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2022.01.24

06:55

SoftBank to expand Vision Fund Japan to invest more in domestic firms

Asian Tech Press (Jan 24) -- SoftBank Group plans to expand its Vision Fund's Japanese investment team, adding staff and increasing deal brokering efforts in order to invest more in domestic firms.

2021.09.22

09:50

SoftBank backs Steven Mnuchin's $2.5 billion private equity fund

Asian Tech Press (SEP 22) -- According to the Financial Times, Japan's SoftBank Group announced that it will invest in a new US$2.5 billion private equity fund set up by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

2021.08.24

09:14

SoftBank's Vision Fund invests in African business for the first time

Nigerian startup OPay has raised $400 million from SoftBank Group's Vision Fund and others. OPay has an enterprise valuation of $2 billion. This is the first time Vision Fund has invested in an African business.

2021.08.18

03:42

SoftBank sold about $14 billion in listed shares last quarter

(Bloomberg) -- SoftBank Group Corp. sold roughly $14 billion worth of listed stocks last quarter, nearly triple the amount in the previous period, as the company increases pace of investment in technology startups.

2021.08.11

11:31

SoftBank pauses new investments in China amid regulatory uncertainty

Asian Tech Press -- Japanese investment giant SoftBank will hold off on new investments in China until the country's regulatory actions on the technology sector become clearer, founder and CEO Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday.

2021.07.08

08:29

SoftBank, Eldridge lead $235 mln funding in Israeli startup AnyVision

According to media reports, Israeli artificial intelligence facial recognition startup AnyVision has raised $235 million from SoftBank Vision Fund2 and Holding company Eldridge, among others, to support the growth and adoption of its products.

2021.07.01

03:59

SoftBank accelerates its investments, averaging one company per day

According to Nikkei, Japan's SoftBank Group (SBG) is accelerating its investments through its SoftBank Vision Fund. 129 companies were invested in Vision Fund 2 as of June 18, increasing 34 companies from about a month ago. That's an average of about one new investment per day.

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