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SoftBank Group Corp. primarily focuses on investing in technology companies, particularly those leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Their strategy involves making large-scale, often late-stage, investments to enable rapid growth and market dominance for their portfolio companies, aiming to create a synergistic ecosystem.
Portfolio
18
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Growth
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
KE
Keiko Erikawa
External Board Director, Independent Officer
MI
Masami Iijima
External Board Director, Independent Officer
YG
Yoshimitsu Goto
Board Director
YM
Yutaka Matsuo
External Board Director, Independent Officer
Stage Distribution
Portfolio
18 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sceye | Series C | — | Jun 2025 |
| Wayve Technologies Ltd. | Series C | — | Aug 2024 |
| Stack AV | Growth | — | Sep 2023 |
| Fanatics | Growth | $700M | Dec 2022 |
| MyOme | Series B | $23M | Jun 2022 |
| Improbable Worlds Ltd. | Growth | $150M | Apr 2022 |
| Treasure Data | Growth | $234M | Nov 2021 |
| Konfio Ltd. | Series E | $110M | Sep 2021 |
| MindTickle | Growth | $100M | Aug 2021 |
| Klarna Bank AB | Growth | $639M | Jun 2021 |
| Bytedance | Growth | $3B | Oct 2018 |
| Beijing Bytedance Technology | Growth | — | Sep 2018 |
| Jellysmack | Growth | $500M | — |
| SenseTime Group | Growth | — | — |
| Rapidus Corp. | Growth | $696M | — |
| Ampere Computing | Growth | — | — |
| Cars24 Services Pvt. | Growth | $350M | — |
| E-Trade | Series A | $9M | — |
Top Co-Investors
KKR & Co.2 shared
General Atlantic2 shared
Norwest Venture Partners1 shared
Qualcomm Ventures1 shared
Clearlake Capital Group1 shared
Liontree1 shared
Silver Lake1 shared
QED Investors1 shared
Sequoia Capital1 shared
Foresite Capital1 shared
Founders Fund1 shared
Toyota Motor Corp.1 shared
Nvidia Corp.1 shared
DST Global1 shared
Falcon Edge1 shared
Andreessen Horowitz1 shared
Last updated: 1 March 2026