Investments
613Portfolio Exits
96Funds
8Partners & Customers
10Service Providers
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SoftBank Investments
613 Investments
SoftBank has made 613 investments. Their latest investment was in Noah Medical as part of their Series B on April 4, 2023.
SoftBank Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/19/2023 | Series B | Noah Medical | $150M | Yes | 1955 Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Hillhouse Capital Management, LYFE Capital, Prosperity7 Ventures, Sequoia China, Shangbay Capital, SoftBank , Sunmed Capital, Tiger Global Management, Undisclosed Investors, and UpHonest Capital | 2 |
4/11/2023 | Series B | Infogrid | $90M | Yes | A/O Proptech, Committed Capital, JLL Spark, Northzone, Original Capital, Pictet Group, SoftBank , TVC Capital, and Undisclosed Investors | 6 |
4/3/2023 | Series G | Cybereason | $100M | No | 4 | |
3/23/2023 | Series B - II | |||||
3/21/2023 | Series F |
Date | 4/19/2023 | 4/11/2023 | 4/3/2023 | 3/23/2023 | 3/21/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series B | Series B | Series G | Series B - II | Series F |
Company | Noah Medical | Infogrid | Cybereason | ||
Amount | $150M | $90M | $100M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | 1955 Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Hillhouse Capital Management, LYFE Capital, Prosperity7 Ventures, Sequoia China, Shangbay Capital, SoftBank , Sunmed Capital, Tiger Global Management, Undisclosed Investors, and UpHonest Capital | A/O Proptech, Committed Capital, JLL Spark, Northzone, Original Capital, Pictet Group, SoftBank , TVC Capital, and Undisclosed Investors | |||
Sources | 2 | 6 | 4 |
SoftBank Portfolio Exits
96 Portfolio Exits
SoftBank has 96 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Softbank Ventures Asia on April 12, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/12/2023 | Divestiture | Softbank Ventures Asia | 4 | ||
3/22/2023 | Acquired | 3 | |||
12/13/2022 | Acquired | 34 | |||
Date | 4/12/2023 | 3/22/2023 | 12/13/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Divestiture | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | Softbank Ventures Asia | ||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 4 | 3 | 34 |
SoftBank Acquisitions
27 Acquisitions
SoftBank acquired 27 companies. Their latest acquisition was Berkshire Grey on March 24, 2023.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/24/2023 | Series B | $266M | Acq - Pending | 3 | ||
7/12/2021 | Other | $6,450.05M | Corporate Majority - IV | 111 | ||
12/30/2020 | Series E+ | $1,490.77M | Corporate Majority | 5 | ||
10/23/2019 | Debt | |||||
10/9/2019 |
Date | 3/24/2023 | 7/12/2021 | 12/30/2020 | 10/23/2019 | 10/9/2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | Series B | Other | Series E+ | Debt | |
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | $266M | $6,450.05M | $1,490.77M | ||
Note | Acq - Pending | Corporate Majority - IV | Corporate Majority | ||
Sources | 3 | 111 | 5 |
SoftBank Fund History
8 Fund Histories
SoftBank has 8 funds, including Softbank Vision Fund III.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/5/2023 | Softbank Vision Fund III | $3.05M | 1 | ||
6/10/2021 | Softbank Opportunity Fund II | ||||
11/15/2019 | Softbank Vision Fund II | ||||
3/7/2019 | SoftBank Innovation Fund | ||||
12/4/2018 | SoftBank Vision Fund |
Closing Date | 4/5/2023 | 6/10/2021 | 11/15/2019 | 3/7/2019 | 12/4/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Softbank Vision Fund III | Softbank Opportunity Fund II | Softbank Vision Fund II | SoftBank Innovation Fund | SoftBank Vision Fund |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $3.05M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
SoftBank Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
SoftBank has 10 strategic partners and customers. SoftBank recently partnered with Hokkaido University on March 3, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/1/2023 | Partner | Japan | In February of the same year , Hokkaido University and SoftBank Corp. jointly launched a smart aquaculture research project with the aim of raising the quality and production of caviar , which led to the March 2023 partnership agreement . | 1 | |
2/10/2023 | Licensee | United States | AMD takes nearly a third of the PC processor market ARM , which is owned by Japan 's Softbank Group , licenses its technology to companies like Apple and Qualcomm to make into PC chips and has made expansion into new markets like PCs a major part of its sales growth strategy ahead of an expected initial public offering later this year . | 1 | |
9/20/2022 | Partner | Singapore | Carro drives into Japan through partnership with SoftBank Singapore , 20 September 2022 -- Southeast Asia 's largest used car marketplace , Carro , has announced its expansion into Japan through a joint venture with SoftBank . | 2 | |
9/19/2022 | Partner | ||||
7/18/2022 | Vendor |
Date | 3/1/2023 | 2/10/2023 | 9/20/2022 | 9/19/2022 | 7/18/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Licensee | Partner | Partner | Vendor |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | Japan | United States | Singapore | ||
News Snippet | In February of the same year , Hokkaido University and SoftBank Corp. jointly launched a smart aquaculture research project with the aim of raising the quality and production of caviar , which led to the March 2023 partnership agreement . | AMD takes nearly a third of the PC processor market ARM , which is owned by Japan 's Softbank Group , licenses its technology to companies like Apple and Qualcomm to make into PC chips and has made expansion into new markets like PCs a major part of its sales growth strategy ahead of an expected initial public offering later this year . | Carro drives into Japan through partnership with SoftBank Singapore , 20 September 2022 -- Southeast Asia 's largest used car marketplace , Carro , has announced its expansion into Japan through a joint venture with SoftBank . | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 2 |
SoftBank Service Providers
2 Service Providers
SoftBank has 2 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Shareholder Liquidity, Acq - P2P, Corporate Majority - II, Series B, Series D, Corporate Minority, and Corporate Majority | Investment Bank | Financial Advisor | |
Service Provider | ||
|---|---|---|
Associated Rounds | Shareholder Liquidity, Acq - P2P, Corporate Majority - II, Series B, Series D, Corporate Minority, and Corporate Majority | |
Provider Type | Investment Bank | |
Service Type | Financial Advisor |
Partnership data by VentureSource
SoftBank Team
46 Team Members
SoftBank has 46 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Rajeev Misra.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Rajeev Misra | Deutsche Bank, Merrill, and UBS | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
Name | Rajeev Misra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | Deutsche Bank, Merrill, and UBS | ||||
Title | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Status | Current |
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