Softbank

Venture CapitalIncubator·Tokyo·~$154B combined AUM across Vision Funds; SVF1 $98.6B; SVF2 $56B

Founded in 1981 by Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group is a Japanese multinational conglomerate and one of the world's largest technology investors. Its Vision Fund 1 ($98.6B, launched 2017) was the largest tech focused venture fund in history, backed by Saudi Arabia's PIF and Abu Dhabi's Mubadala. Vision Fund 2 ($56B) followed in 2019. Across both funds the portfolio spans 343 companies, producing 129 unicorns, 45 IPOs, and 35 acquisitions, including DoorDash, Flipkart, and Swiggy. In 2025, SoftBank committed $30B to OpenAI and co-founded the $500B Stargate AI infrastructure project alongside Oracle and MGX.

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Wayve

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Autonomous Vehicles·Series C

Wayve is a London-based autonomous driving company pioneering an AI-first approach to self-driving vehicles. Rather than relying on detailed 3D maps and hand-coded rules, Wayve uses end-to-end deep learning so its AI driver learns directly from camera data and real-world driving experience. The company has partnered with major automakers and logistics firms to bring its technology to production vehicles. Backed by SoftBank, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Uber, Wayve closed a landmark $1.05B Series C in 2024, the largest ever AI funding round by a European company at the time, and has been in discussions for a potential $2B follow-on round.