SoftBank is becoming uncool as a VC. Just comes across reckless.
The company, run by eccentric Japanese-Korean billionaire Masayoshi Son, has spent billions on stakes in high-risk, loss-making technology firms such as Uber.
Not to forget WeWork of course.
UK companies it invested in:
It bought British iPhone chip designer Arm Holdings in 2016 for £24 billion and has since amassed stakes in London-based supply chain finance firm Greensill, video gaming firm Improbable, small business bank Oaknorth, and satellite company OneWeb.