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The Son Kingdom
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The Son Kingdom

The impact of Masayoshi Son’s $100bn tech fund will be profound

The Economist
The Economist, 2018
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8

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  • Controversial
  • Eye Opening
  • Engaging

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Meet Masayoshi Son, the influential Japanese entrepreneur and investor who is giving Silicon Valley a run for its money. The founder of software maker SoftBank, today he runs the Vision Fund, a $100 billion venture capital Goliath that eclipses its competitors. But according to this engaging article from The Economist, he’s also a controversial figure who invests huge amounts in companies that many would consider highly risky. Regardless of what the outside world thinks, what Son does in the future is likely to affect the course of technological innovation for years to come. getAbstract recommends this illuminating look at a provocative force to entrepreneurs, investors and bankers. 

Take-Aways

  • Masayoshi Son, a Japanese entrepreneur and investor armed with $100 billion from his Vision Fund, has made his mark by making outsized investments in fledgling companies.
  • Son founded software maker SoftBank in 1981, and his fortunes grew as the company invested in firms such as Yahoo.
  • By 2018, the Vision Fund had acquired stakes in 24 companies, and Son is looking to expand that number to 100 by 2023.

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The Economist is an independent weekly magazine covering business, foreign affairs, science and technology.

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