Sony Innovation Fund

Investor type

CVC

Founded

2016

AUM

$410 M

Location

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

$5-10 m

Investment Ticket

3-5 years

Investment Horizon

Seed, Series B, Series A

Investment Stage

Sale to strategic investor, IPO

Exit Strategy

Profile

Investing in technology-driven transformational companies shaping the future of business, entertainment and society.

For over 70 years Sony has been relentlessly innovating and bringing technologies, content and services that are changing the world. We are building on the company’s long history by investing through Sony Innovation Fund in promising startups bringing creativity and promising innovations to the world who’d benefit from partnering with Sony.

Sony Innovation Fund lends its considerable technical expertise, partner networks, and global presence to transformational companies shaping the future of business, entertainment and society. Through innovation, creativity, and new technologies, we are growing and learning together to bring tomorrow’s technologies to market- while helping to change the world.

We’re a team of experienced professionals and technologists who take an active role in helping startups grow and scale by opening doors across our global network. We invest in consumer and enterprise-facing startups at all stages that are bringing new forms of Entertainment, FinTech, Healthcare, IoT, Mobility, Deep Tech and Sensor Technologies to the world.

Industry

Construction Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Gaming Healthcare Services Industrial IT Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Other Robotics SaaS Security Software Telecommunications Transportation AI Cybersecurity PropTech / ConTech VR/AR Music HealthTech Mobility Logistics CleanTech Deeptech Technology ClimateTech

Region of investment

Europe Asia

Sony Innovation Fund Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Innovation Growth Fund
Private Equity (PE)
Financial Services
Fintech
Media and Entertainment
Robotics
SaaS
CleanTech
HealthTech
Deeptech
Series A
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$185 M
July 2019
Sony Innovation Fund: Environment`
Corporate VC (CVC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Robotics
SaaS
Software
HealthTech
Mobility
Deeptech
Seed
Series A
Series B
North America
Asia
$5-10 m
$10 M
September 2020
Sony Innovation Fund 3 (SIF3)
Venture Capital (VC)
Media and Entertainment
Technology
HealthTech
Mobility
ClimateTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
Asia
$5-10 m
$215 M
February 2022

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