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title: "Sony Innovation Fund"
description: "Sony Innovation Fund is the corporate venture capital initiative of Sony Group, managed by Sony Ventures Corporation and wholly funded by Sony Group. It focuses on investing in emerging technology companies and supporting the creation of next generation businesses through close collaboration with the wider Sony ecosystem. Public information links the fund to Sony’s global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, through Sony Ventures Corporation. In Africa, Sony Innovation Fund has been active across strategic and venture rounds, committing a total of 81.0 million dollars between January 2024 and August 2026. The fund has participated in both strategic and venture rounds not specified by traditional labels, backing companies in crypto and Web3, the creator economy, services and marketplaces, and media and entertainment. Its disclosed African investments span Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa. Sony Innovation Fund’s African portfolio includes Yellow Card in Nigeria, a provider of stablecoin and fiat payments infrastructure for emerging markets, Twiva in Kenya, a creator economy social commerce platform, Filmmakers Mart in Nigeria, a marketplace for film production services across Africa, and Carry1st in South Africa, a platform that helps creators publish, sell, and get paid for games across the continent. These investments are frequently made alongside specialist co investors such as Polychain Capital, Blockchain Capital, SC Ventures by Standard Chartered, and International Finance Corporation, reflecting a collaborative approach to supporting high growth startups in the region."
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# Sony Innovation Fund

Sony Innovation Fund is the corporate venture capital initiative of Sony Group, managed by Sony Ventures Corporation and wholly funded by Sony Group. It focuses on investing in emerging technology companies and supporting the creation of next generation businesses through close collaboration with the wider Sony ecosystem. Public information links the fund to Sony’s global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, through Sony Ventures Corporation. In Africa, Sony Innovation Fund has been active across strategic and venture rounds, committing a total of 81.0 million dollars between January 2024 and August 2026. The fund has participated in both strategic and venture rounds not specified by traditional labels, backing companies in crypto and Web3, the creator economy, services and marketplaces, and media and entertainment. Its disclosed African investments span Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa. Sony Innovation Fund’s African portfolio includes Yellow Card in Nigeria, a provider of stablecoin and fiat payments infrastructure for emerging markets, Twiva in Kenya, a creator economy social commerce platform, Filmmakers Mart in Nigeria, a marketplace for film production services across Africa, and Carry1st in South Africa, a platform that helps creators publish, sell, and get paid for games across the continent. These investments are frequently made alongside specialist co investors such as Polychain Capital, Blockchain Capital, SC Ventures by Standard Chartered, and International Finance Corporation, reflecting a collaborative approach to supporting high growth startups in the region.

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## Summary

Sony Innovation Fund is the corporate venture capital initiative of Sony Group, managed by Sony Ventures Corporation and wholly funded by Sony Group. It focuses on investing in emerging technology companies and supporting the creation of next generation businesses through close collaboration with the wider Sony ecosystem. Public information links the fund to Sony’s global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, through Sony Ventures Corporation. In Africa, Sony Innovation Fund has been active across strategic and venture rounds, committing a total of 81.0 million dollars between January 2024 and August 2026. The fund has participated in both strategic and venture rounds not specified by traditional labels, backing companies in crypto and Web3, the creator economy, services and marketplaces, and media and entertainment. Its disclosed African investments span Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa. Sony Innovation Fund’s African portfolio includes Yellow Card in Nigeria, a provider of stablecoin and fiat payments infrastructure for emerging markets, Twiva in Kenya, a creator economy social commerce platform, Filmmakers Mart in Nigeria, a marketplace for film production services across Africa, and Carry1st in South Africa, a platform that helps creators publish, sell, and get paid for games across the continent. These investments are frequently made alongside specialist co investors such as Polychain Capital, Blockchain Capital, SC Ventures by Standard Chartered, and International Finance Corporation, reflecting a collaborative approach to supporting high growth startups in the region.

## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yellow Card | /yellow-card | Strategic | 40000000 | 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z |
| Yellow Card | /yellow-card | Venture (Round not Specified) | 40000000 | 2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Twiva | /twiva | Venture (Round not Specified) |  | 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Filmmakers Mart | /filmmakers-mart | Venture (Round not Specified) |  | 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Carry1st | /carry1st | Venture (Round not Specified) | 1000000 | 2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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