# SoftBank Robotics Holdings

> SoftBank Robotics Holdings is a VC fund in Tokyo backing Video and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/softbank-robotics-japan/
- Website: https://www.softbankrobotics.com/

SoftBank Robotics Holdings is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Video and Software. SoftBank Robotics Holding is the SoftBank Group's intermediate holding company responsible for its robotics business and offers robot-related products and services, including “Pepper”.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for SoftBank Robotics Holdings. Shizune tracks 4 team members at SoftBank Robotics Holdings. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/softbank-robotics?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Analytics | 1 | 33% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 33% |
| Franchise | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 1 | 33% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fumihide Tomizawa | President & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fumihide-tomizawa |
| Habib Imam | Deputy Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/habib-imam |
| Masayoshi Son | Founder | 22 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masayoshi-son |
| Nicolas Boudon | EMEA Sales Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicolas-boudon |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Icetana | iCetana develops video analytics systems that allow real time reporting of unusual behaviour across an entire camera surveillance network. | $2.4M | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 10, 2025 | http://icetana.com |
| Avalon SteriTech | Units 502-503a, Level 5, Core C, Cyberport 3, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong | $9M | Seed | Apr 20, 2022 | https://www.avalonsteritech.com/ |
| YO-KAI EXPRESS | YO-KAI EXPRESS is a tech company that innovates the future autonomous restaurant solution to serve people. The company fills the gap in the availability of food. It provides vending machines to dispense steaming-hot bowls of noodles. The machines serves freshly prepared gourmet food in seconds and it provides different choices of noodle and brothwhich is made using real, fresh ingredients, allowing customers to pay for the food with card or a code. The food is served with chopsticks, a spoon, and a mesh-like carrier so fingers are not burnt while taking the bowl to a nearby table.YO-KAI EXPRESS was founded on 2016 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. | $7.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 18, 2021 | https://www.YOKAIEXPRESS.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cyberport Macro Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyberport-macro-fund-cmf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Foodland Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foodland-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Joyance Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joyance-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [OceanIQ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oceaniq-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does SoftBank Robotics Holdings invest in?

SoftBank Robotics Holdings invests primarily in Video, Software and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact SoftBank Robotics Holdings?

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### Who are the partners at SoftBank Robotics Holdings?

The team at SoftBank Robotics Holdings includes Fumihide Tomizawa (President & CEO), Habib Imam (Deputy Director) and Masayoshi Son (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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