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Japanese investment holding company
SoftBank Group Corp. (ソフトバンクグループ株式会社, SofutoBanku Gurūpu Kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Minato
SoftBank_Group
Venture capital fund
capital fund founded in 2017. It is managed by SoftBank Investment Advisers, a subsidiary of the SoftBank Group. With over $100 billion in capital, it is the
SoftBank_Vision_Fund
Japanese entrepreneur (born 1957)
Zainichi Korean, he is the founder, chairman and chief executive of SoftBank Group (SBG), a technology-focused investment holding company, as well as chairman
Masayoshi_Son
Japanese baseball team
Daiei Hawks until 2005, when they were purchased by SoftBank Group, becoming the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. Since 1993, the Hawks have played at Mizuho PayPay
Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks
Parent company of the SBI group (Japanese financial conglomerate)
investment from SMFG. Founded in 1999, the company was initially part of the Softbank group. The company was listed on the Osaka Stock Exchange in December 2000
SBI_Group
American investment management firm
management. On February 14, 2017, SoftBank Group agreed that it would buy Fortress Investment Group LLC for $3.3 billion. The SoftBank acquisition was completed
Fortress_Investment_Group
American investment and merchant banking firm
Companies the firm has been involved with significantly include Endeavor, SoftBank Group, WWE and Ultimate Fighting Championship. It has also been involved with
The_Raine_Group
American hedge fund
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group. In August 2022, Financial Times reported that Elliott had sold almost all its shares in SoftBank purportedly after losing
Elliott_Investment_Management
American AI venture
multinational artificial intelligence (AI) joint venture created by OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, and investment firm MGX. The venture plans to spend up to US$500 billion
Stargate_LLC
American private equity real estate firm
2025, the company announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by SoftBank Group for approximately $4 billion. Colony purchased Raffles International
DigitalBridge
Chief executive officer of Sprint Corporation
the chief executive officer (CEO) of SoftBank Group International and chief operating officer (COO) of SoftBank Group Corporation. He oversaw SoftBank's
Marcelo_Claure
American software company
a British semiconductor and software design company, owned by the Softbank Group, a Japanese multinational investment holding company. Technology from
Treasure_Data
Japanese financial services conglomerate
Financial Group, Inc. (株式会社三井住友フィナンシャルグループ), initialed as SMFG until 2018 and SMBC Group since, is a major Japanese multinational financial services group and
SMBC_Group
Japanese telephone company
Kabushiki-gaisha) was a Japanese telephone company and part of the SoftBank group. It provided services to both businesses and consumers in Japan, including
SoftBank_Telecom
American health technology company
depression. It is headquartered in Chicago. Tempus investors include SoftBank Group, Baillie Gifford, New Enterprise Associates, Novo Holdings, Franklin
Tempus_AI
Chinese multinational technology company
Around 14% are held by SoftBank Group. The largest shareholders in early 2024 were: SoftBank Group (11.9%) The Vanguard Group (13.39%) BlackRock (3.02%)
Alibaba_Group
Japanese internet company
Japanese internet company owned by Z Holdings, a joint venture between SoftBank Group of Japan, and Naver Corporation of South Korea, founded in 2023 by the
LY_Corporation
British semiconductor and software design company
companies. Since 2016, it has been majority owned by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group. "ARM" was originally an acronym for Acorn RISC Machine and later for
Arm_Holdings
Banker and executive based in London
Director of Softbank Group and CEO of Softbank Investment Advisers. Misra, who leads the team running the company's Vision Fund, joined SoftBank in 2014.
Rajeev_Misra
Sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia
remaining U.S. investment. In 2016, SoftBank Group and the PIF announced that they would establish the SoftBank Vision Fund, which aimed to invest up
Public_Investment_Fund
Japanese internet company
between SoftBank and Yahoo! Inc. In 2019, it changed to a holding company structure and came under Z Holdings, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group. In 2021
Yahoo_Japan_Corporation
Payment system
Corporation. It was established in 2018 as a joint venture between the SoftBank Group and Yahoo Japan through Z Holdings, their holding company. With 38 million
PayPay
American venture capital company
SoftBank Capital is a venture capital group in the United States, focusing on technology and telecom early stage businesses. It was founded by SoftBank
SoftBank_Capital
Japanese financial services group
The Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (株式会社みずほフィナンシャルグループ, Kabushiki-gaisha Mizuho Finansharu Gurūpu), known from 2000 to 2003 as Mizuho Holdings and abbreviated
Mizuho_Financial_Group
American lawyer
President and Global Head of Communications at SoftBank Group Corp. before resigning in 2020. Before joining SoftBank, Ginsberg served as Executive Vice President
Gary_Ginsberg
Japanese video game developer and publisher
established as ONSale Co., Ltd. on July 1, 1998, as a joint venture between Softbank and onSale Inc. to engage in the online interactive auction business in
GungHo_Online_Entertainment
British semiconductor company
networking technology team from Graphcore in early 2023. In July 2024, Softbank Group agreed to acquire Graphcore for around $500 million. The deal is under
Graphcore
American investment and advisory financial services firm
initial public offering of Arm Holdings, a portfolio company of the Softbank Group at a valuation of $4.87 billion. In November 2024, the firm was retained
Guggenheim_Partners
Swedish–Swiss multinational company
October 2025, ABB agreed to sell its industrial robotics business to Softbank Group in a $5.4 billion deal—preempting plans to spin the division off as
ABB
Japanese chemicals company
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation (三菱ケミカルグループ株式会社, Mitsubishi Kemikaru Guruupu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese chemical industry company formed in
Mitsubishi_Chemical_Group
Japanese web portal
stylized Y!mobile, is a subsidiary of Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank Group Corporation that provides mobile telecommunications and ADSL services
Yahoo_Japan
American company
2018). "SoftBank Group Corp. subsidiary buys online seller of used smartphones". South Florida Business Journal. Sladky, Lynne (2019-10-25). "SoftBank hopes
Likewize
Chinese Internet technology company
International Group, Primavera Capital Group, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, SoftBank Group, Sequoia Capital, General Atlantic, and Hillhouse Capital Group. As of
ByteDance
South Korean multinational conglomerate
Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Eui-sun collectively purchased an 80% stake in Boston Dynamics, which had been under SoftBank Group's ownership
Hyundai_Motor_Group
Japanese trust bank
the Japanese investment company SoftBank Group and 10% in SoftBank Corp, a consolidated subsidiary of the SoftBank Group. In addition as of September 30
Master_Trust_Bank_of_Japan
Japanese food manufacturing company
Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. (株式会社日清製粉グループ本社, Kabushikigaisha Nisshin Seifun Gurūpu Honsha) is a Japanese food manufacturing company headquartered in Chiyoda-ku
Nisshin_Seifun_Group
Japanese satellite television operator
Japanese satellite television operator created in 1996 by BSkyB and the Softbank Group. Before the start of operations, it was agreed on April 25, 1998, that
JSkyB
Japanese food and beverage company
The Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (アサヒグループホールディングス株式会社, Asahi Gurūpu Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese beverage holding company headquartered in
Asahi_Breweries
Indian multinational conglomerate
SB Energy, a joint venture of SoftBank Group and Bharti Enterprises, for US$3.5 billion. In May 2022, the Adani Group acquired Ambuja Cements and ACC
Adani_Group
Defunct American health technology company
with Walgreens. In December 2017, Fortress Investment Group, a wholly owned company of Softbank Group, loaned $100 million to Theranos for 4% of the company
Theranos
French businessman
AI infrastructure and GPU cloud company. Previously, he was CEO of SoftBank Group International, Sprint, and has held CEO roles at Vodafone Europe, Alcatel-Lucent
Michel_Combes
Japanese subsidiary of Z Holdings Corporation
company. It was a subsidiary of Z Holdings, a joint venture between SoftBank Group and Naver Corporation. It was established in 2000 as the Japanese subsidiary
Line_Corporation
American multinational technology company
On September 13, 2020, Nvidia announced that it would buy Arm from SoftBank Group for $40 billion, subject to the usual scrutiny, with the latter retaining
Nvidia
Dutch-American music corporation
to form a new label called Motown Gospel. In May 2013, Japanese company SoftBank offered $8.5 billion to Vivendi for the acquisition of UMG, but Vivendi
Universal_Music_Group
Japanese financial holding company
company and a principal member of the Nomura Group, which is Japan's largest investment bank and brokerage group. It, along with its broker-dealer, banking
Nomura_Holdings
American coworkspace company
billion in financing at valuations as high as $47 billion, mostly from the SoftBank Vision Fund, led by Masayoshi Son. In September 2019, the company filed
WeWork
Japanese company
operator. Y!mobile is a brand used by SoftBank Corp., a subsidiary of Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank Group Corporation, that provides mobile
Ymobile
American fabless semiconductor company
Santa Clara, California, and operates as an independent subsidiary of SoftBank Group since November 2025. Ampere Computing was founded in fall 2017 by Renée
Ampere_Computing
Emirati artificial intelligence company
infrastructure project in partnership with OpenAI, Oracle, NVIDIA, SoftBank Group, and Cisco. The project, based in Abu Dhabi, involves the development
G42_(company)
Venture capitalist
from Softbank Group, Goldman Sachs, Fidelity Investments, and other institutions.[citation needed] However, by 2015, several Chinese Angel groups had been
Angel_investor
American technology company
August 2019, SoftBank announced it had struck a deal with Berkshire Grey. The deal secured $263 million in Series B funding, led by Softbank. In February
Berkshire_Grey
Indian-American business executive (born 1968)
2018. Arora was formerly a senior executive at Google and president of SoftBank Group from October 2014 to June 2016. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires
Nikesh_Arora
Solar power array in Rajasthan, India
11, 2017, ACME Power won 200 MW and Softbank Group (SBG) won 300 MW. In Phase IV on May 9, 2017, Phelan Energy Group won 50 MW, Avaada Energy won 100 MW
Bhadla_Solar_Park
Japanese multinational retail holding company
operations". Business Times (Singapore). AFP. December 19, 1997. "Aeon 2011 Group Profile Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine." Æon. Retrieved on September
Aeon_(company)
Engineer in Japan
information technology. He has also served as a non-executive director of the Softbank Group since June 2019. He is member of the UN Independent International Scientific
Yutaka_Matsuo
Japanese technology corporation
of eight major Japanese companies: Denso, Kioxia, MUFG Bank, NEC, NTT, SoftBank, Sony, and Toyota. The goal of Rapidus is to increase advanced semiconductor
Rapidus
Japanese company
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (大和証券グループ本社, Daiwa Shōken Gurūpu Honsha) is a Japanese investment bank that is the second largest securities brokerage after
Daiwa_Securities_Group
Japanese telecommunications company
major mobile network operator, competing with NTT Docomo, KDDI, and SoftBank Group. Rakuten Mobile is known for deploying a cloud-native mobile network
Rakuten_Mobile
Singapore digital financing platform
their Series B round of funding, led by Softbank Ventures Korea, an early-stage venture capital arm of Softbank Group famous for its US$100 billion Vision
Funding_Societies
Retrieved 2018-05-09. "スプリント買収(子会社化)の完了に関するお知らせ". ソフトバンクグループ株式会社. "Sprint-Softbank merger a done deal". "Weather Investments/Orascom Telecom in $21.5 Billion
List of largest mergers and acquisitions
List_of_largest_mergers_and_acquisitions
Japanese financial company
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. is a Japanese multinational investment bank company that was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Fukuoka Bank and the
Fukuoka_Financial_Group
American investor and entrepreneur
Its investors include Matrix Partners, General Atlantic Partners, Softbank Group, New Enterprise Associates, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Goldman Sachs
Kevin_P._Ryan
Fictional character from Jujutsu Kaisen
Jujutsu Kaisen 0, advertisements with Gojo as a dog were made alongside SoftBank Group. In December 2021, MAPPA and Shueisha also celebrated Gojo's birthday
Satoru_Gojo
British autonomous vehicle technology company
Wayve’s Series C in May 2024 closed a $1.05 billion, led by Japan’s SoftBank Group. The funding round was the largest-ever for a UK AI company, and included
Wayve
Indian multinational technology company
Million USD in 2010. In 2011, the start-up raised $200 million USD from Softbank Group. The investment was doled out in two tranches, US$100 million in 2011
InMobi
American mobile security company
Sierra Ventures, SoftBank and Warburg Pincus. The company has partnered with several technology companies including Softbank Group, Deutsche Telekom
Zimperium
Prefecture capital and Designated city in Kyushu, Japan
former owner Daiei sold the Hawks to Softbank Group during the 2004 NPB realignment. After the sale to Softbank, the Hawks have become one of the most
Fukuoka
American cybersecurity technology company
million in Series C funding, with $50 million coming from new investor Softbank Group and the remainder coming from existing investors CRV and Spark Capital;
Cybereason
Freeware instant communications app
networking, operated by the Japanese company LY Corporation, co-owned by SoftBank Group and Naver. Line was launched in Japan in June 2011 by NHN Japan, a subsidiary
Line_(software)
International basketball competition
023」の沖縄グループステージイベントスポンサーに決定" (in Japanese). Softbank Group. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023. "SoftBank Corp. joins as sponsor of FIBA Basketball World
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2023_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup
United Arab Emirates sovereign wealth fund
buy a majority stake in a New York–based Fortress Investment Group from the SoftBank Group. The $3 billion takeover was intended to be closed in the first
Mubadala_Investment_Company
Japanese technology company
internet holding company owned by A Holdings, a joint venture between SoftBank Group and Naver Corporation. It was founded in 2019 as a result of Yahoo!
Z_Holdings
U.S. insurance company
announced a further $300 million investment in a Series D financing led by SoftBank Group, with participation from Allianz, General Catalyst, GV, OurCrowd, and
Lemonade,_Inc.
Electrical power grid project
by Masayoshi Son, founder and head of the telecom and Internet giant SoftBank Group. After the devastation of the Fukushima nuclear accident in the 2011
Asian_Super_Grid
Japanese metal company
Shin-Etsu Shionogi Shiseido Shizuoka Bank SMBC Group SMC Corporation Socionext SoftBank Group SoftBank Sojitz Sompo Holdings Sony Subaru Corporation SUMCO
Pacific_Metals
Singaporean technology company
automobile companies and other ride-hailing firms. Investors include Japan's Softbank Group and MUFG, Booking Holdings, Toyota and Microsoft. The company has completed
Grab_Holdings
US engineering and robotics design company
December 2020, Hyundai Motor Group acquired an 80% stake in the company from SoftBank for approximately $880 million. SoftBank Group retains about 20% through
Boston_Dynamics
Japanese stock market index
9433) Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (TYO: 9432) SoftBank Corp. (TYO: 9434) SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO: 9984) Comsys Holdings Corp. (TYO: 1721) Daiwa
Nikkei_225
CEO of Intel (born 1959)
Schneider Electric, and Credo Technology Group. He was on the boards of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Softbank Capital, Ambarella, Flextronics International
Lip-Bu_Tan
Japanese multinational corporation
Sony Group Corporation, colloquially known as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at the Sony City building in Minato, Tokyo
Sony
Group of companies that replaced Japanese National Railways
companies in Japan Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification SoftBank Telecom – former Japan Telecom, an affiliated company of JNR established
Japan_Railways_Group
Former American telecommunications company
the company was purchased by the Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank Group. Sprint used CDMA, EvDO and 4G LTE networks, and formerly operated iDEN
Sprint_Corporation
Instant messaging app
Enterprises and SoftBank Group in April 2013. It again received a second round of investment of $14 million from Bharti Enterprises and Softbank Group in March
Hike_Messenger
Saudi businessman (born 1970)
directors of the Saudi Stock Exchange. Al-Rumayyan sits on the boards of SoftBank Group and Reliance Industries Ltd. Al-Rumayyan was made chairman of the Saudi
Yasir_Al-Rumayyan
English sports streaming platform
League, Nippon Professional Baseball, La Liga, and the Premier League from Softbank. In February 2018, DAZN acquired Canadian broadcast rights to the 2018
DAZN
Japanese insurance holding company
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (MS&ADインシュアランスグループホールディングス株式会社, Emu Esu ando Ei Dī Inshuaransu Gurūpu Horudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha) (TYO: 8725) is
MS&AD_Insurance_Group
Game Engine available in mobile and PC that was released in 2020
by Martin Magni AB since 2024 20% stakes, Fancade Group AB since 2024 26% stakes, and SoftBank Group Corp. since 2025 20% stakes. Fancade has been widely
Fancade
Indian-born British business executive
linked services. He was previously Senior Vice President, Investments at SoftBank Group where he was involved in several high-profile investments for the Vision
Akshay_Naheta
Japanese automotive manufacturer
2019. Xcelerator and a developer studio are part of the Honda Innovations group, formed in Spring 2017 and based in Mountain View, California. Through Honda
Honda
Model of humanoid robot
is a semi-humanoid robot manufactured by Aldebaran Robotics (formerly Softbank Robotics Europe), designed with the ability to read emotions. It was introduced
Pepper_(robot)
Japanese manufacturing company
Wayback Machine US Industry Today - Amada America, Inc. - Metal Working Amada Group Settles Securities Fraud Case Against Two HSBC Units for $88.5 Million |
Amada_(company)
Location-based augmented reality mobile game
BTMU portal. "ソフトバンクショップがIngressに登場!" [SoftBank Shop and Ymobile Shop are now on the Ingress portal!]. Softbank Group (Press release) (in Japanese). July
Ingress_(video_game)
hours of the outgoing Biden administration. Oracle Corporation, MGX, SoftBank Group, OpenAI, and other partners have announced the launch of The Stargate
2025_in_the_United_States
Disney's mobile app division
content to other providers. However, in November 2007, Disney Japan and Softbank announced a wireless service joint venture, Disney Mobile, to be launched
Disney_Mobile
South Korean-Japanese video game company
Reuters reported that the plan was abandoned. On November 25, 2019, The Lego Group announced the acquisition of Bricklink, a Lego fan community from Nexon's
Nexon
089 115,667 Tokyo 20 234 SoftBank Group Conglomerate 55,383 −15,204 391,604 59,721 Tokyo 21 240 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Financials 54,087 10,066
List of largest Japanese companies
List_of_largest_Japanese_companies
Sports programming division of the Fox Corporation
Australia. Fox Sports Japan was also joint-owned by the Murdoch family and SoftBank Group that operated Fox Sports & Entertainment in Japan. Fox Sports Argentina
Fox_Sports_(United_States)
Sports recruiting website
$35 million from SoftBank Group. In total, the company raised $90 million in venture capital from investors including SoftBank Group, Hummer Winblad Venture
Rivals.com
British businessman (born 1967)
IP company headquartered in Cambridge, England, and was acquired by SoftBank Group for £24.3 billion in 2016. Segars attended Woodlands School in Basildon
Simon_Segars
Special ward in Kantō, Japan
companies, including Honda, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, NEC, Nikon, SoftBank Group, Sony and Fujitsu. Minato is also known for being one of the wealthiest
Minato,_Tokyo
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