SoftBank (Vision Fund)
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About
SoftBank’s Vision Fund platform (SVF1 and SVF2), managed by SoftBank Investment Advisers, is a global tech investor created in 2017 to back category‑leading, AI‑enabled companies at scale. It has shifted further toward AI infrastructure and applications since 2024–2025.
Key facts
- Type
- IM / Cross-over Fund
- Stages
- Series B,Growth,Pre-IPO
- Sectors
- AI & Automation, Consumer, Education, Software/SaaS, Fintech & Insurtech, Healthcare, Logistics/Supply chain, Proptech/Construction, Business management software, Deeptech, Vertical SaaS, Blockchain/Crypto, Data & Infrastructure, Cyber & Security, Future of work/HR, Hospitality/Tourism/Travel, Industry & Manufacturing, Martech, Smart cities, Climate/Cleantech/Greentech, Energy, Retail/Future of Commerce, Legaltech/Regtech, Electronics & Telco
- Headquarters
- Japan
- Offices
- London,Tokyo,Menlo Park,Abu Dhabi,Riyadh
- Geographic focus
- France,World,Europe,North America,Africa,Asia,Southeast Asia,Latin America,Australia,Southern Europe,UK,Middle East,Israel,USA
- Lead / Follow
- Lead / co-lead
- Founded
- 2017
Notable investments in France
Contentsquare, 360Learning, Swile, Vestiaire Collective, Jellysmack