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소프트뱅크 손정의, 위워크(wework) 파산으로 137억 달러 손실

2023.11.08

Bloomberg reported on January 7 (local time) that SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, who runs the Vision Fund, had lost $13.7 billion in the bankruptcy of WeWork, a co-working space company that had been struggling with serious management difficulties.

암이 뭐길래?···엔비디아 뺨친 성장없는 질주

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이재구 기자

2023.09.19

영국 반도체 설계회사 암(Arm)의 성공적 나스닥 상장 소식이 들려왔다. 상장 주체인 손정의 소프트뱅크 회장도, 투자한 삼성의 이재용 회장도 웃었다.

소프트 뱅크, 비전 펀드의 ARM 지분 25 % 인수 협상 중

2023.08.14

SoftBank is in talks to acquire the 25 percent stake in ARM it does not directly own from Vision Fund 1 (VF1), the $100 billion investment fund it created in 2017. The deal could result in a potentially large return for investors who have been waiting for years, according to industry insiders.

소프트뱅크, 연일 계속되는 투자 실패... 'IRL' 사실상 앱 종료

2023.06.29

SoftBank's bad luck continues. In 2021, the Japanese investment giant invested more than $170 million in a little-known social media app, IRL, and turned it into a unicorn. The company was later valued at $1.17 billion, but IRL was found to have completely manipulated its user numbers. The Information, an IT publication, reported that 95% of IRL's 20 million users were fake. In fact, IRL is shutting down the app. The robotic pizza maker, which recently invested $400 million, is closing its doors and liquidating its assets.

손정의 소프트뱅크 회장, "AI 투자 확대와 ARM IPO에 집중"

2023.06.23

After a seven-month absence from public appearances, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has announced that he is focusing on the IPO of Arm, the chip-making unit of the Japanese conglomerate. Technologies like the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT require a lot of computing power, presenting new opportunities for Arm and its fellow chip manufacturers.

손정의 회장, 7개월간 침묵 깬다

2023.06.20

Masayoshi Son is set to make his first public appearance in seven months at SoftBank Group Corp.'s annual shareholder meeting, with cash-strapped startups wondering if the world's largest tech investor will go on the offensive again. The debt-ridden Tokyo-based conglomerate SoftBank is hosting the meeting in person for the first time in four years.

소프트뱅크, 알리바바와 작별... 더 많은 AI 기업 투자

2023.05.12

Japanese tech investor SoftBank said it is preparing to strike again, turning its attention to investing in artificial intelligence companies, a hot sector it has long targeted but failed to capitalize on. SoftBank, one of the world's most influential tech investors, has been on the defensive for more than a year, cutting back on its once massive spending after most of its investments in startups failed during the recent tech downturn.

‘제2의 쿠팡을 꿈꾼다’ 미국서 주목받는 K-스타트업

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2022.12.19

주목받은 한국 스타트업은 어떤 기업들이었을까. 테크42는 포브스, 월스트리트저널, 블룸버그, 테크크런치 등 올 한해 동안 IT 전문 외신이 주목한 K-스타트업들과 전망을 분석했다

소프트뱅크, FTX 투자 손실에 주가 급락

2022.11.15

FTX's investors are being scrutinized for their involvement in the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange. The Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank invested $100 million in the company in January. That investment is now marked down to zero, but SoftBank says it won't face a markdown in its stake.

소프트뱅크 비전 펀드 '휘청', 임직원 30% 이상 감원 계획

2022.09.30

SoftBank is planning to cut at least 30% of staff at its ambitious investment arm, the Vision Fund, a source confirmed to CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa. At least 150 out of 500 Vision Fund workers will be impacted by the cuts, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the news on Thursday. SoftBank Founder Masayoshi Son had foreshadowed cost cutting this summer after the company posted a $21.6 billion quarterly loss for the Vision Fund.

소프트뱅크, 알리바바 지분 14.6%로 축소 예정... 자산 매각 속도 낸다

2022.08.11

SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son famously built his war chest by investing $20 million in Alibaba two decades ago. The Japanese tech conglomerate is selling about 242 million American depository receipts (ADRs) of Alibaba. The sale will bring its stake in the Chinese e-commerce behemoth down to 14.6% from 23.7%.

소프트뱅크, 기술주 급락에 '30조원 적자'

2022.08.10

Global tech investor SoftBank reported a record quarterly loss of more than $23 billion Monday after an investment spree that Chief Executive Masayoshi Son described as delirious turned sour. The results for the three months through June brought a mea culpa from Mr. Son, who sprayed unprecedented levels of funding on startups across the world over the past half-decade, particularly just as prices crested last year.

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