Founded in 2016, Sony Innovation Fund aims to foster business creation in new and existing areas of interest to Sony, catalyze a talented and passionate team, and explore new and emerging ecosystems. Their investment criteria include funding for seed, series-A, series-B rounds or similar funding stages, with a focus on consumer and enterprise-facing businesses across various verticals, including fintech, AI and machine learning, drones and robotics, and virtual and augmented reality.