Vision Fund 2

Miami-based Cast, which optimizes AI and other workloads via automation, raised a $108M Series C led by G2 and Vision Fund 2, sources say at a $900M valuation

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Terabase, which is developing robots and automated systems using AI tools to rapidly build solar farms, raised a $130M Series C led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2

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OpusClip, which offers a multimodal AI tool to simplify short-form video editing for creators, raised $20M led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 at a $215M valuation

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SoftBank reports an adjusted ~$300M investment gain for its Vision Funds in Q2: Vision Fund 1 gained $2.5B thanks to Arm's IPO while Vision Fund 2 lost $2.1B

Financial Times :

Sources: after its funds performed poorly, SoftBank considers launching a third Vision Fund; Vision Fund 2 is now worth 19% less than the $49B invested

Despite massive losses, Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son has tried to chart a new path for the tech investment giant

Dianxiaomi, an e-commerce SaaS provider for SMBs in China, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, has raised a $110M Series D led by Vision Fund 2 and Sequoia China

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Sources: despite a November 2019 pledge to slow down, Masayoshi Son pushed SoftBank staff into investing $38B out of Vision Fund 2 across 180+ companies in 2021

Tokyo-based LegalForce, which uses AI to screen contracts for loopholes and risks, raised a $101M Series D led by Vision Fund 2 and says it has 2,000 clients

Mia Tsuchida / Bloomberg :

Analysis: SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 invested $9.9B across 52 deals in Q1 2022, compared to $9.9B across 49 deals in Q4 2021 and $22.8B across 65 deals in Q3 2021

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Berlin-based CoachHub, which uses AI to match people with over 3,500 business and well-being coaches, raised a $200M Series C led by Sofina and Vision Fund 2

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