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From Paytm to Oyo, Softbank's Masayoshi Son shines a light on his proteges

SoftBank Group Corp.'s $100 billion Vision Fund has 82 companies in its portfolio who delve into areas from satellites and autonomous driving to chips and cancer detection

Masayoshi Son asked Visal Shekhar Sharma to take more funds than the $1.8 billion Paytm needed for expansion

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SoftBank's Masayoshi Son | File photo

3 min read Last Updated : Jul 18 2019 | 2:56 PM IST

Masayoshi Son likes to sketch out a grand vision for the future of artificial intelligence to justify his seemingly scattershot approach to investing. On Thursday, he let his proteges and startups speak for themselves.

SoftBank Group Corp.’s $100 billion Vision Fund has 82 companies in its portfolio who delve into areas from satellites and autonomous driving to chips and cancer detection. The founders of Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab, indoor farming startup Plenty, Indian hotel chain OYO Rooms and payments service Paytm took the stage at an annual SoftBank conference to explain how AI helps them stay on top in their

Topics : SoftBank Paytm Oyo Masayoshi Son

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