Sony Ventures Corporation
Corporate VCTokyo · Seed–Growth · 17 people tracked
Also known as ソニーベンチャーズ株式会社
Investment thesis
Invests at early, growth and later stages (including climate and Africa entertainment), differentiates via committee-led involvement of Sony executives and end-to-end business incubation plus optional collaboration across Sony divisions.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 28, 2026.
Team · 17 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 118 of 192 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×57SaaS ×29Digital Health ×19Enterprise Software ×16Fintech ×16Healthtech ×15Hardware ×13Gaming ×12
HQs:Japan×49United States×34United Kingdom×2India×2Canada×1Switzerland×1
Investments · 192 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathActiv Surgical develops digital surgery imaging technology that uses augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to help surgeons visualize critical physiological structures during surgery.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US
Michael Ruehlman(Executive Officer)Emily Casey(Director)David Wells(Director)Peter Kim(Director)Todd Usen(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAshok Krishnamurthi(Director)
Adinte develops and manufactures its own patented IoT beacon hardware ("AIBeacon") and combines it with AI to measure and analyze foot traffic and consumer behavior at physical locations such as supermarkets, shopping malls, drugstores, event venues, and tourist sites.
IoTMarketing TechRetail Tech
Adrich uses IoT sensors and machine learning to make everyday consumer products "smart," giving CPG brands real-time, consumption-based data on how customers actually use their products.
AI & Machine LearningIoTMarketing TechPittsburgh, US
Christopher Langford(Director)Manish Sinha(Director)Adhithi Aji(Executive Officer, Director)
Agility Robotics develops and deploys humanoid robots for warehouse automation and logistics operations.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSalem, US
Jonathan Hurst(Co-founder & Chief Robot Officer)inDamion Shelton(Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board)inBruce Leak(Director)Matthew Ocko(Director)
Santa Monica, US
Gregory McNeal(Executive Officer, Director)Bilal Zuberi(Director)Benjamin Marcus(Executive Officer, Director)
New York City, US
Jason Cohen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Lewis Cohen(Director)Karl Gemperli(Director)
BoardNaoki Kamimaeda(Director)
Arkose Labs provides fraud and bot protection for enterprises including banks, gaming platforms, fintechs, and marketplaces.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Kevin Gosschalk(CEO)Nagraj Kashyap(Director)Jeremiah Grossman(Director)Mark Resnick(Executive Officer)James Wu(Director)Dafina Toncheva(Director)
Earthene provides an AI-powered platform for measuring, reducing and reporting CO2 emissions and ESG data across enterprise supply chains.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechSaaSTokyo, JP
GRID operates a data platform for multiplayer and competitive gaming that captures in-game actions and turns them into live data feeds, streaming, visualizations, and data-powered products.
Data & InfrastructureGamingSports Tech
Chompy operates a food delivery service in Japan and offers a beta service that lets restaurants and food-retail brands create their own official app and web ordering pages for free.
FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces
FintechLittlehampton, GB
CREW provides process intensification technology for wastewater treatment facilities using calcium carbonate dosing to enhance treatment efficiency, reduce operating costs, and remove greenhouse gases.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew Haven, US
Digilens develops optical display technology using proprietary inkjet printing and holographic processes for mobile computing applications.
Deep TechHardware
Jonathan Waldern(Director)Christopher Pickett(Executive Officer, Director)Patrick Suel(Director)Jim Whims(Director)Robert Young(Director)Thorsten Alexander Kern(Director)
Econavista operates a cloud platform that applies AI analysis to accumulated sleep and daily life-rhythm data to detect early signs of dementia and other conditions common among the elderly (such as heat stroke and sleep disorders).
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
EDGEMATRIX provides "video edge AI" technology that analyzes camera footage in real time to detect events such as fires, intrusions, and other anomalies, issuing alerts for safety and operational efficiency.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTTokyo, JP
A robotics and AI company creating state-of-the-art companion robots to revolutionize human-centric care.
Pasadena, US
Maja Mataric(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJohn Lee(Director)Paolo Pirjanian(Executive Officer, Director)
Fivot provides financial services for both businesses and individuals, offering lending products aimed at supporting startup growth and savings services that help individuals save money toward their goals.
FintechTokyo, JP
Shogo Abe(代表取締役 (Representative Director / CEO))
Genomelink develops a platform that provides individuals with access to and management of their genomic data, leveraging advances in DNA sequencing technology.
BiotechConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
GGWP provides an AI-based moderation and community management platform for online games, monitoring text, voice, usernames, Discord, and user reports across multiple languages.
AI & Machine LearningGamingSaaSHillsborough, US
Dennis Fong(Director)George Ng(Director)George Xiao(Director)Kun Gao(Director)
Green Earth Institute is a Japanese company operating a corporate office in Tokyo and a research center in Kisarazu, Chiba.
BiotechTokyo, JP
Ground provides logistics facility management, optimization systems, and strategic consulting services.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply Chain
Happy Quality operates a data-driven agriculture business, offering a "market-in" farming management model that supports new farmers with cultivation technology and a guaranteed-purchase system.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTech
Huma is a cloud platform that provides regulated AI infrastructure for healthcare and life sciences organizations, enabling them to build AI-driven applications, analytics, and clinical workflows across 70+ countries through a federated network model.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechLondon, GB
Idein develops Actcast, an edge AI platform that runs deep learning on low-cost edge devices (such as Raspberry Pi) with a marketplace of vendor apps for collecting and analyzing real-world data.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechIoTTokyo, JP
中村 晃一(代表取締役 / CEO)山田 康之(取締役 / CTO)姜 太一(執行役員 / CFO)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Sony Ventures Corporation invest at?
- Sony Ventures Corporation invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Sony Ventures Corporation focus on?
- Sony Ventures Corporation focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Sony Ventures Corporation located?
- Sony Ventures Corporation is headquartered in Tokyo, CN.
- Does Sony Ventures Corporation lead rounds?
- Sony Ventures Corporation typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Co-investors · 22
Andreessen Horowitz's Strategic Partnerships page describes collaborations that connect its portfolio companies with established institutions to help scale and deploy their technology.
HIRO Capital is a venture capital firm investing at the intersection of technology, games, AI and spatial computing.
US Venture Partners (USVP) is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in information technology and healthcare companies, with four decades of investing experience.
BITKRAFT Ventures is a global investment platform focused on gaming, interactive media, and related technologies, investing at the intersection of physical and digital worlds it calls 'Synthetic Reality.'
Kindred Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs technology startups in their earliest financing rounds, often helping form and fund companies before they exist. It has backed 100+ startups.
M12 is Microsoft's corporate venture fund, backing early-stage technology startups and leveraging Microsoft's resources, connections, and customers to help them scale.
TSV Capital (TSVC), formerly TEEC Angel Fund, is a Silicon Valley seed-stage venture firm that backs technical founders at the earliest stages, having invested in over 200 early-stage companies.
Dell Technologies Capital (DTC) is the venture investment arm of Dell Technologies, investing in early-stage enterprise technology companies across the U.S., Israel, and Europe.
Comcast Ventures is the venture investing arm of Comcast NBCUniversal, backing early- to growth-stage companies across sectors relevant to Comcast's future business, and offering portfolio companies access to the parent company's expertise, scale, network, and resources.
Javelin Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in unique ideas, people and business models across companies it would personally want to join.
At One Ventures is a venture capital firm backing technical founders building hardware and physical-technology businesses aimed at displacing existing industries.
Connecticut Innovations is the state of Connecticut's investment arm, providing capital and strategic support to early stage and growth companies across multiple funds.
▶10 more co-investors
ShangBay Capital LLCBURNT ISLAND VENTURESSapphire VenturesSOSVGreycroftSoftBank Vision FundSalesforce Japan Co.,Ltd.Lakeside CapitalApplied VenturesRiverwood Capital
Firms observed investing alongside Sony Ventures Corporation, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Sony Ventures Corporation's recorded portfolio.
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