Sony Innovation Fund is dedicated to engaging with promising early-stage companies.

Beyond investment, its mission is to provide access to the broader Sony world and its global network and collaborate with startups to foster business creation in new and existing areas of interest to Sony, catalyze a talented and passionate team, develop innovative and scalable technology and explore new and emerging ecosystems.Sony Innovation Fund's investment criteria include investments in seed, series A, series B or similar funding stages.

Its Areas of Interest are Consumer and Enterprise-facing businesses, including but not limited to: Platform and Service offerings across verticals; Entertainment and Gaming; Lifestyle, Health and Wellness; Industrial, Manufacturing, Mobility, Agriculture & Logistics; Fintech; Enabling Technologies; Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (core algorithms, recognition technologies, service platforms); Drones and Robotics( structural and embedded technologies, control systems, management platforms); Sensors and IoT( sensing hardware, middleware, connectivity); Immersion and Visualization (virtual reality / augmented reality /mixed reality); and, Next-generation devices (display, security, biometrics, haptics).