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SoftBank Group — 2015 Investments

8 investments dated 2015 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Talkspacetalkspace.comin𝕏NASDAQ: TALKMay 2015 · $9.5M

Talkspace is an online mental health care platform that provides research-backed therapy and psychiatric services covered by insurance, allowing users to connect with licensed therapists and psychiatrists through text, audio, or video.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

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

Co-investorsCompoundHDS CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersQumra CapitalRevolutionRunway Venture Partners+15 more

Cinarracinarra.comJul 2015 · $20M✓ verified

Cinarra processes location data from wireless networks and provides measurement and analytics services that enable network operators to monetize location insights at scale.

AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechBay Area, US

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsAlmaz CapitalSiguler Guff

Globalityglobality.cominMar 2015

Globality offers an AI-powered procurement platform centered on Glo, an AI agent that guides enterprises through sourcing scenarios (RFP, RFI, RFQ, and more), tail spend management, supplier matching, pricing, and negotiation.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSRedwood City, US

Lior Delgo(Co-Founder)inJoel Hyatt(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsBlueRed PartnersSoftBank Vision Fund

Helion Energyhelionenergy.comin𝕏Jun 2015

Helion is developing a fusion power plant to produce zero-carbon electricity.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareSeattle, US

David Kirtley(Founder/CEO)inChris Pihl(Founder/CTO)inJohn Slough(Chief Scientist)inGeorge Votroubek(Founder)inAnthony Pancotti(Co-founder)in

BoardSam Altman(Director)in

Co-investorsAntiBoxGroupCapricorn Investment GroupCongruent VenturesSoftBank Vision FundY Combinator+9 more

OYOoyorooms.comin𝕏Aug 2015

OYO operates an online platform for booking budget hotels and homes, offering over 174,000 properties across 35+ countries.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality

Ritesh Agarwal(Founder)in

Co-investors2am VCDSG Consumer PartnersLightspeed India PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersPeak XV PartnersArtha Group+4 more

Tech in Asiatechinasia.comin𝕏Series C · Jun 2015 · $4MAcquired

Tech in Asia is an English-language technology media company covering news, trends, startups, and established companies across Asia's tech sector.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSingapore, SG

Willis Wee(CEO)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorEast VenturesPegasus Tech VenturesSBVAWalden Venture Capital

Work Marketworkmarket.com𝕏Jan 2015

WorkMarket is a platform for onboarding, verifying, and paying independent contractors (1099 workers and freelancers) with features for compliance, work management, and payment processing.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSHuntington, US

Jeffrey Leventhal(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inJeff Wald(CEO)inStephen DeWitt(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardMoshe Koyfman(Investor Board Director)Jordan Levy(Investor Board Director)Fred Wilson(Investor Board Director (Union Square Ventures))in

Co-investors137 VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Foundry

Other

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

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Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.