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Softbank Ventures Asia
Venture CapitalActiveSoftBank Ventures Asia is the corporate venture capital arm of SoftBank Group that specializes in IT startup investment.
Seoul, South KoreaFounded 2007
126
Investments
10
Exits
$2.5B
AUM
7.9%
Exit Rate
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Investment Thesis & Strategy
SoftBank Ventures Asia invests in various stages of IT startups, focusing on enterprise and mobile sectors, as part of the SoftBank Group's venture capital arm.
Investment Activity
Deals per year over the last 6 years
5
20142
20153
20161
20170
20181
2019Portfolio Companies
Selected investments from their portfolio of 126 companies
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Yanolja
Marketplaces · Growth, 2019
T
Traveloka
Marketplaces · Series C+, 2017
C
Carousell
Marketplaces · Series B, 2016
K
Kakaobank
Fintech · Growth, 2016
R
Rappi
Marketplaces · Series B, 2016
L
Lalamove
Logistics · Series B, 2015
T
Toss
Fintech · Series B, 2015
B
ByteDance
Media/Content · Series B, 2014
W
Woowa Brothers
Food & Beverage · Growth, 2014
B
BigCommerce
E-commerce · Series B, 2014
G
Grab
Transportation · Series B, 2014
S
Sentient Technologies
AI/ML · Series B, 2014
Notable Exits
CompanyTypeYearValue / Acquirer
RappiAcquisition2024—
TossAcquisition2024—
YanoljaIPO2024$7B
CoupangIPO2021$84.5B
KakaobankIPO2021$25B
HyperconnectAcquisition2021$1.7B
BigCommerceIPO2020$3.3B
MemeboxAcquisition2019—
Woowa BrothersAcquisition2019$4B
JobKoreaAcquisition2018—
Frequently Asked Questions
Softbank Ventures Asia focuses on Series A, Series B, Series C+ stage investments.