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If You Can’t Be a Venture Capitalist, Buy One

The Vision Fund was established in 2017 and operated by Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank Group Corp. (OTCMKTS: SFTBY). It accounts for about $28 billion of the fund’s $100 billion anticipated war chest.

SoftBank’s CEO, Masayoshi Son, made a bet on Alibaba when the company was just a year old. SoftBank’s stake in that company is now worth over $100 billion. That and an early investment in Yahoo! Japan have helped provide SoftBank an average annual return of 44% on its investments over the last 18 years.

You might have guessed by now that it was SoftBank who also made a big investment in India’s Flipkart, as we mentioned above. Not just Flipkart, but each of the five pre-IPO companies we looked at are in Vision Fund’s portfolio, along with a dozen other up-and-coming companies so far.

SoftBank is your entry point in the world of venture capitalism, so you can enjoy watching the next rocket stock take off knowing that your portfolio is going along for the ride.

Source: Money Morning

http://dailytradealert.com/2018/02/03/g ... takes-off/

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Best OTC Stocks to Buy: Softbank (SFTBY)

Even though it could become one of the more profitable OTC stocks to buy, Softbank (OTCMKTS:SFTBY) has not become a household name.

However, this Japanese holding conglomerate has grown to an almost $96 billion market cap by investing in some of the better-known names in the tech industry in both the U.S. and Japan.

Softbank lists Yahoo! Japan, Uber and WeWork among its investments. Still, its most famous investments are its 28% stake in Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) and its ownership of about 83% of Sprint (NYSE:S).

In fact, one attempt to merge Sprint with T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS) failed because it would have required Softbank to sell too many of its assets.

Investors should look at SFTBY stock like a mutual fund. If the T-Mobile-Sprint merger goes through, this will give Softbank a significant stake in America’s fastest-growing telecom company as 5G begins to take off. Whenever the IPO in Uber finally happens, this should boost Softbank further.

SFTBY stock also reported a 49% increase in earnings in its latest quarter. Investments in WeWork and Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart drove much of the net income increase. As a result, SFTBY stock trades less than 10% off its all-time high.

Despite, its highs, it trades at a P/E of just over 7, even though revenues have increased by an average of 23.4%-per-year over the last five years.

Net income growth reached an average 22.8%-per-year in the same period. With its profitable investments and its prospects for the future, SFTBY should continue to report strong results for many quarters to come.

Source: Investor Place

SoftBank sinks over Saudi links

Shares in SoftBank skidded by more than 7 percent today.

The Japanese technology company's brand is getting slammed because of its link with a major investment fund centered around Saudi government financing called the Vision Fund.

The kingdom may be involved in the disappearance and suspected murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist who wrote for the Washington Post.

The kingdom has poured US$100 billion into the firm's tech investing and has suggested it may put another US$45 billion into it.

Source: AP

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking- ... r=20181015

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SoftBank's Vision Fund says portfolio reached 65 companies so far

RIYADH (Reuters) - SoftBank's Vision Fund has built up a portfolio of about 65 companies so far, managing partner Saleh Romeih said on Tuesday.

The $93-billion Vision Fund has investments in companies including ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] and shared-office space firm WeWork.

Romeih reiterated at an investment conference in Riyadh that the Vision Fund was planning to open an office in Saudi Arabia.

SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) Chief Executive Masayoshi Son has cancelled a speaking engagement at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Saudi Arabia, a source close to the matter told Reuters.

Source: Reuters

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