Large-Scale Technology Investments by the SoftBank Vision Fund
First written in FY2017. 23 of 27 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-07-01.
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- FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the six-month accounting period, SVF2 invested a total of US$11.22 billion, primarily through an additional investment in OpenAI」
Regarding large-scale technology investments by SVF, SVF2 invested US$11.22 billion, primarily through an additional investment in OpenAI, while SVF1 and SVF2 also made sales totaling US$4.83 billion, pursuing investment and monetization in parallel. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the six-month accounting period, SVF2 invested a total of US$1.24 billion, primarily in companies in the enterprise and frontier technology sectors During the six-month accounting period, SVF1 and SVF2 sold all shares in 10 companies, including SenseTime and Paytm, as well as partial holdings in multiple companies, for a total of US$1.85 billion」
Under a disciplined approach, SVF2 investments and the monetization of SVF1 and SVF2 investments were carried out in parallel. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「SVF2 invested US$2.02 billion during the nine-month period ended in the third quarter」
Regarding technology investments by SoftBank Vision Fund, SVF2 made US$2.02 billion in investments during the nine-month period ended in the third quarter while maintaining a disciplined approach. During the same period, SVF1 and SVF2 also monetized investments totaling US$19.53 billion. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「SVF2 invested US$1.93 billion during the six-month period ended in the second quarter ◆ During the six-month period ended in the second quarter, SVF1 and SVF2 sold all shares in 8 companies, including Arm, as well as partial holdings in multiple companies, for a total of US$17.37 billion」
Even amid challenging market conditions, the Company continued to operate SVF2 investments and monetize SVF1 and SVF2 investments in parallel under a disciplined approach. - FY2024-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Investments expanded while monetization continued under a disciplined approach」
Regarding SVF's operations, the previous defensive emphasis on monetization and reducing investments was accompanied by a policy of expanding investments while maintaining discipline. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「SVF1 and SVF2 made total investments of US$2.76 billion during the nine-month period ended in the third quarter, comprising new and additional investments, including stock-for-stock exchanges. This was substantially down from total investments of US$39.24 billion in the same period of the previous year.」
The defensive stance of focusing on reducing SVF's investment scale and monetization continued, and investment during the nine-month period was substantially down from the same period of the previous year. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Continued defensive stance: amid challenging market conditions, monetization continued under a disciplined approach while investments were substantially reduced」
The Company continued to focus on reducing investments and monetizing assets, moving away from its previous emphasis on expanding SVF's large-scale investments. First-half investments by SVF1 and SVF2 totaled US$2.50 billion, while sales totaled US$3.60 billion. - FY2023-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「A thorough defensive approach — LTV (Note 2) improved significantly as a result of continued monetization and selective investment」
In addition to the previous emphasis on expanding large-scale technology investments, the Company explicitly adopted a defensive approach focused on continued monetization and selective investment. New and additional investments by SVF2 were limited to US$2.11 billion, while additional investments by SVF1 were US$60 million. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「SVF1 — investments before exits: as of the end of the third quarter, 83 companies were held, including 22 listed portfolio companies. Total fair value of portfolio companies held was US$101.6 billion against total investments of US$71.6 billion. SVF2 — as of the end of the third quarter, 208 companies were held, including 13 listed portfolio companies. Total fair value of portfolio companies held was US$46.8 billion against total investments of US$42.6 billion.」
The scale of SVF1 and SVF2's investment operations expanded. SVF1 held 83 companies and SVF2 held 208 companies, while SVF2 made US$36.3 billion in new and additional investments during the nine-month period ended in the third quarter. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「SVF2 — as of the end of the second quarter, 157 companies were held, including 8 listed portfolio companies. Total fair value of portfolio companies held was US$37.0 billion against total investments of US$33.5 billion」
SVF2's portfolio expanded to 157 companies, with investments of US$33.5 billion and a fair value of US$37.0 billion. Total capital commitments also reached US$42.0 billion. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「SVF1 — investments before exits: as of the end of the first quarter, 82 companies were held, including 15 listed portfolio companies. Total fair value of portfolio companies held was US$120.1 billion against total investments of US$74.0 billion」
SVF1 held a portfolio of 82 companies, with investments of US$74.0 billion and a fair value of US$120.1 billion, while progressing monetization through partial sales of listed portfolio companies and other measures. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「SVF1 — investments before exits: as of the end of the third quarter, 82 companies were held. Total fair value of portfolio companies held was US$90.0 billion against total investments of US$76.3 billion」
SVF1 expanded to 82 portfolio companies, investments of US$76.3 billion and a fair value of US$90.0 billion. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the first quarter, 86 companies were held: total fair value of US$71.5 billion against total investments of US$75.2 billion.」
SoftBank Vision Fund made additional investments of US$1.27 billion in existing portfolio companies and other investments, as well as investment sales, bringing the portfolio to 86 companies and investments under management to US$75.2 billion. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the third quarter, 88 companies were held, excluding exited investments: total fair value of US$79.8 billion against total investments of US$74.6 billion」
SVF expanded to 88 portfolio companies, investments of US$74.6 billion and a fair value of US$79.8 billion. During the nine-month period ended in the third quarter, it made investments of US$14.9 billion, and the investment period ended on 12 September 2019. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「On 12 September 2019, cumulative investments reached 85% of total capital commitments, ending the investment period」
SoftBank Vision Fund's cumulative investments reached 85% of total capital commitments, and the investment period ended. At period-end, the portfolio comprised 88 companies, with investments of US$70.7 billion and a total fair value of US$77.6 billion. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the first quarter, 81 companies were held, excluding exited investments: total fair value of US$82.2 billion against investments of US$66.3 billion」
SVF held 81 companies, with investments of US$66.3 billion and a fair value of US$82.2 billion. During the quarter, it made total investments of US$6.2 billion, and Uber and Slack went public. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「69 portfolio companies held, excluding exited investments: total fair value of US$72.3 billion against investments of US$60.1 billion」
SVF's investment portfolio expanded to 69 companies, with a cumulative acquisition cost of US$60.1 billion and a fair value of US$72.3 billion. During the period, 2 companies, Guardant Health and Ping An Good Doctor, went public. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Cumulative acquisition cost: US$45.5 billion; total fair value: US$55.3 billion」
SVF invested in a cumulative total of 49 companies, with an acquisition cost of US$45.5 billion and a fair value of US$55.3 billion. Total capital commitments also increased to US$97.0 billion. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「At the end of the second quarter, the cumulative acquisition cost of investments in the SoftBank Vision Fund was $28.1 billion and fair value was $35.8 billion, excluding investments that had been sold.」
The SVF's cumulative acquisition cost of investments reached $28.1 billion and fair value reached $35.8 billion, indicating an expansion in the scale of investment management. During the first half, transferred investments, including Coupang and OYO, and new investments were also made. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「At the end of the first quarter, the acquisition cost of investments in the SoftBank Vision Fund was $27.1 billion and fair value was $32.5 billion.」
Investment management by the SVF continued, with acquisition cost reaching $27.1 billion and fair value reaching $32.5 billion. New investments, including Full Truck Alliance, were also made. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「At the end of the current fiscal year, the aggregate acquisition cost of investments in the SoftBank Vision Fund and Delta Fund was $29.7 billion, and their aggregate fair value was $33.0 billion.」
The acquisition cost of investments in the SVF and Delta Fund was $29.7 billion and fair value was $33.0 billion, indicating an expansion in the scale of investment management. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Investments acquired 27.4 29.7 Investments for which transfer from the Company was 決定 0.1 0.1 Total 27.5 29.8」
As of 31 December 2017, invested capital in the SVF and Delta Fund totaled $27.4 billion and fair value totaled $29.7 billion, indicating an expansion in operating and investment results. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the second quarter, the SVF's capital commitments secured, including additional commitments made by the Group after the initial closing, totaled $97.7 billion.」
The SVF's secured capital commitments increased to $97.7 billion through additional commitments, while invested capital reached $18.4 billion and fair value reached $20.2 billion. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The SVF, which is consolidated by the Group, completed its initial closing on 20 May 2017 and secured $93.2 billion in capital commitments.」
The SVF completed its initial closing and secured $93.2 billion in capital commitments. As a result, the SVF business transitioned into the Group's consolidated business operations as a newly established segment. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The SoftBank Vision Fund was established to capture this enormous business opportunity. An overseas subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. operates the fund as its general partner, while SoftBank Group Corp. invests in the fund as a limited partner. The fund invests in companies with outstanding technologies or business models that are expected to achieve significant future growth.」
To capture the paradigm shift in AI and technology, the SVF was established, operated by an overseas subsidiary as GP, with SoftBank Group investing as LP. At its initial closing in May 2017, it secured $93.2 billion in capital commitments.