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SoftBank Group

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

Tokyo · Series B–Growth · 23 people tracked

Also known as Softbank Corp · SOFTBANK, INC.

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Investment thesis

SoftBank Group operates under the corporate philosophy 'Information Revolution — Happiness for everyone,' believing that wise application of AI and breakthrough technologies will create a more connected, empowered and joyful world. The group pursues a broad investment strategy combining strategic investments by SoftBank Group Corp. itself with investments made through the SoftBank Vision Fund and SoftBank Latin America Fund. It applies a 'Cluster of No. 1 Strategy' intended to enhance the corporate value of its investees and, ultimately, the group's equity value of holdings by fostering business growth and positive interactions among portfolio companies, targeting expanding AI-driven markets and new industries.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Series B–Growth
HQ
Tokyo, JP
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1981
Last 12 months
20 investments
Private fund assets
$34.2M
VC funds
2
Tracked investments
311
Unicorns
40
IPOs
18
Acquisitions
9

Team · 23 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Ken Miyauchi· Board Directorin
Kenneth A. Siegel· External Board Directorin
Kuniko Nishibashi· External Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Independent Officerin
Maurice Atsushi Toyama· Full-time External Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Independent Officerin
Miwa Ohmori· External Board Director, Independent Officer
Tetsuji Ohashi· External Board Director, Independent Officer
Yasuharu Sakurai· Head of Human Resources Department

Head of SoftBank Group's Human Resources Department and a member of the Sustainability Committee.

Yoshimasa Magata· Corporate Officer, Head of CEO Office
Yuji Nakata· Full-time External Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Independent Officer
Yuko Kanamaru· External Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Independent Officerin
Yutaka Matsuo· External Board Director, Independent Officerin
Sydney Meheula· Investorin

10 people who came through SoftBank Group went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 251 of 311 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×100SaaS ×60Enterprise Software ×55Fintech ×46Consumer ×38E-commerce ×34Marketplaces ×31Hardware ×30

HQs:United States×125Brazil×20India×11Japan×10United Kingdom×9Mexico×7

Who they back

founder profiles across 10 portfolio companies
30%
solo founders
3 of 10 mapped founding teams
50%
repeat founders
of 14 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×32 founders×33 founders×14+ founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data

University of Cambridge ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×4Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×3Physics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history

MSNW ×5Air Force Research Laboratory ×2

Investments · 311 tracked

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Robert Noyce(Co-founder)inGordon Moore(Co-founder; CEO 1975–1987)Andrew Grove(Employee no. 3; CEO 1987–1998)April Miller Boise(Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer)inMichelle Johnston Holthaus(Chief Executive Officer of Intel Products)inChristoph Schell(Executive Officer)in

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Daniel Schreiber(Founder)inShai Wininger(Founder)inMaya Prosor(Vice President, Distribution)inAdina Eckstein(Chief Operating Officer)inTim Bixby(Chief Financial Officer)inJohn Peters(Chief Insurance Officer)in

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Vidit Aatrey(CEO)inSanjeev Barnwal(CTO)inSanjeev Kumar(Executive Officer, Director)Jatin Mazalcar(Executive Officer)inSoumyajit Das(Product Engineer)in

BoardSumer Juneja(Director)in

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BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical DevicesWatertown, US

Paul L. Berns(Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)Joshua Pinto(Executive Officer)Tamara Tompkins(Executive Officer)inKari Stefansson(Director)Maykin Ho(Director)Alaa Halawa(Director)

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersCatalio Capital Management, LPF-Prime CapitalK2 HealthVenturesMercury FundPremier Partners+12 more

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AI & Machine LearningGamingRoseland, US

Vadim Mats(Executive Officer, Director)

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B2B MarketplacesE-commerceMarketplacesPropTechPhoenix, US

Eric Wu(Founder)inJD Ross(Founder)Keith Rabois(Founder)inKaz Nejatian(Chief Executive Officer)inIan Wong(Founder)

Co-investorsA*Access Technology VenturesAirTree VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBlue LionBlue Lion Global+42 more

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AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechGovTechImpact & Social GoodSpace Tech

Emiliano Kargieman(Founder)inGerardo Richarte(Founder)inRick Dunn(CFO)inAlan Kharsansky(CTO)inJeff Kerridge(SVP, Global Sales)inLorri Kohler(SVP, Operations)

Co-investorsBYMA VenturesDraper CygnusJazzya InvestmentsKluz VenturesMONASHEESNXTP+5 more

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Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Oren Frank(Founder)inJon Cohen, M.D.inJon Cohen(Chief Executive Officer and Director)inRoni Frank(Founder)

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Marianne De Backer(CEO)inHerbert Virgin(Executive Officer)Howard Horn(Executive Officer)inAlex Bangs(Executive Officer)inMarianne De Backer, M.Sc., Ph.D., MBA(President, Chief Executive Officer and Director)

BoardGeorge Scangos(Executive Officer, Director)

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Mariano Gomide de Faria(Founder)inGeraldo do Carmo Thomaz Junior(Executive Officer, Director)Geraldo Thomaz(Founder)inAlexandre Nucci Soncini(Founder)inAndre Spolidoro Ferreira Gomes(Director)Santiago Naranjo Alvarez(Chief Revenue Officer)

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Alex Kendall(Founder)inAmar Shah(Founder)inAlex Kendall Amar Shah(Founder)

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CleantechClimate TechHardwareImpact & Social GoodTokyo, JP

Yosuke Maeda(代表取締役 (Representative Director))前田 瑶介(代表取締役 兼 CEO)in

Co-investorsDEEPCORE Inc.Development Bank of JapanMitsubishi UFJ Asset ManagementSMBC Nikko SecuritiesSumitomo Mitsui Trust BankDentsu Ventures+4 more

2TMmercadobitcoin.com.brin𝕏Nov 2021 · $50M

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Crypto & Web3Fintech

Gustavo Chamati(Founder)inReinaldo Rabeloin

Co-investorsParallax VenturesSand Hill AngelsSoftbank Latin America FundPIPO CapitalTetherTribe Capital

Accel Roboticsaccelrobotics.comin𝕏Dec 2019 · $30M

The page is a Vietnamese-language football (soccer) live-streaming site (Cakhia TV) offering free live broadcasts of matches from leagues such as the Premier League, World Cup, EURO, Champions League, Bundesliga and Ligue 1.

Media & EntertainmentLa Jolla, US

Brandon Maseda(Executive Officer, Director)inMarius Buibas(Executive Officer, Director)inMatthew Walker(Director)Samir Singh(Director)in

Co-investorsGMO VenturePartnersRevTech Ventures

Aferoafero.ioinMay 2016

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AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityIoTLos Altos, US

Joe F. Britt(Executive Officer, Director)inShin Matsumura(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsAlpha EdisonPresidio VenturesSamsung Catalyst Fund

Agile Robotsagile-robots.cninJun 2026

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Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics

Zhaopeng Chen(Founder)in

Co-investorsHongShan Capital GroupLinear CapitalOVO FundSoftBank Vision Fund

AI Fundaifund.aiin𝕏Jan 2018

AI Fund is a venture studio led by AI pioneers, operators, founders, and investors that helps founders build and scale AI companies.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnergyEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US

Andrew Ng(Managing General Partner, Founder)inAndy Ku(Partner)inEva Wang(Partner, COO, General Counsel)inEllen Li(CFO)inKirsty Tan(General Partner, AI Fund Growth Fund)inEli Chen(Technology Partner)in

Co-investorsSequoia CapitalGreylock PartnersM1720New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Samsung Catalyst Fund

Ajaibajaib.co.idin𝕏Jan 2019 · $2.1M

Ajaib is an investment application that enables users to buy stocks, mutual funds, bonds, cryptocurrencies, US stocks, and other global assets online.

FintechMarketplacesJakarta, ID

Anderson Sumarli(Founder)inYada Piyajomkwan(Founder)inKevin Lee

Co-investorsHorizons VenturesICONIQInsignia Ventures PartnersIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Y CombinatorAlpha JWC Ventures+11 more

Aleoprovable.comin𝕏Feb 2022 · $200M

Provable builds developer tools and infrastructure for zero-knowledge applications on the Aleo blockchain, including the Leo programming language, snarkOS/snarkVM runtime, and SDK for developers to create privacy-focused blockchain applications.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechReno, US

Howard Wu(Founder)inMichael Beller(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAmbush CapitalAndreessen HorowitzDigital Currency Group+13 more

Ampere Computingamperecomputing.comin𝕏

Ampere Computing designs server-class processors optimized for AI inference and data center workloads, focusing on power-efficient, high-performance computing for enterprise and cloud environments.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingHardwareSemiconductors

Andelaandela.comin𝕏Sep 2021 · $200M

Andela connects global technologists with enterprise opportunities and serves as a platform for hiring, building AI systems, and upskilling teams.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechMarketplacesWashington, D.C., US

Jeremy Johnson(Founder)inIyinoluwa Aboyeji(Founder)inNadayar Enagesi(Founder)Brice Nkengsa(Founder)inIan Carnevale(Founder)inChristina Sass(Founder)in

Co-investors4DX VenturesAccelerate AfricaAir Street CapitalAmplo VenturesCRE Venture CapitalDBL Partners+30 more

Ant Financialantgroup.cominNov 2019 · $1B

Chinese fintech group, formerly Ant Financial, that operates Alipay and related payment, lending, wealth and insurance services.

Hangzhou, CN

Jack Ma(Founder)

Co-investorsAccess Technology VenturesCoatue ManagementFJ LabsJDACPrimavera Venture Management LimitedWarburg Pincus+6 more

Anywhereanywhere.cam

A retailer that sells security and monitoring cameras along with related accessories, offering different options for single or multi-location surveillance needs.

E-commerceHardware

Co-investorsGreater Colorado Venture FundGeneral AtlanticHercules Capital, Inc.New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Novo HoldingsSoftBank Vision Fund+1 more

Apollo Agricultureapolloagriculture.comMar 2022 · $40M

Apollo Agriculture provides small-scale farmers with farming inputs, financing, insurance, and training to help them run more profitable agribusinesses.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningFintechImpact & Social GoodOakland, US

Earl Joseph St. Sauver(Director)inEli Pollak(Founder)inBenjamin Njenga(Founder)inEarl St Sauver(Founder)in

BoardSeth Todd Silverman(Director)in

Co-investorsAccionAnthemis VentureCeniarthCommunitas Capital PartnersEndeavor CatalystEquator+7 more

Asaasasaas.cominOct 2024 · $148M

Asaas offers a digital business (PJ) bank account and payment platform for companies in Brazil, supporting billing, Pix, card payments, payment links, invoicing, receivables anticipation, and supplier payments.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSGrand Cayman, BR

Diego Bitencourt Contezini(Director)Piero Bitencourt Contezini(Director)Rafael Padilha de Lima Costa(Director)Diego B. Contezini(Founder)Piero Contezini(Founder)

BoardRoberto Dagnoni(Director)

Co-investorsAirborne VenturesBond Capital ManagementEndeavor CatalystParallax VenturesSoftbank Latin America FundCVENTURES

ASKUL Corporationaskul.co.jpin𝕏

ASKUL is a Japanese online retailer selling office supplies, furniture, consumer goods, and daily necessities to businesses and individuals through its e-commerce catalog.

E-commerceMarketplacesRetail Tech

Atom Learningatomlearning.comin

Atom Learning operates an online exam preparation platform for UK schoolchildren aged 7-16, covering 11+ grammar and independent school entrance exams (including ISEB, CAT4, Quest and Year 6 SATs) as well as GCSE revision.

ConsumerEdTechSaaS

Alex Hatvany(Founder)in

Co-investorsSoftBank Vision Fund

Atomicatomicvest.comNov 2021

Atomic Vest provides a white-label investment and savings platform for fintechs and financial institutions to offer wealth management, cash management, and brokerage services to their customers.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

David Dindi(Founder)inEmma Marriott(Director of ML/Personalization)inMarco Alban-Hidalgo(Founder)inHannes Verschueren(Founder)Michael Rossiter(Founder)Neal Suidan(Founder)

Co-investorsAnthemis VentureBrewer Lane VenturesCollide CapitalEvolution VC PartnersInnovation Global CapitalKube VC+29 more

Auto1 Groupauto1-group.comin𝕏Jan 2018

AUTO1 Group operates a B2B and B2C platform for buying and selling used cars in Europe.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFintechMarketplacesMobility & TransportationBerlin, DE

Christian Bertermann(Founder)inHakan Koç(Co-Founder)inHakan Koc(Founder)

Co-investorsDN CapitalG SquaredMutschler VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTarget GlobalVentura Capital+3 more

Autoheroautohero.comJul 2020 · $300M

Autohero is an online platform for buying used cars, offering inspected and reconditioned vehicles with home delivery or pickup, financing options, and a 21-day money-back guarantee.

E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsDN CapitalPrime Ventures

Automation Anywhereautomationanywhere.comin𝕏Nov 2019

Automation Anywhere provides robotic process automation (RPA), intelligent document processing (IDP), and agentic automation solutions for enterprise customers.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US

Mihir Shukla(Founder)inNeeti Mehta Shukla(Founder)inAnkur Kothari(Founder)inClyde Hosein(Executive Officer)inNeeti Mehta(Founder)Rushabh Parmani(Founder)

Co-investors1435 CapitalCollective LiquidityEniac VenturesEQUIAMFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcFoothill Ventures+12 more

Autonomyautonomybio.com

Autonomy Bio is a biotech company developing drugs targeting human aging to extend healthy lifespan.

BiotechLongevitySan Francisco, US

Co-investorsage1Valhalla VenturesKleiner Perkins

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

A Holdings CorporationCerebralEmbark Veterinary, Inc.EquipoExperience AnalyticsGoBrandsIgnitionOneITmedia Inc.Laika UniverseLINE Bank TaiwanMemphis MeatsNeighborhood Fuel

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▶111 more tracked companies

OmieOostoOpen CoOpenAIOpentronsOpyaOSIsoftOYOOYO RoomsPaackPax8PayPayPayPay BankPaytmPaytrustPear TherapeuticsPermutivePetuum HoldingsPipefyPixisPolygonPrimaryBidPropTigerQuikNodeQuixeyQusoRaincoatRankmiRapidusRappiRedisREEF TechnologyRemoteReonomyRetraceRimacRobinRollSandboxSB Global Advisers LimitedSB Group US, Inc.SB Investment Advisers (UK) LimitedSB Northstar LPSBLASceyeScriptDashSenseShipBobSilkChartSilver Bands 4 (US) Corp.SkeduloSkild AISkyloSnapdealSoftBank Corp.SoftBank Group Capital LimitedSoftBank Group Japan CorporationSoftBank Group Overseas GKSoftBank Robotics Group Corp. WebsiteSoftBank Vision FundSolfácilSorareSpotterSpotterSpotterSwell EnergySwiggyT MobileTactaTacta SystemsTeam8Tech in AsiaTempoTerabase EnergyTerra MagnaThe SandboxTherifyThriveTiger Global ManagementTractableTreasure DataTrelaTrendyolTridgeTuLUaláVentus AIViro MediaVitaanceVitable HealthVuoriWeeeWellhubWeWork CompaniesWizWork MarketXAGYanoljaYanoljaYumiYummy CorpZ Intermediate Holdings CorporationZenityZetaZhangmenZimperiumZoeZoe FinancialZOZOZume PizzaZymergen

Exits · 27

18 IPOs · 9 acquisitions · showing 20

armNASDAQ: ARM10x GenomicsNASDAQ: TXGCoupangNYSE: CPNGDoorDashNASDAQ: DASHEnergy VaultNYSE: NRGVEthosNASDAQ: LIFEGuardant HealthNASDAQ: GHIntelNASDAQ: INTCLemonadeNYSE: LMNDMeeshoNSE: MEESHONeumora TherapeuticsNASDAQ: NMRANFT GamingNASDAQ: GXAIOpendoorNASDAQ: OPENSatellogicNASDAQ: SATLTalkspaceNASDAQ: TALKVirNASDAQ: VIRVTEXNYSE: VTEXDome 9acq. by Check PointGraphcore Limitedacq. by SoftBank Corp.Humaneacq. by HP

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latest coverage across their companies

IPO stake values · per SEC filings · 3

Value of this firm's stake in each portfolio company at its IPO price, from the prospectus principal-stockholder table.

CompanyOwnedIPO priceAt IPOStake value
10x Genomics5.0%$110.00Sep 2020$422M
Neumora Therapeutics5.0%$17.00Sep 2023$130M
Ethos10.3%$19.00Jan 2026$59.4M

Source: SEC S-1 / 424B prospectus filings. Stake value = shares beneficially owned × the initial public offering price, as disclosed — a market value at IPO, not a return multiple (the firm's original cost is not disclosed).

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has SoftBank Group made?
SoftBank Group has 311 tracked investments, 27 of which have exited, including 29 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does SoftBank Group invest at?
SoftBank Group invests at the Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What sectors does SoftBank Group focus on?
SoftBank Group focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Healthtech, IoT, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, Sector Agnostic.
Where is SoftBank Group located?
SoftBank Group is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
Does SoftBank Group lead rounds?
SoftBank Group has led 77 of the 181 rounds where its role is on record.
Who does SoftBank Group co-invest with?
SoftBank Group most often shares deals with SoftBank Vision Fund, Balderton Capital, Greylock Partners, among 85 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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Macron and Masayoshi Son Discuss Innovation and Growth | AC1W

GBS · Masayoshi Son

SoftBank Group FY2025 Earnings Highlights / CFO Yoshimitsu Goto

ソフトバンクグループ株式会社 (SoftBank Group Corp.) · Yoshimitsu Goto

SoftBank Group Earnings : Q1 FY2025 by Yoshimitsu Goto

ソフトバンクグループ株式会社 (SoftBank Group Corp.) · Yoshimitsu Goto

SoftBank Group Earnings : FY2024 by Yoshimitsu Goto

ソフトバンクグループ株式会社 (SoftBank Group Corp.) · Yoshimitsu Goto

A Conversation with Masayoshi Son ― SoftBank Group Earnings: FY2021

ソフトバンクグループ株式会社 (SoftBank Group Corp.) · Masayoshi Son

[Joint Press Conference] Speech: Masayoshi Son, Representative, SoftBank Group

Toyota Motor Corporation · Masayoshi Son

Co-investors · 9

DST Global

DST Global is a global internet-focused investment firm that backs fast-growing, high-value internet companies. It does not solicit or accept retail investors.

Sierra Ventures

Sierra Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage SaaS and technology startups, focusing on B2B cloud software delivered via subscription models.

$500K – $10M
Eniac Ventures

Eniac Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm run by former startup operators that partners closely with founders from 0 to 1 to accelerate product-market fit.

Both backed · 1
$1.2M
Obvious Ventures

Obvious is a venture capital firm focused on supporting founders building solutions to humanity's largest challenges across planetary health, human health, and economic health.

Both backed · 1
$250K – $6M
Wing

Wing Venture Capital is an early-stage venture fund backing founders building the AI-first economy across infrastructure, enterprise, physical, domain-specific, security, and healthcare AI.

$200K – $20M
Relay Ventures

Relay Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders from pre-seed and seed through later financing stages, focusing on companies solving major pain points in large, high-growth markets.

$500K – $10M
Miramar Venture Partners

Miramar Digital Ventures is a seed and early-stage venture firm backing founders leveraging smart connected sensors, big data, and intelligent machines to drive disruption.

$100K – $3M
Matchstick Ventures

Matchstick Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs ambitious entrepreneurs located 'between the coasts,' investing capital, time, and resources at the pre-seed and seed stages.

$500K – $1.5M

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