Japan's SoftBank plans a second giant technology fund

Masayoshi Son's brainchild hasn't finished raising money but the next could be double in size

SoftBank Group Corp., which runs what is already the world’s biggest technology investment fund, is planning to create a second fund that could be even larger, according to people close to the Japanese telecommunications and investment giant.
 
SoftBank, whose $100 billion Vision Fund hasn’t finished raising money, is floating tentative plans for a second Vision Fund that could be about $200 billion in size, said one person familiar with the company’s plans.
 
In an interview with Japan’s Nikkei business daily published Friday, SoftBank chief executive Masayoshi Son said he hopes to launch a new fund every two or