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Company

the Vision Fund

12 articles stable

the Vision Fund has appeared in 12 articles since 2018-08. Coverage peaked in 2022Q3 with 2 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside SoftBank, Vision Fund, Masayoshi Son, Masa.

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Coverage Timeline

2025-02-12
CNBC 18 related

SoftBank posts a surprise Q3 net loss of ~$2.4B on ~$12.04B revenue, vs. $12.1B est., as the Vision Fund, after two profitable quarters, reports a ~$2.04B loss

SoftBank Group posted a surprise quarterly loss Wednesday as investments under its Vision Funds fell into red.

2023-12-20
The Verge 2 related

Q&A with Flexport co-founder Ryan Petersen on returning as CEO after firing Dave Clark, acquiring Deliverr and Convoy, Amazon, the Vision Fund, growth, and more

2022-08-28
Bloomberg

The bubble that Masayoshi Son blamed for SoftBank's $23B loss last quarter is one that he helped create through Vision Fund, which distorted the VC market

In retrospect there were reasons to be skeptical of the Vision Fund, the attempt by the Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp … Tweets: @noahpinion Tweets: Noah Smith / @noahpinion : Step 1: ...

2022-08-05
Bloomberg

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...

2022-05-14
Financial Times

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%

Financial Times : Tweets: @yoda , @annasophiegross , @tariqpanja , and @muradahmed Tweets: @yoda : Me when it's time to make a decision about dinner. https://twitter.com/... Anna Gross / @annasophieg...

2020-05-22
Bloomberg

Interviews shed light on the strained relationship between Masayoshi Son and Vision Fund leader Rajeev Misra, who some say has created a divisive workplace

Son's support tested after $18 billion in writedowns, clashes with internal rivals  —  In early March, before the coronavirus pandemic triggered … Tweets: @economictimes , @andresbarreto , @bradstone ...

2019-11-06
Bloomberg 17 related

SoftBank reports a loss of $6.5B, its first quarterly operating loss in 14 years, and a loss of $8.9B in the Vision Fund, including a charge of $4.6B for WeWork

SoftBank Group Corp. reported its first quarterly operating loss in 14 years after writing down the value of some of its marquee investments …

2019-02-21
TechCrunch 3 related

Clutter, an on-demand physical storage company that manages the pickup, storage, and retrieval of your belongings, raises $200M Series D led by the Vision Fund

There's plenty of speculation right now around apparently disgruntled investors in SoftBank's Vision Fund …

2018-10-18
Bloomberg

Sources: SoftBank Group has lined up commitments for a ~$9B loan for its Vision Fund from banks, including underwriters of its Japanese wireless business's IPO

Bloomberg : Tweets: @bondhack and @biswarupget Tweets: Robert Smith / @bondhack : SoftBank is doing that totally normal thing of raising a margin loan on its Vision Fund holdings in order to provide ...

2018-09-28
Bloomberg 5 related

SoftBank's Vision Fund has already committed $65B; Masayoshi Son says that he plans to raise a new $100B fund every two or three years and spend ~$50B per year

Masayoshi Son http://www.bloomberg.com/... Sarah G McBride / @mcbridesg : Ask SoftBank billionaire Masa re his $117mn house and he will parry w/ his Uniqlo attire. W @Selina_y_wang @pelstrom http://ww...

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Quarterly Coverage

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TEXXR tracks 12 Techmeme articles mentioning the Vision Fund, dating back to April 2018. The biggest stories include SoftBank posts a surprise Q3 net loss of ~$2.4B on ~$12.04B revenue, vs. $12.1B est., as... and SoftBank reports a loss of $6.5B, its first quarterly operating loss in 14 years, and a.... Frequently covered alongside SoftBank, Masayoshi Son, WeWork, and Vision Fund.

Key Moments

2025Q1enterprise +100pts; consumer -100pts

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