3. Creating New Business through
open innovation- Creating New Value through the New Businesses of SoftBank Corp. Group Companies -
Develop cutting-edge technologies and innovative business models in Japan by
leveraging our relationships with global leading innovative companies.
Concurrently, promote the development of a highly-skilled workforce and the establishment of
an organization that supports the expansion and penetration of new businesses.
Sustainable development goals






SDGs value creation
(1)Develop new business models with cutting-edge technologies


We leverage cutting-edge technologies to create new businesses together with our partners, in anticipation of the era to come.
Main businesses
- Develop new businesses to promote the social implementation of digital technologies (mobility × AI: MONET Technologies Inc.; stratosphere-based
high-altitude platform station: HAPSMobile Inc.; autonomous mobility: BOLDLY Inc.)
Representative KPI | FY2022 | FY2023 | |
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Target vision | Promotion of new business models and social implementation using cutting-edge technologies | ||
1 | KPI | Promote initiatives for HAPS -commercialization (FY2027) | Promote initiatives for HAPS commercialization
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Result | Implemented the following initiatives for commercialization:
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2 | KPI | Promote business for solving social issues using unique electronic reference point*1 / ichimill*2 high-precision positioning service
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Result |
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Unique reference points established by SoftBank Corp. as fixed stations for receiving GNSS signals from a global
navigation satellite system (GNSS; a general term that includes quasi-zenith satellite systems, GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) -
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A service that enables positioning with a margin of error of only a few centimeters via RTK positioning (a method of high-precision positioning by
sending signals between a fixed station and a mobile station in real time) using signals from a GNSS, global navigation satellite system (GNSS; a general term that includes quasi-zenith satellite systems, GPS, GLONASS and Galileo), such as the Michibiki quasi-zenith satellite system
(2)Incubate and spiral-up cutting-edge businesses overseas


We strive to develop cutting-edge businesses in Japan, through partnerships including joint ventures and business alliances with companies engaged in cutting-edge businesses overseas.
Main businesses
- Roll out successful SoftBank Vision Fund projects in Japan and overseas through global partnerships (WeWork Japan, PayPay Corporation, DiDi Mobility Japan Corp., etc.)
Representative KPI | FY2022 | FY2023 | |
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Target vision | Promotion of business operations in Japan | ||
1 | KPI | Promote business start-up and development in new business areas | |
Result | 9 businesses | - |
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(3)Build systems to recruit and develop human resources to
lead growth and create new businesses


We promote the recruitment of personnel with a high level of expertise, and the formation of organizations that will be the key drivers to create new businesses, in anticipation of the era to come.
Main businesses
- Job posting system to shift human resources to new and growing businesses
- Allocate personnel to new businesses through improvements in operational efficiency
- Human resource recruitment, development, systems*1 and compensation necessary to create and promote new businesses
- Cutting-edge R&D
Representative KPI | FY2022 | FY2023 | |
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1 | KPI | Promote SoftBank InnoVenture commercialization | |
Result | Considered commercialization: 5 projects (356 applications) | - |
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*1
SoftBank Academia, SoftBank InnoVenture, SoftBank University
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“Main businesses” include initiatives by SoftBank Corp. and companies in the SoftBank Corp. Group.