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SoftBank Vision Fund 2

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SoftBank Vision Fund 2 deployed $22.8B across 65 deals in Q3 2021, then resurfaced in 2026 co-leading Emergent's $70M Series B with Khosla.

Who they are

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 appears in coverage as a SoftBank-backed growth investor, chiefly as the lead or co-lead financier of large startup rounds across consumer internet, enterprise software, fintech, AI and blockchain infrastructure. Its portfolio-facing stories span companies including Flipkart, Zeta, Meesho, Sorare, RapidAPI, CommerceIQ and Tractable, with particular visibility in India and other international markets.

The recent arc

Coverage was concentrated in 2021, peaking in Q3 as the fund backed headline-scale rounds including Flipkart’s $3.6B financing alongside GIC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Walmart, Sorare’s $680M Series B, and Eruditus’s $650M round. The period also included investments in Zeta, Meesho, Clearco, Elliptic, Unifonic and Blockdaemon, while reporting put its Q3 activity at $22.8B across 65 deals; Q4 remained active with $9.9B across 49 deals.

The tension

The coverage centers on the contrast between a 2021-era strategy of leading or joining very large, high-valuation growth rounds and a sharply quieter subsequent deal cadence. That contrast is visible in the move from financings for Flipkart, Sorare and Meesho to the reported single investment in August 2022, even as the fund continued to lead rounds for companies such as Weee!, Roofstock, RapidAPI and Vendr.

Why it matters

Vision Fund 2’s return as a co-lead in Emergent’s 2026 Series B suggests that its investment decisions can still confer attention and capital on emerging software categories, now including vibe coding. Whether this marks a sustained renewed deployment cycle or an isolated investment remains unclear from the coverage, but any broader reacceleration would again make the fund consequential to late-stage pricing and fundraising competition across global startups.

Related: SoftBank · Flipkart raises a $3.6B round led by GIC, Canada Pension Plan Investme · Paris-based Sorare, a soccer-focused NFT trading platform, raises $680 · Vibe coding startup Emergent raised a $70M Series B led by Khosla and · Indian startup Zeta, which helps banks launch fintech products, raises

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has appeared in 50 articles since 2019-12. Coverage peaked in 2021Q3 with 16 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside TechCrunch, Indian, Boston, SoftBank.

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Coverage Timeline

2026-01-20
Business Insider 12 related

Vibe coding startup Emergent raised a $70M Series B led by Khosla and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, after a $23M Series A in September 2025, and claims 5M+ users

- Emergent is an AI software creation platform that helps anyone build web and mobile applications.

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2023-07-18
TechCrunch 2 related

Tractable, which develops computer vision and AI tools to remotely assess damage to property and vehicles, raised a $65M Series E led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2

When it comes to transforming business operations, artificial intelligence holds a lot of promise across many industries.

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2022-06-17
Bloomberg 4 related

Boston-based Vendr, which helps companies manage SaaS purchasing, raised a $150M Series B at a $1B valuation led by Craft Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2

getting you the best price quickly, without you having to negotiate a single deal: https://www.bloomberg.com/... Aaron Epstein / @aaron_epstein : So impressed with what @ryanRneu has built at @VendrHQ...

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2022-03-23
VentureBeat 4 related

API discovery and management service RapidAPI raises a $150M Series D led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a $1B valuation, bringing its total funding to $272M

Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :

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2022-03-11
FinSMEs 5 related

Roofstock, an online marketplace for buying and selling single-family rental homes, raises a $240M Series E led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a $1.9B valuation

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2022-02-28
TechCrunch 4 related

Weee!, an online grocer specializing in Asian and Hispanic food, raises a $425M Series E led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a $4.1B valuation

Christine Hall / TechCrunch :

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2022-02-16
TechCrunch 6 related

Funding Societies, a digital financing platform for SMBs in Southeast Asia, raises a $144M Series C+ led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and $150M in debt

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :

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2022-02-14
BetaKit 7 related

Canada-based 7shifts, which provides employee scheduling and workforce management software to restaurants, raises an $80M Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2

Charles Mandel / BetaKit :

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2022-01-20
FierceHealthcare

Big Health, which makes cognitive behavioral therapy apps Sleepio and Daylight to help users improve sleep, raises a $75M Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2

Dave Muoio / FierceHealthcare :

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2022-01-19
TechCrunch

Pyxis One, which offers no-code AI models to companies for targeted marketing, raises a $100M Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and renames itself to Pixis

Christine Hall / TechCrunch :

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TEXXR tracks 49 tech news articles mentioning SoftBank Vision Fund 2, dating back to December 2019. The biggest stories include Flipkart raises a $3.6B round led by GIC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, SoftBank... and Paris-based Sorare, a soccer-focused NFT trading platform, raises $680M Series B led by.... Frequently covered alongside TechCrunch, Ingrid Lunden, and Elliptic. Coverage has increasingly focused on consumer, funding themes.

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