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 Video

OpusClip

Series A in 2025
Opus Clip is a software company specializing in generative AI video editing tools. It has developed a video repurposing platform aimed at enhancing social media reach. The platform utilizes big data to analyze long videos, identifying short, attention-grabbing clips that are suitable for sharing on social media. This allows creators to transform their existing video content into engaging, viral clips that can significantly increase viewer interaction and expand their audience.

Firework

Series B in 2022
Firework provides video commerce solutions designed for websites, applications, and retail environments. The company operates a storytelling platform that facilitates live streaming videos directly on websites. This platform includes features such as in-video shopping, lead generation, and live-streaming events. Additionally, it allows brands to import and edit videos, enhancing their ability to engage and convert visitors on their websites. Through these offerings, Firework aims to enrich the online shopping experience and drive customer interaction.

Mmhmm

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.

Cameo

Series C in 2021
Cameo is a marketplace that enables fans to book personalized video shoutouts from celebrities and other notable figures across various fields. The company's platform facilitates the booking and payment process for these customized videos, allowing users to create authentic fan experiences. Cameo partners with thousands of talent, offering a wide range of options for customers seeking unique and personal interactions. Additionally, Cameo provides tools for creating short films with professional-grade video effects, accessible to users of all skill levels.

C Channel

Venture Round in 2020
C Channel is an online video media provider that focuses on delivering high-quality content tailored to women aged 20 to 34. The company offers a diverse range of lifestyle-related information, including topics such as hairstyling, food, fashion, and travel tips. By leveraging video as its primary medium, C Channel aims to engage its audience with relevant and inspiring content. Additionally, the company operates as a marketing and advertising agency, specializing in the production and management of impactful influencers to enhance its outreach and effectiveness in connecting with its target demographic.

TThunDer Animation

Series B in 2019
Hangzhou TThunder Animation Co., Ltd., founded in 2015 and located in Hangzhou, China, specializes in the development, production, and operation of animation video content for preschool children. The company focuses on creating professional and aesthetically engaging videos that support the psychological development of young audiences. TThunder Animation distributes its content through various national channels in China and internationally, ensuring broad accessibility for preschool-age viewers. In addition to video content, the company also manufactures smart toys, further enhancing the interactive experience for children.

Snow Corporation

Series A in 2018
Snow is the developer and operator of the selfie pic and video app SNOW, featuring face recognition-enabled stickers and GIF-enabled chat functionality. With SNOW, users pick from over 700 stickers and 30 types of filters to liven up their photos and videos, then send the finished product to their friends or post them within the SNOW app to give their friends a peek into what they are up to now. User numbers have been growing steadily since the app first launched in Korea, with service being expanded to Japan and China in November 2015 and February 2016, respectively. In Japan, the number of users has been growing rapidly, and the app has been ranked as No.1 in both iOS App Store’s free app Photo & Video category and Google Play’s Photography category.

Dely

Venture Round in 2018
Dely, Inc. is a Japanese company based in Tokyo, founded in 2014, that specializes in designing and developing the Kurashiru application, a leading cooking video service. Kurashiru offers a wide array of recipe tutorials that guide users through the cooking process with step-by-step video content. The platform aims to enhance culinary skills for its users, allowing them to prepare a diverse range of dishes. With tens of millions of monthly viewers, Kurashiru significantly impacts the cooking habits of its audience, making it a popular resource for individuals looking to explore new recipes and improve their cooking abilities.

C Channel

Venture Round in 2016
C Channel is an online video media provider that focuses on delivering high-quality content tailored to women aged 20 to 34. The company offers a diverse range of lifestyle-related information, including topics such as hairstyling, food, fashion, and travel tips. By leveraging video as its primary medium, C Channel aims to engage its audience with relevant and inspiring content. Additionally, the company operates as a marketing and advertising agency, specializing in the production and management of impactful influencers to enhance its outreach and effectiveness in connecting with its target demographic.

The Dodo

Series B in 2015
The Dodo is a digital media company based in New York that focuses on animals, offering a blend of news, entertainment, and advocacy. It aims to create an online community for animal lovers by providing engaging stories and videos related to animal welfare and activism. Through its content, The Dodo encourages connections between people and animals, promoting care and awareness of various animal-related issues.

The Dodo

Series A in 2014
The Dodo is a digital media company based in New York that focuses on animals, offering a blend of news, entertainment, and advocacy. It aims to create an online community for animal lovers by providing engaging stories and videos related to animal welfare and activism. Through its content, The Dodo encourages connections between people and animals, promoting care and awareness of various animal-related issues.

The Dodo

Seed Round in 2014
The Dodo is a digital media company based in New York that focuses on animals, offering a blend of news, entertainment, and advocacy. It aims to create an online community for animal lovers by providing engaging stories and videos related to animal welfare and activism. Through its content, The Dodo encourages connections between people and animals, promoting care and awareness of various animal-related issues.

Ustream

Funding Round in 2011
Ustream is a provider of a live interactive broadcast platform that allows users to view and stream a variety of content, including sporting events, political gatherings, concerts, conferences, and personal milestones. Founded in 2007 by John Ham, Brad Hunstable, and Gyula Feher, the company caters to diverse audiences by offering solutions for mobile devices, streaming players, and connected TVs. Ustream's services extend beyond broadcasting, including event production, program development, account management, tech support, and performance analytics. The company has established partnerships with notable organizations such as Cisco, Sony, Discovery Communications, Georgetown University, and Samsung. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Ustream also maintains offices in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Budapest.

YouAre.TV

Series A in 2010
YouAre.TV offers a participatory broadcast platform that enables users to engage with live video streaming services directly through their webcams. The platform allows audiences to not only watch live shows but also to actively participate by making video calls, enhancing the viewing experience. Users can join in on the interactive content from their phones or desktops. One of the highlights of YouAre.TV's programming is a weekly show featuring Merton, an improv piano player known from Chatroulette, which airs every Wednesday at 10 PM Eastern. This combination of live interaction and entertainment positions YouAre.TV as a unique player in the interactive media landscape.

RockYou Media

Venture Round in 2010
RockYou, Inc. is an interactive media and entertainment company that specializes in in-game video advertising and the development of social games. Founded in 2005 and based in San Francisco, the company operates a video advertising platform that connects premium brands with users across various digital environments, including Facebook, the web, and mobile devices. RockYou's advertising network reaches approximately 68 million monthly viewers, providing brands and publishers with engaging content tailored for a multicultural audience. The company's portfolio includes a diverse range of free-to-play games spanning multiple genres and platforms, aimed at entertaining users while facilitating connections in an online networking space. However, in February 2019, RockYou, Inc. filed for voluntary liquidation under Chapter 7 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ustream

Series B in 2010
Ustream is a provider of a live interactive broadcast platform that allows users to view and stream a variety of content, including sporting events, political gatherings, concerts, conferences, and personal milestones. Founded in 2007 by John Ham, Brad Hunstable, and Gyula Feher, the company caters to diverse audiences by offering solutions for mobile devices, streaming players, and connected TVs. Ustream's services extend beyond broadcasting, including event production, program development, account management, tech support, and performance analytics. The company has established partnerships with notable organizations such as Cisco, Sony, Discovery Communications, Georgetown University, and Samsung. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Ustream also maintains offices in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Budapest.

RockYou Media

Series D in 2009
RockYou, Inc. is an interactive media and entertainment company that specializes in in-game video advertising and the development of social games. Founded in 2005 and based in San Francisco, the company operates a video advertising platform that connects premium brands with users across various digital environments, including Facebook, the web, and mobile devices. RockYou's advertising network reaches approximately 68 million monthly viewers, providing brands and publishers with engaging content tailored for a multicultural audience. The company's portfolio includes a diverse range of free-to-play games spanning multiple genres and platforms, aimed at entertaining users while facilitating connections in an online networking space. However, in February 2019, RockYou, Inc. filed for voluntary liquidation under Chapter 7 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

KickApps

Series C in 2008
KickApps is a provider of on-demand social media applications designed for web publishers and marketers to enhance audience engagement and monetization. Its software-as-a-service platform features a Social Graph Engine that empowers users to create social networks and integrate various social software components, including user-generated content, programmable video players, and customizable widgets. Additionally, KickApps offers tools for member management and media moderation, along with reporting capabilities. The platform gained notable traction in March 2007 when it partnered with YouTube, enabling affiliates to seamlessly incorporate videos from the YouTube library into their KickApps-powered networks and publish content back to YouTube. This comprehensive suite of applications supports users in building and managing robust online communities.

RockYou Media

Series C in 2008
RockYou, Inc. is an interactive media and entertainment company that specializes in in-game video advertising and the development of social games. Founded in 2005 and based in San Francisco, the company operates a video advertising platform that connects premium brands with users across various digital environments, including Facebook, the web, and mobile devices. RockYou's advertising network reaches approximately 68 million monthly viewers, providing brands and publishers with engaging content tailored for a multicultural audience. The company's portfolio includes a diverse range of free-to-play games spanning multiple genres and platforms, aimed at entertaining users while facilitating connections in an online networking space. However, in February 2019, RockYou, Inc. filed for voluntary liquidation under Chapter 7 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Apreso Classroom

Series B in 2008
Educational institutions the world over are increasingly recognizing the value of making course lectures available to students for online review. They enable students to improve comprehension and retention, professors to improve the effectiveness of class and office hours, and universities to boost facility and technology usage. However, most solutions for getting lecture content online are prohibitively expensive, difficult to use, and lack the operational simplicity required for university-wide acceptance. Anystream's Apreso Classroom is an affordable automated lecture capture and Web publishing system that produces online versions of the classroom experience for on-demand student review. Apreso Classroom can be scheduled to start and stop automatically, removing the need for professors to learn to operate the system or change the way they teach. It automatically captures and synchronizes the professor's voice with visual aids being projected in the classroom, and posts an interactive, indexed Web-based version of the lecture to university websites or course management system. Designed specifically for higher education, Apreso Classroom's enterprise architecture integrates with campus-wide information systems. Permanently installed in the classroom, and operating without attendants, Apreso Classroom is the first lecture capture system affordable and practical enough to be deployed campus-wide.

PureVideo Networks

Series B in 2007
PureVideo Networks operates an online video portal that allows users to upload and browse videos organized by various categories. This platform provides a space for users to share their content while also enabling viewers to discover a diverse range of videos tailored to their interests. By focusing on user-generated content, PureVideo aims to create an engaging environment for both content creators and consumers within the video-sharing landscape.

KickApps

Series B in 2007
KickApps is a provider of on-demand social media applications designed for web publishers and marketers to enhance audience engagement and monetization. Its software-as-a-service platform features a Social Graph Engine that empowers users to create social networks and integrate various social software components, including user-generated content, programmable video players, and customizable widgets. Additionally, KickApps offers tools for member management and media moderation, along with reporting capabilities. The platform gained notable traction in March 2007 when it partnered with YouTube, enabling affiliates to seamlessly incorporate videos from the YouTube library into their KickApps-powered networks and publish content back to YouTube. This comprehensive suite of applications supports users in building and managing robust online communities.

Anystream

Series C in 2007
Grab Networks, Inc. provides digital media production and workflow solutions. Its on-demand platform extracts, produces, manages, indexes, publishes, and syndicates video content for content holders, publishers, and advertisers. Grab Networks, Inc. was formerly known as AnyStream, Inc. and changed its name to Grab Networks, Inc. in September 2008. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Dulles, Virginia.

PureVideo Networks

Series A in 2005
PureVideo Networks operates an online video portal that allows users to upload and browse videos organized by various categories. This platform provides a space for users to share their content while also enabling viewers to discover a diverse range of videos tailored to their interests. By focusing on user-generated content, PureVideo aims to create an engaging environment for both content creators and consumers within the video-sharing landscape.

The NewsMarket

Series C in 2005
The NewsMarket, Inc. is a web-based video marketing and distribution platform that connects brands, government agencies, and non-profit organizations to international media. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a diverse range of content including videos, audios, and images across various categories such as aerospace, automotive, education, entertainment, health care, and technology. The platform enables clients to effectively market and share their video content with media outlets, blogs, and online communities, thereby extending the reach of their messages. In addition to content distribution, The NewsMarket specializes in managing online newsrooms and delivering live interviews and event broadcasts. With a global presence that includes offices in cities such as Beijing, London, and Singapore, The NewsMarket has positioned itself as a key player in the digital marketing landscape.

Anystream

Venture Round in 2005
Grab Networks, Inc. provides digital media production and workflow solutions. Its on-demand platform extracts, produces, manages, indexes, publishes, and syndicates video content for content holders, publishers, and advertisers. Grab Networks, Inc. was formerly known as AnyStream, Inc. and changed its name to Grab Networks, Inc. in September 2008. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Dulles, Virginia.

Concentric Visions

Series B in 2001
Multimedia internet applications activating through clickable videos.
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