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SoftBank Vision Fund 2
SoftBank's second Vision Fund (managed by London-based SB Investment Advisers UK); co-led Forterra's $228M Series A (Dec 2021) alongside Enlightenment Capital.
Growth-equity technology fund launched by SoftBank Group in July 2019, managed by SB Investment Advisers (UK) Limited. Originally targeted $108B from outside LPs but ended up funded entirely by SoftBank Group itself after outside LPs (e.g. Saudi PIF, Mubadala) walked away post-WeWork. Invests in market-leading, tech-enabled growth-stage companies across enterprise, consumer, fintech, healthtech, and frontier tech.
Overview
- Firm
- SoftBank Vision Fund 2
- Headquarters
- London, UK
- Founded
- 2019
- AUM
- $56.0B in commitments as of FY2022 (per SoftBank's own FY2022 annual report); SoftBank has not since restated a total committed-capital figure for SVF2, whose capital base is self-funded rather than a fixed LP commitment.
- Stages
- Growth, Late Stage
- Thesis
- Late-stage/growth investments in market-leading, tech-enabled companies to 'accelerate the AI revolution.'
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Frequently asked
- What is SoftBank Vision Fund 2?
- Late-stage/growth investments in market-leading, tech-enabled companies to 'accelerate the AI revolution.'
- How much does SoftBank Vision Fund 2 manage?
- SoftBank Vision Fund 2 manages $56.0B in commitments as of FY2022 (per SoftBank's own FY2022 annual report); SoftBank has not since restated a total committed-capital figure for SVF2, whose capital base is self-funded rather than a fixed LP commitment. in assets, and was founded in 2019.
- What stages does SoftBank Vision Fund 2 invest at?
- SoftBank Vision Fund 2 invests at Growth, Late Stage.
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