Masayoshi Son, Tech Visionary or Robber Baron?
SoftBank’s bad year goes well beyond WeWork Investors are starting to get the feeling that whatever Son brings to the public is troubled.
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Most SoftBank Vision Fund investors want to join second fund: Masayoshi Son
Softbank founder Masayoshi Son said most investors in SoftBank’s $100 billion Vision Fund want to join the group’s forthcoming second fund.
SoftBank’s Vision Fund CEO Rajeev Misra Lined Up for Masayoshi Son’s Successor
Softbank Group Corp has promoted Rajeev Misra, the chief executive officer of Vision Fund as the executive vice president of the Softbank board of directors, a move that would now place the director in the list of those in the line up to succeed the Tokyo-based company’s founder Masayoshi Son. Misra took over as CEO […]
SoftBank Founder Masayoshi Son’s Taizo Son Sets Up Incubator In India
SoftBank’s CEO Masayoshi Son’s younger brother Taizo Son, has also decided to dive in the startup ecosystem in India.
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Looks For Industry Specialists For Its Investment Fund
Deep Nishar spends more time roaming university hallways than he does corporate boardrooms. A former electrical engineer who helped develop Google’s mobile phone business and grow LinkedIn’s users from 30 million to half a billion, Nishar is exactly the sort of industry specialist that SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son wants for his new $100 billion […]
Will Surpass $10 Billion Investment Commitment For India: Masayoshi Son
Positive on India’s prospects, Japan’s SoftBank today pledged that it will “surpass” the stated commitment of investing USD 10 billion in the country as it ramps up investments in solar power generation and Internet-led businesses. “We have already invested USD 2 billion in last few years… we will surpass my commitment of investing USD 10 […]
SoftBank Indian Investment May Surpass $10 Billion – Masayoshi Son
Having made a string of technology investments in India, Japanese telecom and Internet giant SoftBank has said its investments in the country will top USD 10 billion in 5-10 years. SoftBank, which owns one of Japans biggest mobile carriers and a controlling stake in US-based Sprint Corp, will make its first USD 350 million investment […]
SoftBank CEO Son says will supply 300 million masks per month to Japan
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said he has secured a monthly supply of 300 million face masks for Japan.
Adani Green Energy to acquire SoftBank Energy India 5 GW Plant for USD 3.5 billion
Adani Green Energy has acquired 100% stakes in SB Energy India for $3.5 billion.
SoftBank Posts $12 Billion Profit in First Quarter of 2020
SoftBank reported a first-quarter profit of 1.2 trillion yen (USD 11.8 billion), up from 1.1 trillion yen in the previous fiscal year.
SoftBank launches $100 mln fund investing in ‘people of colour’
SoftBank Group launching a $100 million fund to invest in companies led by founders and entrepreneurs of colour.
Softbank Puts $9 Billion Losses as Vision Fund Investments Plunge
SoftBank Group racked up a loss of USD 9 billion for the fiscal year through March.