Few characters are more enigmatic or misunderstood than Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder and CEO of SoftBank, the Japanese media technology conglomerate. In Japan and in western media ...

Masayoshi Son, the CEO of the Japanese multinational investment company SoftBank, has pledged a hefty investment deal with Donald Trump for the U.S. On December 16, 2024, the two jointly announced ...

A preliminary, ongoing probe into the agritech startup, backed by investors including SoftBank Group and Temasek Holdings, estimates that management inflated revenue by almost US$600 million in the ...

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room flanked by Masayoshi Son (2R), Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp, Larry Ellison (2L), Executive Charmain Oracle and Sam Altman (R), CEO ...

A preliminary, ongoing probe into the agritech startup, backed by investors including SoftBank Group Corp. and Temasek Holdings Pte, estimates that management inflated revenue by almost $600 ...

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), has invested in US-headquartered AI-powered data firm Instabase in a fundraising that secured $100 million. The fund led the latest ...

The African fintech unicorn has so far proven to be a standout investment for five-year-old Oui Capital. When it launched its first fund, it invested $150,000 in the Nigeria-based company ...

Netradyne, a SaaS provider of artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing, has raised a $90 million Series D round led by Point72 Private Investments, with participation from Qualcomm Ventures and ...

Unicorn growth and valuation Data from executive search firm Longhouse Consulting reveals that India is positioned as a global innovation hub, with 120 unicorns collectively valued at around $350 ...

Hedge fund mogul Scott Bessent, who earned Trump’s nomination for Treasury Secretary in November, will face a confirmation hearing Thursday, as the pro-tariff Wall Street veteran and former ...

The firm’s Shanghai-based unit said on Thursday (Jan 16) it has set up its first multi-asset public fund of funds that caters to investors seeking stable returns for retirement. It’s based on a ...

Now, through the SoftBank Vision Fund, he is the world’s largest venture investor. In the past two decades, he has invested in or controlled assets worth $1 trillion. This past December ...