Masayoshi Son founded SoftBank in 1981. It has invested millions in some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies.

Masayoshi Son is the CEO and founder of tech and telecommunications ... a multilingual translator bought by Sharp for about $1 million, according to Bloomberg. In the 1980s, Son founded SoftBank ...

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but it's worth bearing in mind how Masayoshi Son first became rich: he sold a translation device patent to Sharp for $1 million. What are the odds on that? Rumors of Sprint's $12 billion ...

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On an evening at the turn of the millennium, Masayoshi Son had a rousing message for the entrepreneurs who flocked to Tokyo's ...

Masayoshi Son, the CEO of the Japanese multinational investment company SoftBank, has pledged a hefty investment deal with Donald Trump for the U.S. On December 16, 2024, the two jointly announced ...

Son has become a tech kingmaker. He upended venture capitalism in 2016 by launching the $100 billion Vision Fund, and his backing often proves ­pivotal in battles between rival startups.

Masayoshi Son is the bold Japanese entrepreneur who founded SoftBank Group in 1981, but he and SoftBank are far better known for their ambitious bets on other companies. Son’s most famous invest ...

Summary. Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder and CEO of SoftBank, the Japanese media technology conglomerate, is often cast as a dreamer, financial engineer, and speculator. But his career ...