Car sharing platform developer Getaround has now raised nearly $600m altogether, SoftBank Vision Fund having returned for its series E funding.

Telecommunications and internet group SoftBank’s Vision Fund took part in a $140m series E round for US-based vehicle sharing service Getaround today it said increased its overall funding to almost $600m.

PeopleFund led the round, which included Reinvent Capital, Pennant Investors, Menlo Ventures, Braemar Energy Ventures, Triangle Peak Partners, Asset Plus Capital, BPIfrance, Cathay Innovation, Via-ID and private investors Henry McGovern, Steve Girsky, Mary Chan and Julia Steyn.

Getaround runs an online platform with six million users who can hire…

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Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.