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Primary Job Title Chairman & CEO
Primary Organization
SoftBank

Location Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC)
Gender Male
Also Known As 孫正義

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Masayoshi Son is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SoftBank. He previously worked at Vodafone as a Chairman of the Board of Directors. Masayoshi Son attended the University of California in Berkeley.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Helion Energy	SoftBank Vision Fund	—	Series G - Helion Energy	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Graphcore	SoftBank	Yes	Corporate Round - Graphcore	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Intel	SoftBank	Yes	Post-IPO Equity - Intel	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Helion Energy	SoftBank Vision Fund	—	Series F - Helion Energy	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	The Stargate Project	SoftBank	—	Corporate Round - The Stargate Project	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Telexistence	SoftBank Group	—	Series B - Telexistence	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Plenty	SoftBank Vision Fund	—	Series E - Plenty	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Ola Electric	SoftBank	Yes	Series C - Ola Electric	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Fanatics	SoftBank Vision Fund	—	Private Equity Round - Fanatics	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Jellysmack	SoftBank Vision Fund	Yes	Series C - Jellysmack	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

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Number of Past Jobs

Masayoshi Son

has

current jobs including

Founder and Executive chairman

SB Energy

Founder, CEO

SoftBank Mobile

, and

CEO and Founder

SoftBank Vision Fund

. Additionally,

Masayoshi Son

has had

past jobs including

President & CEO and Representative Director

Vodafone

SB Energy Founder and Executive chairman2011
SoftBank Mobile Founder, CEOJun 2007
SoftBank Vision Fund CEO and Founder1990
SoftBank Founder1986
SoftBank Founder and CEOSep 1981
SOFTBANK Latin America Ventures Chairman and CEO
SoftBank Chairman & CEO
Open Opportunity Fund Executive and Investment Committee Member
Z Holdings Director
SoftBank Chairman and President

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Vodafone	President & CEO and Representative Director	Apr 2006	—
SoftBank Group	Founder	1981	—
Yahoo! Japan	President and Representative Director	Jan 1996	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Masayoshi Son

holds

board and advisor roles including

Member of the Board of Directors

Yahoo! Japan

Chairman of the Board of Directors

SoftBank Mobile

, and

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Sprint

Yahoo! Japan Member of the Board of DirectorsJun 2015
SoftBank Mobile Chairman of the Board of DirectorsApr 2015
Sprint Chairman of the Board of DirectorsJul 2013
JAPAN TELECOM CO Chairman of the Board of Directors
Arm Holdings Board Member

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Yahoo! Japan	Chairman of the Board of Directors	Jul 1996	—
Vodafone	Chairman of the Board of Directors	Apr 2006	—

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Education

Masayoshi Son

studied at

University of California Berkeley

University of California Berkeley BAEconomics1980

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