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Sony Innovation Fund is the corporate venture capital platform of Sony Group, operated by Sony Ventures Corporation. It invests in technology-driven startups across deep tech, entertainment, fintech, and climate tech, providing access to Sony's network, R&D, and expertise.
They made 2 investments in the last 12 months. Average disclosed round size is $107.9M (across 25 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
32
Fund Size
$135M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
3
Team
AA
Antonio Avitabile
Managing Director EU
AK
Atsushi Kitagawa
Managing Director Japan
YF
Yoko Fukata
Head of India
AP
Aadit Parikh
AT
Asuki Taguchi
DS
Daisuke Suzuki
DT
Daisuke Todoroki
DM
Dylan Mitsui
EK
Eriko Kawasaki
FK
Faisal Khan
FH
Farrukh Hussain
FU
Fumika Uchino
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
33 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kotoba | Seed | $10M | Jun 2026 |
 Talos | Series B | $45M | Jan 2026 |
 LENZO | Seed | — | Jan 2026 |
 Kotoba Technologies | Seed | $10M | Aug 2025 |
 Jabali | Seed | $5M | Mar 2024 |
| Jabali | Seed | $5M | Jan 2024 |
 VaultN | Seed | $3.5M | Jan 2024 |
 Flux Inc | Series B | — | Jun 2023 |
 Techtouch, Inc. | Unknown | — | Feb 2023 |
 TechTouch | Unknown | — | Feb 2023 |
| TTechtouch Inc | Series A | — | Feb 2023 |
 Hacobu | Growth | — | Jan 2023 |
 Epic Games | Growth | $2B | Apr 2022 |
 GetVantage | Growth | $36M | Jan 2022 |
 Adinte | Series B | $46M | Jan 2022 |
 plunk | Seed | $6.5M | May 2021 |
 Discord | Series H | $100M | Dec 2020 |
| DDefinedCrowd | Series B | $50.5M | May 2020 |
 PhotoniCare | Series A | $5.2M | Jan 2020 |
 Linc'well | Series C | $69.7M | May 2019 |
 Mainstreaming | Unknown | $6M | Jan 2019 |
 Shippio | Series A | $9.7M | Jan 2019 |
 Cinnamon Inc. | Series B | $15M | Jan 2019 |
 Roli LTD. | Series A | $12.8M | — |
 ieso | Series B | $53M | — |
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Top Co-Investors
Sony Innovation Fund by IGV8 shared
DNX Ventures4 shared
NTT DOCOMO Ventures4 shared
Archetype4 shared
SMBC Venture Capital3 shared
Creative Ventures3 shared
Dentsu Ventures3 shared
Mizuho Capital3 shared
Salesforce Ventures3 shared
Index Ventures2 shared
JIC Venture Growth Investments2 shared
Incubate Fund2 shared
BITKRAFT Ventures2 shared
Samsung Next2 shared
Chiratae Ventures2 shared
Kindred Ventures2 shared
500 Global2 shared
Globis Capital Partners2 shared
General Catalyst1 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026