The sales training software developer has now raised $281m in total, with SoftBank and Qualcomm returning for its series E round.

MindTickle, a US-based sales coaching software provider, has raised $100m in a series E round led by internet and telecommunications group SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2, valuing the company at $1.2bn.

The round featured Qualcomm Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of mobile semiconductor technology producer Qualcomm, as well as venture capital firms Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), Canaan and NewView Capital.

MindTickle provides a sales coaching platform that uses data science, gamification, conversation intelligence, performance analytics and social learning to train sales…