# Toshimoto Mitomo

> Toshimoto Mitomo is a funding round investor at Sony (New York) backing GPS and Logistics. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sony](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sony)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toshimoto-mitomo-55786017/

Toshimoto Mitomo is a funding round investor at Sony in New York focused on GPS and Logistics. Toshimoto Mitomo is the Corporate Executive, Executive Vice President at SONY.He attended Chuo University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GPS | 1 | 50% |
| Logistics | 1 | 50% |
| Navigation | 1 | 50% |
| Mapping Services | 1 | 50% |
| Location Based Services | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| what3words | what3words is the simplest way to talk about location. It has divided the world into a grid of 3m x 3m squares, each with a unique address made from 3 words. Now people can refer to any precise location – a delivery entrance, a picnic spot or a drone landing point – using three simple words. what3words is helping improve businesses around theworld, and paving the way for social and economic progress in developing nations. It can be used via the free mobile app or online map. what3words can also be built into any other app, platform or website, with just a few lines of code. |  |  | Nov 06, 2018 |  |
| what3words | what3words is the simplest way to talk about location. It has divided the world into a grid of 3m x 3m squares, each with a unique address made from 3 words. Now people can refer to any precise location – a delivery entrance, a picnic spot or a drone landing point – using three simple words. what3words is helping improve businesses around theworld, and paving the way for social and economic progress in developing nations. It can be used via the free mobile app or online map. what3words can also be built into any other app, platform or website, with just a few lines of code. |  |  | Nov 06, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SAIC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saic-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alpine Ramble Treks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpine-electronics) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Intel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intel-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sony

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Sony develops and manufactures audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Sony is a mix of consumer electronics and various well-known brand names, such as Walkman in portable audio players, Vaio in PCs, Xperia in smartphones, Cybershot and Alpha in digital cameras, and PlayStationin video game consoles.Sony has seven main business segments, operating electronic appliances, games, devices and semiconductors, entertainment content, and financial services.

5 contacts available at Sony.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jan Uddenfeldt | Senior Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-uddenfeldt |
| Tony Seeff | Corporate Alliances and Investments - Senior Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tony-seeff |
| Toshimoto Mitomo | Corporate Executive Officer, Senior Executive Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toshimoto-mitomo |
| Akio Morita | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akio-morita |
| Austin Noronha | Managing Director, Growth Ventures & Innovation | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/austin-noronha |

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## FAQ

### What does Toshimoto Mitomo invest in?

Toshimoto Mitomo invests primarily in GPS, Logistics and Navigation startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 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 Toshimoto Mitomo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Toshimoto Mitomo closed in Nov 2018. 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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