Sozo Ventures
Sozo Ventures is a global venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2012 and based in Redwood City, California. The firm specializes in cross-border investments, focusing on connecting Silicon Valley innovations with opportunities in the Japanese market. With a significant operational presence in Tokyo, Sozo Ventures aims to facilitate the global expansion of technology-enabled ventures, particularly helping U.S.-based startups enter the Japanese and broader Asia-Pacific markets. The firm manages over $1.5 billion in assets and offers a range of services, including cross-border capit
Investing activity
Sozo Ventures appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $250M. The rounds are mostly Growth, with a median round size of $250M. The most recent is Atomic Machines (Venture round, $250M, Oct 2026).
Sozo Ventures most often invests alongside KAS Venture Partners, Regents of the University of California, XTX Ventures and OneIM, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI-native manufacturing / data center hardware.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Sozo Ventures
What AI companies has Sozo Ventures invested in?
Sozo Ventures's AI investments include Atomic Machines. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Sozo Ventures based?
Sozo Ventures is based in Palo Alto, US.
What stage does Sozo Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Sozo Ventures has invested at Growth, with a median round of $250M.
Who does Sozo Ventures co-invest with?
Sozo Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are KAS Venture Partners (1 deal), Regents of the University of California (1 deal), XTX Ventures (1 deal), OneIM (1 deal) and Valor Equity Partners (1 deal).
How can founders reach Sozo Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Sozo Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Sozo Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.