Sozo Ventures was formed in 2012 to invest in and support IT ventures with their global expansion.
We invest in category leaders in advanced data technologies, e-commerce, enterprise cloud,
fintech, IoT and healthcare IT, among other emerging sectors.
We are structured to connect the most ambitious entrepreneurial teams with
the world's most advanced and respected customers and distributors.
We are at our best when we can share our expertise well before expansion strategies are set.
Location: United States, California, Redwood City
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2012
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Portfolio 4
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 15.06.2023 | A Virtual | thewound.c... | $4.25M | - |
| 23.03.2023 | Workera.ai | workera.ai | $44.5M | United Sta... |
| 06.11.2022 | Harmonic | harmonic.a... | $23M | United Sta... |
| 28.06.2022 | Eclipse Fo... | eclipsefoo... | $52M | United Sta... |
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| - | Yoshitaka | Kadoya | Principal | linkedin.c... | - | y*****a@so... | - |
| - | Tetsu | Nomura | Director | linkedin.c... | - | t*****a@so... | - |
| - | Neha | Atreya | Controller | linkedin.c... | - | n*****a@so... | - |
| - | Noah | Jones | Head Of In... | linkedin.c... | - | n****s@soz... | - |
| - | Hiroki | Matsuda | Principal | linkedin.c... | - | i**o@sozo.... | - |
| - | Phil | Wickham | Managing D... | linkedin.c... | - | p******m@s... | - |
| - | Ray Rehito | Hatoyama | Venture Pa... | linkedin.c... | - | r*******a@... | - |
| - | Nettie | Reyes | Vice Presi... | linkedin.c... | - | n****s@soz... | - |
| - | Kenichi | Sato | Summer Int... | linkedin.c... | - | k***o@sozo... | - |
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Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 11.04.2023 | Carbon Robotics lands $30M to sell more weed-destroying mach... | The LaserWeeder from Seattle startup Carbon Robotics zaps weeds using a high-powered lasers powered ... | geekwire.c... |
| 13.03.2023 | Foodtech at Expo West, part two: From animal-free dairy to f... | In part two of our whistlestop tour of foodtech startups exhibiting at Expo West, we look at players... | agfunderne... |
| 30.06.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Eclipse scoops $40m for animal-fre... | This week, Eclipse — best known for its animal-free ice creams — closed its Series B round, while an... | agfunderne... |
| 07.04.2022 | Viz.ai Raises $100M for Care Coordination Platform at $1.2B ... | What You Should Know: – Viz.ai, a San Francisco-based AI-powered disease detection and care coordin... | hitconsult... |
| 11.01.2022 | Japan-, US-focused Sozo Ventures raises $592m so far for lat... | Premium Sozo Ventures, a cross-border venture capital firm that invests primarily in the US and Jap... | dealstreet... |
| 17.01.2018 | Paladin Capital Joins $40M Series D for Anomali | REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anomali, the leading provider of threat management and collabor... | citybizlis... |
| 17.01.2018 | DTCP Invests in Cybersecurity Company Anomali in $40m Series... | REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – January 17, 2018 – Anomali, the leading provider of threat management and col... | dtcp.capit... |
| 17.01.2018 | General Catalyst Joins $40M Series D for Anomali | REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anomali, the leading provider of threat management and collabor... | citybizlis... |
| 08.07.2016 | Coinbase eyes Japan expansion after landing $10.5M from Bank... | Coinbase, one of the world’s largest bitcoin companies, has set its sights on Japan after landing fu... | techcrunch... |
| - | Portuguese founded Sword Health brings in $163 million at $2... | Digitial musculoskeletal therapy provider Sword Health has raised $163 million in a Series D funding... | tech.eu/20... |