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Aug 2023
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The Deal Room: The Venture Fund that cha...

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About this episode

In this episode, Director of Corporate Finance Stephen Barnett dives into Softbank's $100bn Vision Fund.


Here's what you can expect:


- The history of Softbank and the creation of the Vision fund

- How the size of the fund changed venture capital – and not necessarily for the good

- WeWork as a case study for the venture boom

- The impact of higher interest rates and market drawback on Softbank

- Where this leaves us in the summer of 2023


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