SoftBank is all over the biggest real-estate tech funding rounds of 2019 - Business Insider
Oyo Hotels is one of four companies on the list as a result of a SoftBank funding round. It is joined by Compass, Opendoor and WeWork.
The WeWork fiasco might cost SoftBank a $2.8 billion loan from Japan's biggest banks - Business Insider
There's "a definite change in mood" towards SoftBank since the WeWork debacle.
WeWork presentation has numbers critics say should have been in IPO - Business Insider
The presentation also highlighted a break with cofounder Adam Neumann, with new executives planning to focus on large companies as customers.
SoftBank agrees to rescue WeWork in a bailout deal - Business Insider
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said the Japanese investor is doubling down on WeWork "since the vision remains unchanged."
Adam Neumann reportedly tried and failed to get Apple to invest in WeWork: ‘This was the Hail Mary’
Neumann pursued Apple at about the time that SoftBank was reconsidering a massive investment in WeWork, thanks to push-back from its investors.
Firing Adam Neumann won't solve WeWork's biggest problem: The underlying business stinks
WeWork's problems go well beyond CEO Adam Neumann. Namely, its basic business model doesn't work and needs to be overhauled.
WeWork CEO Adam Neumann's relationship with SoftBank's Masayoshi Son
WeWork CEO Adam Neumann and main investor SoftBank's Masayoshi Son have been close, but now Son wants reportedly Neumann demoted.
Meet Masayoshi Son, billionaire SoftBank founder with a Cali mansion
Masayoshi Son is the founder and CEO of Japanese holding company SoftBank, which invests millions in some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies.
WeWork CEO Adam Neumann has started talks about future role at company
Neumann has started talks with WeWork's board directors and investors to discuss his future role, including the possibility of giving up his CEO title.
Meet Ron Fisher, a SoftBank exec behind WeWork's $47 billion valuation
Ron Fisher led Vision Fund's multiple investments in the coworking startup and is one of only six members of its board.
WeWork return to junk bonds isn't working amid IPO valuation fears
"The whole company is built on continuously sourcing money from different investors based on higher and higher valuations."
SoftBank will likely find investors for Vision Fund II, despite WeWork
Two of SoftBank's biggest investments are struggling to find favor with public investors. But its next big fund is likely still on track.
Deutsche Bank's influence at the top of SoftBank's Vision Fund
Four former Deutsche Bank traders are top level executives at the SoftBank Vision Fund which invests in some of the biggest names in tech.
SoftBank Chairman and CEO: AI advancement is worth working with Saudis
The Saudi sovereign wealth fund was a large backer of SoftBank's first Vision Fund, but has yet to commit to the $108 billion Vision Fund 2.
Apple and Microsoft are both investing in SoftBank's newest $108 billion mega-fund for startups
SoftBank's first Vision Fund invested in some of Silicon Valley's hottest companies like Uber, Slack, and WeWork.
Microsoft in talks to invest in SoftBank's new Vision Fund
SoftBank offered to push portfolio companies to use Microsoft's cloud provider Azure over Amazon, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The founder of a $1 billion startup reveals why he took SoftBank's cash after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Tech companies in the US, Europe, and Asia continue to take billions of dollars from SoftBank's Vision Fund. Gympass was one of them.
SoftBank: A running list of the Japanese company's tech investments
SoftBank has backed or bought a host of established tech firms such as Nvidia, the We Company, Slack, Uber, and ARM.
Wall Street's 'inflection point,' the Vision Fund's power players, and secret messages
Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat recently said his firm reached a turning point last year in which its $8 billion tech budget started to pay off.
Meet Masayoshi Son, billionaire SoftBank founder with a Cali mansion
Masayoshi Son is the founder and CEO of Japanese holding company SoftBank, which invests millions in some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies.
