1 week ago - SoftBank Investment Advisers oversees SoftBank's Vision Fund, created in 2017, which invests in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics and the internet of things. It intended to develop a portfolio of 125 AI companies. According to the fund and Son, it also invested in companies to revolutionize real estate, transportation, and retail. Son claimed he would make personal connections ...

SoftBank Corp., a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., provides mobile communication, fixed-line communication and Internet connection services to customers in Japan. ... While the heart of The Times of Israel’s work takes place in Israel, so many of Jerusalem’s actions are influenced by ...

“Israel’s advanced technology and entrepreneurial culture make it a natural fit for SoftBank’s investment vision and I look forward to helping fast-moving companies scale in the region and globally,” he added. SoftBank Vision Fund managing partner Yanni Pipilis told Globes that “when we met Mr. Cohen, we immediately got excited about the opportunity to work together. He is very well connected ...

October 28, 2021 - He added: "In OurCrowd, we have an investment partner with the networks and pedigree to help promising Israeli startups to potentially emerge as international tech champions." SoftBank has invested in Israeli-founded firms including AnyVision, eToro, Redis Labs and Trax, according to PitchBook.

Israeli entrepreneur files lawsuit against Japanese conglomerate, a former benefactor, for withdrawing from part of office sharing startup’s rescue package ... Japanese giant SoftBank, which injected billions in WeWork, is also an investor in online insurer Lemonade, founded by Israeli ...

July 9, 2021 - Although Cohen does not have a background in investment, SoftBank is relying on his status as a "well-known and popular" figure in Israel, according to Globes, which they hope will allow him to connect with entrepreneurs and technology firms, many of which have links to Israel's intelligence ...

August 2, 2021 - "There is a lot of talk about two ... the success of the high-tech economy and connect it so it will affect the entire State of Israel," said Yossi Cohen, the former Mossad chief, who was hired last month to head SoftBank’s investment operations in Israel....

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The SoftBank Vision Fund, managed by SoftBank Investment Advisers, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the SoftBank Group, is a venture capital fund that is part ...

August 24, 2021 - As a former director of the Mossad, Yossi Cohen is expected to bring his connections and his cybersecurity expertise to the SoftBank Vision Fund. © Reuters ... LONDON -- As SoftBank Group's Vision Fund looks to invest in Israel's cybersecurity startups run by military veterans, it has turned ...

April 24, 2024 - SoftBank Group Corp. was founded in 1981 as a distributor of software for personal computers. In 1996, we established Yahoo Japan Corporation through a joint venture with the US-based Yahoo Inc. In 1999, we converted into a pure holding company and in 2006, we acquired Vodafone Japan and entered ...

Sources inform "Globes" that SoftBank, the world's biggest VC firm, is opening an office in Israel. Managing partner EMEA Yanni Pipilis: We believe massively in the ecosystem that exists in the country.

July 16, 2021 - From head of the Mossad to the biggest venture capital firm in the world: Sources inform “Globes” that Japanese investor Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank is appointing former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen as manager of its activity in Israel. SoftBank is considered the world’s leading technology ...

July 7, 2021 - AnyVision, an artificial intelligence-based facial recognition startup, said on Wednesday SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Eldridge led its $235 million funding round, as AI surveillance finds more takers despite ethical concerns and debates around it.

July 12, 2021 - He will also work closely with ... rest of SoftBank’s team in Europe and the Middle East. Despite his lack of experience in the field, Globes reported that Cohen was chosen because of his popularity in Israel, his expertise in international relations, and his deep connections with many ...

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September 27, 2021 - The investment of SoftBank in Israel and the appointment of former Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen as its representative in the country might signal Saudi interests in Israeli technology.

Cohen doesn’t have a background ... and well-connected personality in Israel. One of the architects of Israel’s recent normalization agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, he will likely find it easy to serve as the intermediary between Israeli companies and SoftBank’s investment ...

Mossad chief turned SoftBank exec Yossi Cohen talks to "Globes" about investment strategy, Saudi Arabia, and his political outlook.