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SoftBank

Asia, Chiba, Japan, Minato

Description

SoftBank provides fixed-line, mobile telephony, internet, telecommunications, and digital television products.

Investor Profile

SoftBank has made 201 investments, with 10 in the past 12 months and 38% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series B (20%)
  • Series C (20%)
  • Series A (15%)
  • Series Unknown (13%)
  • Seed (8%)
  • Series D (7%)
  • Series E (5%)
  • Series F (2%)
  • Pre Seed (2%)
  • Private Equity (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (59%)
  • Brazil (10%)
  • Colombia (4%)
  • United Kingdom (4%)
  • India (3%)
  • Mexico (3%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • China (2%)
  • South Korea (1%)
  • Japan (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • E-commerce
  • Information Technology
  • Fintech
  • Financial Services
  • Internet
  • Machine Learning
  • Mobile
  • Apps
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does SoftBank frequently co-invest with?

Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 8
Spark Capital
Spark Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 7
General Catalyst
General Catalyst
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Co-Investments: 7
monashees
monashees
South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo
Co-Investments: 9
Open Opportunity Fund
Open Opportunity Fund
North America, Georgia, United States, Atlanta
Co-Investments: 7
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 10
Mobius Venture Capital
Mobius Venture Capital
North America, Colorado, United States, Boulder
Co-Investments: 8
Tiger Global Management
Tiger Global Management
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 14
Notable Capital
Notable Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 11
Kaszek
Kaszek
South America, NA - Uruguay, Uruguay, Montevideo
Co-Investments: 8

Which angels does SoftBank often collaborate with?

César Azpilicueta
César Azpilicueta
Europe, Madrid, Spain, Madrid
Shared Deals: 1
TB
Tom Blomfield
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 2
AP
Anthony Pompliano
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
Carlos Julio Garcia
Carlos Julio Garcia
North America, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Mexico City
Shared Deals: 2
NB
Nicolas Berggruen
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 2
AO
Alexis Ohanian
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
GP
Gerard Pique
Europe, Catalonia, Spain, Barcelona
Shared Deals: 1
MH
Matt Humphrey
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
AG
Antoine Griezmann
Europe, France
Shared Deals: 1
CS
Charlie Songhurst
North America, Washington, United States, Kirkland
Shared Deals: 3

What are some of recent deals done by SoftBank?

OpenAI

San Francisco, California, United States

OpenAI creates artificial intelligence technologies to assist with tasks and provide support for human activities.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Series UnknownMar 31, 2025
Amount Raised: $40,000,000,000
Cipher Mining

Rye, New York, United States

Cipher Mining is an industrial-scale Bitcoin mining company dedicated to expanding and strengthening the Bitcoin network's infrastructure.

BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrency
Post Ipo EquityJan 30, 2025
Amount Raised: $50,000,000

The Stargate Project operates as an artificial intelligence(AI) joint venture created by OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle and MGX.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentGenerative AI
Corporate RoundJan 21, 2025
Blip

São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

BLiP is driven by an ambitious target: to be the greatest tool available to simplify procedures and combine the best ideas.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ChatbotCustomer ServiceInformation and Communications Technology (ICT)Marketing AutomationMessagingNatural Language ProcessingSales AutomationText Analytics
Series CNov 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $60,000,000
ASAAS

Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Asaas helps individuals and companies automate financial processes and improve their relationship with customers.

BillingFinTechInformation TechnologyPaymentsSoftware
Series COct 8, 2024
Amount Raised: $148,116,036
OpenAI

San Francisco, California, United States

OpenAI creates artificial intelligence technologies to assist with tasks and provide support for human activities.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Series UnknownOct 2, 2024
Amount Raised: $6,600,000,000
Skild AI

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Skild AI is a startup that develops software to power various robots.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyRobotics
Series AJul 9, 2024
Amount Raised: $300,000,000
Firefly

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Firefly helps DevOps teams to discover their entire cloud footprint, improve confidence with IaC, and avoid failures

DevOpsSoftware
Series AMay 29, 2024
Amount Raised: $23,000,000
Fantom Foundation

Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

Fantom Foundation is a smart contract platform for digital assets and dApps.

BlockchainInformation TechnologySmart Contracts
Series UnknownMay 24, 2024
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
Wayve

London, England, United Kingdom

Wayve is a developer of Embodied AI technology for automated driving.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesElectric VehicleMachine Learning
Series CMay 7, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,000,080,006
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