Investments
15Portfolio Exits
3Funds
1About Sony Financial Ventures
Sony Financial Ventures makes strategic investments into promising Fintech startups across the world which have the potential of collaborating with business units of Sony Financial Group and also startups which can potentially lead to new business development in Sony Financial Group.
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Latest Sony Financial Ventures News
Oct 15, 2020
Secret Double Octopus, which works in passwordless authentication for security online, has secured a strategic investment from SC Ventures, the FinTech and investment arm of international banking group Standard Chartered, a press release says. SC Ventures is now one of several distinguished investors in Secret Double Octopus, along with Sony Financial Ventures, KDDI and Global Brain, the […]
Sony Financial Ventures Investments
15 Investments
Sony Financial Ventures has made 15 investments. Their latest investment was in Rest Less as part of their Series A - II on December 12, 2022.
Sony Financial Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/20/2022 | Series A - II | Rest Less | $7.22M | Yes | 1 | |
1/21/2022 | Series A | FloodFlash | $15M | Yes | 4 | |
10/15/2020 | Series B - II | Double Octopus | No | 1 | ||
8/19/2020 | Series A - II | |||||
5/15/2020 | Series E |
Date | 12/20/2022 | 1/21/2022 | 10/15/2020 | 8/19/2020 | 5/15/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A - II | Series A | Series B - II | Series A - II | Series E |
Company | Rest Less | FloodFlash | Double Octopus | ||
Amount | $7.22M | $15M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Sony Financial Ventures Portfolio Exits
3 Portfolio Exits
Sony Financial Ventures has 3 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Crowd Credit on December 29, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/29/2022 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 12/29/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||
Valuation | |||
Acquirer | |||
Sources | 2 |
Sony Financial Ventures Fund History
1 Fund History
Sony Financial Ventures has 1 fund, including SFV・GB L.P..
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/11/2018 | SFV・GB L.P. | $44.68M | 3 |
Closing Date | 10/11/2018 |
|---|---|
Fund | SFV・GB L.P. |
Fund Type | |
Status | |
Amount | $44.68M |
Sources | 3 |
Sony Financial Ventures Team
1 Team Member
Sony Financial Ventures has 1 team member, including current President, Shigeru Ishii.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Shigeru Ishii | President | Current |
Name | Shigeru Ishii |
|---|---|
Work History | |
Title | President |
Status | Current |
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