What does SoftBank invest in?
SoftBank invests most often at Venture and Series B (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence and Internet.
SoftBank highlights
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31 cheques in the last 12 months
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Mostly Venture and Series B: 56% of its rounds
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Sole investor in 36 rounds, median $10M
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4 exits from the portfolio
What they do
- Type
- Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Sectors
- Artificial IntelligenceInternet
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
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The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first293 appearances
- 2026
26 rounds
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- 2025
45 rounds
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- Aug
An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.
What the register says
From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law
2+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all
Schematic LabsBought by RhapsodyUndisclosedAug 2014
PoptipBought by Palantir TechnologiesUndisclosedJul 2014
BestVendorBought by DocstocUndisclosedAug 2013
Kingfish LabsBought by BuzzFeedUndisclosedSept 2012
An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.