28 posts and columns on Softbank Capital
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Retail Tech Startup Swirl Raises $8 Million Round Led by Hearst Ventures
Hearst Ventures is leading an $8 million investment in Swirl, a commerce-focused startup that helps brick-and-mortar retailers target offers to shoppers on their mobile phones. Swirl previously raised a $6 million round last summer from SoftBank Capital, General Catalyst and Longworth Venture Partners.
Subscription Snack Startup NatureBox Adds Popchips CEO and Former Netflix CFO to Board
Two advisers to help overcome two big challenges.With a Fresh $3 Million, ActionX Looks to Help Retailers Turn App Downloads Into Mobile Commerce Dollars
The most challenging part about the mobile app ecosystem is not getting people to download an app; it’s convincing them to come back time and time again.Former Yahoo and Microsoft Media Exec Scott Moore Tapped as Cheezburger President and COO
He ran MSN and Yahoo Media, but can he herd some cats?News Byte
Outbrain Exec Guttman Hired to Oversee SoftBank’s $51 Million NY-Focused Startup Fund
Josh Guttman, who has most recently been an exec at content discovery platform Outbrain, has become a partner at Softbank Capital to manage its New York-focused startup fund. Guttman, who is an active angel investor in the region, will oversee the $51 million fund that the venture firm recently announced that will be aimed at high-growth opportunities in social, e-commerce, digital media and software-as-a-service startups in New York. (You can read a sharp post Guttman recently penned for AllThingsD on native advertising here.)News Byte