SoftBank plans Vision Fund layoffs; sources: nearly 20% of staff will be impacted as SoftBank shifts resources to Masayoshi Son's large-scale AI bets in the US
- Vision Fund shifts focus to support AI ambitions of founder Masayoshi Son — Son's strategy returns to high-risk, high-reward investments
WeWork's bankruptcy caps a years-long saga for Masayoshi Son, who overrode lieutenants' objections to hand Adam Neumann billions, losing SoftBank over $11.5B
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Masayoshi Son says SoftBank plans to go on the “counteroffensive” soon by resuming AI investments; the group has $35B+ after halting investments in recent years
Billionaire chief talks up AI and reveals he had breakdown in October where he questioned his achievements as an entrepreneur
CB Insights: Vision Fund 2 made just one investment in August 2022 and one in September 2022, as SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son rethinks his strategy
Wataru Suzuki / Nikkei Asia : Tweets: @nikkeiasia and @trengriffin Tweets: @nikkeiasia : FREE TO READ | BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT #SoftBank CEO #MasayoshiSon appears conflicted about what his company should...
SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 made just one investment in August 2022 and one in September 2022, according to CB Insights, as Masayoshi Son rethinks his strategy
The Vision Fund revolutionized startup investing. So why is Masayoshi Son rethinking his strategy? Tweets: @nikkeiasia and @trengriffin Tweets: @nikkeiasia : FREE TO READ | BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT #SoftBa...
As SoftBank Vision Fund managing partners Yanni Pipilis and Munish Varma leave, the fund has lost 10+ top execs since 2020, putting pressure on Masayoshi Son
Masayoshi Son is losing a growing number of top executives at SoftBank Group Corp., putting more responsibility on the founder's shoulders … Tweets: @caixin , @pelstrom , and @athomson6 Tweets: @caixi...
Masayoshi Son used SoftBank's Vision Fund to build a society mediated by AI, but failed as he invested in firms with exploitative technology, not explorative
propped up Uber, Adam Neumann, and too many others with billions of dollars in easy money — and Ed's the guy to write about it. https://twitter.com/... Meghna Jayanth / @betterthemask : “But for many ...
Masayoshi Son was subdued on SoftBank's earnings call as he runs out of options to restore investor confidence; public companies in the Vision Fund are down 62%
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An interview with former SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure on his investment firm Claure Group, his current relationship with Masayoshi Son, helming WeWork, and more
Bloomberg Línea — For many, Bolivia-born Marcelo Claure (51), former SoftBank COO, was a kind of King Midas …
Sources say Masayoshi Son's profit-sharing plan for Vision Fund employees is contributing to a stream of defections, because it is based primarily on seniority
Ever since billionaire investor Masayoshi Son set up the giant Vision Fund in 2017 to provide backing for technology startups … Tweets: @gilliantan and @pelstrom Tweets: Gillian Tan / @gilliantan : So...