SoftBank Capital

Venture Capital

U.S.-based venture capital arm of SoftBank Group focused on early and growth-stage technology investments.

Profile

Headquarters
New York, US
Investments
3
Companies
3

Capital

Total Deployed
$353M
Lead Rounds
2

Portfolio

3 companies
Zynga $1.0B
Acquired San Francisco, United States

Zynga was a social game developer and operator known for creating some of the most popular games on Facebook and mobile platforms, including FarmVille, Words With Friends, and Zynga Poker. The company pioneered free-to-play social gaming and became one of the largest game developers in the world before being acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 2022.
Fitbit $67M
Acquired San Francisco, US

Consumer electronics and fitness company that designed wearable activity trackers, smartwatches, and related software for tracking health metrics including steps, calories, sleep, and heart rate.
OMGPop $17M
Acquired New York, United States

Social gaming company best known for Draw Something, a viral mobile drawing game that reached 50M downloads in 50 days and was downloaded over 200M times. Originally launched as iminlikewithyou in 2006, combining social networking with Flash-based browser games. Produced 37 games on a real-time multiplayer platform. Acquired by Zynga for $180M ($210M with earnout) in March 2012, then shut down in June 2013.

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