Sumer Juneja

Managing Partner, EMEA/India at SoftBank Vision Fund · Joined 2018

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Biography

Sumer Juneja is a Managing Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers and head of the firm's EMEA and India investing. Per SoftBank's own bio, he joined SoftBank in 2018 to set up its local investing presence in India before expanding his remit to also oversee the firm's investment activities in EMEA, and he was elevated to Managing Partner in 2021. Before SoftBank he was a Partner at Norwest Venture Partners and a founding member of Goldman Sachs' Asian Special Situations Group in India. He holds a degree in politics and economics from the London School of Economics.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

EruditusOYO (Oravel Stays)Swiggy SWIGGYLenskart LENSKART

Board Seats

Career Timeline

2018
Joined SoftBank to set up its local investing presence in India.
2021
Elevated to Managing Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers.
2022
Remit expanded to oversee SoftBank's investment activities across EMEA in addition to India.
2024
Appointed a non-executive director on the board of OYO operator Oravel Stays.
2025
Stepped down from the boards of Swiggy and Lenskart as both companies moved to more independent board structures.

Sources & References

SoftBank Vision Fund - Sumer Juneja ↗SoftBank Investment Advisers - Vision Fund Team ↗YourStory - SoftBank elevates Sumer Juneja to managing partner ↗YourStory - SoftBank India head Sumer Juneja to oversee EMEA region ↗Entrackr - SoftBank's Sumer Juneja joins Oyo board ↗Swiggy - Board transition press release (July 2025) ↗TechCrunch - Eruditus valued at $3.2B in $650M fundraise ↗