Austin Noronha
InvestorManaging Director at Sony Ventures Corporation
Sunnyvale, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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Experience
- Sony Innovation FundManaging Director, Sony Venturescurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Japan Society of Northern CaliforniaInnovation Advisory Councilcurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- University of CaliforniaInnovation Advisory Councilcurrent2016 — present
- San Jose Earthquakes SoccerChair, Innovation Board2016 — 2018San Jose
- SonyManaging Director, Growth Ventures & Innovation2001 — 2016San Jose, CA
- Truescope TechnoligiesCEO & Founder1997 — 2001Santa Clara, California, United States
- SonyDirector of Engineering1996 — 1997San Jose, California, United States
- SuperMac TechnologiesEngineering Manager1993 — 1996Sunnyvale, California, United States
Skills & more
Venture Capital23Start-up Ventures4Business Strategy42Strategic Partnerships63New Business Development11Incubation2Innovation Development2Start-ups51Business Development32Process Improvement2Go-to-market Strategy17Consumer Electronics6
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Colleagues at Sony Ventures Corporation
Aadit Parikh
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Andrew Yi
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Antonio Avitabile
Managing Director EU at Sony Ventures Corporation
Asuki Taguchi
Portfolio Management at Sony Ventures Corporation
Atsushi Kitagawa
Managing Director Japan at Sony Ventures Corporation
Atsuto Ueno
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Chieko Tazuke
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Daisuke Suzuki
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
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Aadit Parikh
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Alex Gurevich
Managing Director at Javelin Venture Partners
Andrew Yi
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Atsuto Ueno
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Chieko Tazuke
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Costantino Mariella
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Emily (Goldberg) Tseng
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Farrukh Hussain
Senior Associate at Sony Ventures Corporation
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Austin Noronha?
- Managing Director at Sony Ventures Corporation
- Where does Austin Noronha work?
- Austin Noronha is Managing Director at Sony Ventures Corporation.
- What check size does Austin Noronha write?
- Austin Noronha typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Austin Noronha go to school?
- Austin Noronha studied at Michigan Technological University (M.S., Computer Engineering); Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (B.S., Electrical Engineering).
Same school
Also attended Michigan Technological University18
Rob BlanckaertInvestor at NZVCMark McPeakVP of Manufacturing at Siddhi CapitalNityen LalGeneral Partner at Icos CapitalKanwal RekhiManaging Director at Inventus Capital PartnersAndrew GollachPartner at SOSVŞakir Yaman TunaoğluVice President of the Executive Board and Investment Committee Member at Teknoloji Yatirim
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Also attended Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani234
SomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesSanjot MalhiPartner at NorthzoneRishabh KaulVenture Partner at Hoxton VenturesAnirvan ChowdhuryDirector at Qualcomm VenturesSanjeev KumarVenture Partner at FusionYash SankrityayanManaging Partner, Southeast Asia at Jungle Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sony Innovation Fund26
Lihi LubranskiPrincipal at TriventuresTiffany HuangPrincipal at TransLink CapitalMahesh KumarPrincipal at Rebright PartnersGil PazVenture Partner at IN VentureJoe TouGeneral Partner at Triptyq CapitalLudovic CopéréInvestor at Sony Ventures Corporation
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Also worked at Japan Society of Northern California2
Also worked at University of California20
Paul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechRenee NiemiProduct Partner at Mighty CapitalVivian LovettHead of Legal at Samsung NextJesse KingPartner, General Counsel at KPCBMatt RobertsCo-Founder and Partner at Prysm CapitalRatan ManehaniPartner at R136 Ventures
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