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Vision Fund

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137 articles decelerating

Vision Fund has appeared in 137 articles since 2017-01. Coverage peaked in 2022Q3 with 9 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside SoftBank, Masayoshi Son, WeWork, Japanese.

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Coverage Timeline

2025-09-19
Reuters 6 related

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

2022-10-08
Nikkei Asia

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...

2022-09-02
Bloomberg

Sources: SoftBank is planning to cut at least 20% of staff, or around 100 positions, at its loss-making Vision Fund operation, mostly in the UK, US, and China

SoftBank Group Corp. is planning to cut at least 20% of staff at its loss-churning Vision Fund operation, following public pledges …

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...

2022-07-07
Bloomberg 4 related

Sources: SoftBank's Rajeev Misra is stepping back from the organization but will remain CEO of the first Vision Fund; Misra has secured $6B+ for his own fund

Rajeev Misra is stepping back from his main roles at SoftBank Group Corp., marking the exit of one of the key architects …

2022-06-03
VICE

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 ...

2021-11-22
Bloomberg 1 related

SoftBank's Vision Fund promotes four investors to managing partner, including Lydia Jett, the first woman to hold the title, after Deep Nishar and others left

Sarah McBride / Bloomberg :

2021-11-04
Bloomberg

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...

2021-07-13
Protocol

A look at the divergent investment strategies of SoftBank and Tiger Global, the largest funders of startups in 2021, amid growing competition between the firms

Nylas CEO Gleb Polyakov had been following the Silicon Valley playbook for raising money: meet with firms; deal with associates … Tweets: @sarthakgh , @bizcarson , @apompliano , @bizcarson , @kateclar...

2020-11-09
Financial Times 2 related

SoftBank has removed three of its most senior executives, including Vision Fund head Rajeev Misra, from its board, amid calls to improve corporate governance

Japanese conglomerate also books a $1.3bn loss on its Nasdaq trades over the summer  —  Japan's SoftBank has culled three …

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Vision Fund has appeared in 304 Techmeme articles since January 2017. The biggest stories include Source: SoftBank's Vision Fund has agreed to invest $500M in OpenAI's latest funding... and Revolut raises $800M Series E from SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 and Tiger Global at a.... Frequently covered alongside SoftBank, Vision Fund 2, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Masayoshi Son, and SoftBank Vision Fund. Coverage has shifted toward funding, consumer themes and away from competition.

Key Moments

2024Q2consumer -100pts; funding +33pts; regulation -33pts
2024Q3funding +67pts; regulation +33pts
2024Q4competition +50pts

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