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Who invests with Sony Innovation Fund

53 investors have backed two or more of the 101 startups Sony Innovation Fund has backed in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many of these startups it shares; Global Brain Corporation shares the most, 10.

53co-investors
4kinds
Global Brain Corporationmost shared (10)
VC firmsmost common kind

Sony Innovation Fund's whole portfolioSony Innovation Fund's profile

VC firms

40

+16 more

Corporate investors

6

Accelerators

4

Private equity and asset managers

3

Segment by segment

VC firms

40 investors

  1. Global Brain CorporationVC firmJapan10 backed
  2. Mitsubishi UFJ CapitalVC firmJapan9 backed
  3. TechstarsVC firmUnited States8 backed
  4. Mizuho CapitalVC firmJapan7 backed
  5. Mizuho Corporate BankVC firmJapan6 backed
  6. Alumni VenturesVC firmUnited States5 backed
  7. Incubate FundVC firmJapan5 backed
  8. SBI InvestmentVC firmJapan5 backed

Corporate investors

6 investors

  1. Samsung NextCorporate investorUnited States5 backed
  2. Intel CapitalCorporate investorUnited States4 backed
  3. Coinbase VenturesCorporate investorUnited States2 backed
  4. SE VenturesCorporate investorUnited States2 backed
  5. Salesforce VenturesCorporate investorUnited States2 backed
  6. MasterCardCorporate investorUnited States2 backed

Accelerators

4 investors

  1. Plug and PlayAcceleratorUnited States5 backed
  2. Y CombinatorAcceleratorUnited States3 backed
  3. Google for StartupsAcceleratorUnited States2 backed
  4. NTT DOCOMO VenturesAcceleratorJapan2 backed

Private equity and asset managers

3 investors

  1. SMBC Venture CapitalInvestment bankJapan8 backed
  2. ACAozora Corporate InvestmentPrivate equityJapan2 backed
  3. Pavilion CapitalPrivate equityUnited States2 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more of the same startups as Sony Innovation Fund, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many startups it shares with Sony Innovation Fund. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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