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Sony Innovation Fund portfolio
Sony Innovation Fund has 15 portfolio companies on record at Recent Funding, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.
About this page
It led 1 of the 9 rounds it joined. Its most recent investment on record is Startale's $63M Series A round in October 2026, alongside SBI Group. By category, its portfolio leans toward Developer tools and cloud (4) and AI agents (3). It has co-invested with SBI Group, National Quantum Mission and Speciale Invest.
What Sony Innovation Fund invests in
- Developer tools and cloud · 4 · 27%
- AI agents · 3 · 20%
- Commerce and retail · 3 · 20%
- Stablecoins · 2 · 13%
- Crypto payments · 2 · 13%
- Cybersecurity · 2 · 13%
- Education · 2 · 13%
- Consumer and social · 2 · 13%
Sony Innovation Fund recent investments
| Company | Round | Date | Alongside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A · $63M | SBI Group (lead) | ||
| Series A · $21M | Gaja Capital, Artha Ventures, Speciale Invest (lead) +1 | ||
| Series A · $25M | Connecticut Innovations, Echo River Capital, Counteract +6 | ||
| round · $3.2M | none named | ||
| Series B+ · $50M | Nvidia, Collaborative Fund (lead), Helena +1 | ||
| Series B+ · $14.64M · lead | Global Brain Corporation, XRM Media, India Quotient | ||
| Series B+ · $150M | NGP Capital, SE Ventures, Warburg Pincus (lead) +6 | ||
| Series B+ · $130M | Michael Diekmann, Leaps by Bayer (lead), Samsung Next +4 |
How Sony Innovation Fund invests
Sony Innovation Fund portfolio companies
SStartale$63MSeries A · Oct 2026
QQNu Labs$21MSeries A · Sep 2026
CCrew Carbon$25MSeries A · May 2026
RRecord (Yoake)$3.2Mround · Feb 2026PPhaidra$50MSeries B+ · Oct 2025
LLokal$14.64MSeries B+ · Apr 2023
SScandit$150MSeries B+ · Feb 2022
HHuma Therapeutics$130MSeries B+ · May 2021
TTrax$640MSeries B+ · Apr 2021
TTrustdockbacker
HHokanbacker
SSolidroadbacker
BBastionbacker
WWoovly Shop Sociallybacker
JJabali AIbacker
| Company | Round with Sony Innovation Fund | Total raised | Latest raise |
|---|---|---|---|
Stablecoins |
Series A · $63M | $63M | Oct 29, 2026 Series A |
Cybersecurity |
Series A · $21M | $21M | Sep 9, 2026 Series A |
Climate and energy |
Series A · $25M | $30.3M | May 18, 2026 Series A |
| round · $3.2M | $3.2M | Feb 1, 2026 round | |
AI agents |
Series B+ · $50M | $75M | Oct 1, 2025 Series B+ |
Consumer and social |
Series B+ · $14.64M · lead | $29.64M | Apr 28, 2025 Series B+ |
Health and bio |
Series B+ · $150M | $273.5M | Feb 9, 2022 Series B+ |
AI agents |
Series B+ · $130M | $248M | Sep 11, 2024 round |
Data and analytics |
Series B+ · $640M | $646.6M | Mar 24, 2023 Seed |
Cybersecurity |
backer | undisclosed | — |
Sales and marketing |
backer | undisclosed | — |
AI agents |
backer | $33.2M | Apr 16, 2026 Series A |
Stablecoins |
backer | $15M | Jul 13, 2026 Seed |
Commerce and retail |
backer | $13.67M | Oct 27, 2026 Series B+ |
AI coding and devtools |
backer | undisclosed | Jun 2, 2026 Pre-seed |
Most frequent co-investors
SSBI Group1 shared round · last Oct 29, 2026
NNational Quantum Mission1 shared round · last Sep 9, 2026
SSpeciale Invest1 shared round · last Sep 9, 2026
GGaja Capital1 shared round · last Sep 9, 2026
- AArtha Ventures1 shared round · last Sep 9, 2026
PPonderosa Ventures1 shared round · last May 18, 2026
CConnecticut Innovations1 shared round · last May 18, 2026
EEcho River Capital1 shared round · last May 18, 2026
CCounteract1 shared round · last May 18, 2026
IIdemitsu CVC1 shared round · last May 18, 2026
BBuilders Vision1 shared round · last May 18, 2026
KKibo Invest1 shared round · last May 18, 2026
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Investors whose portfolios on Recent Funding center on the same category (Developer tools and cloud).
How this is counted
Share is of the 9 rounds on Recent Funding that name Sony Innovation Fund. Rounds with no announced date are left out of the year split, and "round" is a round whose stage is not on file.
Portfolio companies are the companies on Recent Funding with a round that lists Sony Innovation Fund, which is a subset of its real portfolio. API: /api/v1/investors/sony-innovation-fund (get a free API key). More: the most active VC firms and new venture capital funds.
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