SoftBank
Investor profile
CorporateVenture capital
SoftBank has backed 43 European tech companies across 49 funding rounds between 2011 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €8.1B. Most active in Software and Healthtech. Data as of Nov 2026.
Also recorded as: Softbank · SoftBank Capital · SoftBank Investments
Deals
49
distinct rounds
Companies
43
backed
Active span
2011–2026
16 yrs
Total round €
€8.1B
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearSoftBank — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| SoftBank — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Top sectors
by dealsSoftBank — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| SoftBank — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 7 |
| Healthtech | 6 |
| Transportation | 6 |
| Gaming | 5 |
| Fintech | 5 |
| Cybersecurity | 5 |
| Wellness & Beauty | 4 |
| E-commerce | 3 |
| Sports | 2 |
| Cleantech | 2 |
Stages
by dealsSoftBank — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| SoftBank — stages | |
|---|---|
| Other | 21 |
| Series A | 7 |
| Growth/Late | 5 |
| Series C | 5 |
| Seed | 3 |
| Series B | 3 |
| Series D+ | 3 |
| Debt | 1 |
| Early VC | 1 |
Countries
by dealsSoftBank — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| SoftBank — countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | 13 |
| UK | 13 |
| Israel | 10 |
| Norway | 3 |
| Spain | 2 |
| Sweden | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Finland | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Spark Capital5
- Andreessen Horowitz2
- Metamorphic Ventures2
- Mubadala Capital2
- Prosus Ventures2
- ABN AMRO1
- Abu Dhabi Royal Group1
- Accel1
- Advent Life Sciences1
- Altos Ventures1
- Antoine Griezmann1
- Astorya.vc1
- Atomico1
- Augmentum Fintech1
- Axel Springer Digital Ventures1
- Balderton Capital1
- Barclays1
- BBVA1
- Benchmark1
- Bessemer Venture Partners1
- British Patient Capital1
- César Azpilicueta1
- Charles River Ventures1
- D1 Capital Partners1
- Deutsche Telekom1
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayve | UK | 1 | €1.0B |
| Roivant Sciences | Switzerland | 1 | €938M |
| Wirecard | Germany | 1 | €900M |
| Improbable | UK | 2 | €597M |
| Sorare | France | 1 | €579M |
| GetYourGuide | Germany | 1 | €500M |
| Auto1 | Germany | 1 | €460M |
| Sinch | Sweden | 1 | €320M |
| Cybereason | Israel | 3 | €318M |
| Lemonade | Israel | 1 | €267M |
| Oda | Norway | 1 | €223M |
| Kolonial | Norway | 1 | €220M |
| Jokr | Germany | 1 | €200M |
| Forto | Germany | 1 | €198M |
| Agile Robots | Germany | 1 | €186M |
| Kahoot! | Norway | 1 | €182M |
| Gravis Robotics | Switzerland | 1 | €173M |
| Gousto | UK | 1 | €133M |
| Vtex | UK | 1 | €129M |
| Enpal | Germany | 1 | €110M |
| Proximie | UK | 1 | €77M |
| Darktrace | UK | 1 | €58M |
| Onfido | UK | 1 | €45M |
| 1NCE | Germany | 1 | €43M |
| goggo network | Germany | 1 | €40M |
| SolarisBank | Germany | 1 | €40M |
| Glorify | UK | 1 | €35M |
| NomuPay | Ireland | 1 | €35M |
| TalkSpace | Israel | 4 | €25M |
| Peckwater Brands | UK | 1 | €17M |