Sony Innovation Fund invests in transformational technologies with wide ranging applications.
Portfolio
8
companies
ClauseMatch
ClauseMatch provides automated compliance workflow solutions for financial institutions.
Emperia
Emperia builds virtual store management and immersive e-commerce platforms for retailers.
Ieso Digital Health
Digital mental healthcare provider developing AI enabled therapeutics.
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Peppy
Peppy is a digital health platform providing specialist employee healthcare benefits.
Quantum Motion
Quantum Motion builds silicon transistor-based quantum computers designed for standard data-centre racks.
Scriptic
Scriptic develops interactive mobile shows and pioneering applications of generative artificial intelligence in entertainment.
Antonio Avitabile
Managing Director-EU
Antonio serves as managing director of Europe at Sony Innovation Fund. He also holds board and investor roles at Flower, Raspberry Pi, Sensos, and Trax Retail.
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Gen Tsuchikawa
Chief Investment Manager for Sony Innovation Fund and CEO and Chief Investment Officer for Innovation Growth Ventures
Gen brings extensive venture and strategic leadership experience from senior roles at Sony Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, and Sony Mobile Communications. He also serves as a non-executive director at Global-e and a senior advisor at Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support.
LinkedInThe investment round was led by existing backers including Sony Innovation Fund.
"We have built a great relationship with our investors, who fully back our mission of using technology to make insurance fairer, and doing so in a sustainable way."
Sony Innovation Fund backs London interactive entertainment studio Scriptic in second seed close.
"Scriptic is emerging as a front-runner in the future of interactive entertainment, and we are excited to be partnering with the team for the next chapter of their growth journey in an area where we see tremendous opportunity. Scriptic’s highly scalable, efficient and sophisticated mobile-first approach pushes the boundaries of interactive content, and we believe the company’s UGC offering has the potential to take this further by empowering the creativity of millions of everyday storytellers."
Sony Innovation Fund joins the second close of the funding round to support the development of silicon-based quantum computers.
"We are actively exploring investments in technologies that will be transformational with wide ranging applications. Quantum computing has the potential to have that impact, and we want to work with the companies that are best positioned to bring it to commercial scale. As our first investment in the quantum technologies space, Quantum Motion is already demonstrating tremendous advancement and leadership, and we are excited to help fuel their next stage of growth."
Base10 Partners led the round to support platform development and international expansion.
"While working in fashion, it became clear to me that e-commerce was the future, but 2D websites were merely a tool that enabled an online purchase, but were lacking the customer journey and story-telling that brands are after. The solution was to bridge that gap, with the aim of making virtual experiences into the future of brands’ long-term e-commerce strategy."
AlbionVC led the Series B round to fund the digital health platform's expansion into the American market.
"We’re on a mission to become a household name across the world and our Series B funding is just the start. We already dominate Europe’s employer-funded gender-based healthcare market. With our growing team in the US and numerous big brands already choosing Peppy, we will soon be a leading player in America."
