Template:Short description {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for clobbered parameters|check|nested=1|template=Infobox company|cat=Template:Main other|name; company_name|logo; company_logo|logo_alt; alt|trade_name; trading_name|former_names; former_name|type; company_type|predecessors; predecessor|successors; successor|foundation; founded|founders; founder|defunct; dissolved|hq_location; location|hq_location_city; location_city|hq_location_country; location_country|num_locations; locations|areas_served; area_served|net_income; profit|net_income_year; profit_year|owners; owner |homepage; website }}{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox company with unknown parameter "_VALUE_" | ignoreblank=y | alt | area_served | areas_served | assets | assets_year | aum | brands | company_logo | company_name | company_type | defunct | dissolved | divisions | embed | equity | equity_year | fate | footnotes | former_name | former_names | foundation | founded | founder | founders | genre | homepage | hq_location | hq_location_city | hq_location_country | incorporated | image | image_alt | image_caption | image_size | image_upright | income_year | industry | ISIN | key_people | location | location_city | location_country | locations | logo | logo_alt | logo_caption | logo_class | logo_size | logo_upright | members | members_year | module | name | native_name | native_name_lang | net_income | net_income_year | num_employees | num_employees_year | num_locations | num_locations_year | operating_income | owner | owners | parent | predecessor | predecessors | production | production_year | products | profit | profit_year | rating | ratio | revenue | revenue_year | romanized_name | services | subsid | successor | successors | traded_as | trade_name | trading_name | type | website| qid | fetchwikidata | suppressfields | noicon | nocat | demo | categories }} SoftBank Capital is a venture capital group in the United States, focusing on technology and telecom early stage businesses. It was founded by SoftBank.<ref name=tc-league>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=recode>Template:Citation</ref><ref name=bi-raises>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=fobes-east>Template:Cite news</ref> Since 2015<ref name=livemint/> it does not actively make investments, but it continues to oversee its prior portfolio.<ref name=home/>
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The investment branch of the Japanese telecom company, SoftBank Corp.,<ref name=home/> the SoftBank Capital firm was established and initially led by four partners: Ron Fisher, Eric Hippeau, Steve Murray, and Michael Perlis. The company is a member of National Venture Capital Association.Template:Cn
In November 2011, Mike Perlis stepped down as general partner at SoftBank Capital to become CEO of Forbes Media.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2013, it created a $250 million growth fund for companies such as Alibaba and MediaTek.<ref name=ibt-z>Template:Cite news</ref>
SoftBank Capital was closed by SoftBank in 2015.<ref name=livemint>Template:Cite news</ref> Although not making active investments, as of late 2017 it continued to oversee its prior portfolio.<ref name=home>Template:Citation</ref>
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