Event
AWL raises JPY 2B Series B
AWL completed a Rakuten Capital-led Series B to scale edge-AI products and nationwide deployments.
Evidence notes
- AWL announced the JPY 2 billion Series B on June 2, 2021, bringing disclosed funding to JPY 2.66 billion.
- Rakuten Capital led the round with participation from i-Lab No. 4, Satsudora Holdings and Chugoku Electric Power.
- The company allocated capital to video-analysis R&D, business development, deployment support and organizational expansion.
Company context
AWL develops edge-AI video analytics that convert camera feeds into structured operational data. Founded in 2016 as a Hokkaido University startup, it reports more than 16,000 edge cameras deployed across Japan and serves retail, logistics, agriculture, mobility and other physical environments.
Context
- Company
- AWL
- Segment
- Perception
- Event type
- Funding
- Added to Korthos
- Jul 18, 2026
- Geography
- Tokyo · Japan