SoftBank Group Corp. is a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Tokyo, founded in 1981 by Masayoshi Son. It focuses on investment management primarily in technology companies, with a strategic emphasis on advancing the AI revolution through investments in innovative technologies and entrepreneurs globally.
Deal activity increased 75% year-over-year (7 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $245.3M (across 253 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
241
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
7
Team
David Chao
External Board Director, Independent Officer
Ken Miyauchi
Board Director
Kenneth A. Siegel
External Board Director
Masayoshi Son
Representative Director
Miwa Ohmori
External Board Director, Independent Officer
Rene Haas
Board Director
Tetsuji Ohashi
External Board Director, Independent Officer
Yoshimitsu Goto
Board Director
Yutaka Matsuo
External Board Director, Independent Officer
Kazuko Kimiwada
Corporate Officer, Senior Vice President, CAO & CSusOHead of Accounting Unit
Kuniko Nishibashi
External Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Independent Officer
Maurice Atsushi Toyama
Full-time External Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Independent Officer
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kandou | Pre-Seed | — | Sep 2026 |
 Kandou AI | Growth | — | Sep 2026 |
 Thrive Holdings | Unknown | $2B | Aug 2026 |
| Kandou AI | Series A | $225M | Mar 2026 |
 Rapidus | Unknown | — | Feb 2026 |
 Skild AI | Series C | — | Jan 2026 |
| OOpenAI Deployment Company | Unknown | $4B | Jan 2026 |
| Kandou AI | Series A | $225M | Jan 2026 |
| Kandou | Series A | $225M | Jan 2026 |
 Mythic | Series D | — | Dec 2025 |
 Metropolis | Series D | $500M | Nov 2025 |
 BotCity | Series A | $12M | Sep 2025 |
| HHouse of Biryan | Growth | — | Aug 2025 |
 Sceye | Series C | — | Jun 2025 |
 OpenAI | Growth | — | Jan 2025 |
 NomuPay | Series C | — | Jan 2025 |
 Runway AI | Series D | $300M | Jan 2025 |
 Oosto | Series D | $125M | Jan 2025 |
 QuEra | Series A | $230M | Jan 2025 |
 Gravis Robotics | Series A | $200M | Jan 2025 |
 Kavak | Series E | $127M | Jan 2025 |
 Wayve | Series C | — | Aug 2024 |
 avatarin | Unknown | — | Jul 2024 |
| Wayve | Series C | $1.1B | May 2024 |
 Blue Laser Fusion | Seed | $37.5M | Jan 2024 |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 7 October 2026