SoftBank Group

SoftBank Group is a multinational telecommunications and internet corporation based in Japan. It operates through four segments: mobile communications, Sprint, fixed-line telecommunications, and internet. The company provides a wide range of services, including mobile and fixed-line voice and data transmission services, broadband services, internet advertising, e-commerce, and digital television. SoftBank Group also invests in various technologies through its venture capital arms, such as SoftBank Investment Advisers and SoftBank Vision Fund, focusing on areas like artificial intelligence, robotics, and the Internet of Things. One of its notable subsidiaries, SoftBank Robotics, designs and manufactures humanoid robots for various applications, including education, healthcare, and business.

Karim Abouzahr

Director, SoftBank Europe Ventures

Praveen Akkiraju

Managing Partner, Americas, Asia

Kristin Bannon

Investment Director, SoftBank Investment Advisers

Lee Bocker

COO

Jonathan Bullock

COO and Managing Director

John Cassidy

Investment Director, Life Sciences and HealthTech

Tom Cheung

Partner, Americas

Rodrigo Costa

Partner

Serena Dayal

Investment Director

Angela Du

Investor

Colin Fan

Managing Partner, SoftBank Investment Advisers

Ted Fike

Director, Americas

Ronald Fisher

Vice Chairman

Navneet Govil

Managing Partner, CFO

Ayush Jain

Investment Vice President

Lydia Jett

Partner

Sumer Juneja

Managing Partner and Head of EMEA and India Investing

Robert Kaplan

Investment Director

Nagraj Kashyap

Managing Partner

Matt Krna

Principal

Chris Lee

Partner, Asia

Anna Lo

Director, Americas

Amit Lubovsky

Investor

Jimi Macdonald

Director

Kentaro Matsui

Managing Partner, Asia

Ken Miyauchi

Representative Director and Senior Executive Vice President

Greg Moon

Associate

Akshay Naheta

Partner, EMEA

Gowri Narayanan

Partner, FinTech

Karol Niewiadomski

Partner

Shu Nyatta

Managing Partner

Max Ohrstrand

Partner, EMEA

Vikas Parekh

Managing Partner, Americas

Ben Parton

Director of Deals and Transactions

Paulo Passoni

Managing Investment Partner

Yanni Pipilis

Managing Partner

Narendra Rathi

Director, Asia

Brett Rochkind

Managing Partner

Saleh Romeih

Managing Partner, Investment Committee Member, SBIA, EMEA

Ram Trichur

Partner

Ervin Tu

Partner, Americas

Munish Varma

Partner, EMEA, Asia

Aaron Wong

Vice President

Kenichi Yoshida

Chief Business Officer and Executive Vice President

Linda Yu

Vice President, Vision Fund

Andrew Zloto

Investment Director

Tim Yap

Director, EMEA

Past deals in Credit Bureau

Esusu

Series B in 2022
Esusu is a financial technology platform that leverages data solutions to help residents and improve property performance. Esusu was created on the premise that no matter where you come from, the color of your skin, and your financial identity should never determine where you end up in life. This allows renters to build and establish their credit scores while helping property owners mitigate against initiating evictions, powered by differentiated data and insights. It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Creditas

Series F in 2022
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

OfBusiness

Secondary Market in 2021
OfBusiness is a tech-enabled platform that specializes in facilitating raw material procurement and credit for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors. The company leverages technology to optimize SMEs' purchasing behaviors, ensuring access to a variety of key raw materials, including metals, chemicals, polymers, agricultural commodities, petrochemicals, and building materials. With a focus on improving the procurement process, OfBusiness provides better products at competitive prices and in timely manner, supported by both online and offline assistance. Additionally, the company offers cash flow-based financing through its affiliate, Oxyzo Financial Services, enabling SMEs to finance their raw material purchases. OfBusiness also provides various technology services, including BidAssist, which helps SMEs identify new growth opportunities.

OfBusiness

Series G in 2021
OfBusiness is a tech-enabled platform that specializes in facilitating raw material procurement and credit for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors. The company leverages technology to optimize SMEs' purchasing behaviors, ensuring access to a variety of key raw materials, including metals, chemicals, polymers, agricultural commodities, petrochemicals, and building materials. With a focus on improving the procurement process, OfBusiness provides better products at competitive prices and in timely manner, supported by both online and offline assistance. Additionally, the company offers cash flow-based financing through its affiliate, Oxyzo Financial Services, enabling SMEs to finance their raw material purchases. OfBusiness also provides various technology services, including BidAssist, which helps SMEs identify new growth opportunities.

OfBusiness

Series F in 2021
OfBusiness is a tech-enabled platform that specializes in facilitating raw material procurement and credit for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors. The company leverages technology to optimize SMEs' purchasing behaviors, ensuring access to a variety of key raw materials, including metals, chemicals, polymers, agricultural commodities, petrochemicals, and building materials. With a focus on improving the procurement process, OfBusiness provides better products at competitive prices and in timely manner, supported by both online and offline assistance. Additionally, the company offers cash flow-based financing through its affiliate, Oxyzo Financial Services, enabling SMEs to finance their raw material purchases. OfBusiness also provides various technology services, including BidAssist, which helps SMEs identify new growth opportunities.

Advance Intelligence Group

Series D in 2021
Advance Intelligence Group is a financial technology firm that builds an ecosystem of AI-powered, credit-enabled products, and services. Founded in 2016, it leverages innovative technology and partnerships to build an ecosystem of products and services serving consumers, enterprises, and merchants.

OfBusiness

Series E in 2021
OfBusiness is a tech-enabled platform that specializes in facilitating raw material procurement and credit for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors. The company leverages technology to optimize SMEs' purchasing behaviors, ensuring access to a variety of key raw materials, including metals, chemicals, polymers, agricultural commodities, petrochemicals, and building materials. With a focus on improving the procurement process, OfBusiness provides better products at competitive prices and in timely manner, supported by both online and offline assistance. Additionally, the company offers cash flow-based financing through its affiliate, Oxyzo Financial Services, enabling SMEs to finance their raw material purchases. OfBusiness also provides various technology services, including BidAssist, which helps SMEs identify new growth opportunities.

Zeta

Series C in 2021
Zeta is a fintech company based in Bengaluru, India, established in 2015, that specializes in streamlining corporate payments and employee gifting. The company offers a range of digital solutions, including tax benefits for employees, rewards and recognition programs, and automated cafeteria services. Its flagship product, Zeta Tax Benefits, is a cloud-based suite designed to digitize various tax-saving reimbursements such as mobile, fuel, and gadget reimbursements, as well as gift cards and leave travel allowances. By providing these digitized solutions, Zeta aims to enhance employee engagement and facilitate HR managers in recognizing and appreciating employees effectively. Additionally, Zeta's rewards and recognition platform offers diverse gifting and incentive options tailored to meet the needs of employees, channel partners, and vendors.

Creditas

Series E in 2020
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

Alphacredit Capital

Series B in 2020
AlphaCredit is a financial platform based in Mexico City that operates as a non-banking financial institution focused on providing accessible credit solutions to individuals and small businesses. The company offers fast and affordable credit lines through a programmed deduction system, resulting in low default rates and competitive interest rates. It has extended more than 514,000 credits to over 310,000 clients, primarily in Mexico and Colombia, and employs more than 1,200 individuals. AlphaCredit's product offerings include consumer credit for public and private sector employees, pensioners, and independent contractors, as well as financial solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, such as factoring, leasing, and productive credits. The company emphasizes innovation and technological development in its financial services, distributing products through mobile applications to enhance customer access and control over their finances.

Creditas

Series D in 2019
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

Zhong An

Post in 2018
ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance Co., Ltd. is an insuretech company based in Shanghai, China, founded in 2013 by prominent enterprises including Ant Financial, Tencent, and Ping An Insurance. As the first internet-based insurance provider in China, ZhongAn exclusively offers its products and services online, eliminating the need for physical branches. The company specializes in property and casualty insurance, providing coverage for accidents, health, liability, cargo, household property, and motor-related incidents. In addition to insurance, ZhongAn also delivers a range of technology services, including IT consulting, asset management, and telemedicine solutions. The company's technological capabilities extend to developing digital operating systems and industry models, which are offered to financial institutions both domestically and internationally. With a focus on e-commerce and mobile payment solutions, ZhongAn supports internet businesses and individual users through financing guarantees and innovative online services.

VTeam Financial Technology

Angel Round in 2011
VTeam Financial Technology offers a range of products that include a supply chain financial management system, an online business application service system, an enterprise credit investigation system, and a mobile factoring survey system.

CompuBank

Series A in 2000
CompuBank is an online banking institution that offers a comprehensive suite of financial services for both consumers and businesses in the United States and internationally. The bank specializes in providing web-based fee information, Visa check cards, bill payment services, direct deposits, fund transfers, wire transfers, and overdraft protection. Additionally, CompuBank offers accounting software to enhance financial management for its clients. As a nationally chartered internet bank, it is insured by the FDIC, ensuring a level of security and trust for its users.
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