Austin Noronha will be leaving Sony after 25 years, the last decade of which was spent as part of Sony’s CVC team.
Austin Noronha has announced that he will be departing from his position as managing director at Sony Innovation Fund, the investment arm of the Japanese consumer electronics and entertainment company, on August 15.
In his present role, Noronha oversees the strategic direction and operations of Sony Ventures and manages the Sony Innovation Fund.
Noronha joined Sony in 2001 as part of the growth ventures and innovation team, which he headed. There he was responsible for identifying potential growth areas and innovative startups to pursue strategic partnerships that benefitted Sony’s broad business interests. He moved to the ventures team in 2016.
Speaking of his time with the Sony Ventures team in a LinkedIn post announcing his move, Noronha shared, “It has been immensely gratifying to witness the growth of Sony Ventures into a highly respected corporate venture capital (CVC) platform, managing multiple funds and supporting exceptional entrepreneurs around the globe.”
While Noronha did not specify his next move, he did indicate that he would remain a part of the VC community.
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Oishani Mitra
Oishani Mitra is the content manager for Global Corporate Venturing.
