# Austin Noronha

> Austin Noronha is a seed investor at Innovation Growth Ventures backing Artificial Intelligence. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Innovation Growth Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-growth-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-noronha-448526/

Austin Noronha is a seed investor at Innovation Growth Ventures in San Francisco focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Austin Noronha is Managing Director of the Sony Innovation Fund which makes early stage investments using Sony’s balance sheet. In this role, he and his team are dedicated to investing in and engaging with promising early-stage companies. He is also Managing Director of Innovation Growth Ventures, a joint venture between Daiwa Securities and Sonythat invests in later stage companies. Austin joined Sony in 2001 as Director of Strategic Investments. Prior to joining Sony, Austin was founder and CEO of TrueScope Technologies, an immersive video product and services start-up. He has spent over 25 years in Silicon Valley at both large multinational corporations and start-ups. Austin holds a master's degree from Michigan Technological University, and a bachelor's degree from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 30% |
| Software | 2 | 20% |
| Virtual Reality | 2 | 20% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 20% |
| B2C | 1 | 10% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |
| Series C | 1 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yellow Card | Yellow Card is the easiest and most convenient way to buy and sell Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies—no bank account required. | $40M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 04, 2026 |  |
| Kotoba Technologies | Kotoba Technologies develops and supports technology tailored to business fields and applications. It supports the implementation of language models into corporate applications by communicating closely with companies in Japanese to accurately understand the needs and actual situation of each company, and then provide optimal technical support.++ | $10M | Seed | Jun 24, 2026 |  |
| CREW Carbon | CREW Carbon specializes in removing greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater using engineered enhanced weathering. The company's technology leverages the natural power of minerals to treat municipal and industrial wastewater, permanently storing CO2. CREW Carbon operates within the environmental services industry and focuses on GHG managementand carbon removal. The company aims to make a positive impact on the planet through innovative climate tech solutions. | $19M | Series A | May 14, 2026 |  |
| Resemble AI | Resemble AI creates custom voices using proprietary deep-learning models that can produce realistic speech synthesis. It allows users to transform their voice into the target voice with real-time speech-to-speech. Granular control over every inflection and intonation. | $13M |  | Dec 07, 2025 |  |
| Bastion | Bastion blends the best of web2 and web3 technologies to broaden opportunities for organizations and their customers. | $14.6M | Seed | Sep 24, 2025 |  |
| SportsVisio | SportsVisio is a Boston‑based startup (founded in 2021) that offers an AI‑powered, mobile‑first sports analytics platform using computer vision to generate real-time player statistics and automated highlights from games recording on any camera or device. | $3.2M | Seed | Jun 18, 2025 |  |
| Leadoptik | Leadoptik is a California-based company is currently operating in stealth mode. | $5.2M | Seed | May 22, 2023 |  |
| Luminopia | Luminopia develops a new class of treatments for significant neuro-visual disorders. The company is committed to creating digital therapeutics that are both rigorously evaluated for FDA approval and genuinely engaging for patients. As an Innovation Partner of Boston Children’s Hospital, the company is developing its lead product, Luminopia One, totreat amblyopia, the cause of vision loss among children. | $5.7M | Seed | Oct 19, 2022 |  |
| Talespin | Talespin is building the spatial computing platform to power talent development and skills mobility for the future of work. Founded in 2015, the company leverages its proprietary platform to offer enterprise customers, partners, and individuals an end-to-end solution for creating, distributing, and measuring the impact of immersive learningcontent. Talespin is building a future of work where the distance between learning and execution is collapsed, enabling people to explore unique career paths that meet the needs of both businesses and individuals. | $20M | Series C | Feb 17, 2022 |  |
| Cruz Foam | Cruz Foam develops structural foams intended to help end the global issue of plastic pollution from oceans. It produces bio-benign foam and eco-friendly EPS-alternative solutions that powers key industry leaders to be the catalyst for a cleaner environment. The company's products are produced from naturally sourced biopolymers that create ascalable, compostable alternative using the existing supply chain and at a similar cost. Current industry partners include consumer electronics, appliances, shipping, and consumer packaged goods. Cruz Foam was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Santa Cruz, California. | $3.4M | Seed | Nov 23, 2021 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Applied Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/applied-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Polychain](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polychain-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [a16z crypto](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a16z-crypto) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Accenture Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accenture-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Innovation Growth Ventures

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Innovation Growth Ventures is a joint venture of Sony Corporation and Daiwa Securities. The fund will focus on fintech, AI, and robotics. Sony has also been investing in mid- to later-stage ventures through this fund.

2 contacts available at Innovation Growth Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Austin Noronha | Managing Director-North America | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/austin-noronha |
| Seiji Nakata | President, Board Member & Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seiji-nakata-a551 |

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## FAQ

### What does Austin Noronha invest in?

Austin Noronha invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Virtual Reality startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Austin Noronha last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Austin Noronha closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 10 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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