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Sony Innovation Fund

Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo

Description

Sony Innovation fund is the corporate venture capital arm of Sony that invests and engages in early-stage companies.

Investor Profile

Sony Innovation Fund has made 106 investments, with 9 in the past 12 months and 9% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series B (29%)
  • Series A (26%)
  • Seed (15%)
  • Series Unknown (14%)
  • Series C (8%)
  • Series D (2%)
  • Corporate Round (2%)
  • Convertible Note (1%)
  • Debt Financing (1%)
  • Series E (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (49%)
  • Japan (13%)
  • United Kingdom (13%)
  • Switzerland (5%)
  • Israel (4%)
  • Sweden (4%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • India (3%)
  • Canada (2%)
  • Singapore (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Health Care
  • Robotics
  • Information Technology
  • Augmented Reality
  • Virtual Reality
  • Machine Learning
  • Internet
  • Gaming
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Sony Innovation Fund frequently co-invest with?

Amazon Alexa Fund
Amazon Alexa Fund
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Co-Investments: 4
Global Brain Corporation
Global Brain Corporation
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Co-Investments: 5
Samsung NEXT
Samsung NEXT
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 4
FM Capital
FM Capital
North America, Colorado, United States, Boulder
Co-Investments: 3
Salesforce Ventures
Salesforce Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 5
BITKRAFT Ventures
BITKRAFT Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 8
Airbus Ventures
Airbus Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 5
Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester
Co-Investments: 5
DNX Ventures
DNX Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Mateo
Co-Investments: 4
Intel Capital
Intel Capital
North America, California, United States, Santa Clara
Co-Investments: 6

Which angels does Sony Innovation Fund often collaborate with?

Nobuhiro Ariyasu
Nobuhiro Ariyasu
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Shared Deals: 1
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Albert Lee
North America, California, United States, San Carlos
Shared Deals: 1
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Naoki Aoyagi
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
FF
Shared Deals: 1
JB
Shared Deals: 1
JM
Jordan Mendell
North America, Colorado, United States
Shared Deals: 1
MW
Shared Deals: 1
PB
Philippe Bubb
Europe, Zurich, Switzerland
Shared Deals: 1
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Mike Lee
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Andy Roddick
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Sony Innovation Fund?

CamGraPhIC

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

CamGraPhIC designs, develops and manufactures photonic circuits for telecoms and datacoms.

ElectronicsManufacturingTelecommunications
Series AMar 24, 2025
Amount Raised: $26,961,998
Congrant

Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Congrant is a fundraising platform that collects donations and charity for NPOs, social enterprises, and voluntary organizations.

FinanceFunding PlatformPayments
Series ANov 22, 2024
Amount Raised: $193,830
GEMESYS

Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Next generation AI hardware - a fully analog chip, inspired by the human brain, enabling both training and inference on edge devices.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)HardwareInternet of ThingsSemiconductor
Pre SeedNov 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $9,122,017
Flower

Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden

Developing knowledge and AI to efficiently deploy electricity flexibility

Artificial Intelligence (AI)EnergyEnergy EfficiencyEnergy ManagementHydroelectricPower Grid
Series AOct 31, 2024
Amount Raised: $21,768,115
Sidero Labs

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Sidero Omni and Talos Linux - bringing simplicity and security to bare-metal and edge Kubernetes environments.

ComputerInformation TechnologyOperating SystemsSoftware
Series UnknownOct 23, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
RevComm

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

RevComm is the startup company developing Voice x AI-enabled cloud services .

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Task ManagementTelecommunications
Series BJul 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $6,857,361
Asuene

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Asuene provides renewable power retail services for local production and consumption.

EnergyLocalRenewable Energy
Series CJun 14, 2024
Amount Raised: $26,679,366
Woodstock

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Woodstock is an investment app that allows to invest in US stocks.

Financial ServicesFinTechTrading Platform
Series UnknownMay 20, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,795,329
Urban Jungle

London, England, United Kingdom

Urban Jungle offers simple, fair and affordable insurance, unlocked using the latest technology.

Financial ServicesFinTechInsuranceInsurTech
Series UnknownApr 29, 2024
Amount Raised: $14,066,694
Jabali

Los Altos, California, United States

Jabali mission is to democratize creation and bring innovation to video games.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Video Games
SeedMar 6, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
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