SoftBank Group

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SoftBank Group Corp. is a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, that focuses on investment management. The group primarily invests in companies operating in technology that offer goods and services to customers in a multitude of markets and industries ranging from the internet to automation. With over $100 billion in capital at its onset, SoftBank's Vision Fund is the world's largest technology-focused venture capital fund. Fund investors included sovereign wealth funds from countries in the Middle East.

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Company facts

Founded
1981
Minato
Industry
telecommunications, information technology
Employees
68,402
per Wikidata
Revenue
$9158.8B
2018

Chief executive: Masayoshi Son

Founded by: Masayoshi Son

Who owns SoftBank Group

Current ownership recorded on Wikidata — the chain often continues upward; follow the links.

News outlets in Geotone's data

2 outlets ultimately or directly owned, producing 11 topic-tagged articles in the last 14 days.

OutletDomainTagged articles, 14d
Bournemouth Daily Echobournemouthecho.co.uk11
USA Todayusatoday.com0

Also owns

A sample of other recorded holdings — context for the owner's interests beyond news.

  • SoftBank Robotics Group
  • SB New Coronavirus Testing Center
  • Fortress Investment Group
  • Terras Energy
  • Boston Dynamics

Company facts, people, and ownership from Wikidata (CC0), current claims only; figures like employees and revenue are as recorded there and may lag. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Outlet attribution and article counts are Geotone's measurements (CC BY 4.0).