SoftBank Investment Advisers

SoftBank Investment Advisers is a venture capital firm based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in growth equity and late-stage investments. It is a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. The firm focuses primarily on the technology sector, targeting areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, internet-of-things, telecommunications, computational biology, cloud technologies, fintech, consumer internet, and healthcare. SoftBank Investment Advisers typically invests a minimum of $100 million in both minority and majority stakes in private or public companies, with a strong emphasis on opportunities in the United States and globally. Established in 2017, the firm aims to leverage its operational expertise and extensive global network to foster innovation and drive growth in its portfolio companies.

Eric Chen

Managing Partner

Serena Dayal

Investment Director

Angela Du

Partner, Americas

Colin Fan

Managing Partner, Americas, Asia

Ted Fike

Director, Americas

Vishal Gupta

Director

Lydia Jett

Partner

Sumer Juneja

Partner and Head of India

Robert Kaplan

Partner, Americas

Greg Moon

Managing Partner, Asia

Karol Niewiadomski

Partner

Shu Nyatta

Managing Partner

Max Ohrstrand

Director

Vikas Parekh

Partner

Yanni Pipilis

Managing Partner

Kirthiga Reddy

Executive Partner

Brett Rochkind

Managing Partner

Ram Trichur

Partner

Bryant Wang

Investor

Aaron Wong

Vice President

Andrew Zloto

Partner, Americas

Past deals in Online Portals

Material Bank

Series D in 2022
Material Bank operates a comprehensive marketplace tailored for design professionals in the architecture and design sectors. Founded in 2013 and based in Boca Raton, Florida, with additional offices in New York and a logistics hub in Memphis, the company provides a unique platform where architects and interior designers can search for and order a wide range of materials, including textiles, flooring, ceramics, and more, from various leading brands. Material Bank stands out as the world's largest resource library focused on architectural and design materials, enabling users to receive samples by 10:30 a.m. the following day, thereby streamlining the material selection process for design projects.

PrimaryBid

Series C in 2022
PrimaryBid Limited operates an online investment platform aimed at providing private investors with equitable access to placings, fundraisings, and IPOs of AIM-listed companies. Founded in 2012 and based in London, the platform allows individual investors to bid for new shares on their own terms, ensuring they transact simultaneously and at the same price as institutional investors. Through a long-term agreement with the London Stock Exchange, PrimaryBid has established the infrastructure necessary to connect retail investors directly with public companies during critical fundraising opportunities. The company also partners with firms like Shore Capital Group, finnCap, and Arden to enhance its offerings. By automating the aggregation of retail demand, PrimaryBid facilitates participation from a large pool of investors, enabling businesses across the Eurozone to access their discounted share issuances more effectively.

Flexport

Series E in 2022
Flexport, Inc. is a global freight forwarder and logistics platform that provides online customs brokerage and freight forwarding services. Established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a comprehensive online dashboard that enables businesses to understand, purchase, manage, and track the necessary services for global trade. Its offerings include customs brokerage services such as clearances, bonds, product classification, and government agency filings, alongside freight forwarding options encompassing ocean freight, air freight, and trucking. Additionally, Flexport provides supply chain services that cover cargo insurance, quality inspections, warehousing, product sourcing, and trade finance. By leveraging modern software, Flexport aims to enhance the user experience in global trade, helping logistics companies optimize transportation routes and manage inventory effectively.

OfBusiness

Series G in 2021
OfBusiness is a technology-driven platform designed to enhance the procurement and financing processes for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India. By integrating e-commerce with a robust product fulfillment engine, OfBusiness provides businesses with better access to raw materials at competitive prices and optimized timelines. The platform focuses on delivering a seamless experience for its users, allowing them to concentrate on their core operations. OfBusiness addresses key challenges in the B2B sector, including logistics, credit, and information flow, by managing end-to-end logistics and offering credit solutions through partnerships with non-banking financial companies. With a team that has extensive experience across various industrial sectors, OfBusiness is committed to understanding and meeting the needs of its customers, ultimately facilitating better operational efficiency for SMEs in the manufacturing and infrastructure domains.

OfBusiness

Secondary Market in 2021
OfBusiness is a technology-driven platform designed to enhance the procurement and financing processes for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India. By integrating e-commerce with a robust product fulfillment engine, OfBusiness provides businesses with better access to raw materials at competitive prices and optimized timelines. The platform focuses on delivering a seamless experience for its users, allowing them to concentrate on their core operations. OfBusiness addresses key challenges in the B2B sector, including logistics, credit, and information flow, by managing end-to-end logistics and offering credit solutions through partnerships with non-banking financial companies. With a team that has extensive experience across various industrial sectors, OfBusiness is committed to understanding and meeting the needs of its customers, ultimately facilitating better operational efficiency for SMEs in the manufacturing and infrastructure domains.

Unicommerce eSolutions

Venture Round in 2021
Unicommerce eSolutions Private Limited is a software company based in New Delhi, India, specializing in multi-channel order fulfillment and supply chain management solutions. Founded in 2012, it offers a comprehensive platform known as Uniware, which enables businesses to manage orders and inventory across various B2C and B2B channels. The company's services include online inventory management, shipping management, order processing, and warehouse management, catering to manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retail chains. Unicommerce's user-friendly interface allows both large e-commerce players and small online merchants to automate the entire order fulfillment process, from procurement to returns. The platform is pre-integrated with major marketplaces, carts, and logistics providers, ensuring seamless operations for over 4,000 paid users. Additionally, Unicommerce continually enhances its features to meet evolving market demands.

Olist

Series E in 2021
Olist is an online e-commerce platform based in Curitiba, Brazil, that facilitates connections between sellers and major Brazilian marketplaces. Founded in 2015, the company provides a comprehensive platform for shopkeepers of various sizes and sectors to register and sell their products through prominent retailers. Olist aims to streamline the selling process for entrepreneurs by enabling them to advertise and sell their products without complications, thereby enhancing their reach to international marketplaces. The company emphasizes a sustainable and fair business model, focusing on delivering excellent services to both merchants and consumers.

OfBusiness

Series F in 2021
OfBusiness is a technology-driven platform designed to enhance the procurement and financing processes for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India. By integrating e-commerce with a robust product fulfillment engine, OfBusiness provides businesses with better access to raw materials at competitive prices and optimized timelines. The platform focuses on delivering a seamless experience for its users, allowing them to concentrate on their core operations. OfBusiness addresses key challenges in the B2B sector, including logistics, credit, and information flow, by managing end-to-end logistics and offering credit solutions through partnerships with non-banking financial companies. With a team that has extensive experience across various industrial sectors, OfBusiness is committed to understanding and meeting the needs of its customers, ultimately facilitating better operational efficiency for SMEs in the manufacturing and infrastructure domains.

OPay

Series C in 2021
OPay designs a mobile payment service and consumer platform for users to send and receive money, pay bills, and order food and groceries. It empowers and enables users to accomplish more with their money by providing smart financial services. It is a one-stop mobile-based platform for payment, transportation, food and grocery delivery, and other important services in everyday life. Millions of users rely on OPay every day to send and receive money, pay bills, and order food and groceries.

OfBusiness

Series E in 2021
OfBusiness is a technology-driven platform designed to enhance the procurement and financing processes for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India. By integrating e-commerce with a robust product fulfillment engine, OfBusiness provides businesses with better access to raw materials at competitive prices and optimized timelines. The platform focuses on delivering a seamless experience for its users, allowing them to concentrate on their core operations. OfBusiness addresses key challenges in the B2B sector, including logistics, credit, and information flow, by managing end-to-end logistics and offering credit solutions through partnerships with non-banking financial companies. With a team that has extensive experience across various industrial sectors, OfBusiness is committed to understanding and meeting the needs of its customers, ultimately facilitating better operational efficiency for SMEs in the manufacturing and infrastructure domains.

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.

Olist

Series C in 2019
Olist is an online e-commerce platform based in Curitiba, Brazil, that facilitates connections between sellers and major Brazilian marketplaces. Founded in 2015, the company provides a comprehensive platform for shopkeepers of various sizes and sectors to register and sell their products through prominent retailers. Olist aims to streamline the selling process for entrepreneurs by enabling them to advertise and sell their products without complications, thereby enhancing their reach to international marketplaces. The company emphasizes a sustainable and fair business model, focusing on delivering excellent services to both merchants and consumers.

Opendoor

Series E in 2019
Opendoor operates an online real estate marketplace designed to simplify the home buying and selling process. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, the platform allows sellers to receive offers without the need for listing or showing their homes, thereby eliminating the typical hassles associated with traditional sales. Buyers can browse available properties and gain instant access through the company's application, facilitating a seamless transaction experience. Opendoor generates revenue primarily from home sales, alongside additional income from various real estate services.

Flexport

Series D in 2019
Flexport, Inc. is a global freight forwarder and logistics platform that provides online customs brokerage and freight forwarding services. Established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a comprehensive online dashboard that enables businesses to understand, purchase, manage, and track the necessary services for global trade. Its offerings include customs brokerage services such as clearances, bonds, product classification, and government agency filings, alongside freight forwarding options encompassing ocean freight, air freight, and trucking. Additionally, Flexport provides supply chain services that cover cargo insurance, quality inspections, warehousing, product sourcing, and trade finance. By leveraging modern software, Flexport aims to enhance the user experience in global trade, helping logistics companies optimize transportation routes and manage inventory effectively.

Tokopedia

Series G in 2018
PT. Tokopedia owns and operates an online platform that allows individuals and small-to-mid-sized business owners in Indonesia to open and manage their online stores. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia.

Opendoor

Series E in 2018
Opendoor operates an online real estate marketplace designed to simplify the home buying and selling process. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, the platform allows sellers to receive offers without the need for listing or showing their homes, thereby eliminating the typical hassles associated with traditional sales. Buyers can browse available properties and gain instant access through the company's application, facilitating a seamless transaction experience. Opendoor generates revenue primarily from home sales, alongside additional income from various real estate services.

Paytm Mall

Venture Round in 2018
Paytm Mall, operated by Paytm E-Commerce Pvt. Ltd, is an online shopping platform based in New Delhi, India. Established in 2016, it serves as the e-commerce division of the Paytm brand, which is a subsidiary of One97 Communications Limited. The platform offers a diverse range of products, including fashion, electronics, consumer durables, and home furnishings, catering to both domestic and international markets. Customers can conveniently purchase items at discounted rates, enhancing their shopping experience from the comfort of their homes.

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.

Tokopedia

Series F in 2017
PT. Tokopedia owns and operates an online platform that allows individuals and small-to-mid-sized business owners in Indonesia to open and manage their online stores. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia.

PropTiger

Venture Round in 2017
PropTiger is an online real estate platform headquartered in the National Capital Region of Delhi (NCR), founded by alumni from prestigious institutions such as Harvard Business School, IIT, and ISB. With a team of real estate experts operating across eight Indian cities—Noida, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad—PropTiger focuses on guiding clients through the complexities of residential property transactions. The platform leverages research and data to enhance consumer decision-making and ensure transparency during the transaction process. Additionally, PropTiger offers support with home loans and property registrations, providing a comprehensive and well-informed service to its clients.

Housing.com

Venture Round in 2016
Housing.com is an Indian online real estate listing portal established in 2012 and headquartered in Mumbai. The platform aims to simplify the process of finding, renting, and selling homes across India. It offers a user-friendly interface that features a visual map displaying available properties for rent or sale. Additionally, Housing.com provides innovative tools, including 3D models for new projects and 360-degree views of listed land, enhancing the home search experience for users.

Housing.com

Venture Round in 2016
Housing.com is an Indian online real estate listing portal established in 2012 and headquartered in Mumbai. The platform aims to simplify the process of finding, renting, and selling homes across India. It offers a user-friendly interface that features a visual map displaying available properties for rent or sale. Additionally, Housing.com provides innovative tools, including 3D models for new projects and 360-degree views of listed land, enhancing the home search experience for users.

Snapdeal

Private Equity Round in 2015
Jasper Infotech Private Limited owns and operates an online shopping site for Internet users in India. It provides an assortment of products across various categories, including mobiles and tablets; computers, and office and gaming products; televisions, audio and video equipment, appliances, grooming products, and cameras; men's and women's fashion products; kids' toys and fashion products; home and kitchen furnishings/appliances; beauty and personal care products, and food and household essentials; sports, fitness, and outdoor equipment; books, musical instruments, and gift cards; motors and accessories; and real estate and financial services. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in New Delhi, India with regional offices including Bangalore, Mumbai, Calcutta, and Hyderabad.

Snapdeal

Private Equity Round in 2014
Jasper Infotech Private Limited owns and operates an online shopping site for Internet users in India. It provides an assortment of products across various categories, including mobiles and tablets; computers, and office and gaming products; televisions, audio and video equipment, appliances, grooming products, and cameras; men's and women's fashion products; kids' toys and fashion products; home and kitchen furnishings/appliances; beauty and personal care products, and food and household essentials; sports, fitness, and outdoor equipment; books, musical instruments, and gift cards; motors and accessories; and real estate and financial services. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in New Delhi, India with regional offices including Bangalore, Mumbai, Calcutta, and Hyderabad.

Tokopedia

Series E in 2014
PT. Tokopedia owns and operates an online platform that allows individuals and small-to-mid-sized business owners in Indonesia to open and manage their online stores. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia.

Maaya

Series B in 2001
Maaya specializes in providing e-commerce corporations with updated technology information training through its innovative products, the Maaya Exchange Platform and Maaya Knowledge Marketplace. The Maaya Exchange Platform connects enterprises with a global network, facilitating the exchange of advanced knowledge among customers, partners, and learning providers. Meanwhile, the Maaya Knowledge Marketplace serves as an international online platform that offers supplier learning materials, directory services, payment processing, secure transaction routing, and operational management for learning suppliers and their clients. By streamlining these services, Maaya enhances the learning experience and knowledge transfer within the e-commerce sector.

KK RioPort.com

Series A in 2001
KK RioPort.com Japan operates as a music application service provider. The company delivers digital media technologies and services, and digital audio solutions. It provides e-commerce and content delivery infrastructure development for e-tailors; encoding, rights management, and hosting services to content holders; and innovative system software, firmware, and support services to Internet appliance and digital home stereo manufacturers.

Dineronet.com

Venture Round in 2000
Dineronet.com is a pioneering independent network of personal finance portals designed for Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking users globally. The platform empowers individuals to make informed financial decisions by providing organized financial information, expert guidance, interactive tools, and essential market data. Users can also access a variety of financial products and services through online transactions with multiple institutions. The management team comprises industry experts dedicated to delivering reliable personal finance insights. Dineronet.com has established strategic partnerships with leading online financial institutions to enhance its offerings. With its headquarters in Miami, the company plans to expand by opening additional offices in New York and Los Angeles, aiming to tailor its services to the needs of the US Hispanic market.

Inpama

Venture Round in 2000
The Patent & License Exchange ("pl-x.com") is the first e-business marketplace for intellectual property rights - patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and know how. By applying financial market technology and discipline to the intellectual property market, pl-x.com is bringing the 200-year-old system of intellectual property exchange into the 21st century and creating the safest marketplace in the world.

Fastparts

Series D in 2000
FastParts, Inc. operates as a B2B Internet marketplace for buyers and sellers of electronic inventory. It also provides auction services for the disposition of parts. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in San Jose, California.

Urban Media

Venture Round in 2000
UrbanMediaTM is a next-generation On-site Service Provider (OSP) that delivers FREE and open access to the broadband Internet economy. UrbanMedia furthers this unprecedented service by providing each desktop with e-business services, content and applications through the innovative UrbanCenter. Businesses located in UrbanMedia powered buildings can compete more effectively by capitalizing on the inherent opportunities in business-to-business e-commerce.

Zip2

Series C in 1997
Zip2 develops technology solutions and contents for business directories that connects the e-commerce merchants with their consumers
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