SoftBank Robotics Holdings is the SoftBank Group intermediate holding company that develops robots and offers robot-related products and services, including Pepper. The company is positioned to scale its robotics business through strategic partnerships and corporate restructurings announced by SoftBank. Under a newly announced agreement, Alibaba and Foxconn will each invest in the company, creating a new ownership structure. Management says the partners will build a structure to bring Pepper and other robotics businesses to global markets and cooperate to spread and develop the robotics industry worldwide. Company leadership has stated ambitions to accelerate robotics R&D and commercialization and to become the No.1 robotics company. The announced investments signal a capital and strategic commitment to expand the business internationally.

Total raised

$236M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Jun 2015