# Sony Music Entertainment Japan > Sony Music Entertainment Japan is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Content and Media and Entertainment. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Japan - Total investments: 4 - Last investment: Dec 2021 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - Website: https://www.sme.co.jp Sony Music Entertainment Japan is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Content and Media and Entertainment. Sony Music is a management and management of the entire Sony Music Group by holding shares. As the headquarters of the Sony Music Group, each division efficiently supports and promotes the business of the entire group and each group company. ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Series A | $2.4M–$101M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Content | 2 | 50% | | Media and Entertainment | 2 | 50% | | Legal | 1 | 25% | | Sports | 1 | 25% | | Marketing | 1 | 25% | 10 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series A | 2 | 50% | | Series B | 1 | 25% | | Corporate Round | 1 | 25% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ventus Japan | ventus is an Media and Entertainment based company.ventus aiming to be an entertainment company that provides technology that all fans can enjoy. | $2.4M | Series A | Dec 20, 2021 | | | Thecoo | THECOO is a developer of an entertainment application designed to support a fan community. The company's application offers fanicon is a member-based fan community that encourages the activities of icons together with their core fans, enabling clients to access live app streaming of entertainment contents they are interested in. | $100.6M | Series A | Jul 20, 2020 | | | ANYCOLOR | ANYCOLOR is an entertainment start-up that provides creator support and licensing business, mainly for the support and operation of virtual rivers participating in the “Nijisanji Project”. Using the latest technology, we will shape our thoughts on society as a new era of cutting-edge, and provide a magical experience to the everyday lives of peoplearound the world. | $17.7M | Series B | Apr 14, 2020 | | | NexTone | Established in 2000 upon the enforcement of the Japanese copyright management law and re-established in February 2016 as a joint venture between e-License Inc. and Japan Rights Clearance Inc., NexTone continues to strive towards providing solutions for rights holders through the offering of flexible copyright management and licensing, transparentoperations and processing, and equitable royalty distribution. | $45.5M | Corporate Round | Mar 30, 2018 | | 4 of 4 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Amuse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amuse) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Doroquia Holatheta](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doroquia-holatheta) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Faith](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/faith) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [G-STARTUP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/g-startup) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [i-nest capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/i-nest-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Innovation Network Corporation of Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-network-corp-of-japan) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund - [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-ufj-capital) — VC Fund - [SMBC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smbc-venture-capital) — VC Fund - [Mizuho Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mizuho-capital) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Recruiting Investors in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/recruiting-investors-japan) - [Sports VC Funds in Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/sports-vc-funds-japan) ## FAQ ### What does Sony Music Entertainment Japan invest in? Sony Music Entertainment Japan invests primarily in Content, Media and Entertainment and Legal startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Sony Music Entertainment Japan's check size? Sony Music Entertainment Japan typically joins rounds of $2.4M–$101M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sony Music Entertainment Japan participates in. ### When did Sony Music Entertainment Japan last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Sony Music Entertainment Japan closed in Dec 2021. Shizune tracks 4 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co