# SoftBank Investment Advisers

> SoftBank Investment Advisers is the London-based firm that runs the SoftBank Vision Funds, the largest pool of technology capital ever assembled. Founded in 2017 by Masayoshi Son and Rajeev Misra, it has deployed well over $100 billion into more than 330 companies - from Arm and Nvidia to Uber, Coupang, ByteDance and OpenAI - writing checks big enough to redraw whole markets. Today it is reorganizing around a single conviction: that artificial intelligence, from the silicon up to the app, is the only bet worth making at scale.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** London, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** Masayoshi Son (Founder & Chairman, SoftBank Group), Rajeev Misra (Founding CEO / architect of the Vision Fund (stepped back 2024))
- **Team size:** Approximately 280-312 employees across offices in London, Silicon Valley and Tokyo (four continents).
- **Products:** SoftBank Vision Fund 1 (SVF1), SoftBank Vision Fund 2 (SVF2), Portfolio value creation & strategic support, Sozo Pulse research
- **Notable:** Raised and manages the two largest technology-focused investment funds ever assembled, with $150B+ in combined committed capital., Backed 332 companies, creating 129 unicorns and realizing 69 exits., Early and large positions in category-defining companies including Arm, Nvidia, Uber, Coupang, DoorDash, Grab, DiDi, ByteDance and OpenAI.

## Products & services

- **SoftBank Vision Fund 1 (SVF1)** — The first and largest technology-focused venture fund in history, closed with roughly $98.6 billion in committed capital. Anchored by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and Abu Dhabi's Mubadala, with Apple, Foxconn, Qualcomm and Sharp among investors.
- **SoftBank Vision Fund 2 (SVF2)** — Launched to continue accelerating the AI revolution through later-stage, tech-enabled growth companies, with roughly $56 billion in committed capital primarily from SoftBank Group.
- **Portfolio value creation & strategic support** — Beyond capital, the firm provides portfolio companies with support on strategy, hiring, market expansion, follow-on financing and paths to IPO or exit.
- **Sozo Pulse research** — Proprietary data and research drawn from across the portfolio, including surveys of operators such as CHROs on AI adoption and the state of hiring.

## Achievements

- Raised and manages the two largest technology-focused investment funds ever assembled, with $150B+ in combined committed capital.
- Backed 332 companies, creating 129 unicorns and realizing 69 exits.
- Early and large positions in category-defining companies including Arm, Nvidia, Uber, Coupang, DoorDash, Grab, DiDi, ByteDance and OpenAI.
- Posted a roughly $46 billion Vision Fund gain in fiscal 2025, driven substantially by its OpenAI position.
- Established a London headquarters as the operating base for a truly global technology portfolio.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — SoftBank reported a roughly $46 billion Vision Fund gain for fiscal 2025, driven mainly by its OpenAI stake.
- **2026-02** — SoftBank booked a $4.2 billion gain tied to its OpenAI bet, lifting Vision Fund results.
- **2025-11** — OpenAI's rising value lifted the Vision Fund to a roughly $19 billion quarterly gain.
- **2025-09** — The Vision Fund reduced its workforce by about 20% and redirected capital toward large-scale AI and chip infrastructure.

## Links

- Website: https://visionfund.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/softbank-investment-advisers

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Last updated: 2026-08-15