Tractable, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) using computer vision to assess the condition of cars and homes, announced a $65M Series E investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Existing investors Insight Partners and Georgian participated in the round. As part of the transaction, Nahoko Hoshino, Investment Director for SoftBank Investment Advisers will join the Tractable board.…
Robotic Research, an autonomous mobility and robotics solutions company, announced a $228 million funding round—the first outside capital the company has raised. This funding will drive further innovation and expansion of Robotic Research’s commercial division, RR.AI, which is focused on delivering comprehensive autonomous driving solutions for commercial truck, bus, drayage and logistics vehicles. Investors in the…
Fountain, an all-in-one applicant tracking system, has announced $85 million in Series C financing, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2* with participation from B Capital Group and Mirae Asset Venture Investment, and existing investors DCM, Origin Ventures, Commerce Ventures, SemperVirens Venture Capital and Uncork Capital. With the Series C, Fountain has now raised $119 million…
ContractPodAi, an AI-powered contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform, has announced a USD $115 million Series C investment headed by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. This latest round saw ContractPodAi’s valuation increase 5x from its previous Series B round in 2019. As part of the transaction, Ayush Jain of SoftBank Investment Advisers will join the ContractPodAi Board.…
DICE, the music discovery and events ticketing platform, has announced that it has raised up to $122 million in Series C funding. The round was led by new investor, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with follow on investments from Tony Fadell’s Future Shape, Blisce, French entrepreneur Xavier Niel, Mirabaud Private Equity, Cassius and Evolution. “We believe…
Keenon Robotics has announced $200M in Series D funding, led by Softbank Vision Fund 2*, followed by CICC ALPHA and Prosperity7 Ventures (the diversified growth fund of Aramco Ventures). China Renaissance is the exclusive financial advisor for this financing. Kentaro Matsui, Managing Director at SoftBank Group, former Managing Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers, said, “We…
Emeritus, an education upskilling company, has announced a $650 million funding round, through a mix of primary and secondary funding, which values the company at $3.2 billion, quadrupling its Series D valuation from August, 2020. The investment was led by Accel and SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Accel and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 join Emeritus’ returning…
Mindtickle, a sales readiness technology platform, has announced that it has raised an additional $100 million in Series E funding. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 is leading the round with participation from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan, NewView Capital, and Qualcomm Ventures. The latest fundraise comes on the heels of a $100 million investment led…
Ethos, the insurtech platform, has raised an additional $100 million in capital. The new investment from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 brings Ethos’ valuation to $2.7 billion and total funds raised to $400 million. SoftBank joins an all-star cast of investors including Sequoia Capital; Accel; GV (formerly Google Ventures); General Catalyst; Jay-Z’s Roc Nation; and the…
Netradyne, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing focusing on driver and fleet safety, has announced a $150 million, Series C funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with participation from existing investors Point72 Ventures and M12. This financing, along with earlier investments, brings Netradyne’s total capital raised to over $197 million. Netradyne…
India’s e-commerce major, Flipkart, has raised $3.6 billion in a fresh round of funding. The round was led by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Singapore government’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Walmart along with participation from existing backers like Qatar Investment Authority, post which the company has now been…
Clearco, an e-commerce investor, has announced a $215M US new round of funding led by new investor SoftBank Vision Fund 2. “We’re a company that was built by founders for founders, and we’ve all faced the same issues we are working to not only solve but replace with better products and opportunities through an entire…
Forto, a provider of digitized freight forwarding and supply chain solutions, has announced that it has raised $240M in an investment round. The round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 21, with participation from Citi Ventures and G Squared, and backing from existing investors including Northzone, Inven Capital, Cherry Ventures, and Unbound. With this round,…
Vianai Systems, a Human-Centered AI platform and products company, has announced that it has raised $140M in a Series B financing from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and several industry luminaries. Vianai will use the new capital to accelerate the delivery of its human-centered AI platform and products to enterprises worldwide. “Vianai’s human-centered approach to AI…
Eightfold AI has announced that it has raised a $220M Series E funding round. The funds will be used for growth and development of Eightfold’s AI-powered Talent Intelligence Platform and to expand its partner ecosystem. This Series E funding round is led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and also includes investors from previous rounds, including…