by Ekrem Duman | Jul 24, 2026 | Japan Company Stories, SoftBank & Tech Investment
⚡ TL;DRWeWork’s collapse from a $47 billion valuation to a failed IPO and eventual bankruptcy is the defining cautionary tale of the late-2010s startup era. This guide covers what WeWork actually was, how SoftBank inflated it, why the IPO failed, the governance...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 24, 2026 | Japan Company Stories, SoftBank & Tech Investment
⚡ TL;DRSoftBank’s Alibaba investment is likely the most profitable venture bet in history, turning roughly $20 million into tens of billions. This guide covers how the investment happened, why it dominated SoftBank’s balance sheet for two decades, how Son...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 24, 2026 | Japan Company Stories, SoftBank & Tech Investment
⚡ TL;DRARM designs the chip architecture inside virtually every smartphone on earth, licensing its designs rather than manufacturing chips. This guide explains the ARM licensing model, why SoftBank bought it for $32 billion, the failed Nvidia sale, the 2023 IPO and...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 24, 2026 | Japan Company Stories, SoftBank & Tech Investment
⚡ TL;DRThe SoftBank Vision Fund was the largest technology investment fund ever raised, deploying roughly $100 billion into startups at unprecedented scale. This guide explains how it worked, the Saudi backing, its effect on startup valuations, the WeWork disaster and...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 24, 2026 | Japan Company Stories, SoftBank & Tech Investment
⚡ TL;DRMasayoshi Son is Japan’s most audacious investor — a Korean-Japanese outsider who built SoftBank from a software distributor into a global technology investment empire. This guide covers his origins, the legendary Alibaba bet, his 300-year vision, his...
