# SoftBank: portfolio, investments and team

> SoftBank is an investment firm. 293 investments on record, 31 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# SoftBank

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 293 cheques on record.

Deploying now Investment firm Website unconfirmed

Venture Series B Series C Artificial Intelligence Internet

Deploying now

**67%** of best year **31** **cheques in 12 months**, 293 on record

Since the last cheque **55** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$58M** Rounds led **0 of 293** Sole investor **36 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 49%**

Pitch SoftBank

## SoftBank highlights

- 01 31 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series B: 56% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 36 rounds, median $10M
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Artificial Intelligence Internet
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

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## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **293 appearances**

- **2026** 26 rounds
- **Sept** **[Energy Vault](https://millionrounds.com/company/energy-vault)** Debt · CH **$40M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[TabaPay](https://millionrounds.com/company/tabapay)** Growth · US **$155M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **Zenity** Series C · IL · TechStartups **$125M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[Emergent](https://millionrounds.com/company/emergent)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$130M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[Mercado Bitcoin](https://millionrounds.com/company/mercado-bitcoin)** Series C · BR · LatamList **$20M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[PXP](https://millionrounds.com/company/pxp)** Grant · JP **$16M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Oda](https://millionrounds.com/company/oda)** Secondary · NO **$150M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Behavox](https://millionrounds.com/company/behavox)** Growth · Ventureburn **$175M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Cipher Mining](https://millionrounds.com/company/cipher-mining)** Debt · US **$810M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[DayOne](https://millionrounds.com/company/dayone)** Series C · SG **$2.5B** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Kigen](https://millionrounds.com/company/kigen)** Debt · GB **$14M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[MODE](https://millionrounds.com/company/mode)** Venture · US **$6.1M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Cambridge Mobile Telematics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambridge-mobile-telematics)** Growth · US **$350M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[CBcloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/cbcloud)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Tessera Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/tessera-therapeutics)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[blinkit](https://millionrounds.com/company/blinkit)** Venture **$49M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Kandou AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/kandou-ai)** Series A · CH **$225M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Big Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-health)** US · Gilde Healthcare **$24M** With 11 others
- **Feb** **[99](https://millionrounds.com/company/99)** Debt · BR **$135M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Vir Biotechnology](https://millionrounds.com/company/vir-biotechnology)** US **$150M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Early Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/early-health)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Juspay](https://millionrounds.com/company/juspay)** Growth · IN · TechStartups **$50M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **Claroty** Series F · IL · Firms' own news pages **$150M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[Emergent](https://millionrounds.com/company/emergent)** Series B · IN · TechCrunch **$70M** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[WHOOP](https://millionrounds.com/company/whoop)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[DayOne](https://millionrounds.com/company/dayone)** Series C · SG **$2.0B** With 3 others
- **2025** 45 rounds
- **Dec** **[Opentrons](https://millionrounds.com/company/opentrons)** Series D · US **$20M** With 6 others
- **Dec** **[AMEA Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/amea-power)** Debt **$570M** With 1 other
- **Dec** **[Tessera Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/tessera-therapeutics)** Venture · US **$150M** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[CloudMinds](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudminds)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Cipher Mining](https://millionrounds.com/company/cipher-mining)** Debt · US **$333M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Didi Woya](https://millionrounds.com/company/didi-woya)** Series D **$280M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Spotter](https://millionrounds.com/company/spotter)** Venture · US **$89M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Rankmi](https://millionrounds.com/company/rankmi)** Series A · CL **$11M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Dewpoint Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/dewpoint-therapeutics)** Series D · US **$59M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[ASAAS](https://millionrounds.com/company/asaas)** Venture · BR **$6.4M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[AUTO1 Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/auto1-group)** Debt · DE **$293M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Super League Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/company/super-league-enterprise)** US **$18M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Cerebral](https://millionrounds.com/company/cerebral)** Venture · US **$25M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Welcome Tech](https://millionrounds.com/company/welcome-tech)** US · TechStartups **$7.5M** With 9 others

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 file numbered funds in its name

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all**

**[Schematic Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/schematic-labs)** Bought by Rhapsody **Undisclosed** Aug 2014

**[Poptip](https://millionrounds.com/company/poptip)** Bought by [Palantir Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palantir-technologies) **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[BestVendor](https://millionrounds.com/company/bestvendor)** Bought by Docstoc **Undisclosed** Aug 2013

**[Kingfish Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/kingfish-labs)** Bought by BuzzFeed **Undisclosed** Sept 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Venture Series B Series C

Median round joined **$58M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$10M**

Led 0 of 293 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 36 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *82*
- Series B *40*
- Series C *37*
- Series A *23*
- Series D *20*
- Seed *17*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers) 158
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 16
- [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) 10
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) 10
- [HSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsg) 9
- [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) 9

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as SoftBank. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**SoftBank Vision Fund** VC firm **158** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **16** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Lerer Hippeau** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**HSG** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsg)[**Tengxun Touzi** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi)[**Temasek Holdings** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek)[**BlackRock** Asset manager **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock)[**Endeavor Catalyst** Corporate VC **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst)[**FJ Labs** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs)[**Gaingels** Private equity **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels)[**General Atlantic** Private equity **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic)

## Recently backed

The latest companies SoftBank put money into.

[**Energy Vault** $40M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/energy-vault)[**TabaPay** $155M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tabapay)[**Emergent** $130M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/emergent)[**Mercado Bitcoin** $20M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mercado-bitcoin)[**Oda** $150M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/oda)[**Behavox** $175M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/behavox)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming SoftBank in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 12 Nov 2025 · 23 min AGI in 2035, SoftBank Sells Nvidia, Buffett Goes Quiet | Diet TBPN Mentions [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 11 Nov 2025 · 3h 18m AGI in 2035, SoftBank Sells Nvidia, Buffett Goes Quiet | Casey Handmer, Growing Daniel, JD Ross, Scott Shapiro, Laurence Allen With [JD Ross](https://millionrounds.com/person/jd-ross)[Scott Shapiro](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-shapiro) Mentions [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 7 Nov 2025 · 27 min SoftBank is back, and the AI hype cycle is eating itself Mentions [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2)[Aaron Levie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-levie)[Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) Apple Podcasts
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 1 Apr 2025 · 3h 16m David Senra, Samir Chaudry, Aidan McLaughlin, Will Depue, SoftBank's $40B OpenAI Deal, Inside Sam Altman's Firing, Luxury Show-Jumping Mentions [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 30 Jun 2023 · 37 min Well done, Pismo and Visa! You gave SoftBank a win Mentions [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2)[Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 6 Feb 2023 · 10 min Equity Monday: SoftBank's vibe shift is using silence loudly Mentions [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2)[Apoorva Mehta](https://millionrounds.com/person/apoorva-mehta)[Daniel Ek](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-ek) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 12 Oct 2026 · 55 min Perplexity CEO: SMBs Could Drive the Next Economic Boom Apple PodcastsShow page
- [No Priors](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/no-priors) 3 Sept 2026 · 37 min Redefining Chip Architecture with Arm CEO Rene Haas Apple Podcasts
- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 17 Aug 2026 · 59 min Nikesh Arora, CEO Palo Alto Networks ($PANW) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) 14 Aug 2026 · 1h 8m ChatGPT Killed My $50M ARR Business Overnight | Swapnil Jain Observe Al Apple Podcasts

## Quick answers about SoftBank

### 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.

### How active is SoftBank?

293 investments on record, 31 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has SoftBank invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Energy Vault (Debt, Sept 2026), TabaPay (Growth, Sept 2026) and Zenity (Series C, Aug 2026).

### How big are SoftBank's cheques?

The median round it joins is $58M.

### Does SoftBank lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 293 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does SoftBank invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (49%), Brazil (9%) and Switzerland (6%).

### Is SoftBank investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 31 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does SoftBank invest alongside?

Most often SoftBank Vision Fund (158 rounds together), Y Combinator (16 rounds together) and Lerer Hippeau (10 rounds together).

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