2021 |  |
| Truework | Truework is a one-stop platform that helps banks, lenders, and others verify income and employment. It is used for employment and income verification which puts consumers in control of the data. It specializes in the fields of financial services, fintech, and developer APIs. | $30M | Series B | May 20, 2020 |  |
| Ladder | Ladder is a digital life insurance company that offers flexible term coverage in minutes saving policyholders up to 40%. It uses an all-digital architecture and real-time underwriting to make life insurance as accessible, affordable, and beloved as it should be. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Itoffers coverage up to $8M in all 50 states. | $37.5M | Series C | Feb 21, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/institutional-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [9Yards Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/9yards-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Activant Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/activant-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Allianz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allianz) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Amex Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/american-express-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 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aki-chen-jiang |
| 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 Todd Grover invest in?

Todd Grover invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and SaaS startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Todd Grover?

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### When did Todd Grover last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Todd Grover closed in Apr 2021. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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