# WHILL: robotics company

Canonical ID: `23ac2b26-24b4-4c2e-b1a5-3bfc7150a55f`

## Key facts

- **Products:** [NeoFly](/models/whill-neofly.md) (personalized power chair), BBGo (airport autonomous mobility)
- **Deployment:** Airports, medical facilities, transit hubs
- **CEO:** [Satoshi Sugie](/people/satoshi-sugie.md)
- **Total funding:** [~$125M across 6 rounds](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Investors:** [Woven Capital (Toyota)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Product:** [NeoFly](/models/whill-neofly.md) autonomous power chair (commercial)

- **Slug:** whill
- **Founded:** 2012
- **HQ:** Tokyo, Japan

## Models

- [NeoFly](/models/whill-neofly.md) (personal_mobility) (id: `ecb99251-c006-4f57-b6ad-0973c7b9bd37`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Satoshi Sugie](/people/satoshi-sugie.md) CEO & Co-founder (_reported, not verified_)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is WHILL?

Japanese personal mobility company (Tokyo) redefining mobility with autonomous power chairs and scooters. Founded by Satoshi Sugie, WHILL has raised $125M across 6 rounds including investment from Woven Capital (Toyota). The NeoFly model is commercially available.

### What does WHILL make?

WHILL has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: NeoFly (WHILL builds physical robots).

### Where is WHILL headquartered?

WHILL is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

### Where does WHILL operate robots?

WHILL is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### When was WHILL founded?

WHILL was founded in 2012.


## Sources (2)

1. https://whill.inc/us/
2. https://www.facebook.com/JapanGov/posts/satoshi-sugie-co-founder-ceo-of-japanese-startup-whill

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