SoftBank Vision Fund IPO: Raising More Cash to Throw at Overvalued Startups

SoftBank Group Corp's estimate it will post a record $13 billion full-year loss, dragged down by its spluttering $100 billion Vision Fund, has renewed attention on a planned asset sell-down aimed at raising cash and restoring confidence......»»

Hail Mary investments on massively overvalued startups make SoftBank Vision Fund vulnerable to souring investor sentimentRelated Stocks: SFTBY, S, UBER, WORK,.....»»

The infusion of cash was in addition to the $1.5 billion the Vision Fund had invested in Greensill in 2019......»»

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son's dreams of a global tech empire are unraveling, as the ongoing global crisis compounds losses at his $100 billion Vision Fund and his big bets on startups are backfiring......»»

SoftBank Group Corp shares fell 3.5% on Tuesday morning after estimating the Vision Fund will record a 1.8 trillion yen ($16.73 billion) loss in the year ended March due to the tumbling value of bets on unproven startups......»»

SoftBank Group Corp shares were untraded with a glut of sell orders on Tuesday morning after estimating the Vision Fund will record a 1.8 trillion yen ($16.73 billion) loss in the year ended March due to faltering bets on unproven startups......»»

SoftBank Group Corp has pumped $2.5 billion of its own cash into new investments since October, people familiar with the matter said, hoping to restore its money-making credentials as it courts investors for a successor to its Vision Fund......»»

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SoftBank Group Corp. has quietly completed an initial money-raising push for its second technology fund, at a fraction of its targeted $108 billion......»»

SoftBank, whose $5 billion Latin America fund has showered regional startups with cash, is also courting local venture capital funds, an unusual move for the Japanese investor that has jolted the region's tech scene......»»

The $100 billion Vision Fund run by the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank was part of a flood of money that has washed over the world in the past decade — and that has upended people’s lives when the startups broke their promises......»»

The $100 billion Vision Fund of Japan's SoftBank Group Corp has in just over two years burnt through much of its capital investing in money-losing, late-stage tech startups in areas as varied as autonomous driving, healthcare and finance......»»

The $100 billion Vision Fund of Japan's SoftBank Group Corp has in just over two years burned through much of its capital investing in money-losing, late-stage tech startups in areas as varied as autonomous driving, healthcare and finance......»»

The $100 billion Vision Fund of Japan's SoftBank Group Corp has in just over two years burnt through much of its capital investing in money-losing, late-stage tech startups in areas as varied as autonomous driving, healthcare and finance......»»

SoftBank Vision Fund will invest $2.25 billion in General Motors’s driverless-car unit, as the auto maker battles technology companies and startups in a race to commercialize autonomous vehicles......»»

SoftBank’s tech-focused Vision Fund will invest $2.25 billion in General Motors’s driverless-car unit, as the auto maker battles tech companies and startups in a race to commercialize autonomous vehicles......»»

SoftBank’s tech-focused Vision Fund will invest $2.25 billion in General Motors’s driverless-car unit, as the auto maker battles tech companies and startups in a race to commercialize autonomous vehicles......»»

Rising valuations on investments in startups such Indian e-commerce company Flipkart and U.S. shared-office firm WeWork gave Softbank’s quarterly operating profit a lift......»»

SoftBank Group is raising its bet on the real-estate sector, as the Japanese conglomerate’s tech-focused Vision Fund has invested $400 million in online homebuying marketplace Opendoor Labs, the companies said......»»

SoftBank Group is raising its bet on the real-estate sector, as the Japanese conglomerate’s tech-focused Vision Fund has invested $400 million in online homebuying marketplace Opendoor Labs......»»