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

Kristin Bannon

Investment Director, SoftBank Investment Advisers

Jonathan Bullock

COO and Managing Director

John Cassidy

Investment Director, Life Sciences and HealthTech

Tom Cheung

Partner, Americas

Serena Dayal

Partner, Americas

Angela Du

Partner, Americas

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

Partner, Americas

Chris Lee

Partner, Asia

Anna Lo

Director, Americas

Amit Lubovsky

Director, Americas

Jimi Macdonald

Director

Kentaro Matsui

Managing Partner

Ken Miyauchi

Representative Director and Senior Executive Vice President

Greg Moon

Executive Managing Partner

Karol Niewiadomski

Partner

Shu Nyatta

Managing Partner

Max Ohrstrand

Partner, EMEA

Vikas Parekh

Managing Partner, Americas

Ben Parton

Director of Deals and Transactions

Yanni Pipilis

Managing Partner

Narendra Rathi

Director, Asia

Brett Rochkind

Managing Partner

Masayoshi Son

Founder

Ram Trichur

Partner

Ervin Tu

Partner, Americas

Aaron Wong

Vice President

Kenichi Yoshida

Chief Business Officer and Executive Vice President

Linda Yu

Vice President, Vision Fund

Andrew Zloto

Partner, Americas

Tim Yap

Director, EMEA

Past deals in Meeting Software

TravelPerk

Series E in 2025
TravelPerk is a comprehensive platform designed to streamline business travel management by consolidating booking, reporting, and support into a single solution. The platform offers a diverse selection of travel options, including flights, hotels, and car rentals, which allows users to book their travel easily while adhering to company policies. It features an automated system that integrates customer service, reporting tools, and expense management capabilities, enabling organizations to oversee their travel arrangements effectively. Additionally, TravelPerk's technology facilitates the enforcement of travel policies, cost control, and data analysis, ultimately simplifying the travel planning process for businesses and their employees.

TravelPerk

Series D in 2024
TravelPerk is a comprehensive platform designed to streamline business travel management by consolidating booking, reporting, and support into a single solution. The platform offers a diverse selection of travel options, including flights, hotels, and car rentals, which allows users to book their travel easily while adhering to company policies. It features an automated system that integrates customer service, reporting tools, and expense management capabilities, enabling organizations to oversee their travel arrangements effectively. Additionally, TravelPerk's technology facilitates the enforcement of travel policies, cost control, and data analysis, ultimately simplifying the travel planning process for businesses and their employees.

WeWork

Post in 2023
WeWork is a global commercial real estate company that transforms buildings into collaborative workspaces, catering to a wide range of clients from freelancers to Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2010, it provides flexible, serviced office spaces along with infrastructure, services, and technology to foster productivity and creativity. With over 20,000 members worldwide, WeWork aims to create a community where people can work to make a life, not just a living. Its revenue streams include membership fees for office space access and additional billings for ancillary services. WeWork also operates WeWork Labs, a platform supporting early-stage startups, and has a presence in China and India through its subsidiaries.

WeWork

Post in 2021
WeWork is a global commercial real estate company that transforms buildings into collaborative workspaces, catering to a wide range of clients from freelancers to Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2010, it provides flexible, serviced office spaces along with infrastructure, services, and technology to foster productivity and creativity. With over 20,000 members worldwide, WeWork aims to create a community where people can work to make a life, not just a living. Its revenue streams include membership fees for office space access and additional billings for ancillary services. WeWork also operates WeWork Labs, a platform supporting early-stage startups, and has a presence in China and India through its subsidiaries.

Class Technologies

Series B in 2021
Class Technologies specializes in online learning solutions, focusing on enhancing the educational experience through its software. The company offers a virtual classroom platform that integrates with Zoom, allowing educators to manage attendance, distribute assignments, conduct assessments, and engage in individual student interactions. Key features of the software include a seating chart, ID verification, proctored exams, and participation tracking, which help optimize teaching effectiveness and student performance management. Additionally, Class provides courses in core subjects, electives, and skills development, along with program implementation services to support educational institutions in delivering effective remote education.

Airtime

Series B in 2021
Mmhmm Inc. is a developer of a virtual camera application designed to enhance video conferencing experiences. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, the company offers an innovative solution that integrates with existing video calling applications, allowing users to customize backgrounds and collaborate with remote partners seamlessly. Its platform provides an online broadcast editor, enabling users to control their presentations and engage more effectively during virtual meetings. By making video calls more creative and informative, Mmhmm aims to transform how individuals and teams communicate in a digital environment.

WeWork

Debt Financing in 2020
WeWork is a global commercial real estate company that transforms buildings into collaborative workspaces, catering to a wide range of clients from freelancers to Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2010, it provides flexible, serviced office spaces along with infrastructure, services, and technology to foster productivity and creativity. With over 20,000 members worldwide, WeWork aims to create a community where people can work to make a life, not just a living. Its revenue streams include membership fees for office space access and additional billings for ancillary services. WeWork also operates WeWork Labs, a platform supporting early-stage startups, and has a presence in China and India through its subsidiaries.

WeWork

Secondary Market in 2019
WeWork is a global commercial real estate company that transforms buildings into collaborative workspaces, catering to a wide range of clients from freelancers to Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2010, it provides flexible, serviced office spaces along with infrastructure, services, and technology to foster productivity and creativity. With over 20,000 members worldwide, WeWork aims to create a community where people can work to make a life, not just a living. Its revenue streams include membership fees for office space access and additional billings for ancillary services. WeWork also operates WeWork Labs, a platform supporting early-stage startups, and has a presence in China and India through its subsidiaries.

WeWork

Funding Round in 2018
WeWork is a global commercial real estate company that transforms buildings into collaborative workspaces, catering to a wide range of clients from freelancers to Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2010, it provides flexible, serviced office spaces along with infrastructure, services, and technology to foster productivity and creativity. With over 20,000 members worldwide, WeWork aims to create a community where people can work to make a life, not just a living. Its revenue streams include membership fees for office space access and additional billings for ancillary services. WeWork also operates WeWork Labs, a platform supporting early-stage startups, and has a presence in China and India through its subsidiaries.

WeWork

Debt Financing in 2018
WeWork is a global commercial real estate company that transforms buildings into collaborative workspaces, catering to a wide range of clients from freelancers to Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2010, it provides flexible, serviced office spaces along with infrastructure, services, and technology to foster productivity and creativity. With over 20,000 members worldwide, WeWork aims to create a community where people can work to make a life, not just a living. Its revenue streams include membership fees for office space access and additional billings for ancillary services. WeWork also operates WeWork Labs, a platform supporting early-stage startups, and has a presence in China and India through its subsidiaries.

WeWork

Series B in 2018
WeWork is a global commercial real estate company that transforms buildings into collaborative workspaces, catering to a wide range of clients from freelancers to Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2010, it provides flexible, serviced office spaces along with infrastructure, services, and technology to foster productivity and creativity. With over 20,000 members worldwide, WeWork aims to create a community where people can work to make a life, not just a living. Its revenue streams include membership fees for office space access and additional billings for ancillary services. WeWork also operates WeWork Labs, a platform supporting early-stage startups, and has a presence in China and India through its subsidiaries.

WeWork

Series G in 2017
WeWork is a global commercial real estate company that transforms buildings into collaborative workspaces, catering to a wide range of clients from freelancers to Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2010, it provides flexible, serviced office spaces along with infrastructure, services, and technology to foster productivity and creativity. With over 20,000 members worldwide, WeWork aims to create a community where people can work to make a life, not just a living. Its revenue streams include membership fees for office space access and additional billings for ancillary services. WeWork also operates WeWork Labs, a platform supporting early-stage startups, and has a presence in China and India through its subsidiaries.

WeWork

Series A in 2017
WeWork is a global commercial real estate company that transforms buildings into collaborative workspaces, catering to a wide range of clients from freelancers to Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 2010, it provides flexible, serviced office spaces along with infrastructure, services, and technology to foster productivity and creativity. With over 20,000 members worldwide, WeWork aims to create a community where people can work to make a life, not just a living. Its revenue streams include membership fees for office space access and additional billings for ancillary services. WeWork also operates WeWork Labs, a platform supporting early-stage startups, and has a presence in China and India through its subsidiaries.

x.ai

Series B in 2016
x.ai, inc. is a New York-based company that develops an artificial intelligence personal assistant designed to streamline the process of scheduling meetings for business clients. Founded in 2014, x.ai offers a productivity tool that automates various aspects of scheduling, such as identifying suitable meeting times for multiple participants, sending follow-ups and reminders, and handling cancellations and rescheduling requests. This AI-driven solution aims to reduce the time and effort involved in coordinating meetings, thereby enhancing overall productivity for its users.

Soapbox

Seed Round in 2015
Soapbox was conceived as an idea in early 2012, by taking Speakers Corner in Hyde Park, London, as an inspiration. Soon after development began later that year, Soapbox acquired its first investor. Soapbox is an early stage startup in beta.

SoapBox

Seed Round in 2015
SoapBox provides software solutions that help organizations adapt to the needs of a changing workforce by creating a real time feedback loop between employees and leaders. Employees can easily share their ideas on how to improve the organization, while leaders ensure that ideas are aligned to business priorities. The entire feedback loop is a transparent process - which improves engagement, performance, and culture.

x.ai

Series A in 2015
x.ai, inc. is a New York-based company that develops an artificial intelligence personal assistant designed to streamline the process of scheduling meetings for business clients. Founded in 2014, x.ai offers a productivity tool that automates various aspects of scheduling, such as identifying suitable meeting times for multiple participants, sending follow-ups and reminders, and handling cancellations and rescheduling requests. This AI-driven solution aims to reduce the time and effort involved in coordinating meetings, thereby enhancing overall productivity for its users.

MobileDay

Series A in 2014
MobileDay Inc., established in 2010 and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, develops a one-touch conference call dialing application for iPhone and Android devices. This application synchronizes with users' native calendars, providing a convenient schedule view of upcoming calls and meetings, each accompanied by an easy-to-use join button that handles all dialing processes. In April 2015, MobileDay introduced 'MobileDay Business', catering to companies aiming to equip their teams with this one-tap dialing functionality. The company serves business professionals worldwide, streamlining conference call access from mobile devices.

x.ai

Seed Round in 2014
x.ai, inc. is a New York-based company that develops an artificial intelligence personal assistant designed to streamline the process of scheduling meetings for business clients. Founded in 2014, x.ai offers a productivity tool that automates various aspects of scheduling, such as identifying suitable meeting times for multiple participants, sending follow-ups and reminders, and handling cancellations and rescheduling requests. This AI-driven solution aims to reduce the time and effort involved in coordinating meetings, thereby enhancing overall productivity for its users.

LiteScape

Series B in 2007
LiteScape Technologies, Inc., established in 2003, specializes in developing and selling unified communications applications for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) environments. The company's primary products include Oncast, a platform enabling users to control their phones from personal computers for communication and access to collaboration and web applications; CallTrackPRO, a tool for legal and professional services firms to automatically associate client-matter and project codes to phone calls; Secure Profile Management, providing personalized access to communications applications and corporate data on IP phones with multi-factor authorization; and LiteScape SDK, integrating real-time infrastructure into business applications. LiteScape serves various verticals such as retail, government, financial, healthcare, and education, as well as professional services firms and application providers. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has strategic partnerships with industry leaders like Cisco and Microsoft.

LiteScape

Series A in 2005
LiteScape Technologies, Inc., established in 2003, specializes in developing and selling unified communications applications for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) environments. The company's primary products include Oncast, a platform enabling users to control their phones from personal computers for communication and access to collaboration and web applications; CallTrackPRO, a tool for legal and professional services firms to automatically associate client-matter and project codes to phone calls; Secure Profile Management, providing personalized access to communications applications and corporate data on IP phones with multi-factor authorization; and LiteScape SDK, integrating real-time infrastructure into business applications. LiteScape serves various verticals such as retail, government, financial, healthcare, and education, as well as professional services firms and application providers. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has strategic partnerships with industry leaders like Cisco and Microsoft.

LiteScape

Series A in 2005
LiteScape Technologies, Inc., established in 2003, specializes in developing and selling unified communications applications for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) environments. The company's primary products include Oncast, a platform enabling users to control their phones from personal computers for communication and access to collaboration and web applications; CallTrackPRO, a tool for legal and professional services firms to automatically associate client-matter and project codes to phone calls; Secure Profile Management, providing personalized access to communications applications and corporate data on IP phones with multi-factor authorization; and LiteScape SDK, integrating real-time infrastructure into business applications. LiteScape serves various verticals such as retail, government, financial, healthcare, and education, as well as professional services firms and application providers. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has strategic partnerships with industry leaders like Cisco and Microsoft.

Talk City

Series A in 1997
Talk City is a telecommunication services company. It provides online communities and interactive services for businesses and consumers. For businesses, Talk City's services, includes designing integrated customized communities, producing online events, conducting online market research, and facilitating online meetings. The company offers consumers a combination of chat rooms, home pages, web-based clubs, online events, discussion boards, and other community tools. Talk City was founded by Bernard Bernstein and is headquartered in North Andover, Massachusetts.
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