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Mapbox completed a $280,000,000 Series E funding round led by SoftBank Group.

Mentioned as: SoftBankOrg RelationshipSep 20, 2023Mapbox Bags $280 Million Investment from SoftBank

SoftBank Corp. collected flight test data for a next-generation uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) designed for High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) by testing a sub-scale model.

Mentioned as: SoftBank Corp.Technical ProductAug 9, 2023SoftBank Corp. successfully completes flight test of sub-scale model of nexgen HAPS UAS

SoftBank Group and Symbotic established GreenBox Systems LLC as a joint venture to address the more than $500,000,000,000 annual warehouse-as-a-service market.

Mentioned as: SoftBankOrg RelationshipJul 25, 2023SoftBank Group & Symbotic Establish Warehouse-as-a-Service Joint Venture

Rice Robotics’ robots have been delivering 7-Eleven products to SoftBank staff at SoftBank’s new headquarters in Takeshiba, Tokyo.

Mentioned as: SoftBankTechnical ProductJul 18, 2023Rice Robotics gets $7M funding, powers SoftBank’s office delivery

Rice Robotics received $7,000,000 in a pre-Series A funding round from SoftBank, Alibaba Entrepreneur Fund, Soul Capital, Audacy Ventures, Sun Hung Kai & Company, and Cyberport HK.

Mentioned as: SoftBankNarrative FinancialJul 18, 2023Rice Robotics gets $7M funding, powers SoftBank’s office delivery

SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) and Nidec Corporation (TOKYO: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) jointly developed a light-weight, high-efficiency, high-reliability axial flux-type motor for High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS).

Mentioned as: SoftBankOrg RelationshipJun 27, 2023SoftBank Corp. + Nidec develop high-reliability motor for HAPs

OneWeb’s main shareholders Bharti, SoftBank, Hanwha, and the British government signed a final combination agreement with Eutelsat on 2022-11-14.

Mentioned as: SoftBankOrg RelationshipNov 15, 2022Eutelsat’s board approves OneWeb merger

OneWeb partnered with SoftBank in May 2021 to bring its satellite services to Japan.

Mentioned as: SoftBankNarrative GeneralOct 13, 2022Starlink kicks off Asia expansion in search of more subscribers

SoftBank Robotics Group Corp. will acquire a minority stake in United Robotics Group as part of the transaction.

Mentioned as: SoftBankNarrative PlanApr 14, 2022German United Robotics Group acquires SoftBank Robotics Europe in Paris

United Robotics Group, SoftBank Robotics Group, and SoftBank Robotics Europe will form a partnership to develop and distribute various robots including Pepper and will continue to provide services together to customers around the world.

Mentioned as: SoftBankNarrative PlanApr 14, 2022German United Robotics Group acquires SoftBank Robotics Europe in Paris

By acquiring SoftBank Robotics Europe, United Robotics Group will become one of the leading service robotics companies in Europe.

Mentioned as: SoftBankNarrative PlanApr 14, 2022German United Robotics Group acquires SoftBank Robotics Europe in Paris

United Robotics Group reached an agreement to acquire SoftBank Robotics Europe SAS from SoftBank Robotics Group Corp.

Mentioned as: SoftBankNarrative GeneralApr 14, 2022German United Robotics Group acquires SoftBank Robotics Europe in Paris

Bear Robotics raised a $32,000,000 Series A funding round in January 2020 led by SoftBank.

Mentioned as: SoftBankOrg RelationshipMar 16, 2022Bear Robotics raises USD 81 million Series B to scale up mobile robots in the hospitality market

The more-than-$265,000,000 total capital raised includes a $100,000,000 combined investment led by SoftBank and Cantor Fitzgerald among other institutional investors.

Mentioned as: SoftBankOrg RelationshipJan 19, 2022EO Firm Satellogic To Acquire Million$$$ In Investment + Will Go Public

The PIPE includes commitments from institutional investors including funds managed by Koch Strategic Platforms, National Grid Partners, JetBlue Technology Ventures, SB Energy Corp., SoftBank Group’s Japanese wholly-owned subsidiary, and Pine Technology Sponsor LLC.

Mentioned as: SoftBank GroupOrg RelationshipDec 9, 2021Tomorrow.io Enters Merger Agreement With SPAC Firm Pine Technology Acquisition Corp.

Institutional investors in Tomorrow.io’s $75,000,000 PIPE include funds managed by Koch Strategic Platforms, National Grid Partners, JetBlue Technology Ventures, and SB Energy Corp., a subsidiary of SoftBank.

Mentioned as: SoftBankOrg RelationshipDec 7, 2021Tomorrow.io to grow weather constellation through SPAC deal

SoftBank Corp. partnered with SES to aggregate and deliver live sporting events to SoftBank’s corporate customers in Japan.

Mentioned as: SoftBankOrg RelationshipOct 3, 2021SES + SoftBank Partnership To Deliver Live Sporting Events In Japan

Companies like Tata Steel, Ultratech Cement, and Softbank Energy have rapidly adopted drone technology for remote worksite monitoring and inspections.

Mentioned as: Softbank EnergyTechnical ProductJul 6, 2021Skylark Drones secures $3M co-led by InfoEdge Ventures and IAN Fund

A concurrent PIPE offering of $100,000,000 is part of the transaction and is led by SoftBank’s SBLA Advisers Corp. and Cantor Fitzgerald, among other institutional investors.

Mentioned as: SoftBankTechnical ProductJul 6, 2021Satellogic Is SPAC’d

SoftBank invested $350,000,000 in OneWeb in January.

Mentioned as: softbankNarrative GeneralJun 29, 2021Bharti Global invests extra $500 million to take largest OneWeb stake
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