It's been about a month since the Open Opportunity Fund announced that Claure was rejoining the fund — one he was instrumental in launching over three years ago while he was at SoftBank.

Then, SoftBank went quiet ... In a recent poll of its startups, Vision Fund discovered that most were optimistic about IPO opportunities returning in late 2024. “Bankers are pitching us ...

Softbank sold its Opportunity Fund to Claure and Judge in 2023. On an earnings call in May 2020, Son talked about how the coronavirus created a valley — the "Valley of Coronavirus" as he called ...

Softbank sold its Opportunity Fund to Claure and Judge in 2023. Despite his company's losses post-pandemic, Son remained optimistic. On an earnings call in May 2020, Son talked about how the ...

Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son speaks during a press conference in Tokyo SoftBank expects to lose $16.7bn (£13.3bn) on firms it has invested in through its tech start-up fund. The Japanese conglo ...

SoftBank has been in search of an opportune moment to enter the lucrative AI hardware market after years of uneven bets on AI startups via the Vision Fund. Son and OpenAI’s Altman first met in ...

SoftBank expects its $100 billion Vision Fund to book a loss of 1.8 trillion yen due to the worsening performance of its tech bets, which will tip the group as a whole into its first loss for 15 ...

SoftBank Group is in discussions to invest as much as $25 billion in OpenAI, in a move that would potentially make it the AI startup's biggest backer. The Japanese investment company is in talks ...

SoftBank Group, OpenAI and Oracle are forming a half-a-trillion dollar venture in the United States that will develop artificial intelligence infrastructure with warp-speed-type support from the U ...

Son’s fund would go on to lead a $200 ... and sulk and become inward looking,” the longtime SoftBank employee said. Son looked to new opportunities, including investing in broadband services ...