SoftBank
Tokyo tech holdings
SoftBank is a Japanese multinational conglomerate known primarily for telecommunications and technology investments.
Its Vision Fund became the world's largest technology-focused venture capital fund, making massive bets on companies like Uber, WeWork, and Arm Holdings.
The name appears frequently in business news about startup valuations and tech sector financing: SoftBank led the funding round.
Startup growth financing
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- stakeSharpened post or share
shareholder · IPO · acquisition · valuation · unicorn · Saudi Arabia · Abu Dhabi · Uber
Machines mimicking human thought
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- semiconductorsPartially conductive materials
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- 5GCurrent mobile network standard
mobile carrier · internet services · fintech · e-commerce · ride-hailing · autonomous vehicles
Business owning other businesses
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- mergersCorporate consolidations
telecommunications · Sprint · Alibaba · WeWork · corporate structure
Japan's capital city
- JapaneseOf or from Nippon
- yenPersistent strong craving
- FukuokaJapanese city on Kyushu
- mobile phonesPortable wireless communication devices
One who starts businesses
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
- CEOTop corporate officer
- chairmanHead of a board
founder · leadership · businessman · tycoon · mogul · pioneer · executive · strategist
venture capital
Startup growth financing
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- portfolioCollected works or assets
stake · shareholder · IPO · acquisition · valuation · unicorn · Saudi Arabia · Abu Dhabi · Uber · DoorDash
artificial intelligence
Machines mimicking human thought
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- semiconductorsPartially conductive materials
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
5G · mobile carrier · internet services · fintech · e-commerce · ride-hailing · autonomous vehicles
holding company
Business owning other businesses
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
mergers · telecommunications · Sprint · Alibaba · WeWork · corporate structure
Tokyo
Japan's capital city
entrepreneur
One who starts businesses
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
- CEOTop corporate officer
chairman · founder · leadership · businessman · tycoon · mogul · pioneer · executive · strategist · futurist
- Tech InvestorsSam Altman, angel investors, general partners
- Asian CompaniesSamsung, Sony, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai
- Japanese CompaniesToyota, Honda, Sony, Panasonic, Mitsubishi
- Asian Financeyen, yuan, renminbi, Hang Seng, Nikkei
- Japanese businessToyota, Honda, Sony, Nissan, Mitsubishi
- Japanese TechSony, Nintendo, Panasonic, Toshiba, Hitachi
SoftBankBerkshire Hathaway
American multinational holding company
Warren Buffett · value investing · Vanguard · index funds · capital preservation
SoftBankretail bank
Bank serving individual customers
commercial bank · JPMorgan Chase · Wells Fargo · Bank of America · credit union
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