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SoftBank names ex-Goldman Sachs trader Mark Agne to lead Vision Fund finances

SoftBank Vision Fund has appointed Mark Agne to lead finance and technology roles. The move follows a series of staffing changes at SoftBank as its focus shifts alongside founder Masayoshi Son’s quest for technologies underpinning AI services. Agne joined SoftBank in 2019 after 17 years at Goldman Sachs, where he…

The Economic Times

SoftBank Vision Fund CFO Navneet Govil exits after a decade as AI bets take centre stage

Navneet Govil, the chief financial officer of SoftBank's Vision Fund, is departing after a decade. His exit comes as the investment giant, known for its high-stakes bets on startups like WeWork, undergoes restructuring and shifts its focus towards AI. SoftBank will soon announce transition plans for his responsibilities.

The Economic Times

SoftBank logs $600 million paper loss on India-listed portfolio in Jan-Mar

SoftBank's Indian investments faced a significant downturn in the January-March quarter. Several prominent companies like Swiggy and Ola Electric saw their market value drop. This led to substantial paper losses for SoftBank's Vision Fund. Despite overall gains from other investments, the Indian portfolio's performance highlights recent market challenges. SoftBank has…

The Economic Times

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SoftBank logs $600 million paper loss on India-listed portfolio in March quarter

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SoftBank Stock Surges 10% After Exec Teases $12 Billion OpenAI Windfall — But $500 Billion 'Stargate' AI Project Pitched To Trump Hits Snags

SoftBank Group Corp. (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) shares surged 10.47% to JPY 13,875 ($94.11) on Friday on the Tokyo exchange following the company’s first quarter of 2026 earnings call, where executives highlighted massive gains from artificial intelligence investments while acknowledging delays in the ambitious Stargate data center project.

Benzinga

The nine lives of Masayoshi Son

Leading OpenAI's record-breaking $40 billion funding round shows the tech investor's knack for seizing big opportunities.

Fortune

Japan's SoftBank reports loss weeks after announcing AI investment with U.S. President Trump

Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. reported a 369.2 billion yen, or $2.4 billion, loss for the fiscal third quarter, as it racked up red ink from its Vision Fund investments

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Masa Son, Trump's Japanese Buddy With The Midas Touch

Masayoshi Son, the Japanese tycoon helming US President Donald Trump's big new AI push, is the son of an immigrant pig farmer with a spectacular but also sketchy investment record.

International Business Times

Softbank Returns To Profitability With Vision Fund Investments

SoftBank's Q2 financial turnaround driven by Vision Fund investments and diverse portfolio.

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Japan's SoftBank returns to profit after gains at Vision Fund and other investments

Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group swung back to profitability in the July-September quarter, boosted by its Vision Fund investments

The Independent UK

Arm’s IPO orders are already oversubscribed by 10 times

Arm Holdings Ltd’s initial public offering is already oversubscribed by 10 times and bankers plan to stop taking orders by Tuesday afternoon, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Times of India

Why Arm is poised to have the largest IPO this year

Its chips are used in just about every smartphone today.

Fortune

SoftBank Can't Catch A Break: Fund Invested $100M In FTX

Japanese conglomerate holding company SoftBank is positioned to take a big hit from its investments in bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The FTX losses are just the latest in a long string of disastrous investments for SoftBank in recent years that have resulted in billions of dollars of losses.

Benzinga

Japan's SoftBank returns to profit as investments rebound

Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group has reported a 3 trillion yen, or $21 billion, profit for the July-September quarter, a sharp reversal from its loss a year ago

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Financial Times

Masayoshi Son sounds a warning for vision-peddlers everywhere

The SoftBank founder has sent investors an uncharacteristic message of risk aversion — and that’s a problem for Japan

The Guardian - UK

SoftBank CEO ‘ashamed’ of pride in past profits as record losses prompt cost cuts

Japanese technology and investment group is seeking to float UK-based chip maker Arm

Evening Standard

SoftBank posts record £19bn loss as tech investments flop

The results add further pain on top of the $26 billion loss its Vision Fund posted in May

Benzinga

CLSA Expects SoftBank To Focus More On Buybacks Than High Growth Stocks Like Alibaba

Softbank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) may, for the first time, spend more on share buybacks than investments through its landmark Vision Fund as the firm goes into "defense" mode, according to CLSA's Oliver Matthew. "I think that the comments yesterday from Masayoshi Son made it very clear we're in defense round…

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Benzinga

SoftBank's Stock Picking Unit Suffers Colossal Losses Due To Tech Meltdown

Softbank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) founder Masayoshi Son's controversial side venture SB Northstar, which focused on stock picking, just backfired, Bloomberg reports. SoftBank reported a record annual loss at its Vision Fund unit as a global selloff in tech shares battered the value of public holdings like Coupang, Inc (NYSE:CPNG) and DiDi Global Inc (NYSE:DIDI). The Vision Fund unit hinged…

Benzinga

SoftBank Goes Defensive On Investments Following Tech Meltdown

SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) founder Masayoshi Son looked to slow down investments to raise cash amid the tech stock meltdown and China's regulatory crackdown the Financial Times reports. Rising interest rates and the Ukraine crisis have ravaged its holdings. SoftBank also suffered due to considerable holding in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) and DiDi…

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GM buys SoftBank’s $2.1 Billion stake in Cruise self-driving unit

General Motors Co. bought out the SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s stake in self-driving startup Cruise LLC for $2.1 billion, ending the Japanese investment firm’s involvement in the business and giving the Detroit automaker 80% ownership.

Al Jazeera

SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure exits, reportedly over pay

The latest blow follows a string of high-profile departures at the technology investor.

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