Sony Financial Ventures
Profile and portfolio
Sony Financial Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Sony Financial Group, a financial services company. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. It invests from seed to late stage. Sectors it names: artificial intelligence, fintech, healthcare and digital health, cybersecurity.
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Late stage |
| Sectors | Artificial intelligence, Fintech, Healthcare and digital health, Cybersecurity, Mobility and automotive, Climate and energy |
| Geography | Global, Asia |
| Offices | Tokyo, Japan |
Sources: S2 Sony Financial Ventures home; S3 Sony Financial Ventures portfolio; S1 Sony Financial Ventures about (Japanese).
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 10 | 90.9% |
| Exited | 1 | 9.1% |
Status as the firm tags it
Sources: S3 Sony Financial Ventures portfolio.
Where it invests and who leads it
LeadersS1S2
- 番所 健児 (Kenji Bansho)Representative Director and President (代表取締役社長)Find on LinkedInFirm page
- 笹原 逸平Strategic Investment Manager (戦略投資部長)Find on LinkedInFirm page
- 栗城 知加良Senior Investment ManagerFind on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Sony Financial Group | Single source | S1 |
| Parent industry | Banking and financial services | Single source | S1 |
| Founded | 2018 | Single source | S1 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan | Single source | S1 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S1 |
| People on the team page | 9 | Single source | S2 |
| Stages | Seed, Series A, Growth, Late stage | Single source | S2 |
Fund vehicles
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 11 companies: 10 active, 1 exited.S3
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 10 | 90.9% |
| Exited | 1 | 9.1% |
Every company on the Sony Financial Ventures list
11 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 10 active, 1 exited.S3 Read the firm's list.
Active 10
- Asuene
- Bankers
- Bloomo Securities
- Data X
- Idein
- Life5
- Open Payments Europe
- Secret Double Octopus
- Starlight Engine
- Turing
Exited 1
- Securitize
History
- Sony Financial Ventures established (10 July)S1
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
Sources
Disclaimer and corrections
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