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What does SoftBank Capital invest in?
SoftBank Capital invests most often at Series A and Series B (55% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Advertising, Advertising (AdTech) and Artificial Intelligence.
SoftBank Capital highlights
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195 rounds on record
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Mostly Series A and Series B: 55% of its rounds
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Sole investor in 18 rounds, median $5.6M
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46 exits from the portfolio
What they do
- Type
- VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Stages
- BuyoutGrowthSeedSeries ASeries B
- Sectors
- AdvertisingAdvertising (AdTech)Artificial Intelligence
- Based in
- Tokyo, Japan
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. Tell us the right one.
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first195 appearances
- 2019
1 round
- Jul
- 2016
2 rounds
- Jul
- Jan
- 2015
12 rounds
- Oct
- Oct
- Oct
- Jun
- May
- Apr
- Apr
- Jan
- Jan
- Jan
- Jan
- Jan
- 2014
26 rounds
- Dec
- Dec
- Dec
- Nov
- Nov
- Oct
- Sept
- Sept
- Sept
- Sept
- Sept
- Aug
- Jul
- Jun
- Jun
- Jun
- Jun
- May
- May
- May
- May
- Apr
- Apr
- Mar
- Feb
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.
The team
Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration8 named
JAJordan A. LevySole Manager of SB Capital Managers New York II LLC, its General PartneriFiling they signed
JHJoseph H. MedvedManager of the GPLLCiFiling they signed
JOJosh O. LubovManager of the GPLLCiFiling they signed
KDKabir D. MisraManager of the GPLLCiFiling they signed
MAMarissa A. CampiseManager of the GPLLCiFiling they signed
MMMelanie M. DyerManager of the GPLLCiFiling they signed
RDRonald D. FisherManager of the GPLLCiFiling they signed
SJSteven J. MurrayManager of the GPLLCiFiling they signed
We also hold 51 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed46 in all
ShakeBought by LegalShieldUndisclosedApr 2015
Schematic LabsBought by RhapsodyUndisclosedAug 2014
PoptipBought by Palantir TechnologiesUndisclosedJul 2014
CriteoListed$250MOct 2013
PPTVBought by Suning$400MSept 2013
BestVendorBought by DocstocUndisclosedAug 2013
Grab MediaBought by blinkxUndisclosedAug 2013
ThumbBought by Ypulse, Inc.UndisclosedJun 2013
Bluefin LabsBought by Twitter$80MFeb 2013
KickAppsBought by Perfect Sense DigitalUndisclosedDec 2012
YokeBought by BuzzFeedUndisclosedSept 2012
SeesmicBought by HootsuiteUndisclosedSept 2012
SERMOBought by SERMO (formerly WorldOne)UndisclosedJul 2012
Salesforce Buddy MediaBought by Salesforce$689MJun 2012
ZipListBought by Condé Nast$14MApr 2012
The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.