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SoftBank Vision Fund (SVF) 1 and 2 seek to accelerate the AI revolution through investments in market-leading, tech-enabled growth companies, particularly in private companies valued at over $1 billion at the time of investment, colloquially known as “unicorns.”
The SoftBank Vision Fund is a venture capital fund founded in 2017. It is managed by SoftBank Investment Advisers, a subsidiary of the SoftBank Group. With over $100 billion in capital, it is the world's largest technology-focused investment fund. In 2019, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 was founded.
SoftBank Group has completed its transition to an investment company, with SoftBank Vision Funds as the centerpiece for private investing. Since inception, SoftBank Vision Fund 1 has had 14 companies go public and as of March 31, 2021, generated cumulative gross investment gains of $55.0 billion *1 and distributed $22.3 billion to LPs. *2 ...
Feb 8, 2024 · SoftBank posted its biggest gain in nearly three years at the flagship tech investment arm, the Vision Fund, in the December quarter amid a recovery in valuation of technology companies.
Feb 5, 2021 · Three years after SoftBank’s Vision Fund became Uber’s largest shareholder, it is finally seeing a handsome return on its investment in the ride-hailing app.
May 13, 2024 · SoftBank’s flagship tech investment arm, the Vision Fund, had a tough time in the fiscal year that ended in March 2023, posting a record loss of around $32 billion amid a slump in tech stock...
Jul 27, 2022 · SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has continued to make strong progress. With 208 new investments in fiscal 2021, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 now has more than 250 portfolio companies. At $56.0 billion in commitments, it is now the second largest technology fund in the world.
Aug 8, 2023 · SoftBank Group Corp. ’s Vision Fund eked out its first profit in more than a year and said it’s cautiously resuming investments to capitalize on the opportunities in artificial intelligence...
