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SoftBank Vision Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 1990. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Apr 2025, SoftBank Vision Fund is an active investor, having invested in 341 companies, with 8 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series C round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it led the $108M Series C round of CAST AI along with Cota Capital. This round also saw participation from G2VP and other investors.
Overall, SoftBank Vision Fund portfolio has seen 130 unicorns, 44 IPOs and 31 acquisitions including key companies like Grab, Uber and Flipkart. A lot of funds co-invest with SoftBank Vision Fund, with names like Temasek sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
SoftBank Vision Fund has team of 141 people including 49 partners.
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SoftBank Vision Fund's List of Top Investments
SoftBank Vision Fund has a portfolio of 341 companies, including 130 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in ArsenalBio and Gousto.Their portfolio spans across United States, China, India and 28 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 34 other sectors, across stages such as Series C, Series D and 12 more. Here is the list of top investments by SoftBank Vision Fund:1. Grab
App-based ride-hailing aggregator and on-demand delivery service provider. Users can book rides and deliveries by providing destination, pick-up location, payment details, and more. The company also offer services like financial services along with mobility and essentials deliveries. The app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Grab
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Annual Revenue: 2.36B SGD as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $10.4B
- Employee Count: 11,934 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Vulcan Capital, GPI Capital and 105 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 27, 2021, $375M
- Highlight: Public
2. Uber
App-based ride-hailing aggregator. The platform provides services including taxi-hailing, food delivery, freight solutions, self-drive electric vehicle rentals, corporate transportation, and more. Users can book services by providing location, destination, user details, payment details, and more. The app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Uber
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $44B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $13.2B
- Employee Count: 31,100 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: HarbourVest Partners, Vulcan Capital and 187 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 19, 2020, $1.15B
- Highlight: Public
3. Flipkart
Online marketplace platform offering multi-category consumer products and accessories. The product catalog includes fashion, beauty, pet supplies, stationery, smoking, books, arts, gadgets, groceries, baby care, health care, home improvement products, vehicles, and more. The company also offers refurbished electronics from various sellers. It also allows users to book flights through the application. Its mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.
Key facts about Flipkart
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹70,800Cr as on Mar 31, 2024
- Last Known Valuation: $36B as on May 25, 2024
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $12.1B
- Employee Count: 8,446 as on Apr 30, 2025
- Investors: CPP Investments, Vulcan Capital and 127 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series J, May 25, 2024, $350M
- Highlight: Acquired
4. DoorDash
App-based platform offering food and grocery delivery services. The platform allows customers to discover local, on-demand delivery or pickup from restaurants, nearby grocery stores. The application is available on the iOS and Android platforms.
Key facts about DoorDash
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $8.64B as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $2.5B
- Employee Count: 23,700 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: TeleSoft Partners, T. Rowe Price and 52 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, Jun 18, 2020, $400M
- Highlight: Public
5. Swiggy
Provider of online food and grocery delivery services. It connects customers with restaurants and grocery stores, facilitating the ordering and delivery of food and groceries. The service offers a wide selection of cuisines and grocery items, providing convenience to users through a user-friendly platform and reliable delivery network. It also offers additional services such as restaurant reservations and other related services.
Key facts about Swiggy
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹11,600Cr as on Mar 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $3.62B
- Employee Count: 4,749 as on Apr 30, 2025
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Wellington and 64 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series K, Aug 28, 2024
- Highlight: Public
SoftBank Vision Fund's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
SoftBank Vision Fund has invested in 341 companies over the last 25 years, with an average of 31 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 12 investments, while as of Apr 2025, it has made 9 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in CAST AI and most recent follow-on round was in Juspay.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 6 | 3 | 9 |
2024 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
2023 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
2022 | 69 | 18 | 87 |
2021 | 135 | 24 | 159 |
2020 | 19 | 17 | 36 |
2019 | 25 | 12 | 37 |
2018 | 28 | 3 | 31 |
2017 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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SoftBank Vision Fund's Investments by Stage
SoftBank Vision Fund is primarily an Late Stage Investor investor majorly investing in Series C (96) rounds where average round size is $18.3B, Series D (73) rounds where average round size is $22.5B and Series B (52) rounds where average round size is $12.1B.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series C | 96 |
Series D | 73 |
Series B | 52 |
Series E | 35 |
Series F | 18 |
Others | 37 |
SoftBank Vision Fund's Investments by Sector
SoftBank Vision Fund has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech, FinTech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 325 Tech companies, 246 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 182 Software companies and at least 122 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 138 |
Consumer | 107 |
High Tech | 101 |
FinTech | 58 |
Retail | 51 |
Others | 466 |
SoftBank Vision Fund's Investments by Geography
SoftBank Vision Fund has made most investments in United States (173), followed by China where it has made 26 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 173 |
China | 26 |
India | 24 |
United Kingdom | 21 |
Singapore | 11 |
Others | 69 |
SoftBank Vision Fund's recent investments
Filter this listHere are the most recent investments by SoftBank Vision Fund:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 30, 2025 | United States | Series C | $108M | G2VP [+6] | |
Apr 07, 2025 | India | Series D | $18M | Kedaara [+1] | |
Mar 14, 2025 | United States | Series C | $130M | - | |
Mar 11, 2025 | United States | Series H | $120M | SoftBank [+1] | |
Mar 11, 2025 | United States | Series A | $20M | - |
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Filter this listHere is a list of unicorns in SoftBank Vision Fund's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
78 | Provider of a global payments operating system | 2012 | Bengaluru | Series D | my{{ced | ||
58 | Cloud-based solutions for the creation of automated security workflows | 2018 | Dublin | Series C | ndzugsr | ||
57 | AI and SaaS-based end-to-end fleet management solutions for fleet operators | 2015 | San Diego | Series D | bqymlra | ||
74 | NFT-based virtual metaverse game developer | 2018 | Montreal | Series B | xfvyops | ||
76 | AI powered answer engine using LLM to provide real time responses to user queries | 2022 | San Francisco | Series C | vqryn{x |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in SoftBank Vision Fund's Portfolio
Filter this listHere are SoftBank Vision Fund's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 12, 2025 | Aug 06, 2021 | Series F | $1.1B | |
May 14, 2025 | Mar 21, 2023 | Series F | $250M | |
Jan 31, 2025 | Apr 18, 2024 | Series A | $290M | |
Nov 13, 2024 | Apr 05, 2021 | Series J | $1.25B | |
Aug 13, 2024 | Jan 18, 2019 | Series E | $397M |
Acquired companies in SoftBank Vision Fund's Portfolio
Filter this listHere are SoftBank Vision Fund's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 16, 2025 | Oct 21, 2021 | Series A | $100M | |
Mar 27, 2025 | Jan 30, 2020 | Series D | $250M | |
Mar 13, 2025 | Aug 31, 2021 | Series C | $75M | |
Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 07, 2021 | Series C | $235M | |
Nov 13, 2024 | Mar 10, 2022 | Series D | $150M |
Team profile of SoftBank Vision Fund
SoftBank Vision Fund has a team of 141 members including 49 Partners and 73 Principals located in United States, United Kingdom and 10 more locations. SoftBank Vision Fund's team sits on the board of 9 companies.Here is a list of top team members in SoftBank Vision Fund:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Partner | Tokyo | - | ||
Partner | India | |||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | San Carlos | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Tokyo | - | - | |
Partner | Shibuya | - | - | |
Partner | London | - |
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Over the past 25 years, 3617 investors have co-invested in SoftBank Vision Fund's portfolio companies.
- Invested before SoftBank Vision Fund: Tiger Global Management, Google Ventures and 2106 others have invested in rounds before SoftBank Vision Fund. There are 22 companies where Tiger Global Management has invested before SoftBank Vision Fund and 21 companies where Google Ventures has invested before SoftBank Vision Fund.
- Top Co-investors of SoftBank Vision Fund: 626 investors entered a company along with SoftBank Vision Fund. These include investors like Temasek (9 companies).
- Invested after SoftBank Vision Fund: A total of 883 investors have invested in SoftBank Vision Fund's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SoftBank Group (11 companies), Fidelity Investments (10 companies) and T. Rowe Price (9 companies).
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