Softbank Capital, the strategic investment affiliate of Japan-based telecommunications, internet and media conglomerate Softbank Group., has hired Josh Guttman as a partner. He joins from Outbrain, a content discovery platform, where he acted as senior vice president of platform sales.
Guttman will focus on early-stage technology startups based in New York State.
Jordan Levy, managing partner at SoftBank Capital, said: “Josh knows what it takes to build and grow a successful business in key growth categories like digital media, SaaS and ad tech.”
Guttman’s appointment follows the announcement in May that SoftBank Capital had raised $50m to invest entirely in early-stage New York startups.