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SoftBank Takes $2B Hit In Quarterly Earnings
SoftBank Takes $2B Hit In Quarterly Earnings
February 12, 2020  |  Investments

SoftBank’s quarterly profit dropped 99 percent to ¥2.59 billion (£18.2 million) following steep Vision Fund losses, according to multiple reports on Wednesday (Feb. 12). The Vision...

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SoftBank-Backed Brandless Goes Bust
SoftBank-Backed Brandless Goes Bust
February 11, 2020  |  Retail

For its three years in operation, Brandless generated no shortage of buzz with its concept of “private label for less” and the idea that the...

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SoftBank’s Vision Fund Sequel Fails To Meet Funding Goal
SoftBank’s Vision Fund Sequel Fails To Meet Funding Goal
February 07, 2020  |  Investments

SoftBank Group, which is behind the highly successful Vision Fund, is not going to meet its financing goal for its follow-up fund, Vision Fund 2,...

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US SoftBank Exec Exiting Vision Fund
US SoftBank Exec Exiting Vision Fund
February 04, 2020  |  Personnel

Michael Ronen, a former Goldman Sachs banker who joined SoftBank in 2017, is leaving the conglomerate’s $100 billion Vision Fund over “issues,” the Financial Times reported...

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Monzo Courts SoftBank As Part Of £100M Capital Raise
Monzo Courts SoftBank As Part Of £100M Capital Raise
January 27, 2020  |  Investments

British banking unicorn Monzo is in talks with Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank for financial assistance in its growth plans into the U.S. Monzo Co-founder Tom...

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SoftBank’s Vision Fund Startups See Spate Of Layoffs
SoftBank’s Vision Fund Startups See Spate Of Layoffs
January 10, 2020  |  Investments

As far as investments go, SoftBank’s Vision Fund’s recent bumps and bruises, and the state of many of its once high-flying holdings, bring to mind...

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SoftBank’s Hard Lessons From The Animal Kingdom
SoftBank’s Hard Lessons From The Animal Kingdom
December 10, 2019  |  Investments

There are so many canine metaphors to use here. It was the investment that went to the dogs. It’s been rough sledding for Wag. This...

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SoftBank Founder Plans To Invest ‘More And More’ Despite WeWork Loss
SoftBank Founder Plans To Invest ‘More And More’ Despite WeWork Loss
December 08, 2019  |  Investments

Alibaba’s Jack Ma warned SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son that having too much money can lead to a “lot of mistakes.” “You don’t make mistakes when you...

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WeWork Write-Off Triggers $6.5B Loss For SoftBank 
WeWork Write-Off Triggers $6.5B Loss For SoftBank 
November 06, 2019  |  Investments

Japan’s SoftBank reported a $6.5 billion loss on Wednesday (Nov. 6), its first quarterly drop-off in 14 years and far larger than analysts’ estimates, Bloomberg...

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