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SoftBank Vision Fund featured Emergent, a breakout AI startup enabling small business owners to turn ideas into custom software via 'vibe coding', on its homepage and insights page as a featured portfolio company.

Emergent

Emergent SoftBank Vision Fund

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SoftBank booked a $46B yearly gain at its Vision Fund driven mainly by OpenAI's valuation increase. Investment gains in OpenAI totalled $45B in the year ended March 2026. OpenAI closed a funding round co-led by SoftBank at $852B valuation in March 2026.

SoftBank Vision Fund

SoftBank Vision FundSoftBank Vision Fund

cnbc.comMAY 13, 2026

MAY 13, 2026

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SoftBank posted a $46B annual gain at its Vision Fund in fiscal year 2025, driven primarily by the dramatic rise in OpenAI's valuation.

FY2025 $46B Vision Fund annual gain

SoftBank Vision Fund

cnbc.comMAY 2026

MAY 2026

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Announced additional $30B follow-on commitment to OpenAI via SVF2, bringing total aggregate investment to $34.6B since September 2024 for approximately 13% ownership stake.

OpenAI

OpenAI SoftBank Vision Fund

group.softbankFEB 2026

FEB 2026

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SoftBank Vision Fund led a Series B investment in Emergent, an AI vibe coding platform that enables non-technical small business owners to build custom software. The article notes SoftBank partner Sarthak Misra led the deal from the Mumbai office.

Emergent

Emergent SoftBank Vision Fund

visionfund.comJAN 2026

JAN 2026

News

Vision Fund posted ¥421.8 billion ($2.87B) gain in fiscal Q1 FY2026, its best quarterly performance in four years.

Q1 FY2026 Vision Fund best quarterly performance in four years

SoftBank Vision Fund

cnbc.comAUG 2025

AUG 2025

Investment

Co-led Cybereason's $120M funding round as part of Vision Fund 2's return to active investing after a period of pullback.

Cybereason

Cybereason SoftBank Vision Fund

news.crunchbase.comMAR 2025

MAR 2025

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Co-led Helion Energy's $425M Series F alongside Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sam Altman, valuing the fusion energy startup at $5.4B.

Helion Energy

Helion Energy SoftBank Vision Fund

news.crunchbase.comMAR 2025

MAR 2025

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Co-led QuEra Computing's $230M convertible note offering alongside Google Quantum AI for the neutral-atom quantum computing firm.

QuEra Computing

QuEra Computing SoftBank Vision Fund

news.crunchbase.comFEB 2025

FEB 2025

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Participated in TravelPerk's $200M Series E for the Spain-based business travel management platform.

TravelPerk

TravelPerk SoftBank Vision Fund

news.crunchbase.comJAN 2025

JAN 2025

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Participated in Perplexity AI's $500M Series D for the AI-powered search platform.

Perplexity

Perplexity SoftBank Vision Fund

news.crunchbase.comDEC 2024

DEC 2024

SoftBank Vision Fund Activity

SoftBank Vision Fund featured Emergent, a breakout AI startup enabling small business owners to turn ideas into custom software via 'vibe coding', on its homepage and insights page as a featured portfolio company.

SoftBank booked a $46B yearly gain at its Vision Fund driven mainly by OpenAI's valuation increase. Investment gains in OpenAI totalled $45B in the year ended March 2026. OpenAI closed a funding round co-led by SoftBank at $852B valuation in March 2026.

SoftBank posted a $46B annual gain at its Vision Fund in fiscal year 2025, driven primarily by the dramatic rise in OpenAI's valuation.

Announced additional $30B follow-on commitment to OpenAI via SVF2, bringing total aggregate investment to $34.6B since September 2024 for approximately 13% ownership stake.

SoftBank Vision Fund led a Series B investment in Emergent, an AI vibe coding platform that enables non-technical small business owners to build custom software. The article notes SoftBank partner Sarthak Misra led the deal from the Mumbai office.

Vision Fund posted ¥421.8 billion ($2.87B) gain in fiscal Q1 FY2026, its best quarterly performance in four years.

Co-led Cybereason's $120M funding round as part of Vision Fund 2's return to active investing after a period of pullback.

Co-led Helion Energy's $425M Series F alongside Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sam Altman, valuing the fusion energy startup at $5.4B.

Co-led QuEra Computing's $230M convertible note offering alongside Google Quantum AI for the neutral-atom quantum computing firm.

Participated in TravelPerk's $200M Series E for the Spain-based business travel management platform.

Participated in Perplexity AI's $500M Series D for the AI-powered search platform.