SoftBank Robotics Europe

SoftBank Robotics Europe, formerly Aldebaran Robotics, designs and manufactures humanoid robots for education, research, health, distribution, tourism, business applications, and home use. The company serves customers worldwide and focuses on interactive robotics that assist professionals and individuals. Founded in 2005, it is based in Paris, France, with additional offices in France, Japan, the United States, and China, and operates as a subsidiary of SoftBank Group.

Karim Abouzahr

Director, SoftBank Europe Ventures

Kristin Bannon

Lee Bocker

Jonathan Bullock

John Cassidy

Serena Dayal

Ronald Fisher

Eric Gan

Navneet Govil

Jimi Macdonald

Director

Kentaro Matsui

Ken Miyauchi

Greg Moon

Karol Niewiadomski

Shu Nyatta

Managing Partner

Max Ohrstrand

Paulo Passoni

Yanni Pipilis

Narendra Rathi

Brett Rochkind

Managing Partner

Priya Saiprasad

Ron Schreiber

Ervin Tu

Munish Varma

Tim Yap

Andrew Zloto

Past deals in North Carolina

Ampere Computing

Acquisition in 2025
Ampere Computing designs cloud-native, energy-efficient microprocessors for cloud, edge, and AI workloads. Its Ampere Altra family delivers high core counts, up to 128 cores, optimized for cloud-native, AI inference, and memory-intensive applications such as big data, machine learning, and databases across data centers and edge environments. The company focuses on performance, efficiency, and scalability to support cloud service providers and large-scale deployments. Engineering work spans multiple locations globally, including design sites in Bengaluru, Raleigh, and Ho Chi Minh City, with corporate presence in Santa Clara, Portland, and Taipei.

Formlabs

Series E in 2021
Formlabs designs and manufactures professional 3D printing systems and materials for engineers, designers, educators, and manufacturers. The company offers high-resolution stereolithography printers such as Form 3, Form 3B, and Form 3L, along with post-processing equipment Form Wash and Form Cure, and the SLS-based Fuse 1 printer. It develops in-house high-performance resins and materials used across industries including education, dentistry, healthcare, jewelry, and manufacturing. Its software ecosystem includes PreForm, which prepares models for printing, and Form Cell for automated manufacturing. Formlabs serves customers worldwide and maintains headquarters in Somerville, Massachusetts with international offices. The company focuses on enabling designers and engineers to produce detailed, functional parts and complex geometries, expanding access to professional-grade 3D printing through scalable hardware, materials, and software solutions.

Cohesity

Series E in 2020
Cohesity develops hyper-converged secondary storage solutions that consolidate, protect, and share non-mission-critical data assets of large organizations. Its platform, Cohesity DataPlatform, converges data protection infrastructure including backup, replication, disaster recovery, and cloud tiering. Additionally, it offers Cohesity Helios, a SaaS-based management solution for monitoring and managing secondary data and applications.

Cohesity

Series D in 2018
Cohesity develops hyper-converged secondary storage solutions that consolidate, protect, and share non-mission-critical data assets of large organizations. Its platform, Cohesity DataPlatform, converges data protection infrastructure including backup, replication, disaster recovery, and cloud tiering. Additionally, it offers Cohesity Helios, a SaaS-based management solution for monitoring and managing secondary data and applications.
Spot something off? Help us improve by flagging any incorrect or outdated information. Just email us at support@teaserclub.com. Your feedback is most welcome.