Sony Innovation Fund
VC Fund
Tokyo, Japan
Sony Innovation Fund is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. 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 areas of interest to Sony • Catalyze a talented and passionate team Sony innovation Fund was founded in 2016.
- Total investments:
- 223
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 18%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Sony Innovation Fund invests in
Stages Sony Innovation Fund invests in
Countries Sony Innovation Fund invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 7 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series A
- $1.9M–$25M
- Series B
- $6.9M–$52M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1.5M–$40M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 36 (16%)
- Software 29 (13%)
- Health Care 21 (9%)
- Information Technology 18 (8%)
- Machine Learning 16 (7%)
Stage
- Series A 49 (22%)
- Series B 41 (18%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 37 (17%)
- Seed 34 (15%)
- Series C 13 (6%)
Country
- United States 55 (25%)
- Japan 52 (23%)
- United Kingdom 14 (6%)
- India 9 (4%)
- Germany 5 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Antonio Avitabile
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 12 | Find email | |
Austin Noronha
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 10 | Find email | |
Ludovic Copéré
Senior Director, Sony Innovation Fund
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Senior Director, Sony Innovation Fund | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Moto Tsuchikawa
Chief Investment Manager
|
Chief Investment Manager | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Roy Meirom
Investment Director
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Investment Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive Labs is a developer of AI-powered software platform improving human-centered software development through behavioral intelligence. | Seed / Oct 05, 2026 | ||
| QNu Labs is the first and only Indian company to develop Quantum cyber-security products using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Technology. QKD solves the problem of key distribution by allowing the exchange of a cryptographic key between two remote parties with unconditional security over a quantum channel. | $21M / Series A / Sep 09, 2026 | ||
| elleThermo aims to implement Semiconductor-Sensitised Thermal Cells (STCs), an energy conversion technology that can generate electricity from unused waste heat above room temperature. | $5.2M / Series A / Aug 26, 2026 | ||
| FLASH is an entertainment and technology startup. | $8.2M / Seed / Aug 05, 2026 | ||
| 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 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 | ||
| Yoyogi Animation Academy is a Japanese vocational‑style education company that operates Yoyogi Animation Academy, one of Japan’s largest and oldest specialized schools for animation, manga, voice acting, and game design.The academy offers practical, industry‑oriented programs in fields such as animator training, background art, illustration, manga,voice‑acting (seiyuu), and digital content creation, mainly at campuses in major cities like Tokyo and Osaka. | $17.9M / Jun 22, 2026 | ||
| * At WeRize, we are creating a new category in Indian financial services space. We are building, India’s first socially distributed full stack financial services platform for families in small town India. The financial needs of these customers have been largely ignored by traditional players and even fintechs who primarily focus on millennials inurban India* WeRize is a full-stack provider, both manufacturing and distributing a wide portfolio of customized credit, group insurance, and savings products for 100Mn lower-middle-class families and 300Mn individuals spread across the 4000+ towns . This $200 Billion annual market expects a very different product set as well as distribution model which traditional private banks, insurers, and mutual fund companies are unable to provide. The economics of these products as well as operating in small cities for traditional companies is unfeasible due to their high-cost branch-based distribution model.* Families living in small towns across India require high touch sales/after-sales service which can only be profitably provided using a social distribution model. The entire Indian fintech ecosystem is geared towards building do-it-yourself (DIY) apps that help customers choose the right financial products for themselves. However, this approach doesn’t work for small-town Indian families as there is a huge trust deficit about non-government financial products. Using the “Social Shopify of Finance” Tech platform, WeRize has enabled thousands of financially literate and digitally savvy freelancers in 1000+ cities to sell its financial products in their social circle. This solves both the trust issue as well as provides high-touch sales and after-sales services these customers need. The technology platform provided to these partners enables them to source business online and offline, recommend the right product to their customers as well as provide after-sales support. | $7M / Series C / Jun 04, 2026 | ||
| Midnight Labs is an enterprise-grade, artificial intelligence-driven brand protection platform engineered to safeguard digital assets, intellectual property (IP), and corporate reputations. | Seed / Jun 04, 2026 | ||
| 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 | ||
| See all 223 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Sony Innovation Fund invest in?
Sony Innovation Fund invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 223 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Sony Innovation Fund invest in?
Sony Innovation Fund typically joins rounds of $1.9M–$25M at Series A, $6.9M–$52M at Series B and $1.5M–$40M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Sony Innovation Fund's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Sony Innovation Fund took part in.
How do I contact Sony Innovation Fund?
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Who are the partners at Sony Innovation Fund?
The team at Sony Innovation Fund includes Antonio Avitabile (Managing Director), Austin Noronha (Managing Director) and Ludovic Copéré (Senior Director, Sony Innovation Fund), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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