# Antonio Avitabile

> Antonio Avitabile is a venture - series unknown investor at Sony Innovation Fund backing Mobile Apps. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sony Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sony-innovation-fund)
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 42%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-avitabile-350b1

Antonio Avitabile is a managing Director.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile Apps | 4 | 33% |
| Gaming | 3 | 25% |
| SaaS | 2 | 17% |
| Mobile | 2 | 17% |
| FinTech | 2 | 17% |

45 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 6 | 50% |
| Series A | 2 | 17% |
| Seed | 1 | 8% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 8% |
| Series B | 1 | 8% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 42% |
| Kenya | 1 | 8% |
| Sweden | 1 | 8% |
| Germany | 1 | 8% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 8% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Minit Games | Minit Games provides bite-sized, instantly playable HTML5 games in a tailored, algorithmically driven feed. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Mar 02, 2026 |  |
| VaultN | VaultN’s smart distribution platform enables direct, secure and on-demand game key and entitlement transactions.Build on state-of-the-art technology, VaultN automates all aspect of games distribution, including realtime reporting, catalog sync, automation of prices and promotions for publishers, developers, distributors and retailers. VaultN isoffering its services for pay-per-use pricing. There is no minimum contract duration, no setup fee, no subscription costs. | $3.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 04, 2025 |  |
| Twiva | Twiva is an influencer marketing and social commerce startup that gives Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) affordable, efficient, and digital access to markets. This is done by leveraging social media influencers to market and sell MSMEs’ products and services on social media platforms. Twiva was created to harness the vast penetration ofsmartphones, internet connectivity, accessible mobile banking, and the power of influencer marketing to create dignifying digital and digitally-enabled jobs. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 22, 2025 |  |
| Filmmakers Mart | FilmmakersMart is Africa’s first film and entertainment marketplace where entertainment businesses and creatives find verified services seamlessly for their video productions while democratizing entry into the film and entertainment industry for emerging creatives. We’re building the operations system for the film and entertainment industry inAfrica. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 05, 2025 |  |
| CamGraPhIC | CamGraPhIC designs, develops, and manufactures next-generation photonic circuits for telecoms and datacoms. | $27M | Series A | Mar 24, 2025 |  |
| Flower | Flower operates a Power Refinery - a hardware agnostic platform that connects flexibility assets with buyers of flexibility. We integrate with flexibility assets, collect metering values and can actively manage their power profiles, we prognose available flexibility and decide in which markets and at what price flexibility will be offered. We runprojects within light and heavy EV charging, energy storage, hydropower, solar power and heating. We aim to offer ancillary services and participate in capacity markets. Flower's mission is to drastically increase available flexibility to support the renewable electrification of everything. | $21.8M | Series A | Oct 31, 2024 |  |
| Urban Jungle | Urban Jungle is an insurance technology business based in the UK. Urban Jungle leverages technology to help young customers get access to cheaper, better, home insurance. | $14.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 29, 2024 |  |
| Cambridge Mechatronics | Cambridge Mechatronics (CML) is a high technology design and engineering company based in Cambridge, UK. We specialise in pioneering and developing cutting-edge mechatronic platform technology from concept to mass production. We achieve this through technology licensing or partnerships with global manufacturing corporations. Our intellectualproperty portfolio consists of over 100 granted patents that we can exploit. | $40.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 13, 2024 |  |
| Carry1st | Carry1st is a full-stack publisher of social games and interactive content with a focus on frontier markets like Africa. Founded in 2018 by Cordel Robbin-Coker, Lucy Hoffman, and Tino Mundangepfupfu, Carry1st employs a team of 29 people across 14 countries hailing from top companies like Carlyle, King, Jumia, Rovio, Socialpoint, and Wargaming. Ithas raised over $10m to date including a recent $7m Series A headlined by Riot Games, Konvoy Ventures, Raine, and Akatsuki. Carry1st will use the funding to launch and scale its existing portfolio, secure new partnerships with global gaming studios, and expand its team. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 29, 2024 |  |
| Scriptic | Electric Noir Studios is an entertainment agency known for providing entertainment services for mobile devices. | $5.7M | Seed | Jun 29, 2023 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CDP Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdp-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Expeditions](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expeditions-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/london-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lytical Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lytical-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [82an Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/82an-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alma Mundi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alma-mundi-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sony Innovation Fund

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Sony Innovation Fund is the corporate venture capital arm of Sony that invests and engages in early-stage companies. Beyond investment, our mission is to provide resources such as access to the broader Sony world and its global network, as well as collaborate with startups to: • Foster business creation in related lines of business and new areasof interest to Sony • Catalyze a talented and passionate team Sony innovation Fund was founded in 2016.

5 contacts available at Sony Innovation Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Antonio Avitabile | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antonio-avitabile-cf13 |
| Austin Noronha | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/austin-noronha |
| Ludovic Copéré | Senior Director, Sony Innovation Fund | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ludovic-cop%C3%A9r%C3%A9 |
| Moto Tsuchikawa | Chief Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moto-tsuchikawa |
| Roy Meirom | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roy-meirom |

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## FAQ

### What does Antonio Avitabile invest in?

Antonio Avitabile invests primarily in Mobile Apps, Gaming and SaaS startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series A stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Antonio Avitabile last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Antonio Avitabile closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 12 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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