SoftBank reports Q3 net profit of ~$1.6B, below est., and Vision Fund posts a ~$2.4B gain, after a ~$4.2B gain in its OpenAI investment helped it offset losses
SoftBank posted a $2.4 billion gain at its Vision Fund in the December quarter as a jump in the value of its OpenAI investment helped offset losses in some of its other bets.
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
Filings: SoftBank increased its Nvidia stake to ~$3B in Q1 and bought ~$330M worth of TSMC stock; source: Vision Fund monetized almost $2B of assets in H1 2025
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SoftBank reports Q2 net income of ~$7.7B and a Vision Fund gain of ~$2.42B, driven by strong Indian IPOs and valuation gains in startups like Coupang and Didi
- Tech investor rakes in profit on hot Indian IPO market — Legacy-conscious founder Masayoshi Son is readying next gamble
Thoughts on OpenAI's fundraise reports and how Apple reportedly backing out may lead to Microsoft giving OpenAI money to pay Microsoft for Apple's ChatGPT usage
what you need to know The Information : SoftBank to Invest $500 Million in OpenAI Abhinaya Prabhu / Tech Funding News : SoftBank Vision Fund to invest $500M in OpenAI at $150B valuation Niklas Jan Eng...
Source: SoftBank's Vision Fund has agreed to invest $500M in OpenAI's latest funding round, SoftBank's first investment in OpenAI, which is raising $6.5B
SoftBank's Vision Fund has agreed to invest $500 million in OpenAI's latest funding round, which values the developer of ChatGPT …
SoftBank reports a $4.6B gain on its Vision Fund in the fiscal year to March 2024, the first gain since 2021, after ByteDance and DoorDash rose in value
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC :
Co-CEO of SoftBank Vision Funds Alex Clavel says the VC is “looking very carefully” at generative AI firms, as SoftBank embraces a cautious investment approach
right at the start of a generative AI boom. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Amy Thomson / @athomson6 : SoftBank's Vision Fund, once known for splashy ten-figure valuations, now plans to start investing ...
SoftBank reports Q3 net profit of $6.4B, after four quarters of losses, lifted by a T-Mobile US shares windfall; the Vision Fund unit reported a ~$2.85B gain
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IRL's co-founders sue SoftBank and two VCs, accusing them of deliberately “destroying” the Gen Z app and creating an “outrageous lie” over inflated user counts
Joe Miller / Financial Times : X: @joemillerjr X: Joe Miller / @joemillerjr : Exclusive: SoftBank's Vision Fund has been accused of deliberately “destroying” a Gen Z-focused social media company it o...