SoftBank Vision Fund 2 invested in sneaker marketplace operator Soda at a $336m valuation while university application platform developer CollegeDekho increased its series B round to $35m.

Funding

Internet and telecommunications group SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 provided an undisclosed amount of series D funding for Soda, the Japan-based owner of online sneaker marketplace SnkrDunk, at a ¥38bn ($336m) valuation today. Soda had secured $56.4m in series C funding in July 2021 from SoftBank vehicle SoftBank Ventures Asia and Kream, the online sneaker marketplace run by internet group Naver, as well as Altos Ventures, to take its overall funding to over $80m. Its earlier backers include Colopl…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.