Corporate VC
Japan
New Fund 2025

Sony Innovation Fund

Investment focus

Sectors

From firm website, not verified

Investment Stages

From firm website, not verified

Geographic Focus

North America
Europe
Israel
Asia

Investment thesis

Sony Innovation Fund is Sony's corporate venture arm investing in early-stage companies globally across consumer technology, entertainment, deeptech, and healthcare. Operating from offices in the US, EU, Israel, Japan, India and Africa, it has backed 191 companies with 3 unicorns.

Typical check size

€1M – €10M

How To Pitch Sony Innovation Fund

No Stated Policy
Sony Innovation Fund hasn't published an outreach policy. A short, specific cold email is the safest default.

Who To Contact

Kaz Hadano
CEO
Takaaki Miura
Senior Investment Director
Source

Portfolio highlights

Phaidra - AI-powered industrial process optimization
2D Photonics - photonic sensor technology
Resemble AI - voice cloning and generative audio platform

Team

Auto-detected from Sony Innovation Fund's website.

Kaz Hadano
CEO

CEO of Sony Ventures Corporation involved in blockchain and innovation investments.

Checked Aug 2026
Takaaki Miura
Senior Investment Director

Senior Investment Director at Sony Innovation Fund focused on blockchain and fintech investments.

Checked Aug 2026

Website reachable as of Aug 2026. Focus and check size as listed by the firm, not independently verified.

Ready To Reach Sony Innovation Fund?

A fit check scores your pitch against their thesis, stage and ticket. An email draft uses their real deals and thesis, not a template.