SoftBank Vision Fund
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SoftBank Vision Fund is a large technology-focused investment fund backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group that makes substantial, long-term bets on high-growth companies worldwide.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
investment fund
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private equity fund → technology investment fund → venture capital fund → |
| announced |
2016
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| backedBy |
Apple Inc.
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Foxconn → Mubadala Investment Company → Qualcomm → Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund → Sharp Corporation → SoftBank Group → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
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| currency |
United States dollar
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| focusesOn |
growth equity
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high-growth companies → late-stage investments → technology sector → |
| foundedBy |
Masayoshi Son
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| hasSubFund |
SoftBank Vision Fund 2
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| headquartersLocation |
London
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United Kingdom → |
| industry |
private equity
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technology investing → venture capital → |
| investmentStyle |
concentrated bets
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large check sizes → long-term → |
| investsIn |
ARM-related companies
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Coupang → Didi Chuxing → DoorDash → Grab → Ola Cabs → Slack Technologies → Uber Technologies → WeWork → |
| keyPerson |
Masayoshi Son
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Rajeev Misra → |
| notableEvent |
announced Vision Fund 2 in 2019
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launched first fund of nearly 100 billion US dollars → |
| parentOrganization |
SoftBank Group
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| portfolioFocus |
artificial intelligence
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e-commerce → enterprise software → fintech → logistics → ride-hailing → |
| regionServed |
worldwide
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| strategy |
backing market-leading technology platforms
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| subsidiaryOf |
SoftBank Investment Advisers
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Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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SoftBank Investment Advisers
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SoftBank Investment Advisers ("SoftBank Vision Fund 2") → |
manages |
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Rajeev Misra
("SoftBank Vision Fund 1")
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Rajeev Misra ("SoftBank Vision Fund 2") → |
notableWork |
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SoftBank Group
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SoftBank Group ("SoftBank Vision Fund 2") → |
owns |
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SoftBank Group
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SoftBank Group ("SoftBank Vision Fund 2") → |
subsidiary |
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Masayoshi Son
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founded |
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SoftBank Vision Fund
("SoftBank Vision Fund 2")
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hasSubFund |
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Cruise LLC
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majorShareholder |
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Rajeev Misra
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notableInvestmentVehicle |
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SoftBank Group
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notableProject |