Austin Noronha

Austin Noronha is Managing Director of the Sony Innovation Fund which makes early stage investments using Sony’s balance sheet. In this role, he and his team are dedicated to investing in and engaging with promising early-stage companies. He is also Managing Director of Innovation Growth Ventures, a joint venture between Daiwa Securities and Sony that invests in later stage companies. Austin joined Sony in 2001 as Director of Strategic Investments. Prior to joining Sony, Austin was founder and CEO of TrueScope Technologies, an immersive video product and services start-up. He has spent over 25 years in Silicon Valley at both large multinational corporations and start-ups. Austin holds a master’s degree from Michigan Technological University, and a bachelor’s degree from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India.