Investor Type | Firm |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • BioTech • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer |
Stages | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B |
Investing | United States |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $10,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,000,000 |
Softbank Group is an investment behemoth, known for pouring substantial capital into transformative industries that shape the future of technology and society. They focus on a wide array of sectors, including Software covering web marketplaces and SaaS platforms, BioTech, Retail, which encompasses E-Commerce, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Wearables, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data, HealthTech and Fitness, Cloud Services and Infrastructure, Robotics, Healthcare and Wellness, Online Social Media, and Consumer sectors. They champion innovation across multiple stages of company growth, offering financial support that ranges from pre-seed to Series B rounds, showcasing a flexibility in funding that is as versatile as their interest in various industries. Softbank Group's approach is characterized by their substantial investment range, with a minimum investment threshold of $50 million, a maximum of $250 million, and a 'sweet spot' investment mark of $100 million, signaling their position as an influential stakeholder capable of propelling startups towards significant growth milestones and beyond. Their expansive portfolio has fostered the development of companies that not only lead their respective industries but also go on to redefine them altogether, underlying their commitment to betting big on the visionaries and trailblazers who are paving the way for technological breakthroughs and market disruption.