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SoftBank

Tokyo Port City Takeshiba Office Tower, 1-7-1 Kaigan, Tokyo, Minato-ku, 105-7529, Japan

Overview

Multinational telecommunications and internet services corporation.

Deals ยท 12mo

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Stage focus

Series C

Geographic focus

India
United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

Banking
E-Commerce
Internet
Mobile
...

Investment portfolio

717rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
OpenAI
Oct 2026Led
$30.0 BOther Equity
Autonomous Solutions
Sep 2026Led
$225 MOther Equity
Encoded Therapeutics
Sep 2026Participated
$275 MSeries F
Credrails
Aug 2026Participated
$3 MSeed
Gravis Robotics
Aug 2026Led
$200 MSeries A
Thrive Holdings
Aug 2026Led
$2.0 BOther Equity
Zenity
Aug 2026Participated
$125 MSeries C
Emergent
Jun 2026Participated
$130 MSeries C
Helion Energy
Jun 2026Participated
$465 MSeries G
Graphcore
May 2026Led
$450 MOther Equity
The Deployment Company
May 2026Participated
$4.0 BOther Equity
Aidoc
Apr 2026Participated
$150 MSeries E
OpenAI
Oct 2026Led
$30.0 BOther Equity
Autonomous Solutions
Sep 2026Led
$225 MOther Equity
Encoded Therapeutics
Sep 2026Participated
$275 MSeries F
Credrails
Aug 2026Participated
$3 MSeed
Gravis Robotics
Aug 2026Led
$200 MSeries A
Thrive Holdings
Aug 2026Led
$2.0 BOther Equity
Zenity
Aug 2026Participated
$125 MSeries C
Emergent
Jun 2026Participated
$130 MSeries C
Helion Energy
Jun 2026Participated
$465 MSeries G
Graphcore
May 2026Led
$450 MOther Equity
The Deployment Company
May 2026Participated
$4.0 BOther Equity
Aidoc
Apr 2026Participated
$150 MSeries E
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Deal Distribution

SoftBank: 717 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
SoftBank: 717 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed725
Series A2735
Series B5541
Series C+181111
Other Equity14584
Debt33

Monthly Deal Activity

SoftBank: 717 deals are recorded across 223 months.All available history.
SoftBank: 717 deals are recorded across 223 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Apr '081
May '080
Jun '080
Jul '080
Aug '080
Sep '080
Oct '080
Nov '080
Dec '080
Jan '090
Feb '090
Mar '090
Apr '090
May '090
Jun '090
Jul '090
Aug '090
Sep '090
Oct '090
Nov '091
Dec '090
Jan '100
Feb '101
Mar '101
Apr '100
May '101
Jun '102
Jul '100
Aug '100
Sep '101
Oct '101
Nov '102
Dec '101
Jan '112
Feb '112
Mar '112
Apr '111
May '111
Jun '112
Jul '110
Aug '112
Sep '113
Oct '110
Nov '112
Dec '113
Jan '122
Feb '120
Mar '121
Apr '120
May '121
Jun '122
Jul '121
Aug '121
Sep '122
Oct '122
Nov '120
Dec '121
Jan '132
Feb '130
Mar '130
Apr '132
May '134
Jun '130
Jul '132
Aug '132
Sep '130
Oct '133
Nov '131
Dec '130
Jan '142
Feb '141
Mar '141
Apr '142
May '144
Jun '144
Jul '140
Aug '142
Sep '143
Oct '143
Nov '142
Dec '144
Jan '154
Feb '151
Mar '151
Apr '153
May '154
Jun '153
Jul '151
Aug '151
Sep '151
Oct '153
Nov '151
Dec '152
Jan '160
Feb '160
Mar '162
Apr '161
May '163
Jun '162
Jul '161
Aug '162
Sep '162
Oct '161
Nov '161
Dec '161
Jan '171
Feb '171
Mar '173
Apr '172
May '174
Jun '171
Jul '176
Aug '174
Sep '173
Oct '173
Nov '170
Dec '172
Jan '186
Feb '182
Mar '181
Apr '182
May '181
Jun '183
Jul '183
Aug '184
Sep '184
Oct '184
Nov '186
Dec '186
Jan '193
Feb '196
Mar '194
Apr '196
May '196
Jun '193
Jul '195
Aug '193
Sep '192
Oct '194
Nov '195
Dec '194
Jan '205
Feb '204
Mar '201
Apr '203
May '202
Jun '203
Jul '204
Aug '200
Sep '206
Oct '2010
Nov '209
Dec '209
Jan '216
Feb '214
Mar '2113
Apr '2115
May '2115
Jun '2118
Jul '2128
Aug '2126
Sep '2127
Oct '2124
Nov '2115
Dec '2123
Jan '2224
Feb '2228
Mar '2212
Apr '2214
May '229
Jun '2210
Jul '225
Aug '221
Sep '221
Oct '223
Nov '222
Dec '221
Jan '231
Feb '230
Mar '231
Apr '232
May '232
Jun '230
Jul '233
Aug '231
Sep '234
Oct '230
Nov '230
Dec '231
Jan '243
Feb '240
Mar '242
Apr '241
May '245
Jun '243
Jul '243
Aug '240
Sep '244
Oct '245
Nov '243
Dec '243
Jan '253
Feb '252
Mar '253
Apr '254
May '250
Jun '251
Jul '251
Aug '252
Sep '250
Oct '250
Nov '251
Dec '251
Jan '263
Feb '263
Mar '261
Apr '261
May '262
Jun '262
Jul '260
Aug '264
Sep '262
Oct '261

Sector Breakdown

SoftBank: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (206 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

SoftBank: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (206 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Enterprise Software206
Networks, Cloud & Communication195
AI & Machine Learning137
E-Commerce & Retail136
Fintech125
Transportation & Logistics115
Health & Life Sciences94
Data, Analytics & IT92
Professional Services72
Marketing & Advertising69
Hardware & Robotics67
Social & Community Platforms62
Consumer & Lifestyle61
Media & Entertainment57
Real Estate & Construction44
Education & Workforce40
Developer Tools34
Clean Energy & Sustainability31
Food & Agriculture28
Cybersecurity & Privacy27
Space & Frontier Tech27
Travel & Hospitality26
Crypto & Blockchain23
Manufacturing23
Gaming & eSports18
AR/VR15
Government & Defense2

Deal Size Distribution

SoftBank: 717 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

SoftBank: 717 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M54
$5M-$10M41
$10M-$25M57
$25M-$50M45
$50M-$100M72
$100M-$250M236
$250M-$500M99
$500M-$1B48
$1B+65

Deals By Geography

SoftBank: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (428 deals).All available history.

Top 10 of 28 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

SoftBank: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (428 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States428
Europe97
India38
Brazil34
China32
Singapore15
Israel11
Mexico9
Japan8
South Korea7
SoftBank: 20 co-investors are shown, with Tiger Global sharing 34 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

SoftBank: 20 co-investors are shown, with Tiger Global sharing 34 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Tiger Global34
General Catalyst32
Sequoia Capital29
Google Ventures23
Goldman Sachs22
Temasek20
Tencent20
Lerer Hippeau19
Fidelity Management & Research Company18
Lightspeed Venture Partners18
Accel17
General Atlantic17
Khosla Ventures16
Norwest Venture Partners15
Andreessen Horowitz14
Dragoneer Investment Group14
DST Global14
GGV Capital14
Hongshan Capital Group (Sequoia Capital China)14
Insight Partners14

Investment Strategy

SoftBank: Led accounts for 58% and participating for 42% of round participation.All available history.
SoftBank: Led accounts for 58% and participating for 42% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led41858%
Participating29942%
SoftBank: Single-lead accounts for 75% and co-led for 25% of lead dynamics.All available history.
SoftBank: Single-lead accounts for 75% and co-led for 25% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead31475%
Co-led10425%

Team

Dai Sakata

Senior EVP, CPO, Head of Strategic Development Division and Logistics Business Division

Dennis Chang
Fumihiro Aono

Corporate Officer, Human Resources

Hideyuki Tsukuda

Senior Vice President & CTO

Ken Miyauchi

Representative Director and Senior Executive Vice President

Kentaro Matsui

SoftBank - Partner

Kiyoshi Ichimura

Chief Risk Officers

Makizono Keiichi

Executive Officer & CIO

Masayoshi Son

Founder and CEO

Miyagawa Junichi

Representative Director, Vice President, Executive Officer & CTO

Sarthak Misra
Tadashi Iida

Chief Information Security Officer

Yasuyuki Imai

Representative Director & COO

Yoshimitsu Goto