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Sony Innovation Fund by IGV is a corporate venture capital fund established in 2019 as a joint venture between Sony Corporation and Daiwa Capital Holdings, targeting mid-to-late-stage startups. The fund invests across AI, robotics, fintech, healthcare, and entertainment in Japan, the U.S., Europe, Israel, and India.
Their most common stage is series-b (42% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $81.9M (across 15 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
14
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
0
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
19 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| RRevComm Inc. | Series B | — | Jul 2024 |
 DSP Concepts | Series C | $28M | Jan 2022 |
 Mightier | Series B | $17M | Dec 2021 |
 Divido | Series B | $30M | Jun 2021 |
 Huma | Series C | $130M | May 2021 |
| HHuma Therapeutics | Series C | — | May 2021 |
 Trax | Series E | $640M | Apr 2021 |
 Identiq Protocol | Series A | $47M | Mar 2021 |
| Huma | Series C | $130M | Jan 2021 |
| Divido | Series B | $30M | Jan 2021 |
 Minma | Series A | $36.4M | Jan 2020 |
| DSP Concepts | Series A | $14.5M | Jan 2020 |
 AI Medical Service | Series B | $42.9M | Oct 2019 |
 AI Medical Service | Series C | $42.9M | Oct 2019 |
| AI Medical Service | Series B | — | Oct 2019 |
 Idein | Growth | $7.8M | Jan 2019 |
| Minma | Series B | — | Jan 2017 |
 Silc | Series A | $17M | — |
| MManyPets (Bought By Many) | Series B | $15M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Globis Capital Partners5 shared
Global Brain Corporation4 shared
World Innovation Lab4 shared
Sony Innovation Fund3 shared
Leaps by Bayer3 shared
Samsung Next3 shared
HAT Technology & Innovation Fund3 shared
Hitachi Ventures3 shared
Unilever Ventures3 shared
DG Daiwa Ventures3 shared
SBI Investment3 shared
Porsche AG2 shared
BMW i Ventures2 shared
Nomura Holdings, Inc.2 shared
HSBC2 shared
IQ Capital2 shared
Dawn Capital2 shared
SoftBank Vision Fund2 shared
DigiTx Partners1 shared
PBJ Capital1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026