SoftBank Investment Advisers

SoftBank Investment Advisers is a venture capital firm established in 2017 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It operates as a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. and specializes in growth capital and late-stage investments predominantly within the technology sector. The firm focuses on a diverse array of industries, including internet-of-things, artificial intelligence, robotics, telecommunications, computational biology, fintech, and digital financial services. With a preference for global investments, particularly in the United States, SoftBank Investment Advisers typically commits a minimum of $100 million to both minority and majority stakes in private and public companies. The firm is known for offering operational expertise and leveraging a vast global network, aiming to support innovative companies that have the potential to revolutionize their respective fields. It maintains additional offices in key locations such as Tokyo, San Francisco, and Singapore.

Lee Bocker

COO

Rodrigo Costa

Partner

Serena Dayal

Investment Director

Angela Du

Investor

Fan, Colin

Managing Partner, Americas, Asia

Fike, Ted

Director, Americas

Ronald Fisher

Executive Vice Chairman

Jett, Lydia Bly

Partner

Sumer Juneja

Partner and Head of India

Robert Kaplan

Investment Director

Greg Moon

Managing Partner, Asia

Niewiadomski, Karol

Partner

Shu Nyatta

Managing Partner

Max Ohrstrand

Partner, EMEA

Vikas Parekh

Partner

Yanni Pipilis

Managing Partner

Thevenon, David

Partner

Ram Trichur

Partner

Aaron Wong

Vice President

Andrew Zloto

Investment Director

Past deals in Life Insurance

Alice

Series C in 2021
Alice is transforming the health insurance landscape in Brazil by developing a comprehensive healthcare system that leverages technology and data. The company focuses on providing world-class primary care through value-based agreements with healthcare providers, which enhances clinical outcomes and offers a superior patient experience at reduced costs. Alice's services facilitate a strong connection between individuals and their healthcare teams, enabling users to manage appointments, track health plans, receive exam recommendations, and access specialist consultations. By delivering personalized and data-driven care, Alice aims to improve accessibility and overall health management for its clients.

Vitaance

Seed Round in 2021
Vitaance is a personalized employee benefits platform that helps companies optimize spend and maximize the impact of their wellbeing programs. Its app allows employees to choose the wellbeing benefits they want, so that everyone gets what they truly need. On top of that, Vitaance fosters collaboration and healthy habits through physical team challenges that employees compete on, making it ideal for diverse teams and remote workers, since every employee gets a personalized wellbeing experience, and the admin workload for HR is eliminated.

Human Interest

Series D in 2021
Human Interest is a 401(k) provider that makes it easy for small and medium-sized businesses to help their employees save for retirement. The company built an end-to-end technology to solve administrative and compliance problems for small and medium-sized businesses. It also offers easy and affordable employee retirement plans and helped thousands of businesses across America to offer retirement accounts to their employees. In 2015, the San Francisco, California-headquartered company was formed by Paul Sawaya and Roger Lee.

Ethos Life

Series D in 2021
Ethos Life is an insurance company that provides modern and ethical life insurance to protect life. They’re building ground-breaking software for life insurance (a $650 billion market) and the company's mission is to make protecting your family affordable, accessible, and instant. It also employs a human approach in delivering its services. Ethos policies are issued and guaranteed by Legal & General America (LGA), a large U.S. life insurance provider since 1836. They use technology to learn about what makes you unique so that they can find new and truly personal ways to cover you. Ethos was founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Extend

Series C in 2021
Extend is an API first company that allows any merchant to offer extended warranties and protection plans, both online and offline, while also providing the merchant's end customers with a vastly improved and modern support experience that eliminates many of the issues customers face today with legacy underwriters. Their intelligent decision engine uses machine learning to optimize warranty offers in real-time, thereby improving warranty and cart conversions and generating the most revenue for the merchant. Extend platform is integrated into leading eCommerce solutions including Shopify, Magento, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, BigCommerce, and others so that they can be up and running quickly, with no technical requirements. They also provide custom API integrations for larger merchants who have their own eCommerce platform. It stores all the details of an individual's product purchase and warranty plan for them, while also assisting throughout the claim process to create a seamless experience from start to finish. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

PolicyBazaar

Series H in 2020
Policybazaar Insurance Brokers Private Limited is an online platform based in Gurugram, India, that specializes in offering a wide range of insurance services, including life, health, car, two-wheeler, travel, and home insurance. Founded in 2014, the company operates an insurance comparison portal and mobile application that allows consumers to compare various financial products effectively. By analyzing options such as medical, term life, and motor insurance, Policybazaar helps clients make informed decisions, often resulting in lower premiums due to competitive pricing. The company derives most of its revenue from its insurance services segment, aiming to raise awareness in India about the financial implications of unforeseen events like death and disease.

PolicyBazaar

Secondary Market in 2020
Policybazaar Insurance Brokers Private Limited is an online platform based in Gurugram, India, that specializes in offering a wide range of insurance services, including life, health, car, two-wheeler, travel, and home insurance. Founded in 2014, the company operates an insurance comparison portal and mobile application that allows consumers to compare various financial products effectively. By analyzing options such as medical, term life, and motor insurance, Policybazaar helps clients make informed decisions, often resulting in lower premiums due to competitive pricing. The company derives most of its revenue from its insurance services segment, aiming to raise awareness in India about the financial implications of unforeseen events like death and disease.

PolicyBazaar

Series G in 2019
Policybazaar Insurance Brokers Private Limited is an online platform based in Gurugram, India, that specializes in offering a wide range of insurance services, including life, health, car, two-wheeler, travel, and home insurance. Founded in 2014, the company operates an insurance comparison portal and mobile application that allows consumers to compare various financial products effectively. By analyzing options such as medical, term life, and motor insurance, Policybazaar helps clients make informed decisions, often resulting in lower premiums due to competitive pricing. The company derives most of its revenue from its insurance services segment, aiming to raise awareness in India about the financial implications of unforeseen events like death and disease.

Lemonade

Series D in 2019
Lemonade operates as a full-stack insurance company powered by AI and behavioral economics and driven by social good. It is a licensed insurance carrier, offering homeowners and renters insurance. Lemonade replaces brokers and bureaucracy with bots and machine learning, delivering zero paperwork and instant everything. The company uses artificial intelligence and behavioral economics to set rates for the homes and renters it insures. Lemonade was founded in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY, United States.

Zhong An

Post in 2018
Zhong An Online is a Chinese property insurance company that sells all its products online along with handling claims. The company offers e-commerce, mobile payment, and financing guarantee for internet businesses and users. Founded in 2013, Zhong An Online offers business opportunities covering various areas, including the internet-based business and household property insurance, cargo insurance, liability insurance, and credit insurance.

PolicyBazaar

Series F in 2018
Policybazaar Insurance Brokers Private Limited is an online platform based in Gurugram, India, that specializes in offering a wide range of insurance services, including life, health, car, two-wheeler, travel, and home insurance. Founded in 2014, the company operates an insurance comparison portal and mobile application that allows consumers to compare various financial products effectively. By analyzing options such as medical, term life, and motor insurance, Policybazaar helps clients make informed decisions, often resulting in lower premiums due to competitive pricing. The company derives most of its revenue from its insurance services segment, aiming to raise awareness in India about the financial implications of unforeseen events like death and disease.

Swiss Re

Post in 2018
The Swiss Re Group is a wholesale provider of reinsurance, insurance, and other insurance-based forms of risk transfer. Dealing direct and working through brokers, its global client base consists of insurance companies, mid-to-large-sized corporations, and public sector clients. From standard products to tailor-made coverage across all lines of business, Swiss Re deploys its capital strength, expertise, and innovation power to enable the risk-taking upon which enterprise and progress in society depend. Founded in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1863, Swiss Re serves clients through a network of around 70 offices globally and is rated "AA-" by Standard & Poor's, "Aa3" by Moody's, and "A+" by A.M. Best. Registered shares in the Swiss Re Group holding company, Swiss Re Ltd, are listed in accordance with the International Reporting Standard on the SIX Swiss Exchange and trade under the symbol SREN.

Lemonade

Series C in 2017
Lemonade operates as a full-stack insurance company powered by AI and behavioral economics and driven by social good. It is a licensed insurance carrier, offering homeowners and renters insurance. Lemonade replaces brokers and bureaucracy with bots and machine learning, delivering zero paperwork and instant everything. The company uses artificial intelligence and behavioral economics to set rates for the homes and renters it insures. Lemonade was founded in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY, United States.

InsWeb

Venture Round in 1999
InsWeb Corporation operates an online insurance marketplace that facilitates the matching of consumers with providers of various types of insurance, including automobile, property, health, term life, and small business coverage. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Gold River, California, InsWeb allows users to research insurance topics, compare products, and apply for quotes. The platform aims to simplify the insurance shopping process by providing a comprehensive resource for consumers to analyze their options and make informed decisions regarding their insurance needs.

InsWeb

Venture Round in 1998
InsWeb Corporation operates an online insurance marketplace that facilitates the matching of consumers with providers of various types of insurance, including automobile, property, health, term life, and small business coverage. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Gold River, California, InsWeb allows users to research insurance topics, compare products, and apply for quotes. The platform aims to simplify the insurance shopping process by providing a comprehensive resource for consumers to analyze their options and make informed decisions regarding their insurance needs.
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