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 Personal Finance

Digits

Series C in 2022
Digits is a fintech company building tools for businesses and finance professionals by leveraging its proprietary Living Model technology. The company was founded by Wayne Chang and Jeff Seibert in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Spotter

Series D in 2022
Spotter is a platform for Creators, providing services and software designed to accelerate growth for the world’s best Creators and brands. Creators working with Spotter can access the capital, knowledge, community, and personalized AI software products they need to succeed. With unique knowledge of how Creators work, the resources they need to grow, and the challenges they face, Spotter is empowering top YouTube Creators to succeed. Spotter has already deployed over $940 million to YouTube Creators to reinvest in themselves and accelerate their growth, with plans to reach $1 billion in investment by 2024. With a premium catalog that spans over 725,000 videos, Spotter generates more than 88 billion monthly watch-time minutes, delivering a unique scaled media solution to Advertisers and Ad Agencies that is transparent, efficient, and 100% brand safe. For more information about Spotter, please visit https://spotter.com.

Funding Societies

Series C in 2022
Funding Societies is a digital financing company that specializes in providing loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through its online platform. This platform connects individual and institutional investors with SMEs in need of financing, allowing these businesses to secure funds quickly and efficiently, often avoiding the lengthy processes associated with traditional banks. Operating in several Southeast Asian countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand, Funding Societies offers a range of flexible financing options such as microloans, term loans, and invoice financing. The company employs advanced credit scoring and risk assessment models to evaluate the creditworthiness of borrowers, helping SMEs address urgent cash flow needs and support their growth objectives.

Vivid

Series C in 2022
Vivid is a leading European financial platform for businesses that seamlessly integrates the management of personal and business finances. Focused on SMEs, Vivid delivers cost-effective, scalable financial solutions with best-in-class pricing, market-leading interest rates on savings and advanced business tools. Founded in 2019 in Berlin by Alexander Emeshevand Artem Iamanov, Vivid has quickly grown into one of Germany’s top financial platforms for SMEs and private accounts. Backed by Greenoaks Capital and DST Global, the company is expanding across Europe setting new standards in how businesses bank.

Mean DAO

Seed Round in 2021
Mean DAO operates as a decentralized autonomous organization focused on treasury management and payment automation. It develops and funds the Mean Protocol, which consists of a set of interoperable smart contracts designed to streamline banking workflows and investment operations. The platform features a real-time payment streaming protocol and a user-friendly dashboard, allowing application developers to implement flexible payment schedules effectively. By automating payment and banking processes, Mean DAO aims to enhance efficiency and accessibility in financial transactions.

Atomic

Series A in 2021
Atomic is a provider of personalized investment management services that lets companies embed investment accounts into their services. It allows companies to offer their end-users a disciplined way to invest with them. Atomic was founded in 2020 by David Dindi in San Francisco, CA.

Konfio

Series E in 2021
Konfio is a financial services platform for small and medium businesses in Mexico that offers corporate credit cards, working capital loans, and payment solutions. Founded in 2013, Konfio's mission is to boost SME growth and productivity in Mexico.

Chime

Series G in 2021
Chime is a mobile banking and finance platform. Their platform sets aside a pre-determined amount of money in savings after a transaction, and the company earns revenue from transaction fees paid by the merchant, aligning company incentives, enabling users to avoid fees, save money, and lead healthier financial lives.

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.

M1 Holdings

Series E in 2021
M1 Holdings operates a personal finance platform that combines automation with user control, allowing individuals to manage and grow their wealth effectively. The platform supports hundreds of thousands of investors, managing over $6 billion in assets. It offers a comprehensive suite of financial tools, including low-cost borrowing, high-interest checking accounts, and cash back rewards through debit and credit cards. Users can create customized stock and ETF portfolios, access affordable lines of credit, and utilize digital banking services that integrate seamlessly with their investments. The platform has received significant recognition for its user-friendly experience, earning high ratings on app stores and accolades from financial publications as one of the best options for investors and digital banking services.

Atom Finance

Series B in 2021
Atom Finance, Inc. is an online investment research platform that caters to individual investors by providing access to institutional-quality data, documents, news, and events related to companies. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, Atom Finance offers a user-friendly app and global enterprise software solutions, including APIs and embeddable user interfaces. The platform is tailored to accommodate investors at various skill levels, from novices to experts, and features unique insights, dynamic tools, and distinctive visualizations. This allows users to engage effectively with the investment process, facilitating informed decision-making from research through to trade execution.

Konfio

Series E in 2021
Konfio is a financial services platform for small and medium businesses in Mexico that offers corporate credit cards, working capital loans, and payment solutions. Founded in 2013, Konfio's mission is to boost SME growth and productivity in Mexico.

Better.com

Secondary Market in 2021
Better.com democratized the home-financing ecosystem, replacing it with a digitized process that eliminates commissions, fees, unnecessary steps, and time-wasting branch appointments. In addition to providing mortgage rates in seconds, Better.com’s platform offers a digital marketplace featuring competitive quotes from an array of insurance providers for the seamless purchase of a homeowner's insurance policy and instant access to leading real estate agents across the country. To date, Better.com has done $7.9B in home loans and $1B in insurance.

Altro (fka Perch)

Seed Round in 2020
Altro, formerly known as Perch, is a company based in Los Angeles, California, that focuses on helping individuals enhance their credit scores by leveraging recurring expenses. Founded in 2019, Altro provides a platform that allows users to link everyday payments and subscriptions, such as bills and monthly services, to their credit history. By recognizing these often-overlooked payments, the Altro app enables users to build their credit more effectively, turning regular financial commitments into a tool for improving their creditworthiness. The service is offered for free, aiming to empower users to maximize their financial potential through better credit management.

PayPay

Venture Round in 2020
PayPay is an online payment application. This benefit is not applicable when paying with PayPay online payment service. For PayPay, per person, the granting limit for one payment is equivalent to 15,000 yen, and the total granting limit for one month is equivalent to 30,000 yen.

One Tap BUY

Venture Round in 2020
One Tap BUY provides my banker, the financial smartphone application. The application allows its users to select the stocks they want to buy and sell, helps them to decide amounts, and buy stocks by spending a lesser amount of money. Stocks can be traded throughout the day and it also allows its users to buy and sell only profits and keep the stocks with them.

Lendtable

Seed Round in 2020
Lendtable is a financial services company that specializes in providing income-constrained individuals with wealth-building cash advances. The company also specializes in the fields of fintech, tech, investing, and wealth and it gives people cash advances to build their wealth. It was founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Plum Lending

Venture Round in 2020
Plum is a commercial real estate (CRE) finance company founded in 2014, to help commercial real estate owners protect and grow their wealth. We use data and technology to improve the entire lending process and experience. We either work directly with CRE owners, or partner with their wealth managers and financial advisors, to deliver a high quality and consultative service for CRE acquisitions and refinances. Plum is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, and lends nationwide.
Arcus is a PaaS platform that provides payment solutions to help businesses make payments accessible for every consumer. Arcus offers a multi-rail payment platfrom that includes real-time account-to-account payments, cash, and others.

AlphaCredit

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.

Konfio

Series D in 2019
Konfio is a financial services platform for small and medium businesses in Mexico that offers corporate credit cards, working capital loans, and payment solutions. Founded in 2013, Konfio's mission is to boost SME growth and productivity in Mexico.

Ualá

Series C in 2019
Ualá is a financial technology company that offers a digital banking application designed to enhance financial inclusion. The platform allows users to manage payments, request loans, and invest in a variety of financial products. Ualá provides services such as a prepaid Mastercard and savings accounts, facilitating safe and immediate money transfers through a traditional transactional payment network. By democratizing access to financial services, Ualá aims to empower individuals with the tools necessary for effective financial management.

PayPay

Corporate Round in 2019
PayPay is an online payment application. This benefit is not applicable when paying with PayPay online payment service. For PayPay, per person, the granting limit for one payment is equivalent to 15,000 yen, and the total granting limit for one month is equivalent to 30,000 yen.

One Tap BUY

Corporate Round in 2018
One Tap BUY provides my banker, the financial smartphone application. The application allows its users to select the stocks they want to buy and sell, helps them to decide amounts, and buy stocks by spending a lesser amount of money. Stocks can be traded throughout the day and it also allows its users to buy and sell only profits and keep the stocks with them.

One Tap BUY

Corporate Round in 2017
One Tap BUY provides my banker, the financial smartphone application. The application allows its users to select the stocks they want to buy and sell, helps them to decide amounts, and buy stocks by spending a lesser amount of money. Stocks can be traded throughout the day and it also allows its users to buy and sell only profits and keep the stocks with them.

SoFi

Series F in 2017
SoFi is a financial services company founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It offers a diverse range of products targeting early-stage professionals, including personal loans, MBA loans, and mortgage refinancing. In addition to lending, SoFi provides wealth management services that assist individuals in saving, spending, and investing their money. The company also offers financial solutions for retirement planning and student loan repayment management. Its comprehensive suite of services includes credit cards, checking and savings accounts, and small business financing, positioning SoFi as a versatile player in the financial sector.

One Tap BUY

Venture Round in 2017
One Tap BUY provides my banker, the financial smartphone application. The application allows its users to select the stocks they want to buy and sell, helps them to decide amounts, and buy stocks by spending a lesser amount of money. Stocks can be traded throughout the day and it also allows its users to buy and sell only profits and keep the stocks with them.

One Tap BUY

Venture Round in 2016
One Tap BUY provides my banker, the financial smartphone application. The application allows its users to select the stocks they want to buy and sell, helps them to decide amounts, and buy stocks by spending a lesser amount of money. Stocks can be traded throughout the day and it also allows its users to buy and sell only profits and keep the stocks with them.

SoFi

Series E in 2015
SoFi is a financial services company founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It offers a diverse range of products targeting early-stage professionals, including personal loans, MBA loans, and mortgage refinancing. In addition to lending, SoFi provides wealth management services that assist individuals in saving, spending, and investing their money. The company also offers financial solutions for retirement planning and student loan repayment management. Its comprehensive suite of services includes credit cards, checking and savings accounts, and small business financing, positioning SoFi as a versatile player in the financial sector.

Finaplex

Series C in 2005
Finaplex makes software for banks and brokerage firms that help manage the assets and investments of wealthy individuals.

Finaplex

Series C in 2004
Finaplex makes software for banks and brokerage firms that help manage the assets and investments of wealthy individuals.

Finaplex

Series B in 2004
Finaplex makes software for banks and brokerage firms that help manage the assets and investments of wealthy individuals.

Finaplex

Series A in 2000
Finaplex makes software for banks and brokerage firms that help manage the assets and investments of wealthy individuals.

Dineronet.com

Venture Round in 2000
Dineronet.com (www.dineronet.com) is the first independent network of personal finance portals enabling Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking users worldwide to make the best financial decisions for their individual needs. Dineronet.com offers financial information organized in different sections, expert guidance, interactive tools, key market information, and access to online transactions for a wide range of financial products and services from various institutions. Its management team is composed of industry experts who provide users with the most reliable personal finance information in the market. Dineronet.com has formed strategic partnerships with leading online financial institutions and service providers. In addition to its office in Miami, the company has plans to open offices in New York and Los Angeles in order to better customize its offerings to the US Hispanic market.
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