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SoftBank’s Vision Fund Suffers Amid Tech Stock Slide
Investments // May 10, 2022

SoftBank’s Vision Fund, a $100 billion pool of money designed to fund tech startups, is suffering from the market’s tech selloff, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (May 10). According to the report, the Japanese company is set to report results on Thursday (May 12)....

SoftBank Vision Fund Moves Toward $450 Million Investment In Swiggy
Investments // April 15, 2021

The SoftBank Vision Fund is preparing to invest $450 million in Indian food delivery startup Swiggy, Indian publication The Economic Times reported, after a few years of sitting on the sidelines as the sector grew. Bengaluru-based Swiggy would likely be valued at $5 billion. Earlier...

What’s Behind SoftBank’s Tech Investment Moves?
Investments // May 03, 2019

It’s usually folly to predict what will interest historians in the future. But there’s a good case that when it comes to chronicles of the early 21st digital economy — and these years right now, these vital and exciting bridge years between the 2000s and...

Grab Raises $4.5 Billion Led By Softbank’s Vision Fund
Investments // March 06, 2019

Grab, the Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup, has raised more than $4.5 billion in a round of funding led by SoftBank‘s Vision Fund. According to a report in The Financial Times, Grab said SoftBank’s Vision Fund accounted for a third of the investment. The ride-hailing startup said the most...

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SoftBank’s Vision Fund Suffers Amid Tech Stock Slide

May 10, 2022
SoftBank’s Vision Fund, a $100 billion pool of money designed to fund tech startups, is suffering from the market’s tech selloff, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (May 10). According to the report, the Japanese company is set to report results on Thursday (May 12). The stocks that make up much of the fund, started […]

SoftBank Vision Fund Moves Toward $450 Million Investment In Swiggy

April 15, 2021
The SoftBank Vision Fund is preparing to invest $450 million in Indian food delivery startup Swiggy, Indian publication The Economic Times reported, after a few years of sitting on the...

Grab Raises $4.5 Billion Led By Softbank’s Vision Fund

March 06, 2019
Grab, the Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup, has raised more than $4.5 billion in a round of funding led by SoftBank‘s Vision Fund. According to a report in The Financial Times, Grab...

SoftBank Backs Indonesia eCommerce Co

December 13, 2018
SoftBank’s Vision Fund teamed up with Alibaba to lead a $1.1 billion funding round for Indonesian eCommerce site Tokopedia, according to a report by the Financial Times. The cash infusion...