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Sony

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Sony develops and manufactures audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.

  • 10001 - max

Highlights

Investments
10
Lead Investments
2
Acquisition
1

Details

Industries
Consumer Electronics,Digital Entertainment,Electronics,Manufacturing,Software,Video on Demand
Founded date
May 7, 1946
Number Of Employee
10001 - max
Operating Status
Active

Sony develops and manufactures audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Sony is a mix of consumer electronics and various well-known brand names, such as Walkman in portable audio players, Vaio in PCs, Xperia in smartphones, Cybershot and Alpha in digital cameras, and PlayStation in video game consoles.

Sony has seven main business segments, operating electronic appliances, games, devices and semiconductors, entertainment content, and financial services.

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
10
2
Sony has made 10 investments. Their most recent investment was on Apr 11, 2022, when Epic Games raised $2B.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Apr 11, 2022 Epic Games
Series Unknown $2B Developer Platform Yes
Apr 13, 2021 Epic Games
Series Unknown $1B Developer Platform —
Feb 9, 2021 LiLz
Series A ¥250M Artificial Intelligence —
Jul 9, 2020 Epic Games
Corporate Round $250M Developer Platform Yes
Jan 23, 2020 minma
Series A $282.15M E-Commerce —
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Acquisition

Sony has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Midokura on Jun 7, 2019. They acquired Midokura for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Jun 7, 2019 Midokura
Artificial Intelligence — — Detail
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