Farrukh Hussain
InvestorSenior Associate at Sony Ventures Corporation
EU
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Farrukh Hussain is a Senior Investment Director at Sony Innovation Fund, overseeing investments in innovative startups and corporate alliances across Europe, the US East Coast, and Canada. His background includes pan-European product marketing for emerging technologies, with experience managing product categories from research and development through mass production, as well as managing global strategic relationships and influencing new product specifications based on market analysis.
Experience
- Sony Innovation FundSenior Investment Directorcurrent2026 — presentLondon
- Sony Innovation FundInvestment Director2023 — 2026Greater London
- Sony Innovation FundVenture Capital Investment Manager2019 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- Midnight LabsBoard Member / Investorcurrent2026 — presentDublin
- Raspberry Pi FoundationInvestorcurrent2023 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
- TwivaInvestorcurrent2025 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
- Carry1stInvestorcurrent2024 — presentCity of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- EmperiaInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Kitman LabsInvestorcurrent2019 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- EdgifyBoard Observer / Investorcurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Sony Semiconductor SolutionsCorporate Alliances & Investment Manager2019 — 2023Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom
- Sony Semicon (EU)Marketing Manager (Pan-European)2018 — 2019Basingstoke, United Kingdom
- Sony Europe Ltd (European Head Office)Product Marketing Manager (Pan-European)2015 — 2018United Kingdom
- Sony Europe Ltd (European Head Office)Business Development Consultant (Pan-European)2012 — 2015Basingstoke, United Kingdom
- Sony Europe Ltd (European Head Office)Business Development Analyst (Pan-European)2010 — 2012Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Investment Decisions4Due Diligence3New Business Development9Product Marketing13Business Development52Product Management6Business Strategy18Competitive Analysis17Marketing Strategy7Market Research33Product Development10Business Planning14
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Market AnalysisMarketing ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsBusiness AnalysisMarketingProject ManagementStrategyStrategic PlanningLeadershipManagementLanguages English · Hindi · Urdu
- Executive Education, Marketing in the Digital World — Imperial Business School
- Oxford Entrepreneurship: Venture Finance Programme — Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
- Managerial Finance — The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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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
Austin Noronha
Managing Director at Sony Ventures Corporation
Chieko Tazuke
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
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Aadit Parikh
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Andrew Yi
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Atsuto Ueno
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Austin Noronha
Managing Director at Sony Ventures Corporation
Chieko Tazuke
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Farrukh Hussain?
- Farrukh Hussain is a Senior Investment Director at Sony Innovation Fund, overseeing investments in innovative startups and corporate alliances across Europe, the US East Coast, and Canada. His background includes pan-European product marketing for emerging technologies, with experience managing product categories from research and development through mass production, as well as managing global strategic relationships and influencing new product specifications based on market analysis.
- Where does Farrukh Hussain work?
- Farrukh Hussain is Senior Associate at Sony Ventures Corporation.
- What check size does Farrukh Hussain write?
- Farrukh Hussain typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Farrukh Hussain go to school?
- Farrukh Hussain studied at Henley Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Imperial Business School (Executive Education, Marketing in the Digital World); University of Portsmouth (BA(Hons), Business Administration).
Same school
Also attended Imperial Business School126
Julia SchrameierAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesNikolai RiiberInvestor at InvestinorAlessandro De BenedettiAssociate at NorthzoneMillan SuriPrincipal at Episode1Adrian RaduInvestor at Khosla VenturesTroy PhoaAssociate at Marlin Equity Partners
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Also attended University of Portsmouth29
Katie DhiravanijakulaStrategic Operations Manager, Thailand at Sora VenturesJoshua WarrenHead of HR at GP BullhoundMark LaneGlobal Head of Corporate Communications at Fortress Investment GroupDavid RolfeInvestment Partner at NVM Private Equity LLPLuke HortonPartner and COO at Brenteca InvestmentsLarry LiuManaging Partner, Celtic House Asia Partners at Celtic House Venture Partners
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Also attended Institute of Business Management2
Also attended The Lyceum1
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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