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Sony Innovation Fund 4

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About Sony Innovation Fund 4

Sony Innovation Fund 4 is a ¥20 billion (~$135M) CVC fund backed by MUFG Bank, DBJ, SMBC, Sony Bank, and Sony Group. Invests in AI, robotics, entertainment, and sensing technologies with strategic Sony alignment. Total platform AUM exceeds ¥85 billion ($534M).

Investment Focus

Location / RegionJapan
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Deep Tech
Robotics Automation

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Blockchain/AR/VR/AI founders with Sony entertainment ecosystem fit

CVC
deeptech
cleantech
AI
Japan-focus
blockchain
crypto infrastructure
AR/VR
entertainment-tech
stablecoin

Bullish Signals

YellowCard stablecoin infrastructure investment (Aug 2026)external
FLASH drama app investment, Japan No. 1 (Aug 2026)external
CEO Hadano keynote Tech-Entertainment Taipei Sept 4external
Suzuki keynote AR/VR entertainment Taipei Sept 3external
Miura panel blockchain institutional adoption Malaysia July 29external
Fund 4 just launched (Apr 2026)external
Recent AI investment: Solidroadexternal
All 3 GPs speaking Apr 2026website
Solidroad: AI conversation eval platformwebsite
Sony Innovation Fund 4 L.P. confirmedwebsite
Kotoba Technologies: speech AI East Asian languagesexternal
CEO Hadano: GCV Powerlist 2026 consecutive yearsexternal
Active deal + global events portfolio depthexternal

Contrarian Signals

CVC — strategic fit requiredexternal
Japan-heavy network & dealflow biasexternal
Entertainment angle increasingly needed for positioningexternal

Founder Do's

Align with Sony ecosystem synergies
Have Japan market angle or interest
Build in AI, cleantech, deeptech, blockchain, AR/VR
Target Taipei StartSphere or Malaysia Blockchain Week for intros
Show entertainment or infrastructure moonshot potential

Founder Don'ts

Ignore CVC strategic fit with Sony
Pitch without Japan/Asia relevance
Overlook entertainment or content angle

Key GPs & Partners

LC
Ludovic Copéré
Senior Investment Director
cleantech-focusedpanel speakerSF-based
AK
Atsushi Kitagawa
Managing Director Japan
Japan leadsustainabilitySusHi Tech
TT
Takamasa Tokuda
Senior Investment Director
deeptechJapan-TaiwanPlug and Play
KH
Kazuhito Hadano
CEO
GCV Powerlist 2026blockchaintech-entertainment
TM
Takaaki Miura
Senior Investment Director
blockchaincrypto infrastructureMalaysia speaker
DS
Daisuke Suzuki
Senior Investment Director
AR/VRentertainment techTaiwan speaker
TH
Takeshi Hara
Investment Director
ILS2026emerging marketsJapan

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Fund Overview

Fund Size¥20.1K
Saves0
Website
LinkedIn

Key People

Sony Ventures Corporation

Ludovic CopéréSenior Investment Director
Atsushi KitagawaManaging Director Japan
Takamasa TokudaSenior Investment Director
Kazuhito HadanoCEO
Takaaki MiuraSenior Investment Director
Daisuke SuzukiSenior Investment Director
Takeshi HaraInvestment Director

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