# Onkyo

> Onkyo is a VC fund in Osaka backing Electronics, Audio and Robotics. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Osaka, Japan
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onkyo-corporation
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/onkyo
- Website: http://www.onkyo.com

Onkyo is a VC fund in Osaka focused on Electronics and Audio. ONKYO Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of various consumer electronics products and industrial components worldwide. It provides various audio/visual (A/V) components, including A/V receivers, and DVD and Blu-ray players/receivers; network components, such as network receivers; and Hi-Fi components comprisingreceivers, amplifiers, tuners, CD players, and cassette decks. The company also offers loudspeakers, front/center/surround speakers, subwoofers, and speaker packages; and system components consisting of home theater systems, A/V systems, and mini systems, as well as various accessories, such as RI dock and universal port accessories. The company was formerly known as Osaka Denki ONKYO K.K. and changed its name to ONKYO Corporation in September 1971. ONKYO Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Electronics | 2 | 100% |
| Audio | 1 | 50% |
| Robotics | 1 | 50% |
| Wireless | 1 | 50% |
| Messaging | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series E | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Robot Start | RobotStart is a company specializing in robot related business with the main target of communication robot. The company was established in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. | $273.3K | Corporate Round | Feb 07, 2020 |  |
| Avnera | Avnera is a fabless semiconductor firm making highly-integrated application targeted ICs for consumer audio and voice applications.Avnera has deep analog and mixed-signal circuit design expertise, including the know-how to integrate diverse circuit types onto single pieces of silicon. As such, Avnera IC's integrate RF, power management,audio data converters, host interfaces, & programmable DSPs onto low-cost CMOS, enabling very high performance at low total system cost.Avnera IC products target applications in PC accessory audio, iPod accessory audio, home theater, and consumer & enterprise voice. Avnera's list of customers includes names such as Logitech, Creative, Rocketfish, Panasonic, iHome, Vizio, Sanyo, Onkyo, Acoustic Research, Audioengine, Polycom, et al. | $3.7M | Series E | Feb 11, 2013 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Altien Limited — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DAG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dag-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FAN Communications](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fan-communications) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Icon Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iconventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Intel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intel-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Onkyo invest in?

Onkyo invests primarily in Electronics, Audio and Robotics startups, most often at Series E and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Onkyo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Onkyo closed in Feb 2020. Shizune tracks 2 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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