DFX Intelligence
Venture Capital Intelligence
Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.
Firms / Softbank, Inc.
Softbank, Inc.
The official site of SoftBank Group Corp. (Chairman & CEO: Masayoshi Son). Discover our philosophy, investor relations, company information, business segments & group companies, and sustainability (ESG) initiatives.
corporate parent: Star Bright Holdings Inc
Importance
28
moderate
Active deployment
26
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
69
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
11
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Newton, MAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 10 LANGLEY ROAD, SUITE 306, Newton, MA, 02459adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 617-928-9309adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.SOFTBANK.COM
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Jun 29, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 2 (2 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $34.2Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Owners on Schedule A
- Softbank Group Corp. (Shareholder), E; Star Bright Holdings Inc (Shareholder), E
- business phone
- 617-928-9309adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
8 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- ai, enterprise software, climate, energy
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- japan, latin america
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation
series d plus 100%
Stage at first entry
series d plus 100%
Sectors
unknown 100%
lead rate 50%follow-on rate 0%new logos, 12 months 7
Funds and vehicles
4 reported, 5 no longer reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Softbank Capital Technology New York Fund II, L. P | Fund | 2013 lp reported | Harvest | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| Softbank Capital Technology Fund III, LP | Fund | 2004 lp reported | Harvest | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| Fund 5.0 | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $41.7M Jun 27, 2024 | 7 | unknown | unknown |
| Fund 2.0 | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $23.4M Jun 27, 2024 | 17 | unknown | unknown |
| Fund a | Fund | unknown | Wound down | $60.3M Jul 1, 2015 | 3 | unknown | unknown |
| Fund 1.1 | Fund | unknown | Wound down | $29.6M Jun 27, 2018 | 3 | unknown | unknown |
| Fund 6.0 | Fund | unknown | Wound down | $9.3M Jul 8, 2020 | 2 | unknown | unknown |
| Fund 1.0 | Fund | unknown | Wound down | $364,852 Jun 27, 2018 | 27 | unknown | unknown |
| Fund 1.2 | Fund | unknown | Wound down | $7,853 Jun 27, 2018 | 67 | unknown | unknown |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
4 current, 7 departed
Social Initiatives
OtherPortfolio Companies' Sustainability
Melanie Dyer
PrincipalTreasurer And Director · since Jan 1, 2017
Ronald David Fisher
PrincipalPresident And Director · since Jun 1, 1999
Steven Joseph Murray
PrincipalVice President And Director · since Jan 1, 2017
7 departed (kept with end dates)
- Joshua O'Brien Lubov · Treasurer · Nov 1, 2007 to Jul 1, 2016 Inference
- Scarlett Brillet · Chief Operating Officer, Sb China & India Holdings Limited · Apr 1, 2007 to Jul 1, 2016 Inference
- Kabir Misra · President And Ceo, Director, Sb China & India Holdings Limited · Jun 1, 2006 to Jul 1, 2016 Inference
- Katsumasa Niki · Director · Jul 1, 2009 to Jun 30, 2017 Inference
- Kazuhiko Kasai · Director · Jan 1, 2001 to Jun 25, 2014 Inference
- Navneet Govil · Treasurer And Director · Jun 1, 2016 to Jun 30, 2017 Inference
- Steven Joseph Murray · Vice President And Secretary · Jun 1, 1999 to Jul 1, 2016 Inference
Investments on record
8 edges, 8 companies, 0 partner-attributed
| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitable | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 17, 2026 | Fact Portfolio company websites (about, investors, press pages) |
| Fini | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact Portfolio company websites (about, investors, press pages) |
| Loadsmart | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact Portfolio company websites (about, investors, press pages) |
| GitGuardian | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact Portfolio company websites (about, investors, press pages) |
| Arconex | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact Portfolio company websites (about, investors, press pages) |
| Terabase | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact Portfolio company websites (about, investors, press pages) |
| USVP | portfolio listing | lead | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact Portfolio company websites (about, investors, press pages) |
| Job&Talent | Series F · Series D+ | participant | unknown | unknown | unknown | Apr 10, 2025 | Fact Press release wires (Business Wire, PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire public RSS) |
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
30 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
BlackRock 2 shared · recurringWestern Technology Investment (wti) 1 shared · one timeOpen Opportunity Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeDarwin Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one time · we led 1Matrix 1 shared · one timeY Combinator 1 shared · one timeFJ Labs 1 shared · one timeSapphire Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeSJF Management LLC 1 shared · one timePowerhouse Ventures 1 shared · one timeBramalea Partners, LLC 1 shared · one timeYouTube 1 shared · one timeKleiner Perkins 1 shared · one timeGeneral Catalyst 1 shared · one timeLightspeed Venture Partners 1 shared · one timeDST Global 1 shared · one timeTiger Global 1 shared · one time · they led 1 · we led 1Life Sciences 1 shared · one time · they led 1 · we led 1Swisscom Ventures 1 shared · one time · we led 1Bain Capital Life Sciences 1 shared · one time · they led 1 · we led 1Crosslink Capital, Inc. 1 shared · one time · we led 1Bessemer Venture Partners 1 shared · one time · they led 1 · we led 1PTV Healthcare Capital 1 shared · one time · they led 1 · we led 1PayPal Ventures 1 shared · one time · we led 1Atomico 1 shared · one timeDN Capital 1 shared · one timeHercules 1 shared · one timeInfravia 1 shared · one timeKinnevik 1 shared · one timeKibo 1 shared · one time
Limited partners
3 disclosed
Timeline
28 dated events
- Jun 29, 2021Fund 6.0 no longer reported on Form ADV by Softbank, Inc.Fund no longer reportedFundsInferenceFund 6.0SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 26, 2019Fund 1.2 no longer reported on Form ADV by Softbank CapitalFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceFund 1.2SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 26, 2019Fund 1.1 no longer reported on Form ADV by Softbank CapitalFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceFund 1.1SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 26, 2019Fund 1.0 no longer reported on Form ADV by Softbank CapitalFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceFund 1.0SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 30, 2017Katsumasa Niki (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Softbank Capital
- Jun 30, 2017Navneet Govil (Treasurer And Director) no longer on Schedule A of Softbank Capital
- Jan 1, 2017Steven Joseph Murray joined Schedule A of Softbank Capital as Vice President And Director
- Jan 1, 2017Melanie Dyer joined Schedule A of Softbank Capital as Treasurer And Director
- Jul 1, 2016Joshua O'Brien Lubov (Treasurer) no longer on Schedule A of Softbank Capital
- Jul 1, 2016Kabir Misra (President And Ceo, Director, Sb China & India Holdings Limited) no longer on Schedule A of Softbank Capital
- Jul 1, 2016Fund 4.0 no longer reported on Form ADV by Softbank CapitalFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceSoftbank Capital Fund '10, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jul 1, 2016Scarlett Brillet (Chief Operating Officer, Sb China & India Holdings Limited) no longer on Schedule A of Softbank Capital
- Jul 1, 2016Fund a no longer reported on Form ADV by Softbank CapitalFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceFund aSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jul 1, 2016Fund 7.0 no longer reported on Form ADV by Softbank CapitalFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceSoftbank Capital Fund '14, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jul 1, 2016Steven Joseph Murray (Vice President And Secretary) no longer on Schedule A of Softbank Capital
- Jun 1, 2016Navneet Govil joined Schedule A of Softbank Capital as Treasurer And Director
- Jul 1, 2015Fund 7.0 first reported on Form ADV by Softbank Capital (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $99,711,502Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactSoftbank Capital Fund '14, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 25, 2014Kazuhiko Kasai (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Softbank Capital
- Mar 30, 2012Fund 2.0 first reported on Form ADV by Softbank, Inc. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $141,302,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactFund 2.0SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2012Fund 1.1 first reported on Form ADV by Softbank, Inc. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $30,216,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactFund 1.1SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2012Fund 4.0 first reported on Form ADV by Softbank, Inc. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $94,606,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactSoftbank Capital Fund '10, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2012Fund 5.0 first reported on Form ADV by Softbank, Inc. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $105,397,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactFund 5.0SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2012Fund 1.2 first reported on Form ADV by Softbank, Inc. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $22,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactFund 1.2SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2012Fund a first reported on Form ADV by Softbank, Inc. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $64,365,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactFund aSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2012Fund 1.0 first reported on Form ADV by Softbank, Inc. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,017,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactFund 1.0SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2012Softbank, Inc. first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2012Fund 6.0 first reported on Form ADV by Softbank, Inc. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $236,253,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactFund 6.0SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jan 1, 2009NYSCRF reports Softbank Capital Technology New York: $20,000,000 committed
Classification history
- Sep 12, 2026Corporate venture (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)corporate parent: Star Bright Holdings Inc
Evidence
58 observations from 3 sources