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Sources: SoftBank's Arm hopes to raise $8B+ at a $50B+ valuation in its US IPO, which is expected later in 2023 after a confidential filing in late April (Reuters)

March 6, 2023

[ad_1] Reuters: Sources: SoftBank’s Arm hopes to raise $8B+ at a $50B+ valuation in its US IPO, which is expected…

Sources: the SEC is investigating whether messaging app IRL misled investors; IRL raised $170M from SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 at a $1.17B valuation in June 2021 (Mark Matousek/The Information)

December 7, 2022

[ad_1] Mark Matousek / The Information: Sources: the SEC is investigating whether messaging app IRL misled investors; IRL raised $170M…

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 (Wataru Suzuki/Nikkei Asia)

October 8, 2022

[ad_1] Wataru Suzuki / Nikkei Asia: SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 made just one investment in August 2022 and one in…

General Atlantic to buy out SoftBank's entire 15% stake in game-based online learning service Kahoot for about $152M; SoftBank spent $215M+ for the stake (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

September 16, 2022

[ad_1] Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: General Atlantic to buy out SoftBank’s entire 15% stake in game-based online learning service Kahoot…

The bubble that Masayoshi Son blamed for SoftBank's $23B loss last quarter is one that he helped create through Vision Fund, which distorted the VC market (Max Chafkin/Bloomberg)

August 28, 2022

[ad_1] Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: The bubble that Masayoshi Son blamed for SoftBank’s $23B loss last quarter is one that…

SoftBank's 2021 corporate income tax was zero despite a "SoftBank tax rule" debuting in 2020 and the group reporting record profits for a Japanese company (Nikkei Asia)

August 22, 2022

[ad_1] Nikkei Asia: SoftBank’s 2021 corporate income tax was zero despite a “SoftBank tax rule” debuting in 2020 and the…

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 (Edward Ongweso Jr/VICE)

June 3, 2022

[ad_1] Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE: Masayoshi Son used SoftBank’s Vision Fund to build a society mediated by AI, but…

Firework, which makes tools for companies to offer livestreamed shopping events, raises a $150M Series B led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 at a $750M valuation (Ann-Marie Alcántara/Wall Street Journal)

May 24, 2022

[ad_1] Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal: Firework, which makes tools for companies to offer livestreamed shopping events, raises a…

Sources: Klarna is aiming to raise up to $1B at valuation of around $30B, a ~30% drop from its $46B valuation in its last round led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 (Wall Street Journal)

May 19, 2022

[ad_1] Wall Street Journal: Sources: Klarna is aiming to raise up to $1B at valuation of around $30B, a ~30%…

After SoftBank's subdued earnings call, some investors worry whether Masayoshi Son can handle the current market downturn (Financial Times)

May 13, 2022

[ad_1] Financial Times: After SoftBank’s subdued earnings call, some investors worry whether Masayoshi Son can handle the current market downturn …